Commercial and Office Cleaning

Here's just some of what we do

• Commercial – offices, retail, manufacturing, public sector, education
• Domestic and residential properties (Channel Islands only)
• Window cleaning
• Janitorial services
• Periodics and specialist industrial
• Washroom services and consumables
• Builders/sparkle clean prior to hand over

The use of technology in this way has helped us allocate resource more effectively, saving some clients as much as 15% on their cleaning costs.

Our use of cleaning technology also extends, where appropriate, to the use of robots, to automate hard floor or carpet cleaning in expansive areas such as concourses, warehouses or banking floors.

Check out our article on the role of robots in cleaning to learn about the pros and cons of robotic cleaning.

Clean or clinically clean?

At the start of the pandemic, a flurry of new “fogging” products emerged together with cleaning products claiming to counteract Covid19 and maintain surfaces Covid-free for periods of up to ninety days.

Sadly, we found many of these claims were spurious, so we embarked on our own programme to establish which of these new chemicals were working and which weren’t. To be sure, we test-trialled and measured their effectiveness using onsite ATP (adenosine triphosphate) device swab tests, to determine the subsequent bacteria count, post-clean.

We then compared this against benchmarks for other environments to ensure the cleanliness meets safe acceptable standards for various environments such as offices, washrooms, catering areas etc.

From this research, we now operate with best-in-class chemicals such as “SanPure Bio”, that is both eco-friendly and long-lasting, providing clinically clean surfaces for up to four weeks.

In addition, to verify that it is hygienically clean, our cleaners now check and record the ATP surface count after each clean.

Read an article by Q3’s Director Alex Gavrilovic on how Covid has changed cleaning

ESG

Q3 is committed to a sustainable operating model. We are Planet Mark accredited and have a clear plan laid out for achieving Net Zero by 2035.

From the time Q3 was formed in 2018, we have always taken a sustainable approach to the materials we use in every cleaning process. We shun the use of dangerous chemicals in favour of non-toxic, less harmful alternatives, with a neutral pH. Plus, we’ve streamlined the range of cleaning chemicals needed for all cleaning situations to a handful, minimising the use of single-use plastics and ensuring that all packaging is recyclable.

Checkout this example of how a simple measure like changing the soap dispensers can make a world of difference:

Soap dispensers at Alhambra Shopping Centre

Social Value

For us, social value is an extension of sustainability. Sustainability, not just in terms of environment and CO₂ emissions but also in the sense of operating a sustainable business model that respects our people and engages with the communities in which we work.

With contracts all over the UK, we have an active programme of local charitable engagement, investing in projects and fundraising such as our community garden at Sawyer’s Close.

People

Q3 enjoys high staff retention rates because one of our core values is Quality People.

We were one of the first Living Wage Foundation recognised service providers which means that we have committed to paying all directly employed members of staff, not tied to client contracts, the Real Living Wage.

We invest heavily in training and apprenticeships and recognise achievement through our Shining Stars programme. We invest in training because it’s pointless spending on technology and innovation if your teams don’t have the knowledge to take advantage of it. All cleaners are trained to the BICSc standard, with enhanced modules such as customer service for retail environments.