A thorough spring clean of your office can improve employee morale, increase productivity and create a healthier work environment. Spring cleaning can also be an excellent opportunity to declutter and eliminate any unwanted or unused items taking up space in your office. To help you through the process, we’ve outlined a five-step process to shift from cluttered to clean!
1. Start by decluttering
It’s always wise to declutter before diving into a deep clean. You may need one or a few team members to go through all the items you no longer need or use. Ask yourself whether each item is really necessary? A good rule of thumb is to make a commitment to get rid of anything you haven’t used in the past six months.
2. Inspect your desk drawers and cupboards
Desk drawers and storage cupboards can often be the most neglected areas of office space, so it’s essential to pay close attention to these areas – often nestled away out of sight and out of mind. You may notice dust particles rising as you open up each drawer as if there hasn’t been a cleaning session in years! Take the time (once everything is cleared out and thoroughly wiped down) to organise each desk drawer and storage unit, as it’s an integral part of the decluttering process.
3. Clean your surfaces and start vacuuming
Once you’ve decluttered your office, it’s time to get the meticulous cleaning process underway. Start by wiping down surfaces with a microfiber cloth and all-purpose cleaner. This will help you remove any dust or dirt that might have accumulated over time. When all top-level surfaces are clean, like shelves, desks, window sills and storage units, it makes perfect sense to vacuum your carpet and mope and tile or wooden floors.
If your carpets have stubborn stains, you may need to call on professional carpet cleaning services. Even the most powerful and efficient vacuum cleaners will remove a small percentage of deep-down dirt, mildew, dust mites and allergens in the bottom layers of your carpet, which is why thorough carpet cleaning is so crucial!
4. Inspect your electronics
Dust is famously attracted to electronic devices and appliances like computer keyboards, monitors, mouses, remote controls, laptops, adapters, routers and headphones. It’s essential to give these items a good clean with a duster and compressed air to remove any dust from tricky crevices.
5. Keep regular maintenance routines in place
It’s always wise to keep the spring-cleaning momentum going by implementing regular cleaning routines into your workweek, such as vacuuming your floors once a week, cleaning and wiping down surfaces twice a week, adding air freshener to the room and keeping snacks and beverages away from your workspace. After all, a spring clean gifts us all an opportunity to plan how we can keep our office space as tidy as possible moving forwards.
Following these simple steps will help you create a clean, tidy and healthy office environment all year round. We know how time-consuming and complex the process can be, therefore, our friendly team is always on hand to help.
We specialise in office cleaning, and our professional team can develop the ideal schedule for you, no matter the size of your premises. To learn more about us and how we can help you, please call us any time on 01536 216 153.