Abbey Cleaning Services - Our Philosophy
Understanding Your Requirements
The business world is always subject to change and you need to be sure that all your service partners have the desire, motivation and resources to keep up with the pace of change. At Abbey cleaning services we have years of experience in such a demanding environment and have developed a culture of professionalism that ensures we are able to meet the demands of its very diverse client base. You can rely on Abbey Cleaning Service to provide a very flexible and dynamic service that will assist you to achieve your goals and standards.
Knowing thoroughly the cleaning business and being able to work in association with other support services allows you, the client, more opportunity to focus on your core business. Abbey will be pleased to take care of the daily cleaning issues and the management of complimentary issues to maintain standards to enhance the business or home environment.
Abbey will develop specification for approval, determine accurate cleaning times for individual tasks and provide full details for you records. By applying these principles together we believe we can get the priorities right from the beginning and keep a clear focus on what Abbey can contribute and how best Abbey can apply its skills to meet with your plans.
How can we be so confident that our services will not just maintain but enhance your reputation ? We believe it is all down to people working together with a single philosophy and we never forget that people are the one common denominator in everything we do. This is why we motivate, train and are fully committed to our employees, so they can focus on achieving your goals first and foremost.
Safety & Risk Management
As the highest priority in the company philosophy the management of Health & Safety is uppermost in the minds of all staff.
Over the years we have developed our safety & environmental procedures and policies to such a level that our external audit results are within the highest percentile when compared with industry standards. We have a clearly defined set of policies and rules covering :
- Health & Safety at work in accordance with the 1974 Act
- Safety management organisation and responsibilities
- On-site clearly defined working rules to protect both our employees and staff of the clients
- Training of all our staff
- Management safety rules and practices
- Cleaning operative safety rules and practices
All new employees prior to commencing work on a client site undergo essential training to ensure they can undertake basic tasks associated with cleaning requirements. All staff have individual training cards for clear identification of their basic skills and competancy levels. Such training record cards are constantly updated as skill levels develop. All new employees are also presented with company "New Starter Packs" covering safety and environmental information. This document covers such issues as:
- Company rules and procedures
- Safety and environmental policy
- Index of safety information
- Safety method statements
- Risk assessment
- Product data/COSHH assessment
- Manual handling assessment
- Use of personal protective equipment PPE
- Top ten tips for handling chemicals
- Six main tips for correct manual handling
- Cleaning techniques and standard of cleanliness to be achieved
- Colour coding principles to minimise cross infection
- Lone working arrangement
- Accident prevention and reporting
- Absence reporting procedure
Contact Us
To book a cleaner or to arrange a consultation please ring Wesa Guimaraes 0207 6134806 or e-mail abbeycleaningservices@live.co.uk