Essential Supplies for Starting an Office Cleaning Service

Starting your office cleaning services Gold Coast, you will need some essential supplies.  Although you may have a tight budget, they are important to get the job done.  Getting supplies is one of the most expensive and time-consuming steps when starting an office cleaning business.

With an office cleaning Gold Coast business, you can buy products wholesale in bulk to help save money.  Make a list of the essentials you need and then comparison shop the different wholesale companies so you can get all, or at least most, of your supplies from one wholesale company.  This will help with deliveries and not having to worry about several companies from which to get supplies.  Some wholesale companies may offer larger discounts for large orders and shipping may also be free.

Some of the essential supplies your office cleaning services Gold Coast should have include:

• Disinfectant cleaner and wipes—these are necessary to disinfect every surface including desks, chairs, countertops, door handles, light switches, and more.
• Vacuum cleaner—you want to be sure that it will clean all types of carpet and has a long cord. There should be attachments that can be used to blow out the crevices in a keyboard and if there are plush chairs, you can get down in the crevices.  It can be bagless or used as a bag.
• Mops and brooms—these are essential to clean any hardwood or tile floor. You should also make sure you get a dustpan.
• Buckets—you will need a regular bucket or a specialty mop bucket when you mop the floors. You can also use a bucket to carry your cleaning supplies.
• Duster—you may not use this every time you do office cleaning Gold Coast but it is a good idea to have a long and short one for dusting the blinds, light fixtures, artificial plants, etc.
• Rubber or plastic gloves—these will protect your hands and keep them from being exposed to any cleaning chemicals you use.
• Trash bags—you should have several sizes as not every office uses the same size.
• Laundry bag—if not a laundry bag but some type of bag to put your dirty clothes in so you can wash them later to reuse them
• Cleaners—the general cleaners you will need include toilet bowl cleaners, cleaners for the mirrors, countertops, chairs, disinfectant cleaners, cleaners for the mop water, carpet cleaners for spot cleaning, and more. You may also need furniture polish.

You will also need brushes like a toilet bowl brush, scrub pads, etc. but exactly what you will need will depend on the type of offices you are cleaning.  Although these are not essential cleaning supplies, to help keep your client’s carpets cleaner and not track dirt from the outside in, you could invest in shoe covers.  This shows your clients that you respect their office space and want to keep it clean.

Conclusion

As your business grows, you will see that you will need different supplies for different clients and have to add more supplies to your list.