5 Benefits of Day Porters
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You know what they say about first impressions.
And while first impressions are critical for us as individuals, they're also crucial for businesses. Think about it: If your firm is hosting a potential client, partner, or even a new hire, you want them to have a favorable impression of not just who they're meeting as people but of the environment in which they'll be doing business or working in. In other words, an unkempt office environment isn't exactly going to have the "wow" factor of one that's neat, tidy, and clean.
It can be challenging to put the responsibility of cleaning on your current staff, and it can be expensive to hire a full-time team member to ensure the office is always presentable. That's where a day porters from a commercial building cleaning service can help. In this post, we'll take a closer look at what a porter service consists of, the key benefits of such a service, and how such a service can help take your business to the next level. Read on to learn more:
Harness the Power of Day Porter Service and Professional Office Cleaning
What’s a Day Porter Cleaning Service?
If you've stayed in a nice hotel before, there's a good chance you've experienced porter service in this environment. For example, in addition to your daily room cleaning in this hotel, a service worker likely also entered your room sometime in the evening to tidy it up and ensure it was ready to serve as the setting for a restful night of sleep when you are ready.
Now, a porter cleaning service isn't the same as the service that takes place in a hotel - but there are similarities. For instance, in addition to daily nightly janitorial cleaning, porter services stay on-site in a commercial setting throughout the business day to ensure the environment is kept clean and tidy. Keeping a property clean requires attention and can't be an afterthought. A porter is likely at your office from open to close - and maybe then some.
Some of the standard day porter services offered by cleaning services include:
- General tidying up
- Cleaning kitchens and break areas
- Taking out the trash
- Regular cleaning and re-stocking of restrooms
- Cleaning meeting rooms after use
- Disinfection and sanitization of hard surfaces
- Other miscellaneous requests from property management
In the next section, we'll explore some of the critical benefits of hiring this cleaning service.
Key Benefits of a Day Porter Cleaner
We've gone over some day-to-day basics that a porter would handle. Now let's spend time focusing on some of the key benefits that can be realized through this service. Here's a look:
1. Enabling a More Productive Workforce
Studies show that a safe and workforce is also likely to be more productive. Hence, if you're able to provide your workers with a clean and environment, chances are they will be more productive. What's more, the cleaner the environment, the less likelihood there is of spreading germs and illnesses. Hence, a clean building is also likely to cut back on sick time and out-of-office work, hamper productivity and innovation in a professional setting.
2. Ensuring Safety
Not only will a safe, clean, inviting work environment help promote greater worker productivity, but it's also likely to help strengthen the bond between management and workers. When workers know that they're being cared for and the space they work in is valued with services provided by day porters, it can help bridge relationship gaps. Above all, workers want to know that what they do is valued and appreciated by their bosses and members of upper management. This is one way that this can be demonstrated.
3. Preventative Maintenance
One of the neat things about a day porter is that they're somewhat of a jack of all trades in the office setting. And while they may be best associated with cleaning, sanitizing, and keeping things tidy, they also touch many different parts of the office. For instance, they may be tasked with cleaning equipment in the copy room or making sure the vending machines in the break room are stocked and clean. What's nice about overseeing the office in this manner is that they can also help alert management to any equipment issues that may need attention. This can help management schedule maintenance before minor problems become large, disruptive ones. It's somewhat of an added-value benefit of porter services.
4. Security
One of the neat things about a day porter is that they're somewhat of a jack of all trades in the office setting. And while they may be best associated with cleaning, sanitizing, and keeping things tidy, they also touch many different parts of the office. For instance, they may be tasked with cleaning equipment in the copy room or making sure the vending machines in the break room are stocked and clean. What's nice about overseeing the office in this manner is that they can also help alert management to any equipment issues that may need attention. This can help management schedule maintenance before minor problems become large, disruptive ones. It's somewhat of an added-value benefit of porter services.
5. Great Impressions on Guests
Because it's worth mentioning again, you can't underestimate the impression a clean office building has on guests, potential clients, or partners. First impressions are so important in the business world - and ensuring that anyone entering your building is walking into a squeaky clean, impressive facility will make a big difference over the long term.
Want to Learn More About Day Porter Services?
For more information about the value of a porter in your office, contact us for a free, no-obligation quote. We can customize a solution for your office environment so you can continue doing business in a clean, safe, and environment all day.
Contact us today for more information.
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