Warehouse Cleaning

Industrial Cleaning Contractors carries out a diverse and extensive range of industrial warehouse cleaning services for many national and international companies. Warehouse cleaning and depot cleaning works can include a wide range of surfaces including the internal structure, high level racking, automated racking systems, flooring, roller shutter doors and the external cladding. Clients often require these environments to be upgraded in terms of cleanliness, possibly due to change of use, changes in goods and stock held or simply to satisfy the auditing procedures of a new or existing client.

As specialist warehouse cleaning contractors we are involved with often very substantial buildings and warehouse premises, some are vacant, others are 24 hours, 7 days a week operations, where safety considerations are of paramount importance. In some circumstances we will already be carrying out factory cleaning services, such manufacturers may also have their own storage facility, we can also undertake a warehouse cleaning service.

We also clean chiller and cold storage facilities. These particular environments present unique cleaning problems, conventional cleaning procedures cannot be used as often operating temperatures can be -18 degrees. These facilities usually have insulated white wall cladding which can become quite soiled through air movement caused by the chiller units and fork truck activities. As most are used for food storage, presentation of the environment is important.

ICC have also been involved with highly specialist areas of industrial warehouse cleaning. In one particular environment a pesticide manufacturer had a 20,000 m2 warehouse facility contaminated with high levels of toxic pesticide residue. ICC carried out a comprehensive and extensive program of cleaning and decontamination to the entire internal building structure, racking and floor surfaces. Every conceivable surface was cleaned then multiple swab sampling was taken from cleaned surfaces on a daily basis and sent for laboratory analysis. ICC successfully completed the works over a three month period and the client was then able to sell the premises without fear of future repercussions.

Warehouse environments and particularly operational ones are by nature inherently dangerous and familiarity with the workings of these environments is very important. For more than 22 years our management, site supervision and operatives have worked within these types of environment. We have seen considerable changes in the way works must now be conducted, primarily in the interests of increased safety awareness. We take our responsibilities very seriously, our management and staff are trained to the following accreditation.

• Management hold ‘CITB Management Site Safety Scheme Accreditation’
• Site supervision hold ‘CITB Supervisor Site Safety Scheme Accreditation’
• Cleaning operatives hold ‘CSCS’ cards
• CITB accredited IPAF platform operator’s certificates.
• PASMA certification for tower access construction.
• Experienced site management and supervision.
• Operatives are full time and directly employed by Industrial Cleaning Contractors.

Surveying & Costs.

ICC will survey the extent of any works, working with the client’s ‘Schedule of Works’ where necessary or make recommendations and provide a bespoke schedule. Based upon this information we will then provide a fixed lump sum cost clearly indicating the extent and limitations of works with no hidden extras, any exclusions will be clearly identified. Any additional items of cleaning not identified or agreed at the time of the survey will be priced individually, again on a lump sum basis.

Documentation & Procedures.

Prior to commence of any works we would submit, for approval, a bespoke non generic ‘Site Specific Package’ including,

• Risk Assessments
• COSHH Risk Assessment, COSHH data sheets
• Method Statements
• Safety Induction, site specific
• Produce CSCS Cards, IPAF Cards and PASMA Cards where applicable.

Operatives will read, acknowledge and sign our ‘Site Specific Package’ a copy of which will be supplied to the client. Throughout the work’s duration, site supervision will conduct routine ‘Toolbox Talks’ at regular intervals and our management will attend site at least once per week to ensure compliance of such is strictly adhered to.

Management & Supervision.

Our approach is to work with your site management, providing you with experienced site supervision and labour, all our operatives are full time employees, we do not use agency or casual staff. During the last 22 years we have never been contra-charged by any of our clients for delays, damage caused or otherwise. Our primary objective is to secure repeat business, we will only achieve this is if we complete your project safely, on time, on budget and without incident.

Why use us, it’s only cleaning?

How often have you appointed a contractors to undertake some work only to find out they turned up unannounced, without proper documentation or clear directives, did not have the correct personal protection, did not have the proper equipment to undertake the task, etc, etc. Our promise to you is that we will conduct your works in a safe, professional and efficient manner, with good management and supervision to support that. But as these are simply words we would recommend you contact our existing and previous clients. Need a reference? We’d be happy to supply one.