The cleanliness of your business has an impactful impression on visitors and customers. From the windows outside to the flooring in your entryway, every space can influence how visitors perceive your business. Even if you manage to make a good first impression when people first walk in the door, to provide a positive experience, every area should convey a clean, professional and welcoming environment.
Why Restroom Cleanliness Matters for Your Business
A common space where businesses might fail to meet customers, clients and visitors’ expectations is the restroom. If customers encounter a dirty restroom in a retail store, professional office space, or small business, they won’t just be dissatisfied with their experience; they may be unlikely to return at all. With individuals and shoppers having more options than ever before, it’s more important than ever for your organization to maintain a clean and professional space, including the restroom. But sanitary bathrooms in your business goes beyond good first impressions and overall customer satisfaction. It’s essential for preventing odors and germs, and it even plays a role in employee morale.
Read: What do Employees Want? A Clean Work Environment.
Here are five of the best ways to keep your business’s restrooms clean.
How To Keep a Commercial Restroom Clean
Switch to Touchless Fixtures
By changing toilets, faucets, soap dispensers, and towel dispensers to touchless models, you will reduce points of contact and the spread of germs. Many businesses are also moving away from air dryers in favor of paper towels.
If you decide to add touchless fixtures and dispensers, choose options that allow staff to easily see when items need to be refilled, and to refill them easily. You could even invest in smart technology that sends an alert when something needs attention.
Perform More Frequent Checks
Even if employees aren’t tasked with cleaning the restroom, you’ll want to assign staff to perform restroom checks frequently throughout the day. Make sure the bathrooms stay free of clutter, that dispensers are full, and that there are no major issues.
Read: Tips for Safe Disinfectant Use Between Cleanings
Empty Garbage Cans Often
Bacteria, such as E. coli and Listeria, thrive in garbage cans. Empty them frequently to keep bacteria – along with odors and visual messiness – at bay.
Use the Right Cleaning Supplies
Using the right cleaning products is more important than you might think; specialized cleaners and disinfectants designed specifically for commercial restrooms provide an effective clean. With the right tools in hand, professional janitorial cleaners can deliver a level of cleanliness that goes beyond what your staff and typical household products can.
Learn More About: Professional Commercial Cleaning vs Doing It Yourself
Deep Clean Regularly
Deep cleaning between everyday maintenance promotes a healthy environment and allows for cleaning focused on areas often neglected, like floors, grout, and vents.
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Regular restroom cleaning, combined with scheduled deep cleans, helps eliminate grime and maintain a consistently hygienic environment, ensuring your space stays inviting and comfortable for both employees and customers.
If you’re struggling to keep a clean restroom, give ROC Commercial Cleaning a call. We provide commercial restroom cleaning daily, weekly, or on any schedule that works for you. Let ROC help your business maintain its reputation, keep employees happy, and protect the bottom line.
This is an updated blog that was originally published in 2022.
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Source: CMM Online, “Restoring Restroom Confidence”
