Why background-checked cleaning crews matter for commercial properties

The last thing any cleaning company wants is a dark splotch on its record. A thoroughly vetted janitorial staff can ensure the safety and cleanliness of commercial property and maintain their spotless reputation.

When businesses work with a national cleaning service, they trust that the people who are given after-hours access to their offices, stores or industrial spaces are professional and reliable, providing secure facility maintenance as well as sanitary spaces.

Unfortunately, unscrupulous people exist. That’s why Office Pride background-checks its cleaners. Cleaners show up uniformed and on time, and their hours are verified through an electronic timekeeping tool for efficiency and security purposes.

Background checks protect Office Pride as well as our customers. They are just good business.

Protecting customers against fraudsters

Background checks are an important tool against fraud, says the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), which analyzed more than 2,000 cases of fraud among different industries worldwide in a 2022 report. Of those victimized, 43% did not run a background check on the fraudster before hiring them.

Anyone can make a mistake and turn their lives around. However, companies dealing with commercial property safety often hesitate to hire people with a record of financial crimes or violations of trust – and with good reason.

Checking references

As a company that has cleaned and maintained roughly 1.9 million businesses over 30 years across various sectors, Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services understands how vital background checks can be to success.

In addition to an independent background check, Office Pride’s independently owned and operated franchise locations contact previous employers and references for insights about an applicant’s reliability, work history and trustworthiness.

Ensuring peace of mind

Office Pride is committed to providing total customer satisfaction. For a business owner to be comfortable entrusting the keys to the front door to a professional cleaning company, they have to be confident in the people who will have access to the keys.

The employees at professional cleaning companies should be thoroughly trained, insured and bonded. Being insured and bonded protects customers in the unlikely event of an accident, damage to property or theft.

And whether a cleaner is uniformed may not seem important, but knowing how cleaners will be dressed can give employees in a business – especially one that serves children, like a school, daycare or after-school program – peace of mind when they see an unfamiliar face.

Business owners who are hiring a new cleaning company should not only request references but also ask for referrals from friends and read online reviews.