An Emera cleaner carrying two containers of cleaning product up into a work van

Blogs & guides

Commercial cleaning checklists and guides, for the people who run the site.

Practical reading for QA, operations and facilities teams. Start with the pre-audit cleaning checklist, then read how other sites plan and buy their cleaning.

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Articles for the teams who run the site.

Plain answers to the questions facilities, QA and operations teams ask us about commercial cleaning.

  • Dini Abeykoon

    Benefits of a clean desk in the workplace

    Why a clean desk matters in a shared office, what a clean desk policy covers, and how desk cleaning splits between staff and your office cleaners.

    • Workplace hygiene
    • 4 min read
    An Emera cleaner in black gloves wiping beside a washroom basin with a blue microfibre cloth, her reflection in the mirror

  • Dini Abeykoon

    Professional carpet cleaning vs DIY for offices

    What DIY carpet cleaning can and can't do on a commercial site, how a professional clean differs, how often office carpets need it and when it's worth it.

    • Specialist cleans
    • 5 min read
    An Emera cleaner running a carpet extraction wand along the edge of an office carpet

  • Dini Abeykoon

    Outsourcing cleaning services: in-house or contract?

    Should you keep cleaning in-house or hand it to a contractor? A side-by-side on cover, supervision, records and cost, plus the questions to ask first.

    • Buying cleaning services
    • 5 min read
    An Emera supervisor going over a pressure washer with four crew members in the equipment store

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  1. 1We call you within one business day to book a time.
  2. 2We walk the site with you and look at what it needs.
  3. 3You get a written scope and price to decide on.

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The first page of Emera's pre-audit checklist, a table of areas and equipment with inspection criteria and tick boxes

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Not ready for a site visit yet? Get the pre-audit cleaning checklist.

A checklist of the areas and equipment to check before an audit. Each line gives the inspection criteria, a tick for compliant or not compliant, and space for the corrective action and its date.

Use it whether or not you work with us.