Congratulations to Noel Akapovi who works at a 5* star hotel for USS as a Cleaning Operative and was awarded the Employee of the Month award for June. Noel joined USS in November 2016 and since then has become a valued member of the team, he has an excellent work ethic, is always willing to go…
The election is over but nothing is still any clearer, it delivered surprising results and uncertain times still lie ahead especially for the cleaning industry and its clients who are perplexed as to where the future lies with staff that are employed from countries across the EU. Employers are concerned about staffing levels and staff…
As more and more companies switch to a daytime cleaning regime, one of the challenges that cleaning contractors find is how to ensure that the cleaning performance is maintained to a high standard whilst causing minimal disruption and ensuring the safety of its clients and their customers and this is where the benefits of microfibre mops…
Innovation has been plentiful over the last decade or so and scrubber dryers have been no exception with big reductions in power, water and chemical consumption. We use scrubber dryers for a variety of clients across London and the South East and all of our Operatives are trained in the use of them, keeping abreast…
April saw Abdijaliil Abdi be awarded our Employee of the Month award. Having only joined USS at the beginning of this year, Abdijaiil is a fast learner who is always willing to work extra hours if required and is an asset to the USS team of cleaning operatives. In May we were proud to see…
As the trend of daytime cleaning becomes more prevalent for contract cleaners, we look at why. Daytime cleaning is essential, it’s the main cleaning programme for many organisations and is the means to maintaining a round-the-clock spotless appearance. For many of our clients who operate prestigious hotels in the heart of London, this is of…
As cleaning at height specialists for 25 years, cleaning techniques, equipment and products used have changed but what hasn’t changed is our operatives needing to have a certain know how and the best practice to guarantee the best results. Architects tend to design buildings which are aesthetically pleasing to the eye but not always so…
Here at USS we have a furry member of staff ‘Boycie’ although it has to be said he doesn’t do much work but it would seem he does not have to to make for a friendlier and happier workplace and other companies are following suit. The article below was an interesting read for our Office…
Cleaning Operatives have often got overlooked in the past when it comes to dignity and fair pay and although businesses expect their premises to be cleaned to a high standard, they have often not wanted to recognise the hard work of their cleaners by paying a fair wage. The introduction of the National Living Wage…
When it comes to cleaning, USS is known for its 25 years’ experience of cleaning commercial buildings such as hotels, restaurants and shops but what you might not know is we clean escalators too. Escalators are the most hi-tech ‘floor’ surface and they are already commonplace in many large and busy buildings but it seems…