Do I need a specialist or can my office cleaner do it?

If the job is amenities and a small dispatch office, a general commercial cleaner is fine. Once you need machine scrubbing, height access or post-construction make-good, use an operator who owns that equipment — hiring it in gets expensive and slow.

What is a SWMS and do I need one?

A Safe Work Method Statement documents how high-risk work will be done safely. For working at height, confined spaces or work near plant, your contractor should provide one before starting, and your site should review it.

How is post-construction cleaning quoted?

Usually as a fixed price per stage — rough clean, detail clean, final handover clean. Ask which stage the number covers, because a single 'builders clean' price often means only the final detail.

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Warehouse and industrial cleaning: what to specify and who to ask

Industrial sites are priced by machine time and access, not by the number of desks. A ride-on or walk-behind scrubber covers concrete far faster than a mop, and anything above three metres needs ticketed operators and equipment. Racking dusting, dock and pallet-area cleaning, and site inductions all belong in the quote rather than in a surprise variation.

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What a proper scope covers

Machine scrubbing and sweeping of concrete and epoxy floors
High-bay and racking dusting from EWP or scissor lift
Loading dock, pallet area and yard tidy
Amenities, crib rooms and site offices
Post-construction and post-fitout make-good cleaning

Before you sign anything

1Ask what machine will be used and whether it is included in the rate or hired separately.
2Confirm licences for working at height and EWP tickets if racking is in scope.
3Have them complete your site induction and SWMS before the first shift, not after.
4Agree whether they clean around live operations or need production stopped.
5Ask how they handle spills of your specific materials — oil, dust, food product.

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Questions people ask

Do I need a specialist or can my office cleaner do it?: If the job is amenities and a small dispatch office, a general commercial cleaner is fine. Once you need machine scrubbing, height access or post-construction make-good, use an operator who owns that equipment — hiring it in gets expensive and slow.
What is a SWMS and do I need one?: A Safe Work Method Statement documents how high-risk work will be done safely. For working at height, confined spaces or work near plant, your contractor should provide one before starting, and your site should review it.
How is post-construction cleaning quoted?: Usually as a fixed price per stage — rough clean, detail clean, final handover clean. Ask which stage the number covers, because a single 'builders clean' price often means only the final detail.

What to do next

Send one enquiryDescribe your site once; matching warehouse and industrial cleaners respond directly.Continue Compare other servicesMixed sites often need a combined scope rather than a single service.Continue Read the cost guidesIndependent methodology you can check, not vague price ranges.Continue