7 Ways Your Cleaning Company is Quietly Costing You Money

29 June

Think your cleaning company is “cheap”? Maybe. But here’s the problem: bad cleaning is expensive — it just doesn’t send you a bill.

Here are 7 sneaky ways poor cleaning is draining your business:

1. 🧼 Sick Staff = Lost Shifts

Dirty desks. Germy doorknobs. Air vents spreading mold. If your workspace isn’t disinfected properly, you’re inviting sickness — and that’s days off and team downtime.

2. 😬 Gross First Impressions

Your bathroom smells like bleachy sweat. There’s a cobweb above the reception sign. That’s all it takes for customers to leave — or leave a review.

3. 🙄 Double Handling

If your staff are “quickly wiping things down” after the cleaners leave, that’s double handling — and wasted payroll.

4. 🛠️ Surface Damage Over Time

Cheap chemicals ruin stone, glass, timber and chrome. We’ve seen mirrors corroded and $6k timber floors wrecked from harsh product use.

5. 👀 Missed Upsell Potential

You’re spending money on signage, lighting, marketing — but the space is a little off. Vibe sells. Cleanliness is your silent closer.

6. 📉 No System, No Proof

If your cleaner doesn’t send logs or do spot checks, you don’t know what’s being missed. And missed stuff costs you.

7. 🚨 Hygiene Fail = Fine

We’ve seen businesses get $5,000 hygiene fines for “unclean staff areas” — even though they paid for daily cleaning.

✅ How Ultrix Saves You Money

Proper chemicals that extend surface life
Logs, audits and checklists every clean
Touchpoint focus: vents, bins, door handles
Air freshener after bacteria is gone — not before

Want to see how much your current cleaner is costing you invisibly? Book a 10-minute Ultrix walkthrough.

Tom Jackson