As a start-up business in 2005, the much-lamented labour of cold calling, coupled with an enormous amount of hard physical work, was key to building a strong foundation of clients; placing APM on the road to a successful future. The forming and nurturing of relationships, always has been and remains today, the key to our success and we remain ever proud of the recommendations and word-of-mouth referrals from our existing customer base. Within the industry, it is notoriously difficult to not only win, but retain commercial contracts. At APM however we believe in strong customer relations, not only in winning tenders but building those relationships through a trusted, long and continued working relationship, built on reliability and performance. We are [...]
How can we better redesign offices and premises in the wake of COVID-19?
Advice published from the World Health Organisation (WHO) specifies that those who can work from home should continue to do so for the foreseeable future to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and allow for easier social distancing for those who can’t work from home. New guidance has been published from the Government to help get Britain back to work safely, but that’s going to be no easy task. Practical guidelines published in May 2020 to make workplaces as safe as possible and give people confidence to go back to work during coronavirus pandemic involve the re-design of office and retail spaces. Developed in consultation with 250 businesses, unions, industry leaders as well as devolved administrations, up to an extra £14 million has been made available for the [...]
Ask The Experts: The Do’s and Don’ts of Disinfecting
The business of cleaning is often one overlooked as a largely unskilled job done by an unskilled workforce, which couldn’t be further from the truth. There are approximately 1.63 million workers in the cleaning sector, making up around five per cent of the UK workforce. Cleaning provides a vital service for the nation, ensuring that our workplaces, hospitals, transport and public spaces are clean and safe to use. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, cleaners have become essential key workers putting themselves in the frontline of the fight to help keep hospitals, Extra Care facilities, factories and warehouses open. Managing Director of APM Cleaning and author of cleaning manual series The Business of Cleaning; Samantha Read is keen to acknowledge and [...]
APM Cleaning to offer COVID-19 Hygiene Tests
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting clients with infection control, we are launching a limited number of hygiene tests. Companies can book this service following a successful infection control assessment. This service is open to small businesses (under 50 employees) based in and around Team Valley, Gateshead. We offer commercial and domestic cleaning services to customers across the north of the country. Cleaning office blocks, Extra Care facilities for local authorities, Social housing communal areas, lobbies and stairways is what we do day in, day out, but in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve seen an increase in queries and concerns from our customers about how to keep themselves and their staff safe. Testimonials Karbon [...]