Office cleaning became essential to Moorgate business owners during the pandemic. The latest statistics show that office cleaning has remained important to business owners ever since, with demand continuing to grow in the first quarter of 2024. The industry is calling on the UK government to recognise the importance of hygiene and cleaning, making it a national priority.

As of January 2024, employees in the cleaning, hygiene, and waste disposal industries make up five percent of the UK workforce, amounting to just shy of 1.5 million employees. This includes those in the hospitality industry who clean daily as part of their employment contract. The United Kingdom is in fifth place around the world based on the number of employees working as cleaners with the sector continuing to grow with approximately seven thousand cleaning businesses countrywide.

In 2019, the cleaning industry contributed just shy of £2 billion to the UK economy with just shy of seventy thousand cleaning companies countrywide. Interestingly, they employ more non-British workers with twenty-one percent being those coming from overseas. The average hourly salary expected for 2024 is around £10.21, just below the current living wage.

The majority of office cleaning companies in Moorgate are small, owner-operated businesses with less than ten employees. Ninety-nine percent are independently owned and operated. The good news is that the cleaning industry in the UK has experienced year-on-year growth over the past ten years. Only forty-six thousand cleaning companies were operating three years ago and now it has reached close to seventy thousand. That is a twenty-two percent increase in the past ten years.

Steve Rogers, the Director at Sloane Cleaning, an office cleaning company in Moorgate, said “New businesses are wanting to ensure their offices are clean before they open their doors. We are seeing a continued rise in demand for our services throughout Moorgate, offering flexible cleaning solutions, including daily, weekly, and monthly solutions. Our industry is expected to generate almost one hundred thousand new jobs this year, but we are facing challenges.”

The biggest problem facing the industry right now is that cleaning is seen as a low-skilled position, which is why the majority of employees are from overseas. Twenty-seven percent of those working in the industry are over the age of fifty five with the industry struggling to attract diverse and younger team members.

About Us:
Sloane Cleaning is a commercial office cleaning specialist catering to clients throughout London from their base in Chelsea. This well-established independently owned and operated company offers quality office cleaning with bespoke packages to make the best impression on employees and visitors. The company offers a range of hygiene and maintenance services, helping clients make their offices look clean inside and out. Sloane Cleaning specializes in COVID-19 deep cleaning and disinfecting services for office cleaning, daily cleaning, janitorial, washroom, carpet cleaning, hardwood floors, windows, laundry services, waste collection, pressure washing, and Pat testing, to name a few. The company offers the convenience of a free, no-obligation quote with full details available on their information-packed website at https://www.sloanecleaning.co.uk