Clenetix News

New Clenetix Mobile App Launched

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:55:38 GMT

We are excited to announce the release of the Clenetix mobile application, now available for all iPhone and Android users.

The Clenetix mobile app is an innovative solution designed to improve cleaning routines through a sleek and user-friendly interface. It streamlines the documentation of cleaning activities while offering a range of valuable features.

Key functionalities of the Clenetix app include Time & Attendance tracking, Task Management, and Quality Auditing. Users can also access an interactive Knowledge Base and review Activity & Notification logs, providing a comprehensive understanding of their workspace's status and interactions.

The application leverages Bluetooth beacons and QR codes to confirm the successful completion of various activities, including time and attendance tracking, task execution, and quality audits. This technology ensures that results are accurately documented and that activities are conducted at the designated locations.

All collected data is accessible via the Insights Portal, which provides a real-time overview of ongoing and completed activities, durations, and consumables used. Users can configure the portal to send cleaning instructions through push notifications directly to cleaning staff's smartphones when capacity limits are reached or service issues arise.

This data-driven approach enables the analysis of cleaning schedules, enhances operational efficiency, improves functional accuracy, optimizes consumables management, and identifies opportunities for cost savings and service enhancements.

Get ready to showcase your cleaning capability like never before!

About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, alerting, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management, air quality monitoring with AirThings, and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned and direct customer feedback.

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Clenetix Limited introduces real-time customer satisfaction feedback

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:48:11 GMT

Clenetix Limited is excited to announce the launch of our new customer satisfaction (CSAT) capability

This groundbreaking feature empowers workspace users to provide immediate feedback on the cleanliness of their environment directly from their mobile devices.

With our enhanced CSAT capability, we are revolutionising the way businesses measure and manage workspace cleanliness. By enabling users to interact with their workspace and share real-time feedback, we are creating a more responsive and efficient cleaning process.

Workspace users scan a QR code to access the Last Cleaned website in their workspace. They can leave feedback, which is captured and displayed in the customer satisfaction tile on the Clenetix insights portal.

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The New Clenetix Mobile Application

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:55:14 GMT

Our Clenetix Mobile App is undergoing a transformation!

Clenetix, the cutting-edge cleaning management software tailored specifically for the cleaning industry.

The all-new Clenetix mobile app is here to revolutionise your cleaning routines! Prepare to be amazed by a sleek, user-friendly interface that makes it easy to document your cleaning activities and more.

Here's a sneak peek of what's coming:-

Effortless accountability for tracking ongoing activity, automating workflow and quality auditing.

Combined with the Clenetix Insights portal and automated alerts, Clenetix can ensure that you have site-based attendance, cleaning, and quality information in one place in real time, all through our simple mobile-based application.

Time & Attendance, Clenetix App does that!
Task Management, Clenetix App does that!
Quality Auditing, Clenetix App does that!

Stay tuned for the launch of the new Clenetix mobile app. Get ready to showcase your commercial cleaning capability like never before!

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Clenetix Limited Ends 2023 on a High with Two Major Contract Wins

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:20:02 GMT

Clenetix Limited, a leading provider of cleaning technology solutions, has ended 2023 on a high note with two major contract wins. These deals, signed with innovative cleaning companies in Birmingham and London, further solidify Clenetix's position as a market leader in driving digital transformation within the cleaning industry.

These two contract wins are a testament to Clenetix's commitment to providing innovative and effective cleaning technology solutions that help businesses of all sizes operate more efficiently and deliver exceptional service.

We look forward to continuing to work with these businesses into and beyond 2024. If you need an innovative cleaning software provider, please reach out to Clenetix.

About Clenetix

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Clenetix launches new alerting and QR codes software features

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:59:22 GMT

Introducing Alerts & QR Codes

Cleaning software specialist Clenetix has introduced two new features for its modular software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. The Alerts feature has been introduced to give automated, proactive insight into day-to-day cleaning operations, and QR codes offer additional deployment options to customers.

The Clenetix’s Alerts feature aids cleaning operatives and other team members by sending them automatic notifications by email or through push notifications when actions or inactions needs to be remedied. A variety of alert types spanning tasks, attendance, audit and footfall can be tailored to each customer’s specific needs. This includes Air Things, where access to indoor air quality (IAQ) sensing can enable further alerting based on atmospheric conditions. With automatic alerts sent directly to mobile devices, there is no need to be monitoring the Insights dashboard for updates. This new function helps to unlock full site visibility around the clock with alert-driven transparency for all team members.

The Clenetix QR codes feature is an alternative to installing hardware sensors and offer customers more flexibility. Users can simply scan QR codes via the Clenetix mobile app to signal the completion and verifications of specific tasks at a location, or submit quality audits. It can also enable contactless location check-in and out, helping to provide efficient time and attendance information. The captured QR code data becomes instantly available on our Insights dashboard, giving complete workplace visibility, with users able to see who is on site and track critical cleaning activity completion in real-time.

Peter Stock, co-founder and director at Clenetix said: “We are thrilled to be launching our Alerts and QR codes features. We are pioneers of change and we’re constantly looking for ways to improve the value add to our clients and support in the transformation of the industry – Clenetix is a rich bank of data that has the power to do this.

“Cleaning and hygiene has shot to the top of many individual and corporate agendas over the last few years. Clenetix’s QR codes offers more cost effective solution to tracking for our customers. Cleaning should be done on time, every time. If it’s not our alerting functionality will raise the alarm.”

Designed specifically for the cleaning industry and hosted in Microsoft Azure, Clenetix brings together functionality to track on-going activity, automate workflow and audit service standards. The comprehensive, modular tool provides time and attendance monitoring, alerting, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management, air quality monitoring and footfall tracking to enable demand-based cleaning.

Clenetix ensures cleaning operations meet the needs of the location and the people that operate within it and enhance service efficiency.

About Clenetix

www.clenetix.com

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Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

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Clenetix delivers in the middle east

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:46:36 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

A forward thinking FM company in the middle east has appointed cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, to provide a full complement of services including task and quality, indoor air quality (IAQ) and footfall monitoring.

Clenetix’s services have been deployed at one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently underway in the region on a rolling contract. Following a successful deployment at two initial sites the specialist software is expected to be rolled out across other sites over coming months and years.

Clenetix was appointed because the cleaning management software was cost effective and simple to deploy without the need for the Clenetix team to visit the sites. Clenetix clearly demonstrates cleaning is delivered to quality standards whilst eliminating time consuming reporting. The software as a service from Clenetix also identify trends in usage of these remote sites, increasing productivity buy targeting cleaning schedules when most needed.

Peter Stock, co-founder and director at Clenetix says: “We are thrilled to be working in the middle east providing added value to the service provided by our customer for a major client. The end client embraces smart city technologies which at the heart of the Clenetix service. Data driven services leads to saving time and making cleaning processes more efficient with complete transparency is what our software is all about. Clenetix will help achieve significant efficiencies and improve service delivery.”

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Choosing the right technology

183:839171058 (Peter Stock) — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:37:05 GMT

Choosing the right technology

The workplace has been changing for many years and the pandemic has only increased the focus on the “future of the office”. Technology has always been a key indicator of that change and a survey from McKinsey found COVID-19 has sped up the adoption of digital technologies by several years. While not surprising, it will be interesting to see which of those technologies are here to stay.

With so many organisations investing in digitisation and embracing a hybrid approach to work, it can be tempting to jump on the bandwagon of the newest, shiniest solutions. This will be exacerbated by the change in outlook that the pandemic has brought. After more than a year of being so health-conscious, employees will want to return to workplaces that are obviously clean and well-maintained. Having expensive technology on-show is an easy way for employers to demonstrate that they care about their workplace. But it isn’t always a worthwhile investment.

What to look for in great technology

As we move out of the pandemic, organisations must take a step back to reflect on what they are trying to achieve. Building managers should understand how their offices will be used and tailor the technology accordingly. In sites that are primarily hosting clients, for example, active visitor management systems will be important, of course, but managers must think beyond this. From the moment a potential client enters a building, they will build an impression of the organisation. The finest details – from the tidiness and presentation of reception to the way they are greeted at the door – make a difference.

Interconnected technology should be used to cross operational silos. Meeting rooms might need to be cleaned, tidied, and checked between each use so cleaning staff need to be aware of site schedules. Management systems may be used to remind staff to turn the heating or air conditioning on in a room in advance – or automate the process - to ensure the client is comfortable. The key, when looking to invest in technology, is to ensure it serves your business.

Centralised systems

Client sites must become more proactive in response to the pandemic. Cleaning services, for example, should be designed to cater to changing workplace occupancy levels throughout the week. This can easily be done by connecting cleaning workflow technology to workstation booking systems or occupancy sensors and collecting relevant data on usage.

Cleaning workflows can also be tracked and centralised to improve transparency and accountability. In a time when health and safety is at the forefront of everyone’s minds, such systems are more important than ever.

While the return to the office is unlikely to be as sudden as the exodus from it, numerous changes are being implemented, and employers should be aware of their responsibilities and the concerns of their staff. There are numerous technologies which can help alleviate those fears and keep staff safe. People have to be central to decisions around which technologies to implement and how solutions are deployed.

Clenetix wins contract with Q3 Services Group

Wed, 19 May 2021 11:00:16 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

Q3 Services Group Ltd (Q3) has appointed cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, to provide ‘check in/out’ time and attendance monitoring for a national logistics company client.

Clenetix’s time and attendance monitoring has been deployed at one of the logistics giant’s distribution centres on a rolling contract with Q3. The specialist software is expected to be rolled out across other sites over coming months.

Clenetix was appointed because the cleaning management software was cost effective and simple to deploy, and clearly demonstrates cleaning hours delivered whilst eliminating time consuming admin. The software as a service from Clenetix also eliminates bottlenecks in the distribution centre as cleaning staff arrive at entry points making it a much more Covid-secure process. Cleaning operatives can immediately start their shift without clocking in/out, increasing productivity.

Q3’s deployment of Clenetix at this national logistics company follows implementation across a number of other accounts in the retail and legal services sectors.

Q3 Services Group Ltd is a boutique FM company delivering quality cleaning, maintenance and engineering, waste and environmental, onboarding, catering, security, technology and landscaping services.

Mark Hazelwood, co-founder and director at Clenetix says: “We are thrilled to be working with Q3 Facilities Management providing added value to the cleaning service for their logistics client. Distribution centres are so data centric and process driven. Fact really matters and every second counts. Clenetix complements this. Saving time and making Q3’s cleaning processes more efficient with complete transparency is what our software is all about. Clenetix will help Q3 achieve significant efficiencies and improve service delivery.”

Alex Gavrilovic, Solutions Director from Q3 adds: “In a period of great transformation and transition FM needs to work smarter. We’re all about redefining the FM experience and Clenetix supports us in that mission. Deploying Clenetix with our national logistics client has quickly streamlined our attendance processes, increased productivity and saved time. Technology is part of our organisation’s continuous improvement and we are pleased to be working in partnership with Clenetix to elevate our FM model.”

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Media contact

Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

Office: +44 (0)1273 934295

Mobile: +44 (0) 7743056320

Email: sabrina@magentaassociates.co

About Q3 Services Group Ltd

Q3 Services is a boutique FM company, with offices in the UK and Channel Islands that is changing the way clients benefit from outsourced services.

We work with our partners to deliver quality cleaning, maintenance and engineering, waste and environmental, onboarding, catering, security, technology and landscaping services. We employ quality people and engage with quality clients.

Entrepreneurial in spirit, Q3 has three main objectives: to boost productivity through healthier workplaces, to be open and transparent with all stakeholders and to transform the working environment for our own employees.

Q3 Services Group Limited

1650 Waterside Drive, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 4SA

Website: www.q3services.co.uk

Q3 Services Group Limited

Registered Office: 7/8 Innovation Place, Douglas Drive, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1JX

Company Number. 11143750

Technology Spotlight: Peter Stock

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:25:05 GMT

A look at technology in FM and how it has evolved and can help elevate the cleaning industry

Can you tell us a bit about your background in FM?

I came from working with trading systems with blue chip companies. I started as a systems administrator for a technical analysis company and over 10 years, I worked up to CTO and COO of a group company. It was there that I really gained an in-depth understanding of data and analytics. This was before big data and analytics had such a buzz around them, so it was a great head start for me. I was looking at neural networks and connected data a long time before we had heard of Artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Over the years, this tech has become more efficient, fallen in cost, and become easier to use, so it’s become more accessible to organisations. I moved to working for a healthcare company and began looking at how FM worked throughout the organisations, from doctors’ surgeries up to trust level. I moved from there into FM tech, developing soft services technology. Finally, I took all of that knowledge and experience to build Clenetix.

Tell us about your love for technology? How did it begin?

My first foray into computing was back when I was 13 or 14. My dad did some training through the Open University - a fundamentals in computing course. I think it was watching the work he did and hearing him talk about it that got me engaged. I was really interested in machines and tech long before the internet.

At 14 I was looking after the school networks and backups with my IT teacher. I was aware of most major computing platforms and learned everything I could about them. It was those skills that got me my job at the analytics company initially.

I think what I enjoy the most is that you take a problem and find a solution. That’s satisfying. But then you iterate, find a more effective way of doing it, and keep improving and building. You’re always working within cost constraints but that adds another interesting problem-solving element.

Looking at how far things have come in just a few years or a decade is the perfect example of that iterative process. Back-up processes used to take 16 hours and staff carrying them out would have to go home late and work weekends. Now I can automate an entire system in just a few weeks and I don’t have to work weekends to do it.

What makes good technology? How do you develop something good?

There are a few different factors that make technology “good” and it’s about more than just making something that works. It has to work in the right way, in the right context and of course, within budget. You can automate processes and collect data but if the outcome of that doesn’t actually improve your activities, there’s no point. It has to serve a real purpose rather than just look impressive. “Good’ technology starts with a problem and either solves it or finds a way to do something more efficiently.

I think to understand and create great tech, you have to build it so it will scale and grow with the client. Where does it sit in that system? What problem does it solve? Who will be working with it? You need a blend of tech and know-how alongside the right platform. Tech doesn’t work on its own.

What have the main challenges and opportunities been in Tech for the FM sector?

I think that the main problem in the tech industry is that everyone talks a good game, but people so often don’t follow through. They don’t innovate where they should. They don’t use tech to its full potential. Instead, a lot of tech is designed to look good and include anything new and exciting. It needs to be designed for optimal user experience.

The cost point has to be right, of course. The tech has to be autonomous of the environment in which you use it – you shouldn’t have to connect it to old systems. That makes it vulnerable to updates and refits. Tech is an attempt to wow clients and it should be a fundamental way of achieving and outcome.

How do you see the future of cleaning? Do you see the workforce changing the way it operates?

We need to see a change in mindset. We still see price generally based on square footage without any consideration of what the service covers. We really need to be more cognisant in the post-Covid era. Costing needs to be based on resource consumption, for example. Tech can be used to guide this. We use tech to build a picture of what space we have, how it is used, and how we can really direct cleaning in the most efficient way. This can have a huge impact on finance.

There’s a lot of talk in FM about smart buildings and integrating tech. Is this needed?

It’s definitely something that can be great in the right context but don’t just dive into it unthinking. Like I say, with tech, it’s about solving problems, not having the newest, shiniest thing. You need to balance cost and control. What are you achieving and how does that change the provision? What does the tech cost to install and run, but also, how can that save you money in the long-term? You need to take a comprehensive approach.

What’s your vision of the return to work? What will be high on the list of priorities for customers?

The products we’ve created have been designed specifically to create safer, cleaner workplaces so our aim would be for clients to allow this tech to guide them. We should be able to make people feel more secure and trusting of their environment. You have to remember that workplace health goes beyond physical health – wellbeing is important too. If we can provide reassurance, then that can reduce anxiety and improve mental health.

I think that we will see changes in BCC and RICS advice on how often cleaning should take place. A huge role for all FM providers will be helping their clients adjust to this so I hope that firms tend towards doing so in a data-led way since this will be the most reliable option.

It will be interesting to see whether there is a culture of ambulance chasing as people return to the workplace. Certainly, organisations will have to take greater accountability for the health of their staff.

How much more do you think people will value frontline professions like cleaning?

Cleaners are the unsung heroes of the pandemic. They are the first line of defence against the virus. They’ve been working directly with the surfaces and areas that are highest risk. Each one of them is someone’s family member, a mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother. They’ve had to change their lifestyles to protect themselves and their loved ones and they have put themselves on the frontline to keep us all safe in the environments with interact with. People have recognised that and it’s so vital we don’t forget it moving forward.

What do you think the cleaning industry has learnt from the pandemic?

We won’t know for sure what any industry has learnt until we truly emerge from the pandemic. We will find out what changes really stick and what people forget about once it’s no longer in the news. That said, I’m very hopeful that the industry has learnt that it needs to evolve. It needs a voice and to use its expertise to educate clients on approach and capabilities.

This is a critical time. I hope we see a change in the mindset so that these services are no longer commodified and sold to the cheapest provider. Cleaning is about keeping us safe, well, and happy. To do that, we need the technology to clean effectively, efficiently, and transparently.

Clenetix launches new ‘track and trace’ cleaning software to elevate hygiene efficiency in hospitality, retail and leisure venues

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:33:47 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

Cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, launches cutting-edge software that provides ‘track and trace’ cleaning and air quality monitoring. The plug-and-play software supports Covid-secure cleaning operations and air quality ensuring they are fit for the needs of the location and footfall.

The modular platform provides time and attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking - this enables demand-based cleaning so cleaners can focus on the areas with highest traffic and increased risk of Covid transmission. The Clenetix app is deployed on cleaners’ smartphones and is configured to deliver specific cleaning instructions tailored to the location, whether that’s a hotel, bar, restaurant or event space, ensuring nothing is missed and the highest level of hygiene standards are maintained. The entire process is recorded so venue owners and managers can see a comprehensive record of exactly what was cleaned, and when.

Clenetix’s ‘Last Cleaned’ functionality gives customers up to date information about when a location was last serviced by scanning a QR code on their smartphone. This level of transparency allows venues to demonstrate their commitment to cleanliness and increase confidence among its users.

In partnership with Airthings for Business, the software’s air quality monitoring solution allows users to see live data about when there is virus risk in the air. The air quality monitoring module also gives owners and managers access to live air quality data about CO2, temperature, humidity, airborne chemicals, radon, light, occupancy, mould risk and air pressure levels. By understanding what is in the air, venue operators can make more intelligent decisions about improving ventilation and building maintenance to create a safer and healthier environment for staff and customers. The Insights Portal delivers valuable tips about how to reduce indoor air hazards, and floorplans can be uploaded for a visual overview of the air in buildings.

Clenetix is a plug-and-play solution and sensors, that ‘talk’ to the mobile app, can be set up as part of a simple installation, without the need for any cabling or invasive installation. No disruption is caused to busy hospitality and leisure locations.

As hospitality businesses open their doors over the coming months, Clenetix’s ability to track cleaning and monitor air quality will transform hygiene operations and elevate safety standards. The Clenetix Insights Portal provides transparent real-time data so hospitality and leisure venues can continue to operate with total assurance and peace of mind.

Mark Hazelwood, director and co-founder, Clenetix said: “Many hospitality and leisure venues have been closed for so long and as much as there’s huge appetite to open, this also comes with increased risk and pressures of maintaining strict hygiene standards. The industry continues to face more tumult in the coming months.

“Customers now have a heightened awareness of hygiene that is here to stay. Just because an area is free from dirt and grime, it does not mean it is sanitised and safe. Customers will be looking for evidence of cleaning measures and venues will need to be confident they can provide a safe environment and be able to demonstrate this. With hospitality and leisure venues receiving a high footfall, data-driven cleaning procedures and robust, Covid-secure measures have to be at the forefront as the sector relaunches itself.”

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Media contact

Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

Office: +44 (0)1273 934295

Mobile: +44 (0) 7743056320

Email: sabrina@magentaassociates.co

Cleaning in a post COVID-19 world

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:24:51 GMT

A post COVID-19 world is an attractive thought during our third UK lockdown, perhaps it’s even a tempting reality with the vaccine roll out going full belt. But COVID-19 isn’t going to disappear. It’s here to stay for the foreseeable future so it is critical to think about what cleaning services need to look like in the workplace going forward. I get a sense right now that within the cleaning sector there is a focus on ‘cherry on the top’ technology and reactive responses accompanied by PPE clad colleagues resembling extras from a disaster movie, rather than a robust approach to what the new ‘business as usual’ cleaning operation needs to look like when the return to the workplace and normal activity takes shape.

This mode of being wowed by technology goes back to a trend in the cleaning industry where it seems the sector is afraid to talk about the fundamental importance of what we do. It is far more comfortable dangling the latest shiny gadget in front of people to try and create an air of kudos that convinces the world of the significance of cleaning. Going forward, I think the industry needs to be brave enough to create a significant voice that is confident enough to put robust basic hygiene practices at the front and centre of the cleaning pitch, and the reality of operations. Moving beyond ‘did the cleaner turn up and work their hours?’, we need to be able to demonstrate that suitably trained and equipped colleagues are carrying out duties day-by-day, hour-by-the-hour that ensure the workplace is a safe and healthy place to be.

How much does the average client of a cleaning company know about what their cleaners do day-to-day? And is this acceptable to the workplace stakeholders who are now going to operate in a higher risk environment? An accountable cleaning service must be part of what is required to maintain sufficient hygiene standards in the workplace going forward. No longer the hidden service, but one that is centre stage and plays a key role in colleague welfare.

Furthermore, I suggest that organisations also need to proactively measure workplace environments to verify whether cleaning inputs are driving the required hygiene and environmental standards. None of this is a one-size-fits-all approach. The cleaning industry needs to be smarter about delivering services that address the prevailing needs of a specific environment, not delivering to a specification that has no direct connection to it. Assessing the quality of cleaning needs to move beyond the subjective and become something that is measurable to a defined scientific standard. This is not tick- box auditing, it is a methodology that puts measuring outcomes and constant learning and optimising at the heart of driving reliable, robust on-going services.

Given the tragedy COVID-19 has brought, it’s wrong to describe this crisis as an opportunity for the cleaning industry, but the sector’s role is definitely going to be key in a safe and hygienic workplace. This has forced cleaning into the spotlight and being, far more visible, there will be a need for enhanced levels of professionalism and accountability.

In essence, cleaning teams need to be able to demonstrate that the fundamentals are done robustly to deliver outcomes that create hygienic and healthy environments. I would love to see the industry coming out of the shadows, leading this critical agenda with confidence and pride and reinforcing the importance of our vital cleaning sector.

Clenetix partners with Airthings for Business

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:35:34 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

Cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Airthings for Business, a global company that provides digital technology to improve indoor air quality.

With this new integration, Clenetix users can access live air quality data about virus risk, CO2, temperature, humidity, airborne chemicals, radon, light, occupancy, mould risk and air pressure levels. With discreet sensors, Airthings for Business helps facilities managers understand what is in the air so they can make more intelligent decisions about improving ventilation and building maintenance to create a safer and healthier environment for staff, visitors and tenants that boosts workplace productivity, and reduces energy costs.

Under the partnership, the fully customisable Airthings for Business dashboard is displayed within the Clenetix Insights Portal. It provides a real-time view of indoor air quality, identifies risks and prompts alerts and advanced analytics and reporting. It delivers valuable tips about how to reduce indoor air hazards, improve ventilation for a healthier and safer environment and optimise energy efficiency to drive cost savings. Facilities managers can also upload floorplans for a visual overview of the air in their buildings.

Like Clenetix, Airthings for Business is a plug-and-play solution and sensors can be set up as part of the simple Clenetix installation, without the need for any cabling or invasive installation.

Peter Stock, managing director and co-founder of Clenetix comments: “With the threat of Covid-19, air quality has never been more important. Including air quality control in our offering to provide a clean and healthy environment that promotes wellbeing and productivity was a natural next step. Air quality monitoring will be especially critical with the return to the workplace. We are committed to ensuring our customers enjoy clean and safe environments and we are excited to partner with Airthings for Business to deliver this next level of intelligence.”

Mazen Jamal, sales manager at Airthings for Business adds: “Airthings and Clenetix have a shared understanding about the importance of monitoring and understanding air quality. We work so well together because both businesses are entirely focused on using the most effective technology to help people stay healthy.”

Images: high resolution images on request

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

About Airthings for Business

Airthings is a global technology company that develops and manufactures solutions for businesses, consumers, and radon professionals. Founded in 2008, Airthings is on a mission to ensure that people around the world recognise the impact of air quality and make radon and indoor air quality sensors an essential element of every building. Airthings is committed to helping businesses use digital technology to optimise their indoor air quality. This promotes a healthier environment, increases workplace productivity, and reduces energy spend.

www.airthings.com/business

Media contact

Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

Office: +44 (0)1273 934295

Mobile: +44 (0) 7743056320

Email: sabrina@magentaassociates.co

The power of data for the cleaning industry

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:05:17 GMT

Our new white paper, “Data: Demonstrating the power of cleaning” discusses how the coronavirus has brought the cleaning sector to the forefront and how cleaning providers can use data to demonstrate the great professionalism of what they do, as well as improve numerous areas that are growing in strategic importance.

Historically, the pervading view of cleaning is that it is a low-skilled, non-core service, which has left it at the mercy of procurement teams eager to cut costs. This view could not be more incorrect. But we have seen how, since March, the industry is increasingly being viewed as mission-critical, and demonstrating its value in a way that feels unprecedented. Cleaning teams in offices, banks, shops, supermarkets, restaurants and train stations but to name a few are working to keep hygiene standards high to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and keep us safe while we go about our daily lives.

The pandemic has encouraged organisations to rethink how they implement cleaning services. It has been well reported that hygiene and cleanliness has a significant impact on employee health, wellbeing and productivity. Building occupants need reassurances that the spaces they live and work in are safe. But to demonstrate the power of cleaning, cleaning providers need to do more than just make their cleaning teams visible.

The new white paper looks at how the cleaning industry is eager to embrace the exciting elements of technology. Collaborative robots – or ‘cobots’ – are presented as the next big step in cleaning innovation, allowing teams to maximise performance and efficiency. But it must learn to walk before it can run.

The paper provides a view on how cleaning service providers can measure what they do and where they do it and discusses how effective analysis of data can help organisations elevate cleaning, transforming it from a commoditised and much-maligned service into a critical service that supports organisations in myriad ways.

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Spotlight interview: Mark Hazelwood

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:26:17 GMT

A deep dive into all things cleaning and FM with Mark Hazelwood, Clenetix's co-founder.

Can you tell us a bit about your background in FM?

I’ve been in the FM industry for almost 30 years. I was intending to join the police force and whilst I was at university studying, I got a job at property management company part-time to cover my going out money. I had the attitude of ‘yes, I can do that’, so it turned into a hugely varied role doing things from transformation projects to supplier reviews. Even at this stage I turned to technology to try and work smarter and not harder. I also started to like the idea of being in a warm office so I didn’t pursue a career in the police force in the end.

I went on to join, what was then a division of OCS, in an operations role where I managed a team of engineers, followed by 16 years at Mitie in eight different roles. I started there running a very large cleaning contract for Pfizer in Sandwich. I’ve always used technology in my operational roles and it’s really key to have somebody that knows the business function introducing the technology. I developed technology for multiple projects including Miworld, 24seven, initiatives that won Global FM, BIFM and Contact Centre Awards. I then had a short spell at Atalian Servest before moving on to set up Active Workspace Management and then Clenetix to really use what I have to offer when it comes to technology.

What have been the main changes in the cleaning industry during your career?

Cleaning has definitely become more of a commodity. People only want to pay for the hours worked and there was traditionally a lot of distrust of the industry that drove technology like time and attendance tracking. I still think there is a perception that operatives and middle managers don’t have the skills to use technology, but this is such an outdated view.

I’ve seen a lot of talk over the years about innovation, robotics, microfibre, dosing systems etc, but I am not at all sure this isn’t just to avoid talking about the importance of the fundamentals. These technologies are introduced with the aim of elevating the profile of cleaning because people don’t want to talk about mops and buckets. Actually, we should be more confident in the baseline services we all know and need. Technology and innovation should never be an add on, it should be embedded in the culture of an operation for it to be truly successful. Just needs to be ‘how we do things around here’.

In M&E there’s been a lot of talk about relating welfare and safety in the workplace to activity, this rarely happens in cleaning which frustrates me. Cleaning is just as important if not more so, particularly during the Covid pandemic.

What’s your favourite thing about working in the FM/cleaning industry?

In FM people are grounded and just want to get the job done. If you are facing a crisis, you’d want to be with someone in FM because you know they’d just roll their sleeves up, muck in and get on with it. Collaboration, team spirit and the drive to move forwards is so prevalent in the FM industry.

I love the cleaning sector in particular. In fact, I have a real bee in my bonnet about it. I think there’s still quite a patronising view of cleaning and at times it’s seen as the lesser discipline within FM but that’s so unfounded. In one of my roles I was employed as an account manager purely because the client didn’t want to speak directly to a ‘cleaning person’ which is ludicrous. It was in this role that I realised the complexity and significance of the cleaning industry, how good the people were and how little credit they got. There is so much diversity and professionalism in personnel in the cleaning industry and they know their game, inside and out.

Do you think people’s perception of the role a cleaner plays will change as a result of the pandemic?

Cleaning has certainly been put under the spotlight this year. I think perception has changed but there’s a concern that this could be short-lived. Now a vaccine is starting to be rolled out there’s a risk that people will become less aware and think they are bullet proof. There’s a real risk that the cleaning commodity cycle begins again and we forget COVID ever happened.

What positive things do you think we can take into the post-pandemic world?

The increased attention to hygiene levels can only be a good thing. This will continue into 2021 and beyond. People have so much more awareness about when things were last cleaned now, things that we’d never have thought of before. Cleaning has become a board level focus and this is where it should stay. The connection between welfare and FM services is much stronger.

Collaboration among cleaning and other service lines as well as HR and IT departments is undoubtedly strengthened. Whether this is a revolution or a reaction is yet to be evidenced but I would like to think it’s the former. We’re moving into an age of building better and this is always stronger together.

There’s more growth mindset in play now and this year has demanded that to ensure survival. It’s been a case of companies either panicking or innovating themselves out of the crisis.

What do you think companies should be doing to ensure the safe return of their workforce?

All employers, large or small, must ensure they implement cleaning methodology that is suitable for their specific building(s) to be occupied at an appropriate level. Cleaning regimes need to be demand-based, documented and evidenced for people to not only feel safe, but be safe. Cleaning is a very visual aid to supporting wellbeing. The office will be a very frightening place for some people to return to and employers need to demonstrate that they are taking wellbeing seriously. This is not about talking the talk and displaying a few Covid-safe posters and a leaky bottle of hand sanitiser. Employers need to walk the walk and do so minute-by-minute.

What do you think are the biggest challenges faced by the cleaning industry?

Commoditisation. Cleaning is not perceived to add any value. It’s at the forefront of cost cutting exercises and left at the mercy of procurement teams. As an industry we need to demonstrate value and confidence in our services to be recognised and positioned higher up the rankings. Re-education of procurement teams also needs to come into the mix. The cleaning industry needs to become much less subservient.

Associations like the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICs) are not nearly vocal enough. Who is shouting from the roof tops on behalf of the cleaning industry? Why have we not been seeing cleaning or FM professionals on the 6 ‘o clock news at any time during the pandemic when FM is the very discipline that’s underpinned the safe opening and closing of every business during this time? BICs and IWFM need to raise the FM profile publicly, not just support people within the industry.

The cleaning industry will be hugely impacted by Brexit. We have a large pool of European labour currently and the industry will need to work harder at making the profession more enticing. This comes with elevating the profile and making it an attractive choice.

Cleaners have a larger responsibility for wellbeing now and this needs to be remunerated accordingly. Companies should be paying at least the Living Wage for their cleaners. This goes some way in demonstrating that they value the service.

How can cleaning be transformed through technology?

In order for the industry to transform, tech and innovation must be embedded in the culture of cleaning. It should not be the cherry on the cake, it needs to be a key ingredient in the cake mixture itself. Just as Deliveroo cannot do its job without technology, that is how integrated technology needs to be in cleaning. An IT person should not be brought to sales meetings to bolt on the latest gadgets. Innovation should not just be something that is a carrot dangled at retender either. Every FM needs to have their finger on the technology pulse.

Any technology integration should add benefit to the customer and be easily be deployed. So many times, I’ve seen IT systems being deployed that actually make life more difficult. They’re totally wrong for the environment and people don’t know how to use them. Style over substance never wins. It’s all about the user experience. I’m really motivated by developing new technology that adds real value and that is what Clenetix is about. Good use of technology that makes life easier, provides data to improve service delivery and helps demonstrate cleaning professionalism.

What’s your advice to someone starting out in the cleaning industry?

Networking is a must! Sometimes you can be so obsessed with what you’re doing in your day job that you don’t see the wider picture that we’re all part of. Every generation in the cleaning industry has valuable knowledge and experience to offer. Talk to everyone, young, old and in-between – they know their stuff.

Think outside the box and be open minded. Look at what other industries are doing and get creative with how that could benefit the cleaning industry. I’m thinking about the Deliveroo and Just Eat models. A cleaning version that showcased a pool of available, security cleared, BICs registered and trained cleaning talent that companies could dip into would be revolutionary. It would professionalise the cleaning function, give cleaners more flexibility to pick up more hours and contract cleaning companies would have a readily available recruitment resource. The right skills are hard to find and recruitment is tough. Turnover can be huge in cleaning.

What’s your vision for the future of the cleaning industry?

Cleaning needs to be much higher up the value chain. I’m really passionate about the industry elevating itself. It’s a fantastic, essential industry and it needs a louder voice. We need to make our own voice. We have to turn what we do into communicating the importance of what we do. We are too insular and it’s time to come out of the shadows – the pandemic has accelerated this visibility so we need to keep those cogs turning.

Clenetix launches white paper exploring the power of data for progressive cleaning service providers

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:25:41 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

Clenetix launches white paper exploring the power of data for progressive cleaning service providers

Cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, today launches its new white paper, “Data: Demonstrating the power of cleaning”. The new report examines how the coronavirus has brought the cleaning sector to the forefront and how cleaning providers can use data not only to demonstrate their professionalism but also improve numerous areas that are growing in strategic importance.

Historically, the pervading view of cleaning is that it is a low-skilled, non-core service, which has left it at the mercy of procurement teams eager to cut costs. This view could not be more incorrect. Cleaning is now mission-critical and demonstrating its value in a way that feels unprecedented. Cleaners are now categorised as keyworkers, risking their lives to keep public and private spaces clean and the virus at bay while the vast majority of workers stay at home.

Mark Hazelwood, co-founder, Clenetix said: “The pandemic has encouraged organisations to rethink how they implement cleaning services. It has been well reported that hygiene and cleanliness have a significant impact on employee health, wellbeing and productivity.

“Building occupants need reassurances that the spaces they live and work in are safe. But to demonstrate the power of cleaning, cleaning providers need to do more than just make their cleaning teams visible.”

The paper looks at how the cleaning industry is eager to embrace technology and how it must learn to walk before it can run. It provides a view on how cleaning service providers can measure what they do and where they do it and discusses how effective analysis of data can help organisations elevate cleaning, transforming it from a commoditised and much-maligned service into a critical service that supports organisations in myriad ways.

Peter Stock, co-founder of Clenetix commented: “The cleaning industry now has a significant opportunity to demonstrate its value and the importance of a professional cleaning service. Cleaning teams can build a more solid business case and show client organisations the ways in which they can support and enhance business objectives, whether that’s keeping buildings virus-free or improving the long-term health and wellbeing of staff. Clenetix gives the industry access to the data it needs to showcase its true value.”

To download a copy of “Data: Demonstrating the power of cleaning”, please visit https://www.clenetix.com/content

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Media contact

Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

Office: +44 (0)1273 934295

Mobile: +44 (0) 7743056320

Email: sabrina@magentaassociates.co

Thank Your Cleaner Day

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:03:36 GMT

A mark of respect for our unsung heroes

Today we are celebrating Thank Your Cleaner Day to show our appreciation for all of the frontline cleaners that have paved the way in helping to keep us safe through the pandemic. Please say thank you to your cleaners today.

All of our frontline workers deserve gratitude and appreciation for their unrivalled dedication and professionalism throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of those frontline workers have been recognised by weekly celebratory clapping events during the thick of lockdown, others with government supported pay increases, and then there are a host of unsung heroes that have been busy in the background working around the clock to keep us safe without fuss our bluster – our cleaners.

Cleaning teams in offices, banks, shops, supermarkets, restaurants and train stations but to name a few are working to keep hygiene standards high to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and keep us safe while we go about our daily lives. Where other professions were given critical worker status early on in the pandemic, cleaners were not and yet these are the people that have protected us and put themselves at the forefront of risk since day one.

Cleaning has typically been a very hidden and thankless task, often carried out during the darkness of night so as not to disrupt daytime activities. Cast under a beaming spotlight, Covid has brought cleaners and their operations from out of the shadows. Now mission-critical, the frontline workers in the cleaning industry are going to great lengths to keep us safe and enable people to continue with their daily lives. Cleaning between uses, making cleaning materials available, increased cleaning frequency, Covid-secure measures – these practices are all informed by our cleaners. Hygiene is at the top of everyone’s agenda. It’s not ok for something to just look clean, there’s increased pressure to prove that it is clean. This is part of the reason cleaning teams are now more visible and are carrying out extended cleaning services at higher frequency during daytime hours. Just one Covid outbreak in a premises could have a significant impact so the work our cleaners do is business critical and in terms of Covid, a potentially life-saving exercise.

Cleaners now have greater responsibility in supporting wellbeing and reducing anxiety. Workers, shoppers, diners and travellers want to know the space they are in is Covid-safe. It is down to the cleaning teams to go to lengths to not only ensure this, but also to prove this with accurate time and activity logs. Basic hygiene cannot be compromised.

The profile of cleaners has naturally been elevated by the pandemic and has gone some way in changing the perception but there is more work to be done to ensure this is a long-term change. The pandemic has presented a chance for the cleaning sector to evolve, come into a position of respect. We are so reliant on cleaners and their thorough output, now more than ever, and the increased professionalism should also see cleaning operatives be rewarded with better levels of pay.

Cleaners are often forgotten when we talk about frontline workers during the pandemic. This is far from acceptable. It’s our cleaners that are enabling workplaces to be occupied, albeit minimally in line with government guidance, and for us to continue with our leisure activities and a degree of normality. Please stop and take a moment to say thank you to your cleaner, not just today, of course, but every day. And, if you are cleaner, take a well deserved bow!

About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Clenetix launches new software to transform cleaning efficiency

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:45:47 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

Cleaning software specialist, Clenetix, today launches its cutting-edge software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that ensures cleaning operations meet the needs of the location and the people that operate within it and enhance service efficiency.

Designed specifically for the cleaning industry, Clenetix brings together functionality to track on-going activity, automate workflow and audit service standards. The comprehensive, modular tool provides time and attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking to enable demand-based cleaning.

The Clenetix mobile app used by cleaning operatives is configured to deliver specific cleaning instructions for each location and direct activity with proactive service alerting, driven by active data.

Clenetix offers an intuitive Insights Portal that is a real-time view of the exact tasks in progress, how long they take and what consumables are used. It can be configured to send cleaning instructions via push-notifications directly to cleaning operatives’ smartphones, when a usage capacity limit is reached in a certain area or a service issue has been highlighted. This valuable data capture can then be analysed to drive more efficient cleaning schedules, increase operational efficiency, functional accuracy, have better control over consumables management and highlight where cost savings and service improvements can be made.

Hosted in Microsoft Azure, Clenetix is 100% secure and easily scalable. The specialist cleaning software does not integrate with any on-site infrastructure, making it a simple plug-and-play solution. Clenetix is powered by pulse box beacons installed in premises that communicate directly with cleaning operatives’ smartphones via Bluetooth.

Clenetix is the only progressive cleaning software solution that supports the entire cleaning operation. This revolutionary new cleaning software was developed by technology and FM experts with more than 70 years’ combined experience.

Mark Hazelwood, Co-founder, Clenetix said: “Clenetix was born from having an insight into the cleaning industry and identifying what could improve it. We were determined to challenge conventional practices and find a solution that could transform cleaning as we know it.

“In order to provide an exceptional and efficient cleaning service on the ground, you need data that will allow you to do this. After all, if you can’t measure it, how can you improve it? Clenetix, simply put, tracks cleaning operations and provides data to improve it.”

Following Clenetix’s launch today Peter Stock, co-founder of Clenetix commented: “We are pleased to introduce Clenetix to the market at a time when cleaning has never been more crucial. Clenetix gives full visibility of cleaning operations and displays step-by-step instructions for cleaning operatives to ensure that nothing is missed. This gives businesses and cleaning companies complete peace of mind and confidence in the hygiene of their premises.”

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About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.

www.clenetix.com

Media Contact

Sabrina Stubbs

Magenta Associates

Office: +44 (0)1273 934295

Mobile: +44 (0) 7743056320

Email: sabrina@magentaassociates.co.uk

Dave Currie tempted out of retirement to join Clenetix as non-executive director

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:15:55 GMT

Dave Currie to join Clenetix

The directors at Clenetix are proud to tempt Dave Currie out of retirement as he joins the team in July as Non-executive Business Development Director.

Dave has spent over 40 years in the IT, Telecoms, Data solutions and Software services market, during this time he has been involved in design, support and manufacture of many different types of systems & technologies, leading innovation in digital systems integrating voice, data and video platforms.

From an engineering background he has moved into senior roles in Marketing, Product Management, Sales and Company acquisitions.

Dave was first employee at EziTracker and became a Director and key shareholder in this leading FM software provider. The company was later acquired in 2013 after a handover period, Dave retired 2014, whist keeping a watching eye over number of business in non-exec capacity.

Mark Hazelwood, director and co-founder of Clenetix, commenting on the appointment said, “Dave has a passion for data solutions in the software services market, his experience is going to be invaluable.. We have an opportunity to put real science behind the delivery of cleaning services and Daves’s insight and business development knowledge will help deliver this model”.

Dave added, “When I meet with Mark & Peter I could see great potential in the service provision for the cleaning sector. It’s exciting to join the team and I looking forward to assisting them in driving our services forward”.

Dave can be contacted here or via LinkedIn

About Clenetix

Clenetix is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed especially for the cleaning industry. Delivered via mobile application, the modular solution enables time & attendance monitoring, activity tracking, task list management, quality audit management and footfall tracking. Clenetix Last Cleaned gives users up to date information about when a location was last cleaned.