Commercial Cleaning
Contract cleaning for business premises across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, run to an agreed specification by our own uniformed staff, with monthly meetings to keep the standard where it should be.
Window Cleaning · Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Commercial Window Cleaning in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Window cleaning for shops, offices, schools and other business premises across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, by ladder and squeegee or the Reach and Wash water-fed pole.
Hemel HempsteadSt AlbansWatfordBennetts EndLeverstock GreenNash MillsKings LangleyAbbots LangleyRedbournChiswell GreenBovingdonLeavesden GreenWoodsideBricket WoodTownsendHow WoodNew GreensBerkhamstedBernards HeathGarstonSopwellNorth WatfordMeridenHarpendenFleetvilleCunninghamMarshalswickJersey FarmWest WatfordLondon ColneyRadlettCheshamChorleywoodHolywellChesham BoisLittle ChalfontWheathampsteadCaddingtonRickmansworthMill EndCroxley GreenBatchworthBusheyShenleyMoor ParkAmersham on the HillLutonCarpenders ParkHemel HempsteadSt AlbansWatfordBennetts EndLeverstock GreenNash MillsKings LangleyAbbots LangleyRedbournChiswell GreenBovingdonLeavesden GreenWoodsideBricket WoodTownsendHow WoodNew GreensBerkhamstedBernards HeathGarstonSopwellNorth WatfordMeridenHarpendenFleetvilleCunninghamMarshalswickJersey FarmWest WatfordLondon ColneyRadlettCheshamChorleywoodHolywellChesham BoisLittle ChalfontWheathampsteadCaddingtonRickmansworthMill EndCroxley GreenBatchworthBusheyShenleyMoor ParkAmersham on the HillLutonCarpenders Park
The service
Window Cleaning Is Where Olivers Began
Seventy years ago the Oliver family started out cleaning windows in Hemel Hempstead with ladders, buckets and squeegees. The round is still run the same way: a set cycle of visits, conventional ladder work where that suits, and the Reach and Wash water-fed pole where glass is high or the ground awkward.
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Window Cleaning Services
A window round is a fixed list of elevations, cleaned on a fixed cycle by a cleaner who knows the building. Glass, frames and sills are done together every visit. Each job begins with a walk round every elevation to note height, access and fragile glass, and to decide which method suits each pane.
- Glass, frames and sills together
- Fixed list of elevations
- Same cleaner who knows the building
- Method chosen pane by pane
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Commercial Window Cleaning for Business Premises
All our window cleaning is for businesses, and many rounds sit inside a wider cleaning contract, so the firm that does your floors also does your glass and reports on both monthly. Timing follows your trade: shops before opening, restaurants between services, schools around term dates. If your opening pattern changes, the round changes too.
- Shopfronts done before doors open
- Glass reported at monthly meetings
- Rounds fitted around term dates
- Timing moves with your trading pattern
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Internal and External Window Cleaning
External glass takes weather, traffic film and bird mess, so it needs the regular round. Internal glass collects fingerprints, condensation marks and sill dust more slowly. Most contracts pair a monthly external clean with a quarterly internal one, worked with applicator, squeegee and cloths while rooms are empty. Partitions and door panels can be added.
- External round for weather and film
- Internal cleans while rooms are empty
- Door panels and partitions optional
- Applicator, squeegee and cloth inside
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Regular Cleaning Plans
Rounds run monthly, quarterly or on a bespoke cycle. Monthly suits shopfronts and entrances; quarterly suits upper floors and rear elevations where dirt builds slowly. The cleaner comes in the same week each cycle, signs the sheet and reports anything noticed, such as a cracked pane or failed seal, so it reaches you early.
- Monthly for fronts and entrances
- Quarterly for rear elevations
- Bespoke mix of both cycles
- Cracked panes reported early
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Reach and Wash Cleaning
Reach and Wash pumps purified water up a telescopic pole to a soft brush. The brush loosens dirt, and the water rinses it away and dries without marks. It reaches upper floors from the ground and works over flat roofs and planted beds. Where a ladder gives the better finish, we carry out conventional ladder work.
- Telescopic pole with soft brush
- Purified water dries without marks
- Works over roofs and planted beds
- Conventional ladder work with squeegee
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Why Choose a Professional Cleaner
Windows are cleaned at height on premises open to staff and the public. Olivers works under the same audited procedures as all our contract work: Safety Rules for Contractors, PPE and accident reporting, audited annually under SAFEcontractor and open to your inspection. The cleaners are our own uniformed employees, and our Employers Liability Insurance certificate is shown on request.
- Height work under audited safety rules
- Own uniformed, trained employees
- Insurance certificate on request
- Seventy years at the glass
Who we clean for
Window Cleaning For Every Kind Of Premises
Office blocks
Curtain-wall and upper-floor glass on office blocks cleaned by Reach and Wash pole from the ground, with entrance glass done monthly.
Schools
School window cleaning fitted around term dates, covering classroom glass, corridor panels and hall windows while pupils are away.
Nurseries
Low-level nursery windows and glazed doors cleaned inside and out, removing the small handprints that build up through the week.
Nursing homes
Lounge and residents' room windows cleaned quietly from outside by water-fed pole, keeping views clear without disturbing anyone inside.
Dental practices
Waiting-room windows and the practice frontage cleaned before the first appointment, with obscured surgery glass left clear of smears.
Pubs
Pub frontage and bay windows cleaned before opening time, with glazed doors and hanging-basket drip marks cleared from the glass.
Restaurants
Restaurant window cleaning between lunch and evening service, leaving dining room glass clear for diners and passing trade.
Golf clubs
Clubhouse lounge glass overlooking the course cleaned by water-fed pole, reaching high panes and balcony screens without ladders.
Good to know
Window Cleaning: What Every Contract Comes With
- 70 yrsSeventy years in businessA commercial client base built over seven decades across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
- 4th genA family firmNow in its fourth generation. The Oliver family still runs the contracts day to day.
- Own staffNo agency labourEvery cleaner is our own employee, uniformed, trained per site and to COSHH regulations.
- AuditedSAFEcontractor accreditedHealth and safety audited annually by National Britannia, with the procedures open to client inspection.
- MonthlyClient meetingsStandards audited and reported on at a monthly meeting with every contract client.
Get started
Need window cleaning for your premises?
Tell us the building, the areas and how often, and we will set out a programme that fits it.
Related services
The Other Services We Run
Most contracts combine two or more of these, run by the same family to the same written specification.
Office Cleaning
Daily, weekly or out-of-hours office cleaning to a programme built around your building and your budget, by cleaners who live locally and stay on your site.
Carpet Cleaning
Commercial carpet cleaning with Prochem hot water extraction machines and professional stain removal, scheduled in the evenings, at weekends or overnight so the office stays open.
Resources
Resources Worth Reading
Window Cleaning
Reach and Wash or Ladders: Choosing a Window Cleaning Method for Your Premises
What the Reach and Wash water-fed pole system is, when conventional window cleaning with ladders still makes sense, why every job starts with a site survey, and how regular rounds are set up.
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Window Cleaning Across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire And Buckinghamshire
Contract cleaning across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, from Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford out to Luton, Aylesbury and Stevenage.
Hemel Hempstead · St Albans · Watford · Bennetts End · Leverstock Green · Nash Mills · Kings Langley · Abbots Langley · Redbourn · Chiswell Green · Bovingdon · Leavesden Green · Woodside · Bricket Wood · Townsend · How Wood · New Greens · Berkhamsted · Bernards Heath · Garston · Sopwell · North Watford · Meriden · Harpenden
Every town is listed on Areas We Cover, and every service on Services.
Good to know
Window Cleaning FAQs
How is window cleaning quoted?
As with every window job, we look at the building first. We count the panes on each elevation, note height, access and whether ladder or pole suits, and agree the cycle. The quote covers glass, frames and sills and is fixed for the round.
Do you clean inside as well as outside?
Yes. External glass is the regular round; internal glass, partitions and door panels are added at whatever interval suits, usually quarterly against a monthly external clean. Internal work is timed for empty rooms and done with applicator, squeegee and cloth so frames and sills are finished too.
How often should business windows be cleaned?
Shopfronts, entrances and glass customers walk past are usually done monthly. Upper floors, rear elevations and glass under a canopy hold up on a quarterly cycle. Trees, a busy road or nearby building work shorten that. We recommend a cycle at the start and adjust it once the first visits show how the glass behaves.
What if something gets damaged?
Cracked, loose or fragile glass is noted before anyone touches it, and the work follows audited Safety Rules for Contractors and PPE procedures. A Certificate of Employers Liability Insurance is shown on request. Anything found already damaged is reported to you on the visit sheet.
What access or parking do you need?
Parking near the elevation being cleaned, gates and side passages unlocked, and vehicles moved from beneath the windows on the day. Reach and Wash works from the ground, so most buildings need no scaffold or hoist. Anything needed is written on the job sheet.
Can I book a single clean rather than a round?
Most window work runs as regular rounds for business premises. A single clean before an opening, after building work or ahead of an inspection can sometimes be fitted in, and the building is looked at the same way first. Tell us the occasion and we will say whether we can take it on.