Category: Digitalisation

Digitalisation has transformed the cleaning industry, making operations more efficient through smart devices, digital job management, and interconnected tools. With these advancements come new risks—how vulnerable is your business to cyber threats?  According to Markel Direct, half of UK businesses experienced a cyberattack or security breach in 2023, with small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) being particularly vulnerable. Shockingly, 49% of SMEs admit they wouldn’t know how to respond to an attack. As a cleaning business, you may think you’re too small to be a target, but cybercriminals often look for the easiest way in—and cleaning companies, which handle sensitive client data and access credentials, are attractive entry points to larger organisations. Why Your Cleaning Company Is at Risk Cyberattacks can do more than just shut down your systems—it can cost you clients, delay payments, and disrupt daily operations. Around 75% of SMEs in the UK worry about cybersecurity. For your cleaning business, this is something you can’t afford to overlook, as you handle highly sensitive information, including: Client details (names, addresses, and billing details). Access codes and security credentials. Contract details and internal records. Employee payroll and personal data. A breach can lead to financial losses, contract cancellations, compliance violations, […]

At CleanManager, we develop software for the cleaning industry and work daily to make work processes more efficient. We also keep up with industry developments and test new technologies that could complement our own software. That’s why we decided to implement a cleaning robot in our office to assess whether it could reduce the workload for our cleaning staff and optimise daily operations. In this article, we share our experiences, the benefits we observed, and the challenges we encountered along the way. We also provide practical recommendations for anyone considering investing in a cleaning robot. Why Did We Choose a Cleaning Robot? Our main objectives for testing a cleaning robot were: Can we achieve more frequent cleaning without adding extra work hours? Can a cleaning robot contribute to a cleaner office environment without additional staff time? Can we reduce the physical strain of daily vacuuming and free up time for quality control and other important tasks? Can we reduce the workload for staff and allow them to focus on other duties? How can robotics add value for our clients? When new technology enters the market, it can be difficult to determine whether it actually makes a difference—both in daily operations […]