Spring has arrived, making it the perfect time for Australian businesses to review their cleaning and preventative hygiene maintenance routines.
While spring cleaning is often associated with the home, commercial facilities can benefit from a seasonal reset too.
For commercial kitchens, hospitality venues, aged care facilities, healthcare environments and food processing businesses, everyday cleaning is essential. But what about the areas behind, underneath and inside your equipment?
Even a facility that looks spotless can have hard-to-reach areas where grease, grime, dust, mould and organic matter can build up over time.
This spring, it might be time to look beyond the surface.
Why Commercial Spring Cleaning Matters
Daily and routine cleaning plays an important role in maintaining a hygienic workplace. However, some equipment and areas require more specialised attention.
Preventative hygiene maintenance complements everyday cleaning by targeting difficult to access areas, internal equipment components and spaces that may otherwise be overlooked.
Spring is an ideal time to review these areas, particularly as Australian businesses prepare for warmer temperatures and, for many hospitality venues, increased summer trade.
So, what should be on your commercial spring cleaning checklist?
1. Coolrooms and Refrigeration
Your coolroom might look clean at first glance, but when was the last time you looked underneath shelving, around door seals or behind equipment?
Coolrooms are essential for storing food and temperature sensitive products, but spills, food residue, grime and organic matter can accumulate in difficult to access areas.
Professional coolroom cleaning can complement your regular cleaning schedule by targeting areas that may require more specialised attention.
Spring check: Look for visible build-up, staining, damaged or dirty seals, unpleasant odours and areas that are difficult for staff to access during routine cleaning.
2. Evaporator and Fan Units
Take a look up next time you walk into your coolroom.
Evaporator coils, fans and surrounding components can accumulate dust, dirt and contaminants over time. Because these components aren’t typically included in everyday cleaning routines, they can easily be forgotten.
Preventative cleaning helps maintain cleaner internal components while supporting the overall hygiene of your cold-storage environment.
Spring check: When was the evaporator or fan unit last professionally cleaned?
3. Ice Machines
Your ice may look clean, but what about the machine producing it?
Internal areas of commercial ice machines can be difficult to see during everyday use. Components that come into contact with water and ice require regular attention as part of an effective hygiene program.
Professional ice machine cleaning and sanitisation can help manage internal build-up and maintain a cleaner environment within the machine.
And with warmer weather approaching, pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels and other hospitality venues are likely to be putting their ice machines to work.
Spring check: Is your ice machine ready for increased summer demand?
4. Exhaust Canopies and Filters
Commercial kitchen exhaust canopies work hard, capturing airborne grease and cooking residue day after day.
Although visible surfaces may be regularly wiped down, grease can accumulate in filters and harder to reach areas.
Professional exhaust canopy cleaning helps remove accumulated grease and grime as part of a proactive commercial kitchen maintenance program.
Spring check: Inspect your canopy and filters for visible grease accumulation and review when they were last professionally cleaned.
5. Dishwashers and Glasswashers
Your dishwasher cleans your dishes, but who’s cleaning your dishwasher?
Commercial dishwashers and glasswashers can process thousands of plates, utensils and glasses. Over time, food residue, grease, scale and other deposits can accumulate inside the equipment.
Specialist cleaning can target internal areas that may not be addressed through normal operation or everyday cleaning.
Spring check: Look for scale, residue, build-up or unpleasant odours and check when the equipment last received a professional deep clean.
6. Air Conditioning and Air Handling Systems
Australian summer means one thing for many commercial air-conditioning systems, increased demand.
Dust and contaminants can accumulate around coils, filters, fan units and other internal components over time.
Having these systems inspected and cleaned as part of a preventative maintenance program before summer can help businesses prepare for the warmer months.
Spring check: Don’t wait for the first scorching summer day to start thinking about your air-conditioning system.
Daily Cleaning vs Preventative Hygiene Maintenance
One of the most important distinctions for businesses is the difference between routine cleaning and specialist preventative hygiene maintenance.
Your staff and commercial cleaners play an essential role in maintaining everyday cleanliness.
Preventative hygiene services go further by targeting areas and equipment that can require specialist knowledge, equipment or processes to clean effectively.
Think of it this way: Daily cleaning keeps your business clean. Preventative hygiene maintenance helps address what daily cleaning may not reach.
Together, they can form part of a more comprehensive approach to commercial hygiene.
Your Commercial Spring Cleaning Checklist
As you prepare your business for the warmer months, ask yourself:
- When was our coolroom last professionally cleaned?
- Have our evaporator fans and coils been checked?
- When was our ice machine last cleaned and sanitised?
- Is grease accumulating in our exhaust canopy or filters?
- Are our dishwasher and glasswasher due for a deep clean?
- Are our air-conditioning systems prepared for summer?
- Are there areas within our facility that routine cleaning doesn’t reach?
If you don’t know the answer to some of these questions, spring could be the perfect time to review your preventative maintenance schedule.
Get Your Business Ready for Summer with Jaymak
For more than 25 years, Jaymak has helped Australian businesses maintain cleaner, more hygienic commercial environments through specialised preventative hygiene maintenance services.
Our services support businesses across a range of industries, including hospitality, food processing, healthcare, aged care and other commercial environments.
Spring provides the perfect opportunity to look beyond what appears clean and give the areas behind the scenes some attention.
Don’t wait until build-up becomes obvious. Get ahead of your commercial hygiene this spring and prepare your business for the busy summer months ahead.
Contact your local Jaymak team today to discuss your preventative hygiene requirements and discover how we can help prepare your facility for summer.
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