How to Choose the Right Cleaning Trolley for Your Janitorial Requirements?
A good cleaning trolley or janitors’ trolley is one of the most useful tools for any cleaner. Selecting the right trolley can help staff complete tasks faster, prevent injuries and they also reduce work stress.
Of course, the right cleaners trolley for one business, might not be the best for another. In this post we are going to discuss a few key points that should help you pick the right janitors trolley for your venue or cleaning business. You are welcome to visit our cleaning showroom on the Sunshine Coast to push them around before you buy, or feel free to contact us with any questions you have to make the best choice.
What Is Janitor Trolley
A janitor cleaning trolley should provide a cleaner with two key benefits. Firstly they act as a mobile storage device. You can carry cleaning tools, cleaning chemicals and disposables too. They save a cleaner from having to back and forward between store rooms and the space they are cleaning.
Good cleaning trolleys also help a cleaner to be prepared for unexpected events. This might include cleaning a spill, heading spontaneously to a different area fully prepared or anything similar.
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Tips for Choosing the Right Cleaning Trolley
- Floors and Access: Some trolleys will be easier to manoeuvre on hard surface compared to carpet floors. If you own a carpeted building, then make sure you choose a trolley with wheels that are easy to manage. Having to use excessive force to push a housekeeping trolley about will make them less appealing to your cleaners. Large rubber wheels the best for navigating safely over any surface.
- Sound: Especially in the accommodation industry, the silence of the janitor trolley matters. No manager wants to see complaints in their online reviews about noisy cleaners. Generally speaking, a silent trolley tends to have 2 wheels on the back and 2 wheels for the front.
- Size: Janitors trolleys come in variety of sizes. The first thing to check is that all of your key equipment, like brooms, mops, a vacuum perhaps, can fit on the trolley easily. This will depend on who is using the trolley. The smaller model that can house all of your equipment easily is often the best choice.
- Indoor / Outdoor Use: If you are responsible for buying a janitors trolley for a school for example, then there is a good chance it will be going outside and to many different areas. Make sure you choose a trolley built with materials that can be left outside regularly.
- Storage Capacity: Along with storing your cleaning tools, your trolley needs to hold a decent amount of your consumables. This might include toilet paper, hand towels, soap bottles and many other items too. The trolley should have ample storage space for these items for your cleaners.
- Handles: To maintain sanitary guidelines, buy a janitor trolley that has its handles away from where the rubbish container goes. If the trolley set up is a bit flexible, all the better.
- Aesthetics: This is not as important as functionality, but still worth some thought. Looking professional on the job can help build pride in your staff. If you can’t decide between two trolleys, this is when the look of the trolley might tip the scale on way or the other.
- Add Ons/Attachments: Some cleaning trolleys come with adjustable parts and also allow for customisation with optional attachments. If your business might grow and flexibility with your trolley could be an issue, then adjustable janitor trolleys might be the best choice.
Our team at Tensens Cleaning Supplies can provide you with as much advice as you need when it comes to ordering housekeeping trolleys, janitors trolleys or general cleaning trolleys for your business. Simply give us a call if you need any help at all.
