Professionals out to clean your spaces

Gambhir Mundinkeri,who has been running Clean Fix Housekeeping for the past nine years,said in the past two-three years,people have opened up to the concept of hiring professionals for housekeeping. “Earlier,we used to serve only corporate and individual offices during festivals but now 70 per cent of our clientele are households,” said Mundinkeri,who serves over 150 clients during the festive season. He added that more than bungalows,they get maximum number of orders from flat owners.

Mundinkeri has got a team of around 15 persons. They are further divided into three groups. Each team that works on one site includes four workers and one supervisor. To work on a house of 1,500 sq ft,it takes the team around 10 hours. The firm starts getting orders a month prior to Diwali.

Executive vice president and company secretary of HDFC Bank,Sanjay Dongre finds the concept of hiring professional cleaners convenient and economical. “They are well-equipped and we don’t have to worry about supplying cleaning material to them,” said Dongre.

For Samarth Services,the period of Dussehra and Diwali is the busiest of the year. On an average,the firm’s team finishes working on four-five houses in one day,which sometimes differs depending on the availability of manpower. “In the past three years,I have observed a lot of changes in this field. The outlook of people has changed tremendously and they are looking for professional services for each and every requirement. Thus I see a lot of growth potential for this market in the coming years,” said Santosh Vishwakarma,Samarth Services.

Spic N Span Services is a two-and-a-half year-old firm that specialises in residential cleaning. “On an average,we finish cleaning three apartments in a day. We work in three teams; each team comprises four persons,including a team leader. The concept of Diwali cleaning has undergone a change and people prefer getting it done through professionals than their maids,” said Mayur Shah,proprietor,Spic N Span.

Agreeing with Shah is Vishwakarma,who says that earlier the whole idea about cleaning was limited to using phenyl and acid. “Now they know there is a different chemical for different purposes and one cannot replace the other. We train our team members thoroughly on the mechanism,equipment and products to be used while cleaning glasses,carpets,toilets,sofas,floors and so on,” he added.

The charges for professional Diwali cleaning depend on various factors such as area,type of cleaning,condition of the flat and so on. On an average,for deep cleaning of a 2BHK furnished flat spread over an area of around 1,000 sq ft,the cost will be between Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000.