Office and Hospitality Cleaning in Flu Season
Visual cleanliness in hospitality spaces is a dangerous illusion. Whether walking into a high-end hotel, sitting down at a restaurant table, or logging on at a corporate workspace, people constantly interact with surfaces that are packed with invisible germs.
Microbial studies show us alarming figures: the average office desk is shown to host 400 times more germs than a standard toilet seat.1 The risk doesn’t get any lower when stepping away from the office: Research shows that restaurant booth seats and dining chairs average 151 to 184 Colony Forming Units (CFU) of bacteria per 100 cm2.2
Hospitality spaces face even bigger challenges, as hotel room service trays and hard contact points frequently carry massive bacterial loads.3 Effective hospitality cleaning becomes even more important during months where cold & flu germs are more likely to spread through common touchpoints and surfaces.
In addition to the above; menus, taps, fridge handles, kettle buttons, prep counters, payment machines, microwave doors, shared keyboards, and bathroom touchpoints are handled constantly, often by multiple people every hour. During busy periods, these surfaces can easily be overlooked while teams focus on visible mess and larger deep cleaning tasks.
For hospitality, restaurant and office teams, this can affect hygiene standards, guest experience, and staff wellness. In office spaces, it can impact employee wellness and impact productivity. Absenteeism from work, combined with the effect of presenteeism (impact on workplaces when employees come to work while feeling ill), is estimated to cost the economy R19 billion per year.4
The good news is that improving hygiene standards does not always mean cleaning more – often, it means cleaning smarter with the right hospitality cleaning products for each surface.
Not every cleaning task requires the same approach. Some surfaces need routine maintenance, while others require deep cleaning to remove stubborn build-up and contamination. Greasy prep areas need products designed to cut through oil and food residue efficiently.
Shared touchpoints require reliable surface disinfection support throughout the day. Burnt-on grill and oven build-up needs targeted cleaning power, while everyday surfaces still need to stay clean, polished, and professional.
The Handy Andy Professional range is designed to help businesses tackle different cleaning challenges more effectively across hospitality, restaurant, and office spaces with targeted pro cleaning supplies for different surfaces and tasks.
Handy Andy Food Safe Multipurpose Degreaser (500 ml)
Food safe and built to help cut through grease and food residue on prep surfaces and kitchen areas, making it a valuable addition to your hospitality cleaning products toolkit.
Handy Andy Food Safe Multi-Surface Disinfectant Cleaner (500 ml)
Food safe to support the
Handy Andy Food Safe Oven & Grill Cleaner (500 ml)
Contains the strong cleaning materials needed for demanding kitchen environments; and built to remove stubborn burnt-on grease and carbon build-up.
Handy Andy Multipurpose Cream (500 ml)
A practical everyday cleaning solution for a variety of surfaces across hospitality spaces, restaurants, and workplaces.
Busy professional spaces move fast, so cleaning routines need to keep up.
Focusing on high-touch surfaces, using targeted pro cleaning supplies, and maintaining consistent hygiene routines throughout the day can help businesses maintain cleaner, safer environments during winter.
When it comes to shared spaces, the surfaces that look clean are not always the ones that are hygienically clean.
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