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Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Services – Are They Worth It?
January 26, 2023
Keeping a commercial kitchen in the best possible condition is not easy, but it is utterly essential when you are using your kitchen to serve customers and as a food preparation area for employees. It is your responsibility in a business to keep a level of cleanliness, and commercial kitchen cleaning services can help you to achieve this.
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Commercial Exterior Cleaning – Benefits and Frequency Required
January 20, 2023
Commercial exterior cleaning can be a very specialist job. All commercial premises are different and cleaning the outside of buildings, driveways, car parks, and other areas can be a big undertaking. So, should you bother with having the exterior of a building cleaned? What are the benefits of doing so, and how frequently should you look to have the outside of your building maintained?
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Commercial Kitchen Deep Cleaning Tips
January 13, 2023
Commercial kitchen deep cleaning is essential from time to time. When it comes to handling food and drink, cleanliness is essential. The Food Standards Agency provide ratings for commercial kitchens and often, less than a five star Food Hygiene Rating is seen as insufficient by consumers.
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How to Flush a Water System
January 6, 2023
Flushing your water system could be an essential way to help avoid diseases and ensure that your water hygiene is always up to scratch. It’s something that so many businesses forget about, but it is very important, especially if you are in the position where you have left the system stagnant for any length of time.
Why should you flush a water system anyway? Well, every business has responsibilities when it comes to water, and waterborne diseases such as legionella. While a guide to flushing won’t solve all of your problems, it is one of the many steps that you can use to help keep your water hygiene healthy.
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What is an LPG Boiler? Beginners’ Guide to LPG
December 30, 2022
There are a lot of different choices when you are looking for a boiler, and for commercial premises they can be a great choice. So what is an LPG boiler? Is LPG a good choice for commercial businesses and what are some of the pros and cons?
In this guide, we explain a little about LPG and whether it is a good choice for the environment and for economic purposes, and also go through some pros and cons comparing to gas boilers and other boiler types.
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Legionella Temperatures – Understand What Temperature Kills Legionella
December 22, 2022
Legionella is a very serious risk within business premises and workplaces, and it is vital to be very cautious and diligent regarding legionella. Though the cases are rare and average out at around 300 per year in the UK, that is partially down to the stringent regulations that are in place. These should not be ignored.
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Commercial Kitchen Compliance Checks – Ensure Your Kitchen is Safe
December 15, 2022
The compliance of your building is a huge consideration, and whether you are running a business on your own or you have a whole team of people involved, the responsibility will ultimately be yours. Our commercial kitchen compliance guide can help you to make sure you have thought about all of the different responsibilities of building compliance, with a particular focus on the kitchen.
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The Building Safety Act 2022 – Impact for Commercial Building Owners
December 6, 2022
The Building Safety Act of 2022 gained royal assent in April 2022 and introduced a variety of new considerations and responsibilities for the owners and operators of buildings. Both commercial buildings and residential buildings owned by commercial landlords are impacted, and the safety act has been introduced to improve health and safety, fire suppression, and other aspects of safety.
The act itself is pretty complex at over 250 pages in length. If you own a commercial building then it is definitely worthwhile taking the time to read this and better understand your responsibilities. You may be legally liable if your building compliance is not up to scratch.
In this guide, we’ve explored some of the key considerations for commercial buildings.
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SFG20 – What is SFG20 and Should You Be Using It?
November 24, 2022
SFG20 is an amazing tool when it comes to PPM, and ensuring your business meets its compliance responsibilities. If you’ve visited the Robinsons Facilities Services blog before, you’ll know that we are advocates of planned preventative maintenance.
Servicing your business assets makes all the difference, whether you’re looking to expand the lifespan of your gas boiler or just make sure your air conditioning unit is running at its full potential.
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Restaurant Duct Cleaning: Essential For Health and Safety
November 17, 2022
Running a commercial kitchen or a restaurant is not always easy, and there are certainly a lot of different things to consider when it comes to the health and safety responsibilities of your business. When it comes to kitchen fire hazards, you might not necessarily think of your kitchen ducting, but it is not something that you should neglect as it can have grave consequences.
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