Your Desk Is Dirtier Than You Think

Did you know that the average office desk contains 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat? Research by the University of Arizona found up to 20,000 germs per square inch on typical office desks — including E. coli, Staphylococcus, and cold and flu viruses.

And yet most offices clean their toilets daily while desks go weeks without a proper wipe-down.

The Hotspots You're Probably Missing

The dirtiest surfaces in a typical office aren't the ones you'd expect:

• Keyboards — up to 3,000 bacteria per key, trapped in the gaps where crumbs and dead skin cells collect
• Telephone handsets — 25,000 germs per square inch on average, transferred directly to your face
• Mouse and mouse mat — touched hundreds of times a day, rarely cleaned
• Shared equipment — printers, coffee machines, and door handles are germ superhighways
• Desk phones in meeting rooms — used by different people throughout the day with no cleaning in between

Why This Matters Beyond the 'Yuck Factor'

This isn't just unpleasant — it has real business consequences:

• The average UK employee takes 4.2 sick days per year, many caused by infections spread in the workplace
• Cross-contamination from shared surfaces is one of the primary ways respiratory viruses circulate through offices
• Poor hygiene environments impact staff morale and perception of the business — particularly for clients visiting your premises

The Right Cleaning Makes the Difference

Regular vacuuming and emptying bins isn't enough. Effective office hygiene requires:

• Anti-bacterial surface wiping of desks, phones, keyboards, and shared equipment
• Regular deep cleans of high-touch points — particularly in shared spaces
• Disinfection protocols during and after illness outbreaks
• Eco-certified products that kill pathogens without leaving harmful residues

Summit Clean's Approach

Our commercial cleaning teams are trained in high-touch surface hygiene and use professional-grade, eco-certified disinfectants on every visit — not just a quick spray and wipe.

Want a cleaner, healthier office? Talk to us about your cleaning contract.

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Areas We Cover

Summit Clean provides office cleaning across Bristol and the wider South West, including:

• Bristol — BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS8, BS9, BS10, BS11, BS13, BS14, BS15, BS16, BS20, BS32, BS34, BS35, BS36, BS37, BS48
• Bath — BA1, BA2, BA3
• Cheltenham — GL50, GL51, GL52, GL53, GL54
• Gloucester — GL1, GL2, GL3, GL4
• Weston-super-Mare — BS22, BS23, BS24

Get in touch to discuss your requirements.