Sports & Leisure Centre Cleaning London – Horn Park Case Study

Why experience matters

Over the years, Beck & Call has provided consistent and reliable cleaning services at Horn Park Sports & Social Club in South East London for many years.

It is a good example of the type of sports and leisure account where cleaning is not simply a matter of following the same specification every day. The site combines sports facilities, changing rooms and showers, squash areas, areas used by rugby and football teams, bars, function rooms, offices, toilets and general communal areas.

Horn Park also has long-established links with Colfe’s School and is a well-known local sports and community venue. Rugby, football, cricket and squash activities take place at the site, while its clubhouse, halls and pavilion are regularly used for functions and other events.

Cleaning Different Areas Within One Sports Facility

One of the main requirements with this type of account is the ability to deal with a wide variety of cleaning tasks within the same site; these can range from changing rooms, showers and toilets to squash and sports areas, clubhouse facilities, bars, offices, function rooms and halls.

Floors also vary considerably. Some areas require vacuuming, others sweeping or damp mopping, while toilets, showers and changing facilities naturally require a different level and type of attention.

This is quite typical of sports centre and leisure facility cleaning, where several very different operations can be taking place under one roof.

Cleaning Around Sports Activities and Events

Another important part of the Horn Park account is flexibility. The cleaning requirement changes according to how the facilities are being used. Sports training, matches, functions and private events can all affect which areas need greater attention and when cleaning needs to take place.

For this reason, the schedule is not treated as something completely fixed. For example, on one day the priority may be the squash toilets and showers or changing rooms. On another it may be the main bar floor, function hall, pavilion or other communal areas.

Hours and cleaning priorities can therefore be adjusted according to the actual operation of the site and the events taking place.

For us this is an important part of managing gym, sports centre and leisure cleaning contracts. The cleaning service has to work around the facility, rather than expecting the facility to work around the cleaner.

Changing Rooms, Showers and Sports Areas

Changing rooms, showers and toilets are naturally among the most important areas within any busy sports facility. They are used heavily and the level of use can change considerably depending on training, matches and other activities.

At Horn Park our regular schedule includes cleaning of clubhouse toilets, squash toilets and showers, changing areas and pavilion facilities, together with the other areas required on each visit.

Attention to these areas is particularly important because they are often where users form their strongest impression of the cleanliness of a sports or leisure centre.

Clubhouse, Bars and Function Rooms

Horn Park is also much more than simply a sports ground. The site includes a main hall, main bar, back bar and bowls pavilion, with facilities used for social functions, community events and private bookings.

This adds another type of cleaning requirement to the account. The cleaning can include vacuuming carpeted areas, damp mopping wooden and other hard floors, cleaning toilets, emptying bins and preparing communal and function areas according to how they have been used.

A sports and leisure contract of this type therefore combines elements of sports facility cleaning, clubhouse cleaning, event venue cleaning and general commercial cleaning.

Reliability and Attention to Detail

For us, however, the most important part of the account is not simply the number of different tasks.

It is reliability. A busy sports and community facility needs the agreed areas cleaned when they are supposed to be cleaned, particularly when changing rooms, toilets, showers or function spaces may be required again shortly afterwards.

Good communication is equally important. Where activity changes, the cleaning priorities need to change with it.

Our long relationship with Horn Park has therefore been based on the same principles we apply to our other established commercial accounts: reliable attendance, attention to detail, good communication and flexibility when the client’s requirements change.

Experience in Gym, Sports Centre and Leisure Cleaning

Horn Park is a particularly useful example of the type of work involved in cleaning a multi-purpose sports and leisure facility.

Within one site there are sporting areas used for rugby, football, cricket and squash, together with changing and shower facilities, clubhouse areas, bars, offices, halls, pavilion facilities and spaces used for events.

The account shows the importance of being able to manage a variety of facilities and activities while adjusting the cleaning programme around actual use.

This experience is directly relevant to gym cleaning, fitness centre cleaning, sports centre cleaning and leisure centre cleaning in London, particularly for facilities where opening hours, training, matches and events mean that cleaning requirements cannot always remain fixed.

For sports and leisure facilities looking for a reliable London cleaning company, Beck & Call can provide regular cleaning with the flexibility to increase, reduce or adjust hours and priorities according to operational requirements.