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Building maintenance and fire safety for offices and commercial premises

Offices, studios, restaurants and works want the outside of the building done before the working day starts and the fire safety file kept current without fuss. SeeForth has cleaned glazing inside a Victorian covered market at 6 am, turned round an urgent studio clean the day after the call, and cleaned an Isle of Dogs office block twice for its managing company. This page shows those jobs and what a commercial building can expect.

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Commercial buildings we have worked on

All described without naming the client.

Leadenhall Market, EC3

Wine bar and restaurant inside the market

High level reach and wash of the external glazing and an internal clean of the ground floor, three times between September 2018 and March 2019. The building sits inside the covered Victorian market, so each visit was booked for a 6 am start, before the traders and the lunchtime crowd arrived. See our City of London page.

Long Lane, Smithfield, EC1

Design studio on the second floor

An urgent external and internal clean in April 2022. A slot opened at short notice, we offered it that morning and the work was done the next day. Reach and wash from the pavement outside, hand tools and a squeegee inside, and a water mark free finish on both.

Limeharbour, Isle of Dogs, E14

Office building, two visits for the managing company

An internal and external clean of the glazing in November 2023, then an external clean in July 2024 booked for 6 am and confirmed in writing to be complete before midday. Reach and wash from the ground, no scaffold and no lift. See our Canary Wharf page.

Hitchin, SG5

Town centre offices for the building's trustees

External window cleaning of the first and second floors of an office building on Hermitage Road in February 2024. A small job done properly and invoiced the week it was finished. See our Hertfordshire page.

Harlow Business Park

Engineering works, windows inside and out

An external and internal window clean of an engineering company's works in January 2018. One technician, a 7 am start and four and a half hours on site. See our Essex page.

Across London

High rise offices

Rope access and MEWP cleaning of taller office buildings, with the method, the licences and the timings set out on our high rise window cleaning page.

What a commercial building needs

Early starts and fixed finish times. The Limeharbour and Leadenhall jobs were booked for 6 am and finished before the building filled up. We confirm the finish time in writing when it matters.
Inside and out on one visit. Reach and wash from the pavement for the outside, hand tools and a squeegee inside, one crew, one invoice.
Short notice when it counts. The Smithfield studio was cleaned the day after the call because a slot had opened. We say when we can and when we cannot.
The rest of the envelope. Gutters, cladding, eyebolts, roof repairs and bird proofing from the same office, so the managing agent has one calendar.
Fire risk assessments for the workplace. An office is non-domestic premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The employer or the occupier is the Responsible Person for their demise; the landlord or managing agent for the common parts. We assess either, or both together, so the two reports agree with each other. See the fire risk assessment page.

Services for offices and commercial premises

Window cleaning, inside and out

Reach and wash to about five storeys, rope access or MEWP above that, hand tools inside.

Gutters and rainwater goods

Cleared at any height, with photographs of what came out, before the leak reaches the ceiling tiles.

Eyebolt testing

The anchors used for window cleaning and fall arrest inspected, load tested and certificated, with a register for the building.

Cladding and render cleaning

Soft washing and purified water for the front of the building, with any damaged panel or failed sealant reported.

Bird proofing

Netting and spikes on ledges, signage and plant areas, with the fouling cleared first.

Fire risk assessments

For the demise, the common parts or the whole building, report within 48 hours, actions ranked by risk.

For managing agents and facilities managers

One supplier across a portfolio, with the external maintenance and the fire risk assessments on one calendar.
RAMS before every visit, written for that building, with the access method for each elevation and the times agreed with the building manager.
Reports that go straight into the building file: photographs of every elevation after external work, certificates for any testing, and assessment reports written for the person who has to act on them.
Tenants told in advance, with a note of which elevations are in use on which day.

Where we work

Commercial buildings across Greater London, including the City and Canary Wharf and Docklands, and across Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge, from our office at 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE.

Common questions

Can the windows be cleaned before the office opens?

Yes. The Limeharbour and Leadenhall Market visits were booked for 6 am and finished before the building filled up. Where the finish time matters we confirm it in writing.

Do you clean inside as well as outside?

Yes. Reach and wash from the pavement for the outside and hand tools with a squeegee inside, on the same visit with the same crew. That is how the Smithfield studio, the Harlow works and the first Limeharbour visit were done.

Who is responsible for the fire risk assessment in a multi-tenant office building?

The employer or occupier is the Responsible Person for their own demise, and the landlord or managing agent for the common parts. The two must cooperate. We assess either or both, so the reports agree with each other about the escape routes and the alarm.

How quickly can you come out?

When a slot opens we say so. The Smithfield studio was cleaned the day after the call. Planned work is booked weeks ahead onto the building's calendar, and we say plainly when a date is not possible.

Do you need scaffold or a lift for an office building?

Rarely. Reach and wash from the ground covers most buildings up to about five storeys. Above that we use rope access from tested anchors or a MEWP, and the licences and timings are set out in the quote.

Can one contractor cover the whole envelope?

Yes. Windows, gutters, cladding, eyebolt testing, roof repairs and bird proofing from one office, with the fire risk assessment available from the same firm, so the managing agent has one calendar and one point of contact.

Tell us the building and we will tell you what it needs. Call 020 4634 3089 or send the address and a photo.