What is a Porter Service?

If you haven’t heard of the Term porter, don’t worry most people haven't! Porters are responsible for ensuring your building is clean and presentable to staff and customers. They can perform any cleaning and maintenance needed for your facility including support, restocks, trash removal, clean ups, etc. 

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PORTER AND A JANITORIAL SERVICE?

RESPONSIBILITIES  between a PORTER and a JANITOR are quite similar , but precise tasks vary depending on the needs of the facility. Besides running errands and performing tasks during business hours, a porter's responsibility includes cleaning common areas. Janitorial services are performed after hours. This gives janitor’s more time to deep clean, but during the day they are typically unavailable. This gives porters an advantage because you won’t have to wait for the janitors to come and sort an urgent need. 

WHAT ARE PORTER SERVICES? 

The day to day life of a porter:

Day porters perform cleaning and maintenance of public areas within buildings/ facilities.

Services can include:

• Inspecting, cleaning, & disinfecting common areas 

• Cleaning, mopping, polishing floors

• Cleaning windows and any glass really.

• Vacuuming common areas to get rid of debris or dust.

• Event set ups and breakdowns.

• Lightbulb upkeep

• Responding to service calls

The services of a porter depend on the needs of the facility hiring them!

The top benefits of using a Porter service 

1. IMPROVE Facility Aesthetic

First impressions are crucial. Maintaining a clean work space can improve your reputation, occupancy, value, and even productivity. Day porters help keep your business running smoothly! 

2. Maintaining a SAFE Building

A porter cleans spills and removes any hazards that can be dangerous to staff or customers. The responsibility of a porter may also include maintenance of the building which they help out. They can also look around the building and let the management know of any problems they may be facing.

3. Low COSTS

Hiring a porter to handle cleaning during daytime/ work hours to handle most tasks means you don't need a large cleaning crew  to clean the facility after hours because most tasks will already be completed. This means you can reduce costs in having your own team or hiring another larger janitorial service..

4. CUSTOMER SERVICE 

A porter can even help your day to day customer satisfaction! A porter can manage vendors and deliveries. As the property manager/ owner, you will have more time to handle your tasks; having a day porter means you can delegate tasks you would typically have to worry about. A good porter will provide concierge level customer service.

5. CUSTOMIZED SERVICES

Day porter services are customized to your needs, this means that the service is specialized and you get what you paid for, no less!

CONTACT KINGSMAN’S BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL PORTER SERVICES TODAY!

Learn more about our different services below: 

• Pressure Washing Services

• Window Cleaning

• Building & Office Cleaning Service

• Gutter Cleaning

• Sanitizing Services

• Porter Services

• Solar Panel Cleaning

• Green Cleaning

At Kingsman’s Building Services, no job is too big, or too small. Call 408-605-0616 today for a no obligation quote on any of our Building Maintenance Services.