What Is a Porter Service?

If you have a large office building or commercial facility, you can always keep it clean with a day porter service. But what do day porters do when they arrive at your building? Let’s look at day porters’ duties and services to determine how they improve and maintain your building’s condition.

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Porter services, also known as day porter services, are cleaning and maintenance services for public areas in buildings. Day porters perform a variety of tasks, including:  

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• Cleaning: Day porters clean and disinfect common areas, including lobbies, kitchens, cafeterias, and patios. They also clean restrooms, windows, and glass doors.  

• Maintenance: Day porters perform maintenance tasks, such as replacing light bulbs, changing HVAC filters, and watering plants.  

• Trash removal: Day porters remove trash and debris, and empty trash cans and bins.  

• Event set up and tear down: Day porters help set up and break down events.  

• Litter cleanup: Day porters clean up litter from daily use.  

• Spill clean up: Day porters respond to spills and clean up wet floors.  

• Snow and ice removal: Day porters remove snow and ice.  

• Graffiti removal: Day porters remove graffiti.  

• Paper product replenishment: Day porters replenish paper products.  

• Indoor plant care: Day porters care for indoor plants.  

Day porter duties can vary depending on the needs of the business.

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Can You Customize Day Porter Services?

Yes. No two commercial facilities are alike, so day porters customize the services they provide to meet your building’s needs. For example, if your building has heavily used break rooms, your day porters can clean them a couple of times a day instead of once to limit the mess that occurs in those rooms. However, if you often deal with dirty floors, the day porters can focus on mopping and vacuuming every floor in your building. When you bring day porters into your office or facility, they personalize their services to meet your business and building requirements.