A barrier, not just a sign
A sign warns people about a wet floor. A barrier keeps them off it until it is dry, so our cleaners carry barriers and dry the floor rather than leaving a cone behind.
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Retail, Supermarket and Showroom Cleaning in Darwin
Shop floors, supermarkets, shopping centre tenancies and showrooms across Darwin and Palmerston. On a retail site the floor is part of the product, and a wet one is the biggest risk you carry.
We clean before you open, from 6am, or after you close, until 10pm. If you trade past 10pm, the clean happens the next morning before your doors open, and every visit is recorded against an interval we agree with you.
- A written inspection interval, recorded every visit
- Entry matting and transition zones on the scope
- Barriers on a wet floor, not just a sign
- Before you open from 6am, or after close until 10pm
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
Why does a cleaning record matter as much as the clean?
Because when someone slips, the first question is what your cleaning and inspection system was, and whether you can show it was kept.
A clean floor on the day helps nobody if there is nothing to show it was checked. A store that can produce a dated record of inspections and cleans is in a far better position than one that can only say the floor is usually fine.
There is no single interval that suits every store, so we agree one with you based on your traffic and your entry. It goes into the written schedule and every visit is signed off against it.
What should your retail cleaner be handing you?
Four things you can check before you sign with anyone, including us.
A dated record of every visit
Signed off each visit, with a photo report you can keep on file. If anything is ever questioned, that file is the first thing anyone asks for.
Matting that suits the doorway
A short mat cannot dry a wet season shoe in one or two steps. We measure the entry at the walkthrough and tell you if the matting is too short for your traffic.
A window that stays out of trade
Ask for the visit time in writing. A clean booked before opening or after close should never drift into trading hours.
The cleaning is not the only deliverable. The record that it happened, at the interval you agreed, matters just as much.
What is in the scope?
Every area with a frequency against it, and the trading floor separated from back of house.
How does a retail contract run?
Four steps, and the paperwork happens before the first clean.
Contact us-
Step 01
Walk the store
Floor area by finish, the entry and its matting, the traffic lanes, and what your last incident or audit picked up.
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Step 02
Scope, interval and induction
A written schedule with an agreed inspection interval, plus whatever your centre asks of contractors: induction, documents and access arranged.
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Step 03
Before open or after close
From 6am before you open, or after you close until 10pm. A store trading past 10pm is cleaned the next morning, finished before the doors open.
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Step 04
A dated record
Signed off each visit, with a photo report. Flag anything short and we put it right.
Do supermarkets and food displays need a tighter scope?
Yes. Wherever food is on display, the cleaning frequency goes up.
Deli counters, display cabinets and self serve areas get a tighter frequency than the rest of the trading floor, because that is where a food inspection looks first. Cabinet glass, shelving and serving areas are cleaned on every visit rather than on a rotation.
If you make food in store, such as sandwiches, sushi or cut fruit, tell us at the walkthrough. Those areas are scoped like a commercial kitchen, not like a shop floor.
What changes between the dry and the wet?
How a retail floor behaves, which is why a schedule written for a southern store misses here twice a year.
- The dry season, May to October, brings fine dust onto glass, stock and display surfaces
- The wet season, November to April, turns the entry from a dusting job into a water job, and a mat sized for the dry will not cope in February
- The dry is also when visitor numbers and foot traffic pick up, so floor wear and dust peak together
- Your cleaning window depends on your own trading hours and your centre's access rules, so the schedule is built per site
So we run two schedules in one contract. Matting, entry and transition zones lift through the wet, and glass, high level dusting and display surfaces lift through the dry.
Why do Darwin retailers stay with us?
Six reasons, one line each.
A Darwin office
93 Smith Street, Darwin City, so a store issue is a local call.
A record, not just a clean
Agreed inspection interval, signed sheet per visit and a photo report.
Induction ready
Centre inductions and access sorted before the first clean.
Cover for centre management
We carry $10 million public liability insurance.
Barriers, not cones
A wet floor is closed off and dried, not just signed.
Happy before we leave
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
What do Darwin store managers say about us?
How is a retail cleaning quote put together?
No rate card, because no two stores are the same. We quote after walking the store, and here is what moves the number.
Floor area and finish
Trading floor, back of house, and how much of it is polished, vinyl, tile or carpet.
Food and the entry
A deli or food display, and the length of the entry and its matting.
Frequency
A daily store costs less per visit than a three day one, because the build up between visits is the cost.
Centre access
Inductions and access control inside a managed centre take real time, so we show it on the quote.
Periodic work such as strip and seal or high level dusting is quoted per job. The walkthrough is free and carries no obligation.
What gets booked around the routine clean?
Quoted per job and done outside your trading hours.
Window cleaning
Shopfront glazing, display glass and internal partitions. Up to 10 windows from $170. See window cleaning
Carpet cleaning
Fitting rooms, showroom carpet and office areas, quoted after an inspection. See carpet cleaning
Tile and grout
Entry tiling and customer toilets where mopping stopped working. $38 per square metre. See tile and grout
Pressure cleaning
Entry aprons, trolley bays, loading docks and bin areas. From $195. See pressure washing
Mould cleaning
Stock rooms, cool room surrounds and ceilings after the wet. From $315. See mould cleaning
End of lease
Handing a tenancy back at the end of a lease or before a refit. See end of lease
Which Darwin centres and strips do we cover?
Shopping centre tenancies, supermarkets, standalone shops, strip retail and the car and boat showrooms along the Stuart Highway through Winnellie. Send your address and we will confirm the same day.
City and coastal
- Darwin CBD
- Larrakeyah
- Stuart Park
- The Gardens
- Fannie Bay
- Parap
- Cullen Bay
- Nightcliff
Coastal salt air coats glass and louvre blades, requiring extra care on tracks.
Northern suburbs
- Casuarina
- Alawa
- Wagaman
- Leanyer
- Karama
- Malak
- Marrara
- Wanguri
High residential rental movement makes bond cleaning very common across these suburbs.
Palmerston and rural
- Palmerston
- Berrimah
- Winnellie
- Howard Springs
- Humpty Doo
Larger family blocks and sheds often combine regular cleans with outdoor pressure washing.
What do Darwin retailers ask first?
How much does retail cleaning cost in Darwin?
It is quoted per store after an inspection rather than off a rate card, because floor area, finish, food areas, the entry and frequency all move the number. We walk the store, scope it with you and put the price in writing before anything starts.
How often should a retail floor be inspected?
There is no single interval that suits every store. We agree one with you based on your traffic and your entry, write it into the schedule and record it every visit, so you can show the system was kept.
Is a wet floor sign enough?
No. A sign warns people, but a barrier keeps them off the floor until it is safe. We close off a wet area and dry it rather than putting out a cone and walking off.
How much entry matting do we need?
More than a single doormat. In the wet season a shoe needs several steps on matting before it stops carrying water, so we measure your entry at the walkthrough and tell you whether the matting is long enough.
Can you work inside a shopping centre?
Yes, and we expect the paperwork. We complete the centre's contractor induction and access arrangements before the first clean rather than turning up and being turned around.
When can you clean if we trade long hours?
We work from 6am to 10pm, seven days, so most stores are cleaned before opening or after close. If you trade past 10pm, we clean the next morning and finish before your doors open.
Why does the season change the schedule?
Because the dry and the wet are two different jobs. From May to October dust lands on glass, stock and display surfaces, and from November to April the entry becomes the whole problem. We lift entry work through the wet and glass and high level work through the dry.
We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Ready to book a store walkthrough?
Send the address, rough floor area, the finish and your trading hours. We walk it, agree an inspection interval and send a written schedule with a frequency on every line.
- Reply within 2 hours
- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
93 Smith St, Darwin City NT 0800
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