Exploring the Unmet Need to the UK Domestic Cleaning Market

Regardless of the influx of people starting the domestic cleaning business concept, there remains a huge service gap within the industry. For instance, if you should do a survey on cleaning businesses across the UK; you may find that many have eradicated the following areas which are the aspects that drive the success of your business.

1. Lack of Training: Only a few cleaning businesses offer training to their cleaners and this reflects professionalism and how the cleaners conduct themselves in the homes of cleaners

2. No Consultation: Not many businesses offers consultation and this is a great service that not only enables you to offer a better service but it develops the rapport of your company

3. None Payment of Tax: Not many businesses equip their cleaners to deal with their tax affairs and so many believe that domestic cleaners are operating illegally

4. Lack of Follow-up: This is a major complain from many clients of cleaning businesses and a major reason why many clients cancel their arrangement with cleaning businesses.

Now that you can identify the gap within the industry, What steps will you take to bridge these here's the state of the Domestic Cleaning industry.

According to the Cleaning Industry National Training Organisation (CINTO), the UK's cleaning industry is worth around £9 billion pounds. Interestingly, the industry is run by sole traders and small organisations which employ as few as nine (9) part-time cleaners.

Despite this pattern, many have grown their business to cover hundreds of clients and employ hundreds of staff.

Like many other profession, cleaning have various regulatory bodies within the UK that you can approach, ever you need advice, would like to add credibility to your business or if you wish to access formal training. There are also a few good online resources where you can access and learn about current news and trends in the market. In order to keep on top of your business, it is advisable that you pay close attention to domestic cleaning related news.

The good news so far is that many working class families and those with children need the additional help with their house work, the market is therefore, somewhat immune from economic down turn and many clients are reluctant to give up their cleaning solution for the sake of saving the money. In fact, the cleaning industry is known to be a booming industry and a major increase in growth is seen in 2004 to 2006, where the market value was raised from £4 billion to £6 billion across the UK alone.