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Trusted by South Yorkshire businesses since 1995
Commercial Window Cleaning in South Yorkshire
We keep the windows of offices, shops, schools, factories and care homes spotless across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley. Most glass is cleaned from the ground with pure-water poles that reach 70ft; for anything higher, we bring in cherry pickers or rope access.
We work for businesses and block management companies, never private houses, and we reply to quote requests within 2 hours during office hours.
- 30+ years · since 1995
- Fully insured
- DBS-checked, uniformed teams
- RAMS for every site
- IPAF certified
Who we clean for
Window cleaning for every kind of business
From a single shop front to multi-storey offices and industrial sites, we plan every clean around your opening hours and site rules.
OfficesFrom single offices to multi-storey glassRetail & shopping centresShop fronts, signage and shopping centresSchools & collegesDBS-checked teams, planned around your timetableIndustrial & warehousesFactories, warehouses and high-level glazingApartment blocksWindows and communal areas for block managersCare homes, hotels & moreEvery kind of business premises
Block management
Windows and communal cleaning for apartment blocks
We clean the windows of dozens of apartment blocks for block management companies, and look after their communal areas too: one reliable contractor for the whole building, with every visit scheduled and confirmed in advance.
- Window cleaning from the ground, up to 70ft
- Communal cleaning for entrances, stairs and landings
- DBS-checked, uniformed teams residents can trust
- Insurance documents and free RAMS
How we clean
The right method for every building
Water-fed poles
Purified water is brushed on and left to dry spotless. Our poles reach 70ft from the ground, with no ladders and no chemicals.
Cherry pickers & rope access
For glass above pole height, our specialist access partner provides cherry pickers (MEWPs) and rope access teams, planned and insured.
Traditional cleaning
Squeegee and scrim for shop fronts, entrances and internal glass, wherever a hand finish is best.
Areas we cover
Across South Yorkshire and beyond
We’re based in Rotherham and clean for businesses throughout Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley, with regular work in Dinnington, Wakefield and Worksop.
Why Wrights
Why businesses choose us
- More than 30 years cleaning commercial buildings
- Fully insured, with a risk assessment and method statement for every site
- DBS-checked, uniformed and IPAF-certified teams
- Pure water only: no chemicals or detergents
- Any size of job, from one shop front to a whole business park
- A reply to your quote request within 2 hours during office hours
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed: if anything’s not right, we’ll come back quickly and put it right
Who we work for
Trusted by organisations across the region
Wrights Cleaning have been working for us for well over 15 years, the service has always been superb!
Jane W., Office Manager
We wanted to save money on our cleaning budget, we did and we gained a better cleaning company in the process.
David W., Building Manager
Thank you for an excellent, professional service. You went above and beyond our expectations!
Kate O., Business Owner
Questions
Commercial window cleaning FAQs
The questions facilities managers and business owners ask us most.
Do you clean homes?
No. We don’t clean private houses or individual flats. We work for businesses and block management companies: offices, shops, schools, industrial units, apartment blocks, care homes, hotels and other commercial buildings.
How do you clean high windows?
Most windows up to 70ft are cleaned from the ground with water-fed poles and purified water. Above that, our specialist access partner provides cherry pickers (MEWPs) or rope access.
Are you insured?
Yes. Every operator holds at least £2 million of public liability insurance, and we also hold employers’ liability and products liability cover. Certificates come with your quote.
Do you provide risk assessments and method statements?
Yes. We prepare a risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) for every new site, free of charge. You can request copies once you’ve accepted your quote.
Do you use ladders?
Only when there’s no safer way, and never above 20 feet. Water-fed poles let us clean almost every window from the ground.
How quickly will I get a quote?
We reply to quote requests within 2 hours during office hours (Monday to Friday 8am–5pm, Saturday 8am–12pm). If we need to see the building, the site survey is free.
Also available to our clients
Gutter and cladding cleaning
Guides for businesses
All guides
How Often Should Gutters Be Cleaned on Commercial Buildings?
How often commercial gutters need clearing, what happens if they’re left, and how they can be cleared safely from the ground.
How Often Should Commercial Windows Be Cleaned?
How often commercial windows need cleaning, from every week for shop fronts to every three months for schools and industrial units, and what changes it.
Get a free quote
Tell us about your building and we’ll reply within 2 hours during office hours.
What happens next
- We reply within 2 hoursDuring office hours: Monday to Friday 8am–5pm, Saturday 8am–12pm.
- A free site surveyIf we need to see the building, we’ll arrange a visit at a time that suits you.
- Your written quoteWith our insurance documents. Risk assessments and method statements are always free.
- Your first cleanWe agree a schedule around your opening hours and book your first visit.
- Free quote, no obligation
- Pure water, no chemicals