Could you honestly look at your workstation computer and say that it’s clean? The benefits of a clean computer are so vast, from positively impacting your own health and wellbeing to that of your work environment, that it’s a constant surprise just how few people actually take the time to do it. Read on to learn more about the benefits of our computer cleaning service.

So few clean their computer or employ a company that offers that very service in fact that the site of a dirty computer has unfortunately become the norm for a great many. Computer cleaning is just as important as the cleaning of your office itself however, so much so that a computer left dirty and dusty could cause problems for your health and even greatly reduce the lifespan of your equipment by a substantial amount.

This shouldn’t really come as a surprise considering the delicate nature of a computer’s components. With that being said, we thought it would be of benefit for you and that of your staff, to see just why so many are now choosing to hire a computer cleaning service on a regular basis.

How A Computer Cleaning Service Could Help You

Improved Health And Hygiene – mould and dust are all big contributors to ailments such as asthma and allergies. Keyboards used by a multitude of users are also a breeding ground for bacteria, spreading germs and viruses quicker than you can hit control, alt, delete.

Reduction In Overheating – cooling fans are there to reduce the heat of your PC. If dust and debris however, are blocking the fans from doing their job and working at their optimum rate, your desktop and/or laptop could find itself overheating very quickly. Not only will this cause problems in the running of the PC on a day to day basis, but it could also lend itself to damage of hardware parts. With laptops in particular, battery life will be lost should overheating occur more regularly.

Clearer Monitor Visibility – it seems like a simple result of cleaning computers but it’s of huge benefit. Clearer displays will provide much better vision for you. This will only enhance your experience, making it easier for you to see and in the long run will be a much healthier option for your eyes.

Increase Lifespans Of Computers – as mentioned above, dust filling your computer, causing it to overheat etc will lend itself to components wearing out much quicker than expected. Regular cleaning however, will prevent dust and debris causing harm to the delicate components that keep your PC running smoothly, subsequently boosting its lifespan considerably.

Less Maintenance And Repairs – keep your computer in good condition with regular cleaning and the smaller niggling problems won’t have a chance to turn into larger, more costly problems. You’ll spend less money on repairs and replacement parts simply by cleaning and maintaining the current components.

Increased Productivity – as they say, a clean office is a productive office. When surrounded by dirt and grime, most will see their productivity reduced greatly. Give someone a clean environment however and productivity levels will usually increase as you allow for the literal and mental space to focus and work.

Computer Cleaning Services With Capital

Remember, physical maintenance of computers shouldn’t be limited to cleaning the keyboard and monitor. A professional service such as that from Capital will tend to the deeper parts of the computer itself such as the motherboard, CD rom, fans and much more.

If you’d like to find out more about computer cleaning services available from Capital, simply contact us today via telephone on 0800 013 2182 or email at info@capital.uk.com.

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Let us know how many keyboards you need cleaning and we’ll send a free no–obligation quotation.
Contact us here or call us on 0800 013 2182 for more information.

Our latest addition to the before and after series. Just another day at Capital. We clean equipment like the example below, on a daily basis. This is why we provide the best technical cleaning service.

Before

After

We apply the same level of cleaning to all IT hardware equipment. Cleaning includes:

• Telephone
• Keyboard
• Screen (dual)
• Laptops
• Printers
• Data Centres
• Server Rooms
• Everyday office IT hardware
• General preventative maintenance

Let us know how many keyboards you need cleaning and we’ll send a free no–obligation quotation.
Contact us here or call us on 0800 013 2182 for more information.

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Let us know how many keyboards you need cleaning and we’ll send over a price. Contact us here or call us on 0800 013 2182 (Free no-obligation quote).

Everyday we clean keyboards like this. That is why we provide the best technical cleaning service.

Before

After

We apply the same level of cleaning to all IT hardware equipment. Cleaning includes:

• Telephone
• Keyboard
• Screen (dual)
• Laptops
• Printers
• Data Centres
• Server Rooms
• Everyday office IT hardware
• General preventative maintenance

Click here for all before & after photos

Contact us here or call us on 0800 013 2182 (Free no-obligation quote).

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A vital part of any business is to protect their assets and that includes data centres or comms rooms. Below we have an example captured by our team. We conduct a 6 monthly clean for our customer and you can clearly see the need for a clean. Often the dangers of a dust contaminated data centre can be seen by the state of the floor. A clean data centre only adds an extra layer of protection against failure or malfunction.

Before

After

Tell us how big your data centre, server room or comms room is, and how often you want it cleaned. We’ll be able you provide you a quote. Email – Request form or call 0800 013 2182

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Hardware Auditing 
Preventative Maintenance 

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Continuing our before and after series, we bring you a handful of preventative maintenance cleaning photos. We get asked to clean a variety of IT hardware, hence why we have a preventative maintenance service which allows us to clean all types of hardware. Below are images featured in our case study of a national retail group. The retail sector often come to us with problems like the ones you see below. You can clearly see the results before and after. Do not leave it this late before contacting us. Thanks to our specialists Paul and Ly for the photos. Contact us now for information or a free quote.

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Let us know what you want cleaning and how often you want it cleaned. We’ll be able you provide you a quote. Email – Request form or call 0800 013 2182

Click here for all previous before and after photos

Preventative Maintenance
Data Centre Basics for Dummies
What is Hardware Auditing? Hardware Asset Management & Inventory 
Hardware Auditing 

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We’ve put together a group of photos from a recent data centre clean. For a number of our medium size clients, this type of comms room is a familiar sight. A medium size room that is long overdue a technical clean. It’s clear to see the difference between the before and after images. The authentic nature of the photos portray the quality of a professional and technical clean by Capital. One of our most experienced specialists captured the various stages of the clean. This is just one example of the variety of cleans we conduct on a weekly basis. Each technical room we clean can vary in standards and we are able to adapt accordingly and apply a surface and deep clean to the highest level.

Before

During

After

Tell us how big your data centre, server room or comms room is, and how often you want it cleaned. We’ll be able you provide you a quote. Email – Request form or call 0800 013 2182

Data Centre Basics for Dummies
Data Centre Cleaning 
8 Reasons why Capital offer the best data centre cleaning service 
What is Hardware Auditing? Hardware Asset Management & Inventory 
Hardware Auditing 
Preventative Maintenance 

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There is a reason why keyboard and computer cleaning is an essential business service. The evidence is below. These are normal everyday keyboards and phones from a normal office. The same germs and dirt could be hidden on equipment. Our experienced cleaners deal with cleaning computers and keyboards on a daily basis. We also have photos of telephone cleaning below. Contact us now for information or a free quote.

Before

After

Let us know how many keyboards you need cleaning and we’ll send over a price. Contact us here or call us on 0800 013 2182 (Free no-obligation quote).

We apply the same level of cleaning to all IT hardware equipment. Cleaning includes:

• Telephone
• Keyboard
• Screen (dual)
• Laptops
• Printers
• Data Centres
• Server Rooms
• Everyday office IT hardware
• General preventative maintenance

Before & After Photo: Telephone Cleaning
Before & After Photo: Keyboard Cleaning
Dirty Keyboards and Smartphones Contain More Germs Than Toilet Seats

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Meet the Team: Brannan – Cardiff

Cwrdd â’r tîm : Brannan o Gaerdydd

Home town: Barry

Yn byw yng: Nghaerdydd

Favourite place around Cardiff: Brannan is fond of the beaches around Southern Wales. Two of his favourite places are Barry Island and Llantwit.

Hoff le yng nghyffiniau Caerdydd: Mae Brannan yn hoff iawn o draethau De Cymru. Dau o’i ffefrynnau yw Ynys y Barri a Llanilltud Fawr.

Favourite team: Brannan prefers rugby over football. Hence his support of the Welsh rugby team. He is also a fan of road cycling.

Hoff dîm: Mae’n well gan Brannan rygbi na phêl-droed gan gefnogi tîm cenedlaethol Cymru. Mae’n hoff o feicio ffordd hefyd.

Favourite food: Brannan loves a Hyderabadi curry. He’s traveled far and wide, and this curry is his favourite.

Hoff fwyd: Mae Brannan wrth ei fodd â chyri Hyderabadi. Mae wedi teithio ledled y byd a’r cyri hwn yw ei ffefryn.

Favourite music: Brannan wanted us to mention a particular song despite liking all types of music. Rossini – Semiramide, Overture is a song that he finds soothing.

Hoff gerddoriaeth: Roedd Brannan am i ni grybwyll un gân neilltuol er ei fod yn hoff o bob math o gerddoriaeth Rossini – Agorawd Semiramide yw’r un sy’n mynd â’i fryd.

Hobbies: Brannan has variety of hobbies of which gardening is his favourite. When indoors he is a fan of computers and technology. Further more Brannan can play the piano, guitar and Jewish harp.

Diddordebau: Mae gan Brannan amryw o ddiddordebau a garddio yw’r ffefryn. Pan na fydd allan yn yr awyr agored mae’n mwynhau cyfrifiaduron a thechnoleg. Gall Brannan chwarae’r piano, gitâr a’r delyn Iddewig.

Services (Gwasanaethau)

Brannan covers computer cleaning, data centre cleaning, hardware auditing and preventative maintenance in Cardiff.

Mae Brannan yn ymdrin â glanhau a chlirio cyfrifiaduron, clirio canolfan ddata, archwilio caledwedd a gwaith cynnal ataliol yng Nghaerdydd.

Locations (Lleoliadau)

Capital cover all the surrounding areas and counties of Cardiff. Swansea, Newport, Glamorgan, Llanelli, Pontypridd, Abergavenny,  Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bristol and many more.

Mae Capital yn gweithio yn holl ardaloedd Caerdydd, Abertawe, Casnewydd, Morgannwg, Llanelli, Pontypridd, Y Fenni, Caerloyw, Cheltenham a Bryste a sawl dinas ac ardal arall.

Clients (Cleientiaid)

Client include small and large businesses, schools, colleges and government buildings.

Mae ein cleientiaid yn cynnwys busnesau mawr, ysgolion, colegau ac adeiladau’r llywodraeth.

Let us know what you want cleaning and get a free no-obligation quote now. Call 0800 013 2182 or request a quote online here.

Gadewch i ni wybod a oes gennych chi unrhyw beth sydd angen ei lanhau a rhoddwn ddyfynbris i chi yn ddi-rwym. Ffoniwch 0800 013 2182 neu gwnewch gais am bris ar-lein yma.

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Rhagor o wybodaeth difyr a diddorol ar ein blog.

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The purpose of IT Cleaning in Universities is explained with examples connecting the past and present. We have used Cambridge, Manchester and Bath as examples.

Cambridge 1931

Educating a future great

Alan Turing considered by many to be the father of modern computing enters King’s College Cambridge as a Mathematics undergraduate.Turing’s concept that any single same machine could follow the same set of instructions to produce exactly the same result gives rise to the computer program. Turing would go on to be a primary driving force behind breaking the German naval signal codes at Bletchley Park during WWII. Latter work at Manchester looked at using computers to study Morphogenesis the biological theory of growth and form.

The physical side of computing like the hardware poses the eternal questions what do I need and when do I need to replace? Even extending the operational life by a year or two can save thousands. Regular cleaning extends the life of your IT Equipment.

Manchester 1957

State of the art computing

We’ve come a long way since this picture was taken of the ‘Baby’ at Manchester University in 1957 but the need to clean and maintain your systems remains. Manchester was at the forefront of technological innovation in the fifties and British Universities continue to cultivate the brightest of minds and technologies.

Today you will have made substantial financial investments by running multi-location, high availability IT Service Departments with the aim of providing your students with the technological environment for them to succeed. In our information driven society can you afford downtime for the sake of something as simple as regular cleaning?

Early Collaboration 1979

South Western Universities Regional Computer Centre – housed at Bath Campus

ICL 2980 network linking the computers at Bath, Bristol and Exeter Universities, University College Cardiff and the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology. Total cost £2.5mio, around half of the go-it-alone route for individual Universities. The network had 12 disc stores of 20 million characters each. Collaboration is a recurring theme in the educational sector but businesses are resistant because they perceive a risk in losing proprietary information.

One thing really stands out to me in this photo…imagine having to clean those tiles. This is the main problem with the do-it-yourself method, most University IT staff don’t want to do the cleaning. You can provide them with all the materials but over time it tends not to get done. General cleaning will cover floors, desks and windows but they don’t touch the IT equipment. The Capital service ensures that your IT cleaning gets done thoroughly and regularly our reputation depends on it.

1980’s

Tape Deck Data Centre

A piece of nostalgia for those of us old enough to remember having to leave the tape recorder load and save programs in your bedroom during the early 80’s. Today you will be using petabytes of data storage facilities linked to multiple mirrored sites and some solid state physical on site memory. The exponential growth rate in storing and managing your data will be a major consideration in all future architecture and hardware decisions.

Thankfully we don’t have to rely on magnetic tape any more. How are you saving and backing up your information? Data centres are unique places, secret bunkers, old converted warehouses and modern, purpose-built facilities. Getting in can be a challenge, keeping them clean is essential for optimal operation. We are specialist data centre and computer room cleaners for nearly 30 years.

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With nearly 3 decades of experience, we’ve worked in pretty much every sector imaginable. One of the most challenging and fulfilling is that of retail. The retail sector is challenging as working in-hours whilst the shop is open can compromise customer service and brand image of the store. Visible cleaning can get in the way and threaten the experience of the customer. It is about finding the balance to fulfill the needs of the organisation and customer.

Location and size can vary depending on the organisation. Retail environments range from large department stores to a small group of shops located nationwide. This means that each solution needs to be bespoke.

Furthermore each organisation has bespoke EPOS systems, IT equipment, technical rooms and facilities. This means a bespoke solution is the only option. With our experience we are able to offer solution we know that work.

We work closely with customers to learn of specific details and issues.  Once items and locations have been finalised, we need to agree where the equipment will be cleaned. Cleaning out-of-hours means equipment can remain on the shop floor. However whilst the shop is open, a safe and a hygienic space is required to conduct our specialist cleaning.

Size, location, type of equipment and logistics are our most common concerns when conducting cleaning in the retail sector. It must be stated that general cleaners are not professionally trained to clean IT equipment or technical facilities.

Reasons to conduct cleaning

Reducing the risk of equipment malfucntion and failure – Computer and data centre cleaning
Dirty Keyboards and Smartphones contain more germs than toilet seats
7 Common ways germs are spread
Research: How quickly do germs spread? Germs & Sanitisation

Example

One client we cannot mention due to contractual agreements requires us to clean till points across 200 sites nationwide. This 6-monthly clean requires the cleaning to be completed in time for Winter and Summer sales. Many of the challenges mentioned above had to be solved in order to provide an efficient clean. The main problem was the build-up of dust on till drivers which caused overheating leading failure or malfunction. Subsequently an engineer call-out-charge costs £1000 per visit. The best solution for us was to provide a regular clean on a 6 monthly basis. We conducted an initial clean in one store in order to plan for nationwide coverage. As a result driver malfunction has significantly reduced.

Examples of what can be cleaned

• Tills/ EPOS  – Touchscreen, till drivers, keyboard
• IT Hardware
• Store rooms
• Server and data rooms
• Technical rooms and facilities

Retail can cover

• Department stores
• Shopping centres
• Supermarkets
• Small shops
• Nationwide store coverage

Services for retail

• Computer cleaning
• Data centre cleaning
• Hardware auditing
• Preventative maintenance

Let us know what you want cleaning and get a free no-obligation quote now. Call 0800 013 2182 or request a quote online here.

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