The summer holidays are on the horizon, and both teachers and their students are looking forward to a well-earned break. But just because classes have finished doesn’t mean that work isn’t being done.
Outside of term time, schools, academies, colleges, and universities can all benefit from a professional commercial clearance to get them ready for the new year in September.
Do Schools need Commercial Clearances?
If you run a school, you understand the importance of keeping things fresh for new and returning students. Ordering in new supplies and making sure every inch has been thoroughly cleaned is important, but sometimes you need to go one step further.
Schools may need a commercial clearance so that they can replace old furniture, kitchen appliances, and educational materials that are no longer needed. With every school day needing new materials, store rooms become full after 9 months of lessons, most of which needs to be safely disposed of.
Asking your cleaning staff to also organise a clearance makes their job much harder than it already is. Instead trust the professionals to clear out all unwanted items.
The Benefits of Commercial Clearances for Schools
The summer holidays are the best time for any renovations. With hundreds of students and dozens of staff members there each day during term, getting any repairs and renovations done is nearly impossible, so instead it’s best to organise them for when the buildings are empty.
Commercial clearances often go hand in hand with renovation. Before work can begin, you need to remove all unwanted furniture and other items. We’re experts in clearances, and can remove items of any size, including white goods and electronics.
If you’re replacing older furniture, disposing of them can be tricky. If they fill up your storage space, that’s less room to work with, and will come back to bite you in the future. It’s best to organise a school clearance straight away to save any headaches.
Commercial Clearances for Universities
For universities, commercial clearances are even more important. After years of use your student accommodation will need a freshen up; a job that often involves removing and replacing old furniture and maybe even the kitchens and bathrooms. This is a big job, which is why we never recommend trying to do it yourself and instead trust a team that is experienced and insured.
Providing quality accommodation is arguably just as important as providing excellent education. It’s the biggest selling point for new students, buildings full of worn-out furniture will pale in comparison to other schools’ investments and upgrades.
With multiple buildings spread across towns and cities, clearances for universities can be difficult to organise. They’re big jobs, but nothing we can’t help with. We work fast, but safely, removing all furniture and other items without scratching walls or causing any other damage.
Eco-Friendly Commercial Clearances for Schools
We specialise in commercial clearances that don’t harm the environment. Many companies like ours claim to recycle as much as possible, and we don’t doubt that they do, but very few achieve a 100% eco-friendly clearance like we do.
But what does eco-friendly clearance mean? Well, it means that no items we remove go to waste or end up on the landfill. During the clearance, we sort through every item to see what can be recycled. We also look for items that are still in useable condition and can therefore be donated to one of the local charities we work with. Old desks, chairs, whiteboards, and other furniture may be a little rough around the edges, but they can still go to a good home.
Everything else will be taken to the closest recycling centre(s) to be turned into something new. You never know, one day you might end up using something that was once part of your school!
Many clearance companies aren’t able to dispose of some white goods or sensitive materials as not all recycling centres will accept them. With our years of experience, we know that everything can be recycled if you know where to take it and know all the centres in greater Manchester. We even use electric vans so that any longer journeys still won’t impact the environment.
Why Choose Clever Clear?
You might imagine that, since we focus on eco-friendly clearances, that’s the main reason why people and business owners contact us for their clearances. In many ways this is true, anyone wary of their carbon footprint or wants the job done properly knows that we’re the go-to in Greater Manchester. But that’s not all we’re known for.
A commercial clearance is a team effort, and not just our own. We work closely with you to organise the best clearances possible, co-ordinating the effort in such a way that it benefits you the most. This is especially important when we work with schools, as time is of the essence when students will be returning in a few months’ time.
By working methodically, we’ll remove every item and take it away safely, without taking longer than necessary. Despite taking our time to inspect items to see if they can be donated, we still pride ourselves in being faster than many of our rivals.
We also take the time to discuss the job with you, finding out your reasons for the clearance and your timeframe so that there are no issues or delays. This is more important for house clearances, but you might be attached to older items and the years of work associated with them – we’ll always take this into account during the clearance.
If you’re renovating your school, college, or university, and need items removing, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!
