How to Ensure That Your Stadium is Ready for the Next Big Event

With stadiums across the country housing up to 80,000 people at a time, the aftermath of stadium events is almost certainly going to be chaotic. Large groups of people can cause a huge amount of mess, particularly in sports venues and football matches where it is simply unavoidable. Whilst it can seem impossible for cleaning standards to be maintained, ensuring your stadium is clean and hygienic ahead of the next event is vital for continued success. Discover our top tips for ensuring that your stadium is up to the highest standards pre-event, and why cleanliness should be at the top of your radar.

Why is stadium cleaning so important?

When the next batch of visitors enter the venue, they are likely to contribute to the mess. So, why does such a seemingly massive task need to be undertaken prior to their arrival? First, let’s take a look at the impact cleanliness has on your fans, and how you can apply this to your stadium to increase fan experience in the future.

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Visitors are there to watch an exciting game of sports, a professional team, or even a certain player, so having a clean and inviting venue environment on game day is essential to ensure the overall visitor experience is positive. After all, it’s your returning customers that keep your business going, and with ticket prices likely to be extremely high, the least you should offer is a hygienic space to enjoy the game.

Protecting sports fans from illnesses

Many people choose to order food and drinks during their time at a stadium, commonly through fast food/stadium apps. Contact with unclean surfaces containing all sorts of germs can get ingested in the eating process, leading to a variety of nasty bugs. It’s advised to perform regular cleaning to minimise this risk.

In a post-pandemic world, customer expectations of a clean environment are higher than ever, and fans should feel safe whilst in close proximity to potentially thousands of other people while watching a game, in concession lines and in other stadium areas. It is therefore essential that stadium owners and stadium operators maintain and organise deep cleans, where the best time to undergo this is during off season while the stadium is not being used. Deep cleaning plays a key role is ensuring the removal of as much unnecessary bacteria as possible.

Avoid negative reviews

With social media and other new technologies becoming an ever-increasing way of spreading information, negative word from just one person about your business can rapidly spread and become a huge detriment in your future success. Therefore, you should, make sure your venue’s hygiene is setting the right impression.

Top tips for large-scale event cleaning

Cleaning a large stadium can be a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. Just as it’s finished it is time to start again. It makes sense to ensure that the people cleaning your venue are highly trained and experienced professionals who can see what needs to be done and act quickly, efficiently, and unobtrusively to make sure no stone goes unturned. Take a look at our top tips for stadium cleaning.

What equipment do I need to clean a stadium?

The correct cleaning process using the right materials can be costly. Here are just some of the essentials required to clean your stadium:

• Commercial mops
• Commercial mop buckets and wringers
• Dustpan and brushes
• Cleaning cloths, mitts and sponges
• Buckets and bowls
• High-performance commercial vacuum cleaners
• Rubber gloves
• Wet floor signs
• Dusters
• Bin bags
• All-purpose cleaner
• Window cleaning equipment
• Floor cleaning solution
• Disinfectant cleaner

So, what are the costs of stadium cleaning equipment? Whilst it can seem like the easiest and cheapest decision to do the cleaning yourself rather than investing in a commercial cleaning company, the cleaning equipment, materials, training and valuable employee time all have costs associated with them. The cost of hiring commercial cleaners can range depending on your needs, but in the long run, can work out extremely cost effective as they have all the necessary equipment and chemicals to hand.

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What areas should you pay attention to in your venue?

Stadium cleaning isn’t just about picking up popcorn and mopping the floor. It’s also about paying close attention to different challenges including: behind-the-scenes services areas, function rooms, corporate boxes, standing and seated areas and everything in between. You should be focusing on your:

• Washroom and toilet areas - One thing that can be guaranteed is that the bathrooms will be the busiest area in your venue at one time. Bathrooms are prime areas where bacteria can build up and harmful germs can spread, which is only heightened when used by high volumes of people from around the world. Janitorial schedules should include regular check-ups to tidy and disinfect the bathroom area. Whilst it may seem a mammoth task, this is a particularly important area that requires significant attention as washrooms have often been found to influence an individual’s overall perception of a venue and will colour any feedback both positively and negatively.
• Floor cleaning – cleaners should be able to recognise the correct cleaning methods for the different types of floors, whether you have: carpets, tiles, wood or concrete.
• Waste disposal – correct and frequent disposal of bins to ensure your venue always maintains a professional image
• Seating areas
• Welfare facilities
• Trade stands
• Front and back of house areas
• VIP lounges, box office and bar areas

Did you know, Jani-King charge per clean rather than by hour for stadium cleaning services? Therefore, we pay attention to all areas of your venue, in depth, to ensure a high-quality finish ready for your next special event.

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Utilise the help of a stadium cleaning service

When it comes to cleaning for the masses, and providing an excellent customer service journey, you don't have to rely on your in-house teams for all this. Why not consider contracting the work to cleaning experts who are trained to deliver the results you need? Jani-King, industry leader, are large venue and stadium cleaning specialists, experienced in delivering high standards of long-term cleaning and janitorial services for these types of venues.

Jani-King have a number of years' experience with stadium cleaning teams across the country to help provide outstanding live events and sports event days. If you want to provide the ultimate stadium experience and increase fans attention, please contact us and find out more about our bespoke event cleaning services.