National landmarks require maintenance of the highest standards, from cleaning and staffing to security and planning. These sites often hold historical, cultural and architectural significance, open for public use and viewing. Maintaining landmarks to the highest standards requires far more than day-to-day cleaning, cleaning a national landmark requires skill and excellence. 

With over 50 years’ experience in the heritage sector, we are proud of our long-standing role in preserving historic sites and bring the care and respect your site deserves. 

 

Expert Teams 

Our teams are carefully selected, highly trained, and equipped with the right knowledge to deliver a service that balances precision with care, ensuring your landmark is always presented at its very best.  

Industry Knowledge  

Your commercial cleaning partner should provide you with a clear bespoke landmark cleaning service, operatives must understand not only cleaning techniques but also materials, architecture, and visitor impact specific to each building or monument. 

From historic stonework and centuries-old fabrics to modern glass and antique flooring, each surface and material requires a tailored approach that balances effectiveness with preservation. With innovative products and equipment, paired with effective training and industry knowledge, on-site materials can be preserved and maintained correctly. 

Training  

With continuous training, teams can be deployed with a full sense of security within the sector. For landmark sites, operatives should be trained in specialist cleaning methods, health and safety procedures, and conservation awareness. This ensures teams can handle delicate features while working efficiently in a public or high-profile environment. 

Our on-site operatives are fully trained and trusted to be on landmark sites. With help from our partners at UhUb, various teams at our Public monuments sites have reached 100% on training modules.  

 

Products & Equipment 

From delicate conservation-grade cleaning products to modern, high-performance machinery, our equipment ensures cleaning services can be carried out safely and effectively without compromising the integrity of historic materials.  

Sustainability  

Sustainability needs to be considered from all angles when it comes to national landmark cleaning. Carbon emissions, climate resilience and energy consumption are all constraints for historical landmarks, which cleaning providers play a part in. 

Cleaning providers can implement many sustainable options for commercial cleaning. Eco-friendly products and materials, energy-efficient machinery, and water-saving techniques will help protect the landmark, visitors, employees and the environment. As well as protecting from health and safety point of view, using sustainable products will also help you meet compliance standards and meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements.  

As a sustainably led commercial cleaning provider, our vision is to empower our people, take positive bold action and provider cleaner, safer spaces through our services. More information can be found under our ESG strategy. 

Pricing  

With bespoke services, comes bespoke pricing, the size, services and conservation requirements all need to be considered. Pricing and services require a sensitive, honest and tailored approach which balances cost-effectiveness with exceptional results.  

Landmarks are often funded by the government, state-funded or funded by a charitable trust such as English Heritage and The Landmark Trust. Government funding often accounts for tourist attractions costs of maintenance, conservation and repairs. Often, these funds can be limited due to economic, legal and ethical restrictions: 

• Economic Constraints: Heritage conservation is expensive due to the need for specialised and costly materials, skilled on-site labour, and fixed costs. Your cleaning partner can work with these costs to help minimise expense whilst still providing exceptional results. 

• Legal and Regulatory Constraints: Heritage designations impose strict rules on site alteration, and use, restricting development and potentially limiting potential property values while increasing overall costs. These costs can limit the budget for other maintenance such as cleaning. 

• Ethical and Practical Constraints: Balancing historical authenticity with the need for modern functionality creates ethical dilemmas. All innovations put in place need to well thought out and ensure they match the need of results, without disrupting the historic nature of the site.  

 

Compliance  

Compliance regulations protect not only the operatives carrying out work but also the visitors, the organisation, and most importantly, the landmark itself.  

Risk Assessment 

Detailed risk assessments need to be taken into consideration before any work is carried out to identify any potential hazards. These assessments need to be done to align with health and safety regulations, lone workers and regulations alike. 

Depending on the service being delivered, certain risk assessments may need to be duplicated. For example, if your site requires both daily cleaning and window cleaning, separate assessments will be carried out for each. While both cover core safety considerations, they will be tailored to reflect the specific risks of the work being undertaken. 

Accreditation 

Accreditations are needed for all organisations to ensure trading regulations are being met, as well as other regulations such as health and safety, ESG, training, compliance and tech monitoring. Certifications provide suppliers, clients and visitors with confidence that the organisation or landmark are credible and professional.  

As a professional cleaning provider, it is our duty to ensure our accreditations are in date and match the requirements of our client sites. As an example, we require compliance accreditations to meet regulations such as Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002; a regulation which manages the exposure to harmful substances such as cleaning chemicals, dust, and biological agents.   

People & Culture 

Behind every successful partnership is a careful and attentive People & Culture Team. Heritage sites require specialised and trusted members within their teams, this is where the People & Culture Team thrives. Security checks, staff vetting, and ongoing support are essential to ensure only the most trusted, professional teams are deployed in sensitive environments.  

As well as vetting, a People & Culture Team help support the on and off-site members with developing a stronger workplace culture, supporting with learning and development, and championing wellbeing and inclusion. 

Cleaning a national monuments requires expertise, precision, and commitment to both heritage and sustainability. It’s about more than just appearance, it’s about preservation, safety, and respect for history. 

 

Let us help you maintain your site

If you are responsible for maintaining a high-profile or historic site and want to partner with a team experienced in specialist cleaning, get in touch with us today by helpdesk@doccleaning.com to discuss how our services can help.