Industrial cleaning from Kettering’s old factories to its new sheds
Kettering’s industry has changed a lot. The town was built on boot and shoe making, and some older factory buildings are still in use. Today, its position on the A14 has made it a popular place for logistics. New sites such as SEGRO Park Kettering Gateway offer units from 50,000 to 950,000 sq ft, on a very different scale from the older estates.
We clean both, across Kettering and north Northamptonshire. We can work 24/7, around your shifts or a planned shutdown, with risk assessments and method statements for every job.
Industrial cleaning: before and after
Where we work around Kettering
| Area | Typical buildings | What we often clean |
|---|---|---|
| Telford Way and Henson Way | The town’s main industrial area, with a mix of factories and trade units | Floors, steelwork, machinery surrounds and service yards |
| Pytchley Lodge Industrial Estate | A mix of industrial units | Whole-unit deep cleans, often between tenants |
| Kettering Venture Park and Cransley Park | Modern warehouses and business units | Racking tops, floors and loading bays |
| Kettering Gateway and the A14 sites | Large distribution sheds | High-level cleaning from MEWPs, planned in zones |
| Burton Latimer, Corby and Wellingborough | Estates such as Finedon Road, as well as food and manufacturing sites | Production areas, gutters and roof lights |
Older factories and big new sheds need different plans
An older factory usually has years of dust and residue on the roof structure, with awkward access, older gutters and roof lights that have gone dull. It may need a deep clean from top to bottom, working down from the roof so that dust doesn’t fall on to clean surfaces. We’ll also check whether anything in the building, such as asbestos or lead paint, needs specialist advice before we start.
A large new shed is more about scale and timing. Dust still settles on racking tops, lighting and steelwork, but the challenge is working above live aisles without disrupting picking, deliveries or stock. We’ll split the building into zones and work through them with MEWPs, usually at the quietest times.
What an industrial clean covers
- High-level surfaces: roof steelwork, ducting, lighting and racking tops. See high level cleaning.
- Warehouses and factories: whole-site deep cleans, planned in phases. See warehouse and factory cleaning.
- Floors: scrubbing and degreasing, as well as floor painting and new walkway markings.
- Tanks, pits and voids: confined space cleaning by crews trained for the work.
- Roofline: gutter cleaning and skylight cleaning, so leaks and dull roof lights don’t undo the work inside.
- Bird fouling: safe, disinfected clearance of pigeon guano from older roof spaces.
Getting a unit ready for the next tenant or audit
Many jobs come with a date attached. You might be handing back a unit at the end of a lease, moving in a new tenant, or preparing for an audit or a customer visit. Tell us the date when you call, and we’ll work back from it. We can give you photos and a work report at the end, which can help as a record of the condition you’ve left the building in.
If you need commercial cleaning advice for other premises in the town, see our commercial cleaning page for Kettering.
How an industrial clean works
- Free site survey: we walk the site with you and look at access, hazards, production and timings.
- RAMS and planning: you get a written quote, risk assessments and method statements, plus a plan for each zone.
- The clean: our crews work through the agreed zones, in the right PPE and with access equipment where it’s needed.
- Sign-off: we walk the site with you, and you get photos, a work report and any waste paperwork.
Accredited, insured and documented
Locus is SafeContractor-accredited, Constructionline Silver and a BICSc corporate member, and our operatives hold IPAF and CSCS cards. We’re registered with the Environment Agency as a waste carrier (CBDU320327).