UK sick leave cost the UK 3.1 billion a year

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Authored by mrpositive
Posted Friday, September 27, 2013 - 6:09pm

"UK Sick Leave Cost UK Businesses £3.1 Billion per year" 
"Reducing the local Carbon Footprint in Devon"

Last year alone 420,000 Tons of Carpet was thrown away instead of customers having them cleaned here in the UK, this alone has a large effect on companies from not having their carpets cleaned on a quarterly basis, this can lead onto Long-term staff sick leave costing UK business around £3.1 billion each year.

Did you know that Carpet Magic - part of an Exeter-based non-profit social enterprise offering Eco-friendly cleaning services to commercial, domestic and industrial clients  - can save your company money while at the same time helping boost staff moral in business, increasing productivity by over 40% to 60% when staff are working in a clean fresh environment on a daily basis they feel happier and more productive.

Most businesses don't have their carpet or upholstery cleaned on a regular basis and this causes staff to take sick leave and can lead on to allergies such as Asthma, Eczema, Tick bites, carpet flea bites, salmonella poisoning, dust mites, bacteria Poisoning, MRA, HMRSA, did you know that most companies/businesses in the UK currently have unclean working environments, this is where staff will feel unhappy and employees who come into work when feeling ill will not perform to the best of their ability, which has a knock-on effect on productivity on a daily basis and can affect business productivity.

UK Public unclean environments include: Hospitals, Dr's Surgeries, Dental Surgeries, NHS Trust, Care Homes, Public Transport Companies, Commercial Properties, Rented accommodation and Properties, Garages, Showrooms, Shops, Warehouses, Churches, Domestic Properties, Universities, Colleges, Council's, Wash-rooms, Public places, Schools, Staff Rooms, Government Buildings, Public Buildings, 5* Hotels, Mobile Caravan Parks, Canteens, Restaurants, Pubs, Night Clubs, Offices, Business Centers, Vehicle Dealerships, Clubs, Hotels, Commercial and Domestic Vehicles, Community Centers, Community Buildings, Sports Centers, Swimming and sports Centers, Remember this is just a small fraction of places where germs and diseases can spread and thrive such as Mrsa and Hmrsa, Carpet Fleas, Salmonella poisoning, dysentery, bacteria, dust born bacteria and many more can thrive in an unclean warm working environment.

A total of 131 million days were lost because of sickness absence in the UK during 2011, down more than a quarter from the 178 million days recorded in 1993, according to official figures.

When a business or home is hygienically clean it reduces illness and creates a positive happy environment, this increases positive attitudes and leads onto positive living that helps to alleviate depression and mental ill health.

Anything that Carpet Magic can do to help people achieve will help reach our target to create a positive clean living working environment for all customers throughout Exeter and Devon. Contact Carpet Magic today. "How Clean is your Working and Home Environment? Statistics from the UK National World Health Organization Board.

Don't Delay and contact Carpet Magic today on Freephone: 0800 999 3833 / 01392 202 779, Phone Lines are open 24/7.

Look after your office/home by having it professionally cleaned regularly by Carpet Magic.

Reduce your health risk by having your business or home cleaned by Carpet Magic. Freephone us today on 0800 999 3833 / 01392 202 779.

Carpet Magic Cleaning Services is part of an Exeter based  non-profit social enterprise and one of the things that we do is offer Eco-friendly cleaning services to commercial, domestic and industrial clients throughout Exeter and Devon.
Cleaning to include Carpet Cleaning, Rug cleaning, Upholstery cleaning, Computer Cleaning, Data Cleaning, Sanity sing, our aim is to offer all our cleaning services to new and existing clients throughout Exeter and Devon.

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