Build Clean

Once it had been accepted, Sam would manually transfer the job’s details into iCalendar and assign it to the right team members. The team was relying on printed job sheets, and any job info like text messages or images were often disregarded because they weren’t easy to find and access. He’s integrated Tradify’s enquiries feature with their website to help him manage all potential leads. Being able to assign staff members to certain jobs means people only have access to the information they need to do their job.

Founder and Managing Director of Build Clean Sam Ackland wants to have a positive impact on society by creating long-term work and a company focused on great culture and premium service delivery. Ackland said Build Clean’s ideology was to change the perception of cleaners in the industry by creating a workplace “delivering the best in cleaning”. He said in the company’s first year he’d created an internal training and leadership program to elevate his team efficiently and effectively and was working to provide employment opportunities and career pathways for the unemployed and had doubled company revenue year over year. We are currently working on our sister brand Carpet Clean, in an effort to capture the remaining value in the residential market along with offsetting the volatility of the construction industry.

The 29-year-old Adelaide businessman founded his Panorama-based cleaning business, Build Clean, in 2018 and has grown from a one-person operation to employ 34 staff. SAYES sponsor Business SA says Build Clean has built a reputation for setting a high benchmark and uses an innovative app-based system to ensure clients receive the highest quality clean. Build Clean’s sole commitment to the construction industry and meticulous cleaning processes has led to successful handovers for their clients and as a result, the business has grown dramatically,” says Business SA chief executive Martin Haese. Through strong planning, clear strategies and relationship building with current and future clients, Sam has increased staff at Build Clean from 18 to 34 employees over the past 12 months.

Founder, Sam Ackland, saw an opportunity to offer building cleaning services directly to the builders by setting up a streamlined digital infrastructure in order to optimise the service on offer to the clients. Now, with a library of formulas and templates in Groundplan, Build Clean are able to outsource the takeoff process with calculations being based on their own figures. Groundplan gives buildclean the ability to use real numbers based on the job’s floorplan to create accurate estimates of the work and therefore remain financially confident. Speaking of digital tools, Build Clean also use HR Management software to manage staff, finances are taken care of using Xero, a job management system to administer jobs in the field, a marketing platform to keep the leads rolling in and of course Groundplan for accurate estimating.