What does Optus Glean charge per hour?

We do not. Commercial and contract cleaning is delivered to a defined scope on a fixed monthly fee, paid by Direct Debit, with an annual indexed review. Per-hour pricing is for ad-hoc and domestic work, neither of which we do. The fixed monthly fee covers the named primary cleaner, the named relief, all consumables where contracted, all equipment, and the management overhead of running the contract.

What happens if Optus Glean's cleaner is sick?

The named relief is deployed and the site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the site's colour-coded system and IPC standard, so the standard of clean does not change. Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the buyer's risk to absorb.

How is the fixed monthly fee set?

The fee is set against a defined scope of work — frequency, areas, tasks, consumables, equipment — agreed at contract signature and documented in the service specification. The fee is reviewed once a year against the Consumer Price Index and the Contract Cleaning ERO rate movement, with any change communicated 60 days in advance of the review date. There are no in-year variations unless the scope itself changes.

Why are cleaning services in Wexford so inconsistent?

It is a workforce-design problem rather than an effort problem. Most operatives in the sector are part-time or casual, and many also hold healthcare assistant shifts in nursing homes and acute care. When a care shift is offered, the cleaning shift is dropped. Optus Glean removes that dynamic by employing operatives PAYE on guaranteed hours, so the cleaning role is not the secondary income.

What is the difference between PAYE and casual cleaning contracts?

A PAYE-employed cleaner has a contract of employment, statutory annual leave, paid sick leave under the Sick Leave Act 2022, employer PRSI, pension auto-enrolment, and a fixed weekly schedule. A casual or self-employed cleaner has none of those. The risk of a missed clean sits with the buyer in a casual model and with the provider in a PAYE model. Optus Glean is structured so that the risk sits with us.

How does Optus Glean stop cleaners disappearing for healthcare shifts?

We make the cleaning role the better work. Pay is set above the Contract Cleaning ERO floor (€14.80 per hour, 2026). Hours are guaranteed and rostered weeks in advance. Annual leave is paid. Pension contributions are made. The cleaner has no incentive to substitute a less predictable casual healthcare shift.

Why are some commercial cleaning quotes for Wexford so much cheaper than others?

Quotes for the same scope range from around €750-1,100 per month at the lower end to €1,500-1,700 per month at the upper end. The differential is almost entirely driven by employment model. Lower quotes assume a casual workforce where the provider carries no employment risk and passes service-continuity risk to the buyer. Higher quotes assume a PAYE workforce where the provider absorbs that risk.

Is the ERO rate a minimum or a market rate in Wexford?

The Contract Cleaning ERO rate of €14.80 per hour is a statutory minimum set under the Labour Court's Sectoral Employment Order. It is a floor, not a ceiling. Providers who pay at the floor are competing for staff with adjacent care-sector roles paying €15-€17 per hour, which is why retention is poor across the lower end of the market.

What evidence is there that this workforce pattern is real?

It is visible in CSO Labour Force Survey data on multi-jobbing in accommodation, administrative support, and human health and social work activities, and in the Workplace Relations Commission's enforcement record under the Contract Cleaning ERO. Practice managers confirm it experientially: the same operative who cleans the practice on Monday is on a healthcare assistant rota at a nearby nursing home on Wednesday.

What happens if my cleaner is sick or on leave?

The named relief is deployed. The site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of an unplanned absence, or at the start of the leave period for a planned absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted on the site, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard as the primary cleaner. The task list, the equipment, and the time window do not change. The clean is delivered to the same standard.

Will I get a different cleaner every week?

No. The model is a named primary cleaner with a named relief, both fixed to the site for the duration of the contract. The relief only attends when the primary is genuinely unavailable — sick day, annual leave, training day — and it is the same named relief each time, not a rotating pool. Long-term continuity of the same two people on a site is what makes the standard of clean stable.

How does Optus Glean handle long-term cover?

For absences longer than two weeks, cover is drawn from the wider Optus Glean trained bench. Every operative on the bench is PAYE-employed, Garda-vetted, and trained to the same documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard, so continuity of standard is preserved. The buyer is informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration at the point the long-term absence is identified.

What happens if my primary cleaner leaves Optus Glean?

The relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable. A new relief is recruited, vetted, inducted on the site, trained on the colour-coded system and IPC standard, and introduced to the buyer before the handover takes effect. There is no scenario in which the buyer discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed. Continuity is engineered, not improvised.

Cleaning Company Wexford | Commercial & Industrial Cleaning

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The Optus Glean promise: predictability

Three pillars. Three commitments. No exceptions.

Predictable cost. One fixed monthly fee, set against a defined scope and an annual indexed review. No variable hours. No surprise invoices. No padded callout charges. Budgeted once, paid by Direct Debit, reviewed once a year.

Predictable presence. The site is cleaned every day it is meant to be cleaned. A named primary cleaner is rostered to your contract, supported by a named relief who is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard. The schedule does not depend on whether one person is available on one day.

Predictable freedom. A single point of accountability. One contract. One named manager. One number to call. Cleaning is no longer a problem the site has to manage — it is a service that runs.

Why cleaning in Wexford is structurally hard to get right

Most cleaning provision in Ireland — including in healthcare-adjacent settings — is delivered by a workforce that is structurally part-time and casual. A significant proportion of operatives across the sector also work as healthcare assistants in nursing homes, residential care, and acute hospitals. Cleaning shifts are typically taken when healthcare shifts are not available, and released when they are. This pattern is consistent with CSO labour data on accommodation, food, and administrative-support employment, and it is the underlying reason that buyers across Ireland encounter inconsistency from agencies they have contracted in good faith.

The pattern is reinforced by two background pressures specific to Wexford. Housing affordability limits the catchment for any role paying at or near the minimum wage. The Contract Cleaning Employment Regulation Order rate of €14.80 per hour for 2026, set under the Labour Court's sectoral employment framework, sits close enough to flexible care-sector pay that operatives drift toward whichever shift pays slightly more on the day. Both pressures pull cleaning staff away from contracted shifts and toward casual healthcare work.

The result, from the buyer's perspective, is the experience most practice managers, facilities leads, and procurement officers in Wexford describe: a clean that is half-completed when the contracted cleaner is available, missed entirely when they are not, and accompanied by recurring conversations with the agency about cover that may or may not arrive.

This is the structural problem Optus Glean is built to solve. Our operatives are fully PAYE-employed with guaranteed weekly hours, paid leave, and pension contributions under Irish auto-enrolment. They are paid above the ERO floor deliberately — because the structural reliability of the service depends on the cleaner choosing to remain in the role rather than rotating through casual healthcare shifts. A named primary cleaner is assigned to your site, supported by a named relief, both Garda-vetted and trained to Optus Glean's documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard.

Commercial Cleaning Services Across Wexford

County Wexford sits in Ireland’s sunny south-east, with a population of over 155,000 and a diverse economy that combines tourism, agriculture, food production, retail, and healthcare. Wexford town is the county’s commercial and cultural hub, home to the internationally acclaimed Wexford Festival Opera and a busy town centre. Enniscorthy and New Ross are significant market towns. Gorey, at the county’s northern end, has grown rapidly as a commuter town for south Dublin and Wicklow, with new retail centres, housing developments, and professional services businesses.

Wexford’s coastline — from Courtown and Riverchapel in the north through Curracloe, Rosslare, and Kilmore Quay in the south — drives a seasonal tourism economy that peaks from June to September but extends through the shoulder months. The county’s hotels, holiday parks, caravan sites, and B&Bs all need reliable cleaning services during these busy periods.

Optus Glean provides the complete range of cleaning and facilities services across County Wexford. We serve Wexford General Hospital, the retail centres in Wexford town and Gorey, the hotels along the coast and in the heritage towns, the offices and business parks, and the schools and community facilities across the county.

Whether you need daily office cleaning in Wexford town, HIQA-aligned cleaning at Wexford General Hospital, hotel housekeeping at a Rosslare resort, retail cleaning at a Gorey shopping centre, or post-construction cleaning on a new housing estate in Enniscorthy, Optus Glean delivers.

Services Available in Wexford

All 16 core service lines are available across County Wexford.

Office Cleaning

Daily and periodic office cleaning for Wexford businesses.

Retail Cleaning

Shopping centres, high street stores, and retail parks across Wexford.

Hotel & Hospitality Cleaning

Guest rooms, public areas, and restaurant cleaning for Wexford hotels.

Healthcare Cleaning

HIQA-aligned cleaning for hospitals, clinics, and GP surgeries in Wexford.

Apartment Block Cleaning

Common areas, lobbies, and stairwells for Wexford apartment developments.

Student Accommodation Cleaning

Term-time and changeover cleaning for student housing in Wexford.

Industrial Cleaning

Factories, warehouses, and production facilities across Wexford.

Airport Cleaning

Terminal and aviation facility cleaning serving the Wexford region.

Carpet & Floor Cleaning

Deep carpet extraction and hard floor restoration for Wexford premises.

Window Cleaning

Commercial window cleaning for Wexford offices and retail properties.

Pressure Washing

Car parks, forecourts, and building exteriors across Wexford.

Post-Construction Cleaning

Builder’s cleans and sparkle cleans for Wexford construction projects.

End of Tenancy Cleaning

Deep cleans for Wexford landlords and letting agents.

Vacant Property Cleaning

Pre-sale and pre-let cleans for vacant properties in Wexford.

Laundry & Linen Services

Commercial laundry for Wexford hotels, healthcare, and restaurants.

Washroom Services

Consumables and washroom management for Wexford businesses.

Sectors We Serve in Wexford

Tourism & Hospitality

Wexford’s south-east location makes it one of Ireland’s sunniest counties, and its beaches — Curracloe (famously used in the filming of Saving Private Ryan), Rosslare Strand, Courtown, and Duncannon — are major summer draws. The Wexford Festival Opera in October/November brings a different type of visitor and fills the county’s hotels during what would otherwise be a quiet period. Hotels include Clayton Whites Hotel in Wexford town, the Ferrycarrig Hotel, Kellys Resort Hotel in Rosslare, and the Brandon House Hotel in New Ross. The county also has hundreds of holiday rental properties along the coast. Optus Glean provides hotel housekeeping, commercial laundry, and holiday let changeover cleaning across Wexford’s tourism sector.

Healthcare

Wexford General Hospital is the county’s primary acute hospital, part of the Ireland East Hospital Group. Primary care centres operate in Wexford town, Gorey, Enniscorthy, and New Ross. The county has a dense network of GP surgeries, dental practices, and community care facilities. Wexford’s growing and ageing population means healthcare demand is increasing. All facilities require HIQA-aligned cleaning with documented infection control. Optus Glean provides healthcare cleaning across Wexford’s public and private healthcare sector.

Corporate & Retail

Wexford town centre and the Wexford Retail Park serve the county’s southern population. Gorey has experienced significant retail growth with the Gorey Shopping Centre and the town’s expanding high street. Enniscorthy and New Ross have their own retail and commercial districts. Wexford also has a food production sector, with companies processing seafood, dairy, and agricultural products. Rosslare Europort is Ireland’s second-largest port for freight and passenger traffic to continental Europe, creating demand for logistics and transport facility cleaning. Optus Glean provides office cleaning, retail cleaning, and industrial cleaning across Wexford.

Education

The South East Technological University (SETU, formerly IT Carlow’s Wexford campus) provides higher education in the county. Wexford has 130+ primary schools and 20+ secondary schools. Summer language schools and camps operate along the coast. Optus Glean provides school cleaning and educational facility maintenance across Wexford.

Construction

Gorey is one of Wexford’s most active construction areas, with new housing developments serving the south Dublin commuter population. Wexford town, Enniscorthy, and New Ross also have active construction sectors. Every completed development needs post-construction cleaning. Optus Glean provides Safe Pass certified builder’s cleans and sparkle cleans across the county.

Why Choose Optus Glean in Wexford

Tourism reliability — Wexford’s seasonal tourism peaks demand a cleaning provider that can scale up during summer and the Opera Festival, and maintain consistent service year-round. We do both.
Full county coverage — From Gorey to Rosslare, Enniscorthy to Kilmore Quay. One contract, one provider, complete county coverage.
Port area expertise — Rosslare Europort and its surrounding industrial and logistics facilities have specific cleaning needs. We serve the port corridor.
Fully insured — €6.5M public liability and €13M employer’s liability insurance. Essential for healthcare and hospitality contracts.
Bundled services — Cleaning, laundry, washrooms, windows, and pressure washing under one contract saves 15–25%.

How Optus Glean handles staff shortages

Every Optus Glean contract is staffed on a redundancy model rather than a single-person model. A named primary cleaner is assigned to the site at contract start. A named relief is assigned alongside them. Both are PAYE-employed by Optus Glean, both are Garda-vetted, both are inducted on the site's specific layout, access protocols, and colour-coded equipment system, and both are trained to the same documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard. Substitution is built into the contract from the first day, not arranged on the day cover is needed.

Sick day cover. When the primary cleaner is unable to work, the named relief is deployed. The site site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence by SMS or email, with the name of the relief who is attending. The relief follows the same task list, uses the same equipment, and finishes within the same window. The standard of clean is unchanged because the relief was prepared for this scenario before the absence happened.

Annual leave cover. Annual leave is rostered weeks in advance and the relief is scheduled to cover the full leave period. The site is informed at the start of the leave period — not on the morning leave begins. This is the same model used in clinical rota management: known absences are pre-staffed, not improvised.

Long-term cover. If the primary cleaner is absent for more than two weeks (extended illness, parental leave, bereavement leave), cover is drawn from the wider trained bench rather than relying on the single named relief. The site is kept informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration. Continuity of standard is maintained because every operative on the bench is trained to the same documented standard.

Permanent reassignment. If the primary cleaner moves to a new permanent role within Optus Glean — promotion, relocation, retirement — the relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable, a new relief is trained on the site, and both are introduced to the site before the handover takes effect. There is no day on which the site discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed.

Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the site's risk to absorb. The buyer pays a fixed monthly fee for a defined scope to be delivered, every day it is meant to be delivered. The mechanism by which we deliver it — primary, relief, bench, retraining — is our cost to manage and our risk to carry.

Cleaning Prices in County Wexford

Wexford cleaning rates are competitive compared to Dublin and the commuter belt counties. Gorey rates trend slightly higher due to its commuter character. All quotes are fixed-price after a site survey.

Service	Price Range	Basis
Office Cleaning	€15 – €20/hr	Per operative hour
Industrial Cleaning	€18 – €32/hr	Per operative hour
Healthcare Cleaning	€14 – €20/hr	Per operative hour
End of Tenancy	€180 – €400	Per property
Post-Construction	€300 – €1,400	Per property
Carpet Cleaning	€2.50 – €5/sqm	Per square metre
Window Cleaning	€70 – €300	Per visit
Pressure Washing	€3 – €8/sqm	Per square metre

Key Industries and Employers in Wexford

County Wexford’s economy spans tourism, food production, financial services, port logistics, healthcare, and a growing retail sector. Our cleaning teams serve businesses across every industry.

Wexford General Hospital — Primary acute hospital for the county
Rosslare Europort — Ireland’s second-largest freight and passenger port
Danone — Food and nutrition manufacturing, Wexford
BNY Mellon — Financial services operations, Wexford
Slaney Foods — Meat processing and food production
Irish National Heritage Park — Major tourism attraction
Johnstown Castle — Teagasc research centre and visitor attraction
Wexford Opera House — National opera venue and cultural centre
Ferrybank Shopping Centre — Major retail hub, Wexford town

What Wexford Businesses Say About Us

“The port area is a demanding environment — 24/7 operations, heavy goods traffic, strict security. Optus Glean integrated seamlessly with our operations schedule and deliver consistent results week after week. Their flexibility with shift patterns has been invaluable.”

— Operations Manager, Port Logistics, Rosslare

“Our food processing plant requires cleaning contractors who understand HACCP, allergen control, and hygiene audits. Optus Glean brought that expertise from day one. Our BRC audit scores have improved since they took over the cleaning contract.”

— Quality Assurance Manager, Food Processing Plant, Wexford

“We run a 120-room hotel that peaks during the summer tourism season and the Opera Festival. Optus Glean scale their team to match our occupancy — more staff when we need them, streamlined when we don’t. The housekeeping standard is consistently excellent.”

— General Manager, Hotel, Wexford Town

Frequently Asked Questions — Cleaning Services in Wexford

How much does commercial cleaning cost in Wexford?

Commercial cleaning in Wexford costs as a fixed monthly fee per site in 2026. A 200 sqm office costs €280 to €520 per month. Hotel room cleaning is typically €7 to €13 per room. Rates in Gorey align more closely with Dublin pricing due to its commuter character. Optus Glean provides fixed-price contracts after site surveys.

Do you cover all of County Wexford?

Yes. We cover Wexford town, Enniscorthy, Gorey, New Ross, Bunclody, Rosslare, Courtown, Ferns, Bridgetown, Kilmore Quay, and all areas in between. The full county is within our service area.

How quickly can you start cleaning in Wexford?

Standard contracts begin within 5 to 10 working days. Emergency and one-off cleans start within 24 to 48 hours.

Do you provide cleaning during the Wexford Festival Opera?

Yes. The Wexford Festival Opera in October/November creates a surge in hotel demand and requires enhanced cleaning for performance venues, hospitality areas, and accommodation across the town. We provide additional staff and extended hours during the festival period.

Can you do holiday let changeover cleaning along the Wexford coast?

Yes. We provide rapid changeover cleaning for holiday rental properties from Courtown to Rosslare. Same-day turnaround available. Full clean, linen change, and consumable restock included.

Do you cover the Rosslare port area?

Yes. Rosslare Europort and the surrounding industrial, logistics, and hospitality facilities are within our core service area. We provide industrial cleaning for port buildings, warehousing, and distribution centres, as well as hotel cleaning for the nearby resort properties.

Do you clean ferry terminal facilities?

Yes. We provide cleaning for transport terminal buildings, passenger waiting areas, washroom facilities, and associated office spaces. Our teams can work around sailing schedules and passenger flow patterns to minimise disruption.

What areas of Wexford do you serve?

We serve the entire county: Wexford town, Enniscorthy, Gorey, New Ross, Rosslare, Bunclody, Courtown, Ferns, Bridgetown, Kilmore Quay, Campile, Taghmon, and all rural areas. One contract covers every location in the county.

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-06

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