Frequently Asked Questions

Something you’d like to know about Jani-King? You’re welcome to call us, or contact us via email at any time – but the answers to many frequently asked questions can be found here.

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Who is Jani-King?

Jani-King is a commercial cleaning services’ provider, originally founded in the USA in the late 1960s. Jani-King UK was founded in 1992 by Ian Thomas.

What does Jani-King look like globally?

In the last four decades, the universal Jani-King enterprise has grown to become a worldwide operation with over 12,000 franchisees delivering services to clients in 18 countries. Success of the original busine...

Jani-King UK, Jani-King USA … what’s the difference?

In the USA, Jani-King operates using a traditional franchise network with relatively small businesses fulfilling contracts that are procured by head office. In the UK, our operation uses a blended mix of centra...

How big is Jani-King UK?

Jani-King UK has over 1,200 direct employees, and currently works in conjunction with fewer than 15 franchises across the UK. This number is the product of a significant change in business model over the last f...

Internet chatter – what is an RAQ?

An RAQ is a Rarely Asked Question, something that’s not asked, because it’s been ‘answered’ in advance by someone else – wrongly. We use the term when we offer insights to anyone q...

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Who are Jani-King’s clients?

We like to think of our clients as ‘enterprise partners’, large and small. Focusing on organisations with multi-site operations, we also cater for the needs of individual offices and buildings: our ...

Which sectors does Jani-King serve?

Hotel chains, retail networks, cinemas, education facilities, industrial locations, offices, healthcare sites, sports and events’ stadia and military buildings … our corporate client list is extens...

What type of services does Jani-King offer?

Our services depend on our clients’ requirements – it’s that simple. We’re highly flexible, and can respond to almost any demand from our clients. From litter collection and hard-floor c...

What’s Jani-King’s green policy?

Our green policy reflects the changing times we live in: we believe in constantly evolving our methods to better protect the planet and best serve our customers. That means we’re always looking for more e...

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How does the Jani-King business model work?

Jani-King UK operates a blended mix of centralised services and satellite operations (managed by a small number of franchisees). Unlike most franchise networks, our partners in growth – our franchisees...

So how do satellite operations interface with the rest of the business?

Our blended model operation is designed to harness the multiple talents of entrepreneurial individuals who work hard to improve quality without compromising costs. Some of our clients operate via their central...

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What makes Jani-King UK different?

We think there are three key factors that set us apart – our standards, our ethics and our approach.

How does Jani-King UK set standards?

We invest heavily in raising our own standards all the time, as we’re constantly looking for ways to improve and pass improvements on to our customers. This means analysing every aspect of service down to...

What are Jani-King's ethics?

In a business where competition can drive savings ‘at any cost’, we will not sacrifice ethics for quality. For our personnel, this means that we hand-pick teams; train them; encourage their developm...

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Why do people continue to spread these rumours?

We’re not sure. Commercially? Publishing a set of misguided facts and figures is one way to deter potential start-ups in a highly profitable business that would represent a competitive threat. Actually? P...

What are these people saying?

Sadly, some people aren’t ready to make the commitment necessary for a business of our size. We’ve proved that our operating model works. But as you’ll know, if a franchisee or employee in any...

Who’s spreading these rumours?

We don’t know – and if we did, the nature of the internet is such that there’s not much we can do about it. As you can imagine, we prefer to take professional relationships forward when they’re serious, not was...

What’s the internet chatter about?

At Jani-King, we take pride in our reputation and believe in promoting transparency. With that in mind, we’re happy to allay concerns about internet chatter – unfortunately there’s not much th...

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Jani-King is a commercial cleaning services provider. We place great importance on personal development of our staff and our partners in growth (our franchisees), to ensure client satisfaction - with high standards, and the lowest possible costs.

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