Peachie Clean is a large-scale commercial cleaning company in Hobart, Tasmania. The business started small before forming a company and commencing larger-scale operations in 2019.
Peachie Clean now focuses solely on commercial cleaning through regular contracts. Owner, Jess Sullivan, manages a team of 40 staff members and oversees contracts, supply of cleaning products, and team training.
Since 2019, Jess has taken major steps to grow and develop the business, including:
- Developing a strong brand and presence in the Hobart market where Peachie Clean is considered an employer of choice by its team.
- Creating the ‘Peachie Clean Way’ – using coloured cloths for specific tasks and insisting on an initial deep clean for corporate clients to bring sites up to standard before maintaining them ongoing.
- Developing a thorough training and development program based on strong systems and processes to ensure growth never compromises quality.
- Introducing team members on social media and encouraging them to build strong relationships with clients. (“We love our cleaner – she always says hello when she comes in, and we say goodnight when we leave her here by herself to finish off cleaning after hours.”)
- Taking on major projects – including MyState Bank Arena (home of the Tasmanian JackJumpers NBL team), large concert events, and significant shopping centre contracts.
- During COVID-19, Peachie Clean was the first cleaning organisation in Hobart to use a sanitising mist in office spaces, helping reduce the spread of germs.
- Having fun on social media – the Peachie Clean Facebook page shares cleaning jokes, team highlights, and client feedback.
So what do we do to help?
At Accru Hobart, we support Peachie Clean with:
- Bookkeeping services – helping process payroll for 40 employees, bank reconciliations, and processing of invoices and accounts receivable.
- Regular compliance requirements including monthly payroll obligations.
- Management Reporting – keeping an eye on profit and loss, cost structure, and ongoing business needs.
- Tax Planning – helping Jess understand upcoming liabilities, which is critical in a fast-growing business.
- Helping derisk Jess – taking cash out of the business to reduce home loans, supporting full-time focus on the company, and discussing the importance of key person risk mitigation.
- Liaising with other professionals, whether it’s insurance brokers or lending specialists. We connect Jess with the right people she needs to talk to, saving her time making initial enquiries.
- Strategic Projects – forming a view on Peachie Clean’s ideal clients and services, establishing consistent pricing mechanisms, funding expanding working capital needs, reviewing tender opportunities, refining the organisational structure, and recently positioning the business to acquire a dedicated home base for the team.
Partner Courtney and Accountant Tyler work closely with Jess, providing a forum to talk business, a sounding board when challenges arise, and a clear perspective to ensure everything stays on track toward Peachie Clean’s long-term goals.
If you’re ready to take your business to the next level like Jess, talk to your local Accru office to see how we can support you.
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