Referral Networking for Cleaning Companies in York, PA

Hiring a cleaning company means handing someone the keys to your home or office. That is why most people ask around before they hire, and why a recommendation counts for more in cleaning than in almost any other service. PRE York is a group of York-area business owners who meet every week to pass each other qualified referrals, and the chapter's cleaning services seat is open.

One cleaning company in the room

PRE allows one professional per business category in each chapter. When a member's client says "we need the house cleaned before it goes on the market," there is one company they recommend: yours. Nobody else in the room is competing for that job.

Who refers cleaning work

• The real estate member works with sellers who need a deep clean before photos and showings, and buyers who want a move-in clean before the boxes arrive.
• The mortgage member meets new homeowners at the moment they are setting up a household.
• Members with offices: the IT, marketing, insurance and financial planning members all have a space that needs cleaning, and clients with offices of their own.
• Chiropractic, physical therapy and wellness members run offices where cleaning has to be reliable every single time.
• The security systems member works with homeowners and businesses who care a great deal about who has access to their building.

You see what other members need

A cleaning crew is in the same homes and offices week after week. You notice the faucet that drips and the furnace that struggles, and you hear when a client is thinking of selling, renovating or bringing a parent to live with them. Each of those is a qualified referral for another member.

Members who give referrals are the ones the room remembers. See who is already in the chapter on the member businesses page.

A referral answers the hard questions first

Before they hire a cleaner, people want to know whether the company is insured, who will be in the building, and what happens if something goes wrong. A referral from someone they trust answers most of that before the first call. By the time you speak with them, they are deciding on a schedule, not deciding whether to trust you.

For the questions customers are told to ask, see questions to ask a cleaning company before you hire them.

What membership looks like

• A weekly meeting over lunch. Every Tuesday, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, at the Wyndham Garden on Loucks Road. Members share a meal, give a short introduction, hear one member present in more depth, and pass referrals.
• One-to-one meetings with other members, so they learn which work you want most: recurring home cleaning, move-out cleans, offices, post-construction.
• Your turn as the featured speaker. Use it to teach the room what a good cleaning referral sounds like.
• Every referral tracked. The PRE member portal shows each referral you receive and what it turned into, so you can see what the seat is worth.

Come visit

Your first visit is free. Visit as our guest, or apply for the cleaning services seat. The meeting calendar shows the next date and speaker.

To your success!

Questions and answers

Do referrals include commercial cleaning, or only homes?

Both, if you want them. Say in your weekly introduction which work you are looking for, and members will listen for it.

Does the owner have to attend, or can a manager hold the seat?

It is usually the owner or a manager who can commit to the weekly meeting and follow up on referrals the same day. Ask the chapter leader about your situation.

Would a carpet cleaning or restoration company compete with this seat?

PRE defines the categories, with one professional in each. Ask the chapter leader how related services are divided.

Does it cost anything to visit?

No. Your first visit is free. Come meet the members and see whether PRE is a good fit for your business.