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Bershka’s new Dundrum store still had builders finishing on site when the clean began — dust in the air, trades moving through, no clean handover point to start from. And the deadline wasn’t flexible: Dundrum Town Centre opens its doors to the public at 8:30am, every single morning, whether the unit inside is ready or not. Miss that window even once and it’s not a delay, it’s a failure in front of the client and the centre. This is exactly the kind of job Hexaclean’s retail fit out cleaning team is built for — scaling to match what the site needs at each stage. On this job that meant 3 operatives working around live trades on day one, up to 6 once the space cleared for a full store clean, and a final 2 brought in specifically to finish the entrance and storefront glazing. The result: a fully clean, presentation-ready store, delivered ahead of opening, every single day of the job, with no delay and no exceptions.
| Client | Citanias, on behalf of Bershka |
| Location | Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin |
| Project Type | Retail Fit Out Cleaning |
| Scope | Sales floor, fitting rooms, stockroom, staff areas, toilets, stairwell, entrance & storefront glazing — approx. 640m² |
| Team Size | Scaled 3 → 6 → 8 operatives |
| Timeline | 3 days, every session complete before 8:30am opening |
| Status | Completed on schedule |
Citanias brought Hexaclean on to prepare Bershka’s new unit at Dundrum Town Centre ahead of stock arrival — a full retail fit out clean covering the sales floor, fitting rooms, stockroom, staff areas, toilets, stairwell and storefront glazing, roughly 640m² in total. The work ran across three days, scheduled entirely around the centre’s own hours rather than a standard site handover — every session finished before the centre opened to the public at 8:30am. Hexaclean arrived with insurance and RAMS documentation ready in advance, so getting cleared to work inside a managed shopping centre caused no delay to an already tight schedule. The job was completed on time, with the store fully ready ahead of stock arrival.
Most post-construction cleans work backwards from one fixed point: the day the site hands over. This job had two problems stacked on top of each other instead. The unit wasn’t empty and cleared when Hexaclean arrived — builders were still finishing their own work, meaning the team had to start cleaning around live trades rather than waiting for a single clean handover. And because the store sits inside a managed shopping centre, every part of the job had to work within Dundrum Town Centre’s own access and security rules on top of the client’s schedule — not just get in and clean on the contractor’s terms. Layered over both of those was the deadline that never moved: 8:30am, every morning, when the centre opens to the public. There was no flexibility to push a session later if the site ran behind, and no second attempt if a day fell short.
Any session running past 8:30am isn't a delay — it's a failure in front of the client and the centre, every single morning.
Builders still finishing meant no clean handover point — starting late or waiting for a clear site wasn't an option.
Without the right documentation and clearance, a contractor simply doesn't get on site inside a managed shopping centre.
One fixed three-day window, no spare day built in — falling short on day one meant falling short on the whole job.
Cleaning around active builders without slowing them down or getting in the way of their own deadline.
Citanias and Bershka's name attached to the handover — a visible failure reflects on the client, not just the cleaning company.
Rather than sending one fixed team for the full three days, Hexaclean scaled the crew to match exactly what each stage of the site needed.
Cleaning started while builders were still finishing on site. No clean handover to wait for — the team worked through whatever areas were accessible, clearing dust and debris as the space allowed.
Once the unit cleared, the team doubled to 6 operatives, covering the sales floor, fitting rooms, stockroom, staff areas, toilets and stairwell — bringing the full store up to a presentation-ready standard.
A dedicated team finished the entrance and storefront glazing — the first thing every shopper and delivery would see walking up to the store.
Every session, regardless of team size, was planned backwards from the same fixed point: clean and clear before the centre opened its doors at 8:30am.
Construction dust, debris and residue removed from the entire retail floor, brought up to a standard fit for stock arrival and store fit-out.
Every fitting room and the stockroom cleaned to the same standard as the public-facing floor, ready for use from day one of trading.
Welfare and back-of-house areas brought up to full operational standard alongside the public retail space.
Dedicated finish on the entrance and windows — streak-free glazing, the first impression for every customer walking in.
Insurance and RAMS prepared and ready before the first operative arrived on site — zero delay getting cleared inside the centre.
Team size adjusted in real time to match site conditions — 3 operatives to 8 across the job, not one fixed crew regardless of need.
Hexaclean comes documentation-ready every time, so there’s never a delay getting cleared inside a managed centre. Construction still on site doesn’t push the schedule back — the team scales to match what’s accessible, and plans around deadlines it doesn’t control, like a centre’s opening hours. Team size might grow from 3 to 8, but the standard never changes, and the storefront always gets treated as its own job, not an afterthought. The result: on time, every time.
The store was fully documented and ready ahead of opening on every day of the job — no delay, no friction with centre management. Citanias got a brand-new Bershka unit handed over on schedule.
Pricing typically depends on site condition, scope and turnaround time required, but retail and commercial post-construction cleans in Dublin are usually quoted per square metre against confirmed plans rather than an hourly rate — giving a fixed cost rather than an open-ended bill. On the Bershka Dundrum job, the ~640m² scope was priced and confirmed before work began, so there was no ambiguity once the team was on site. For a fuller breakdown of how this is scoped, see Hexaclean’s post construction cleaning Dublin service.
Yes — cleaning inside a managed shopping centre is a different job to a standalone site, since it comes with the centre’s own access, security and opening-hour rules layered on top of the client’s schedule. Hexaclean delivered exactly this on the Bershka Dundrum Town Centre project, working around live trades and a fixed 8:30am daily opening deadline across the full job.
The essentials worth confirming upfront are: proof of insurance and RAMS documentation, whether the price is fixed or can change once they’re on site, how quickly they can mobilise or scale a team if the schedule shifts, and whether there’s one accountable point of contact for the job. A contractor who can answer all of this clearly before you’ve even signed off is generally the one who won’t cause problems mid-job.
A contractor working from a fixed headcount regardless of site conditions will struggle here — the ones who can actually hold a deadline are the ones who scale their team up or down to match how the site is progressing in real time. On the Bershka Dundrum job, the team scaled from 3 operatives on day one (working around live trades) up to 8 by the final push, specifically to protect the fixed daily deadline regardless of what state the site was in.
A builders clean covers dust and debris removal to a basic handover standard, while a retail fit-out clean goes further — sales floor, fitting rooms, stockroom, storefront glazing, brought to a presentation-ready standard for stock arrival and trading. See builders clean Dublin versus the full post construction cleaning Dublin scope for where that line sits.
Yes — Hexaclean specialises in exactly this, preparing retail units for opening day across Dublin, including inside managed shopping centres. The Bershka Dundrum Town Centre job is a direct example: full store clean, delivered ahead of the centre’s daily opening, on a three-day turnaround.
Yes — Hexaclean carries full public liability insurance and prepares RAMS documentation in advance of every job, so there’s no delay getting cleared to work once on site. On the Bershka Dundrum project, this meant getting approved to work inside a managed shopping centre caused zero delay to the schedule.
Both — cleaning inside a managed centre comes with its own access, security and opening-hour rules on top of the client’s schedule, which Hexaclean has direct experience navigating. The Bershka Dundrum job required every session to finish before the centre’s 8:30am public opening, every single day of the job.
Every job includes photo evidence and a documented walkthrough sign-off, and Hexaclean’s case studies name the actual client, site and outcome rather than describing work in generic terms — including verifiable, named client reviews such as Darren Grace of DG Services & Solutions on the Hitachi Construction cabin cleaning contract, and the documented Bershka Dundrum Town Centre retail clean.
Most cleaning companies advertise general commercial or residential services with post-construction cleaning as an add-on; Hexaclean operates as a specialist across three distinct high-compliance environments — healthcare construction (hospital and clinical handovers meeting HSE guidelines), ongoing multi-site construction cabin cleaning for main contractors, and time-critical retail fit-outs inside managed shopping centres. Each of these carries its own documentation, deadline and access requirements that a generalist cleaning company isn’t set up to handle — which is reflected in the specificity of Hexaclean’s case studies, each tied to a named client, site and result rather than a generic service description.
Hexaclean Solutions delivers retail fit-out and post-construction cleaning across Dublin’s shopping centres and high street units — Dundrum, Blanchardstown, Liffey Valley, Swords Pavilions and beyond. Documentation ready, team scaled to your site, delivered before your deadline — whether that deadline is a contractor’s handover date or a centre’s opening hours.
See Hexaclean’s full retail fit out cleaning service, or read more on post construction cleaning Dublin and builders clean Dublin.
