Founded in 1995. Still family-run.
Rowles & James started in 1995 cleaning offices around Melbourne’s south-east. Thirty years later we are still in the same corner of the city, with a lot of the same clients, cleaning corporate buildings, laboratories, hotels, retirement villages and apartment blocks.
We are deliberately not the biggest contractor in Melbourne. Every site has a supervisor who knows it, and the directors are still reachable on the phone.
Credentials, ready to hand over
Procurement teams ask for these, and we keep them current. Copies are provided on request — just ask when you get in touch.
Public liability certificate
$20m cover, current certificate of currency.
Available on requestWorkCover registration
Employer registration and current premium notice.
Available on requestWHS policy & SWMS
Safe work method statements per task type.
Available on requestStaff screening policy
How and how often staff are police-checked.
Available on requestHow we train and supervise
Every cleaner is inducted on your site, not in a classroom. Colour-coded cloths, chemical safety data sheets on file, and a supervisor who signs off the work rather than a checklist nobody reads.
What we do to cut water and waste
Our carpet cleaning is low-moisture, so it uses far less water and carpets are dry in hours. We buy chemicals as concentrate and mix them on site, which means fewer bottles coming in. Everything we take away is sorted for recycling, and we send you the volumes every quarter.