Cleaning Services for Scottish Distilleries
Distillery environments need a cleaning contractor that understands hygiene standards, production schedules, and the value of presentation. Finding a team that can handle both sides is not always straightforward. Production areas need food-safe chemicals and strict hygiene protocols. Visitor-facing spaces need to look the part, often at short notice.
NEREC provides specialist cleaning for Scottish distilleries, covering warehouses, production areas, visitor spaces, and external surfaces. We work around your operation and your schedule.
What we cover
Distillery Cleaning Services
From bonded warehouses to visitor centres and production floors, we provide specialist cleaning that supports both day-to-day hygiene and the high presentation standards distilleries are expected to maintain.
Warehouse Cleaning
Bonded warehouse floors, walls, and racking cleaned to maintain hygiene and compliance.
Production Area Cleaning
Still rooms, mash tuns, and production floors cleaned around your production schedule.
External Surface Cleaning
Walls, cladding, and stone cleaned to maintain the presentation of distillery buildings.
Visitor Area Cleaning
Courtyard, car park, and visitor-facing exterior areas kept clean and presentable.
Tank & Vessel Cleaning
Washback, fermentation vessel, and storage tank cleaning carried out to specification.
Roof & Gutter Maintenance
Moss removal and gutter clearing on distillery buildings to prevent water damage.
Why NEREC
Working to Distillery Standards
Distilleries are production environments and visitor destinations at the same time. That combination is not always easy to clean around. Production areas need food-safe chemical handling and proper hygiene protocols. Visitor-facing spaces need to look presentable, sometimes with very little notice.
NEREC has worked across distilleries and food production environments since 2019. Our team handles both sides: the compliance-driven work in production areas and the presentation standards that matter when visitors are on site.
We use our own trained team on every job, no subcontracting. The same people show up, they know your site, and they take direct accountability for the work. Every quote and enquiry gets a response the same day.
- Food-safe chemical handling COSHH compliant cleaning in food production environments
- SafeContractor approved Full compliance documentation available on request
- Scheduled & reactive capability Planned programmes or responsive callouts to suit your operation
- Discreet, professional service We work quietly and tidily so visitors and staff are never inconvenienced
- Family-run, Aberdeen-based Run by two brothers with direct accountability on every job
- No subcontracting Our own trained team on every job, every time
How we work
Fitted Around Your Production Schedule
Distillery cleaning has to work around production, not the other way around. Downtime windows vary. Some sites batch clean between production runs, others need ongoing maintenance without interrupting daily operations. We talk through your schedule before we start and build the programme around it.
For sites that run seven days a week or have weekend production, we are available across all seven days. For reactive work, whether that is a spill, a pre-visit clean, or something that comes up outside a planned schedule, we respond the same day.
All work is carried out using chemicals appropriate for food production environments. Full COSHH documentation and method statements are provided where needed for your site compliance records.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Both. We can work in active production areas where it is safe to do so, and we also carry out deeper cleaning during planned shutdowns or production breaks. We discuss the specifics of each area with you before work begins so the right approach and chemicals are agreed in advance.
Yes. We use food-safe, COSHH compliant chemicals throughout and hold full product data sheets for everything we use. Method statements and COSHH documentation are available on request if you need them for your own compliance records.
Yes. We regularly work early mornings, evenings, or at other times outside visitor hours to make sure cleaning does not interfere with tours or retail operations. We agree the schedule before starting and stick to it.
Yes. We work across Scotland, including Speyside and Highland distilleries. If you are unsure whether we cover your location, call us or send a message and we will confirm the same day.
Both options are available. Some clients use us for planned one-off cleans, ahead of a brand visit or audit for example, while others have a regular scheduled programme. There is no minimum commitment required to get a quote.
Yes. NEREC holds SafeContractor approval. Full compliance documentation, insurance certificates, and method statements are available on request before work begins.
Call us or send a message and we will get back to you the same day. We work with distilleries of all sizes across Scotland.
