CHTMAG.COM INDUSTRY INSIGHT FEBRUARY CLEANING IN BRIEF ISS UK has announced that it is responsible for the delivery of a number of FM services at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) head quarters located at 30 Euston Square in London. The RCGP is the UK’s largest medical Royal College and membership body representing over 50,000 family doctors. It works to raise standards of patient care across the UK and internationally. Since 21 September 2015, ISS has provided an integrated FM management model including building maintenance services, security & manned guarding, cleaning & housekeeping services, energy & environmental management and health & safety management. ISS will also work alongside the RCGP to support its conferencing and events business as well as member accommodation which includes 41 study bedrooms. European Customer Synergy (ECS), has entered a strategic partnership with smart and sustainable cleaning and hygiene solutions provider, Diversey Care. The partnership will enable ECS to continue to deliver high quality products and services to its clients, whilst also being able to offer more effective and environmentally friendly solutions. In addition to environmental benefits and enhanced service delivery, ECS’s clients will be given the opportunity to be at the forefront of trialling new Diversey Care technologies before they are released to the market. Principle Cleaning has been awarded a contract at Discovery Networks Western Europe office based at Chiswich Park, London. The head office for Discovery Networks UK also covers operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Flanders. Since its launch in the UK in 1989, Discovery Channel has been the number one factual channel. Under the terms of the deal, Principle Cleaning staff will be responsible for daily office cleaning duties which they will carry out using its Hybrid Cleaning Model – an innovative cleaning process using a full time workforce to operate flexibly with any business to develop ways of improving quality and service in a sustainable way. The team, will also mange and look after specialist periodical cleaning, window cleaning, waste management and pest control. Churchill has extended its relationship with Surrey Heath Borough Council for the continued delivery of cleaning services to a number of sites within the district. The original contract between Churchill and the Council commenced in 2008 and was extended in 2012. The new four-year deal will be managed by the same operational team who are familiar with all aspects of the contract. It covers the provision of cleaning services to the Council’s Head Office at Surrey Heath House, Camberley Theatre and Ian Goodchild Centre, Windle Valley Day Centre and two car parks in Camberley. Sheffield based contract cleaning firm, Crystal Clean Service, has confirmed the addition of two new clients to its growing customer base – MGB Plastics, a manufacturer of wheeled bins in the UK and Symphony Solutions, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of fitted furniture. Crystal Clean will be supplying office, factory floor and general cleaning services to MGB plastics, whilst at Symphony Group, it will be responsible for keeping canteens, offices and washrooms clean and hygienic. Poundland has extended Helistrat’s £4 million waste and recycling services contract to include an additional 250 stores, gained through its £55 million acquisition of the 99p Stores. Helistrat has been responsible for the management of the back of store recycling services for 500 Poundland stores across the UK and Ireland since August 2014. FEBRUARY 2016 5 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY WCEC CELEBRATES 30 YEARS The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) will this year celebrate 30 years of being granted full livery status by the City of London’s Court of Aldermen. While it proudly supports and preserves the ancient customs and traditions of The City, the WCEC is much more than a relic of another age. As befits a soon to be 30-yearold, it is very much a modern Livery Company, focused on helping to meet the changing needs and challenges of today’s cleaning industry. The Company, which has over 200 members from many of the major cleaning and support service management companies and the manufacturers and suppliers to the sector, encourages and maintains high standards of practice and integrity through social and professional networking. It also promotes and supports the next generation of cleaning professionals through a number of education and training programmes. MANCHESTER CLEANING SHOW GEARS UP FOR SUCCESS With only weeks to go until the launch event of the Manchester Cleaning Show (6-7 April at Event City), the northern spin-off of the Cleaning Show held in London has received a welcoming reception with over 1,000 people registered to attend to date. Following the same exhibition and free conference format of the London event which takes place every two years, exhibitors will include major brands such as Karcher, anti-slip specialists Bonasystems, major northern contract cleaner Floorbrite, Vax, Nilfisk-Advance, Sebo, Prochem, Greyland and Unger. There will be a huge range of products on display and many discounts for those looking to purchase products and equipment for their cleaning and hygiene needs. Free-to-attend seminars include: ÍÍ Opening Keynote: The cleaning industry – a European perspective ÍÍ Skills and circular economy – committing to and reusing up-cycled resources ÍÍ Pest management – what every cleaning contractor should know: ÍÍ Cleaning in the healthcare sector ÍÍ Attendance Monitoring – using technology to manage a cleaning workforce ÍÍ Illegal workers in the cleaning industry – solutions for employers ÍÍ Lack of regulation for domestic cleaners – problems and solutions ÍÍ Health and safety in the cleaning industry Steve Diprose, managing director of organiser Quartz Business Media said: “We moved the Cleaning Show from Birmingham to London last year and had one of the best events in recent history, with fantastic support from the industry and thousands of high-level decision makers attending. We did however notice that some of our regular visitors from the North West and Scotland found the travelling distance more difficult. So we have listened to feedback from the industry and created a new event in Manchester.” Nik Wyers, joint managing director, Floorbrite commented: “Manchester is an exciting, growing, and thriving hub of business opportunities and we’ve always found the strong business links we’ve formed in the city have served us well, so we’re really excited for the Cleaning Show to come to our home city. “The cleaning and facilities industry can work together to provide clients and customers with an even better service, and meeting likeminded businesses at the Cleaning Show will be a real highlight for us.” Held at Event City, Manchester from 6-7 April 2016, anyone responsible for cleaning & hygiene or distributors to the cleaning industry are invited to register for their free pass now at www.cleaningshow.co.uk/manchester
CHT February 2016
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