INDUSTRY INSIGHT WWW.CHTMAG.COM NEWS SWC MAKES THE GRADE IN CITY OF LONDON CONTRACT WIN Property management firm, Cushman and Wakefield, has appointed Specialist Window 4 JUNE 2016 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY INCENTIVE QAS IS THE ‘SMART’ CHOICE FOR ORANGEBOX The specialist cleaning division of Incentive FM Group, Incentive QAS, has won a cleaning contract with Orangebox, an innovative design company that delivers flexible workplace solutions. Incentive QAS will be responsible for the daily cleaning of Orangebox’s new Smart Working environment in Clerkenwell which displays a wide range of its furniture and concepts to potential customers. The space is also used for events during the evenings and as a hot-desk area for the company’s sales representatives throughout the day. The new building spans five floors and will see Incentive QAS providing an early morning daily cleaning team who will also supply washroom services, periodic deep cleaning and window cleaning. Liz Walker, marketing manager at Orangebox, commented: “This new showroom is a focal point for our staff and clients and plays a crucial role in driving new business. Therefore it is vital that it is kept exceptionally clean and presentable at all times and we believe that Incentive QAS has the skills and commitment to deliver this.” Robert Urquhart, a member of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners, received a Livery Companies’ City & Guilds Award from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace earlier this month. The Awards are given in recognition of ‘Outstanding Achievement’ as a City & Guilds of London Institute learner or tutor. Urquhart has been instrumental in setting up and running the cleaning workshops at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Rochester, Kent. He started work there 16 years ago where he was assigned to put together a cleaning qualification for offenders. Urquhart has now developed the course he delivers from the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) qualification to the City & Guilds NVQ level 2 in cleaning and support services. He has gained his assessors qualification and teaching qualification in both courses. Urquhart has built a good working partnership with prison staff and heads of departments, to ensure learners have access to clean different areas and types of surfaces to meet the course criteria. His work aims to give course participants the best opportunities once they have been released from prison. The variety of cleaning courses on offer at the prison lays the foundations for learners to enter the cleaning industry qualified with sufficient work experience to gain employment. Urquhart is continuing to improve the progress for his learners by working with employers to get them employment opportunities. The Worshipful Company’s Master, Philip Morrish, and Clerk, Maureen Marden, were in attendance to see him receive this deserved recognition. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER IN THE CLEANING INDUSTRY RECEIVES ROYAL APPROVAL KEEP BRITAIN TIDY LAUNCHES CLEAN PLACES AWARD Keep Britain Tidy has launched a new award to recognise public places that have achieved the very best standards of cleanliness and environmental quality. The Keep Britain Tidy Award is part of the organisation’s ongoing Clean Places campaign, to encourage everyone to play their part in creating places that are clean and litter-free, and follows its latest National Perceptions Survey which revealed that a clean, litter-free environment is ranked important by 89 per cent of people but only 59 per cent are satisfied with the cleanliness of their neighbourhood. The first three winners of the new award are; Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and the Barbican Centre in London. Keep Britain Tidy chief executive, Allison Ogden- Newton, said: “Our National Perceptions Survey shows just how important clean, litter-free places are to people and all three award winners have demonstrated a commitment to creating a clean environment for their visitors and customers and have proved to our judges that they are managing their litter and waste responsibly. “We hope that these three fantastic places will be the first of many to be flying a Keep Britain Tidy Award.” Zed Major, facilities manager at the Barbican Centre, commented: “It’s a great honour for the Barbican Centre to be awarded the accreditation from such a wellrespected organisation as Keep Britain Tidy. “The feedback from the inspection gave us incredibly useful guidance and confidence in the way we engage with the visiting public and our sustainability strategy throughout the Barbican Centre campus, for which we are very grateful. “The Award is a very powerful tool to promote to visitors and the public the passion we have for sustainability at the Barbican Centre and we very much look forward to working with Keep Britain Tidy over the coming year and beyond.” Cleaning (SWC), part of Incentive FM Group, to provide cleaning services at 41 Lothbury, in the heart of London’s Square Mile. SWC will be responsible for cleaning all the external windows of the 7-floor serviced office building every other month, in addition to a six-month and annual deep clean. Due to the building retaining its traditional façade and many of it original features, SWC will be using a combination of window cleaning methods including the use of eye bolts to ensure that the small intricate windows are kept to a high standard of cleanliness. This will be supplemented by a team using a small internal and external cradle. All work will be undertaken at weekends to ensure that there is no disruption to the operation of the building. Speaking about the contract, Anton Beck, building manager at 41 Lothbury, said: “This is a highly prestigious building which is home to some of the world’s leading businesses. It is extremely important that its stunning façade is kept clean and, having worked with SWC previously, I am certain they will deliver the exceptional standards we require.”
Cleaning & Hygiene Today June 2016
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