INDUSTRY INSIGHT WWW.CHTMAG.COM NEWS CHURCHILL SUPPORTS SPT THROUGH IMPROVEMENT WORKS 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY ITV LEEDS ACHIEVES 100% DIVERSION OF WASTE FROM LANDFILL ITV studios in Leeds, the home of the soap drama Emmerdale is celebrating its achievement in diverting 100 per cent of its waste from landfill in partnership with Elite Cleaning & Environmental Services and B&M Waste Services. Elite Cleaning maintain the facilities at the ITV sites and carbon neutral B&M Waste Services has assisted in implementing successful recycling and waste management strategies to achieve the overall goal of diverting 100 per cent of its waste from landfill. Elite Cleaning’s choice of waste service provider was B&M Waste Services, who work with businesses across the Leeds region and beyond to improve their recycling levels, and are carbon neutral, which aligns with Elite and ITV’s sustainability agenda. Since working with Elite and ITV, B&M Waste has introduced a range of simplistic total waste management solutions to improve the amount of waste that can be recycled. Mick Ashall, director at B&M Waste Services, said: “It’s great working with such a forward thinking company such as Elite who have always taken pride in segregation and recycling. We look forward to continuing our work with Elite Cleaning and further improving segregation at the ITV sites and increasing their recycling levels too. It’s important to provide not only great products and services but top level customer service as well.” David Hartley from Elite Cleaning said: “Since working with B&M Waste the bins are emptied at a time to suit ITV and ourselves, nothing is too much trouble for the drivers, they do a great job. We look forward to continuing our work with B&M Waste, and we are thrilled with our current diversion from landfill levels and look forward to the future and improving it further. While working with B&M we are confident we can achieve this goal.” O’Brien has secured a five-year, £3 million deal to supply waste recycling services for shopping centres intu Metrocentre & intu Eldon Square. The contract will see O’Brien supply a range of waste recycling services for the busy shopping centres, including providing dedicated recycling teams responsible for retailer engagement, on-site segregation and baling of valuable materials for direct sale from the facilities. The growing regional business has worked successfully with intu for many years, with the new deal facilitating its continued expansion as it heads towards its 10th anniversary. Commenting on the contract award, Nathan O’Brien, managing director for O’Brien Waste Recycling said: “To secure these two contracts is testament to our business and ability to provide innovative solutions to long standing clients whilst at the same time securing new business. We will always remember where we started and those loyal clients who believed in our vision. In these challenging times it is refreshing that strong relationships and long term goals can still outweigh short term financial gains.” O’BRIEN BAGS £3M SHOPPING CENTRE DEAL OLTEC FM EXTENDS TRIDENT RETAIL PARK CONTRACT Oltec FM has been awarded a one-year extension to its contract at Trident Retail Park in Runcorn. The Wigan-based full service building and facilities management company has operated all cleaning and security services for the retail park since May 2015 which houses a range of shops including TK Maxx and Aldi. The park is also home to Cineworld Runcorn, a 9-screen multiplex cinema and a number of dining destinations including Pizza Hut and Domino’s Pizza. Commenting on the contract extension, Learnna Roberts, Oltec FM support manager for Trident Retail Park said: “We have established a strong working relationship with the management team at Trident Retail Park and the customers we serve. Securing this contract extension is a real testament to the hard work and experience of the whole team. “Our team at Trident Retail Park regularly go above and beyond to deliver the best possible service. A number of team members have received commendations from head office for their dedication and commitment; notably staff have worked through breaks, come in early to deal with a power cut and also provided excellent rapid response first aid in an emergency situation.” Mark Browitt, facilities manager at Mayfield Asset and Property Management Ltd, which manages Trident Retail Park added: “Oltec’s expertise is key to helping us provide a high-quality experience for visitors. The business has built up a track record of delivering excellent services and we’re very much looking forward to continuing this successful partnership.” Churchill’s Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) cleaning teams got on board to help with improvement works during the recent closure of the Glasgow Subway. For the first time in 30 years, the subway stations known as ‘Clockwork Orange’ closed for five weeks during July and August to carry out various improvement works including laying new tracks in anticipation of driverless trains which are looking to be introduced in 2019. With the subway closed SPT also took the opportunity to continue with other refurbishment works which have been ongoing since July 2011. Churchill was awarded the Clockwork Orange cleaning contract in May 2014. Comprising of 15 stations, Churchill is responsible for the cleaning of stations, platforms, ticket offices and staff areas. Churchill also has a nightshift team responsible for cleaning the trains and tracks in line with operational times. Commenting on the teams work during the closure, Janice Joyes, contracts manager, said: “The dust within the stations and the evasive works going on made our normal tasks much tougher but here in Glasgow we like a challenge and all staff worked together to ensure SPT had its stations in a clean condition for re-opening. Every day for five weeks we carried out a builders clean to all stations and then started again the next day. “Our staff worked extremely hard during this time. Well done to all involved.”
Cleaning Hygiene Today September 2016
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