CHTMAG.COM MONTH IN CLEANING OCTOBER 2015 31 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY SOUGHT AFTER AWARD FOR BEST SME BUSINESS GOES TO FUTURES SUPPLIES Futures Supplies was set up in 1995 by entrepreneur Mandie Kemp and in the last two decades, Mandie has established the company as a pioneer, innovator and leader within the cleaning industry. The company is well respected and a major player in distributing washroom, cleaning and janitorial products. Remaining independent, the family run business whose ethos is deliver service, quality, value, reliability, with environmental consideration through technology and innovation, never forgets the customer always comes first. More than 300 companies attended the Croydon Business Excellence Awards Gala Dinner organised by White Label. Held at Fairfield Halls and beating off stiff competition with a business community of more than 13,000 in Croydon, Futures Supplies was awarded the accolade of ‘Best SME Business’. The award sets out to recognise and acknowledge the ongoing role that all SME businesses play in growing and sustaining the economy. Award winning Futures Supplies was crowned the winner for demonstrating pro-active leadership and management, a commitment to the local community and green initiatives, a strong training and development programme, strong financial growth performance results, clear, concise and impactful plan for sustained growth, as well as innovation and differentiation within the business. "" www.futures-supplies.co.uk 020 8689 2072 CROMWELL EXTENDS WASHROOM RANGE Cromwell Polythene has extended its washroom range with the introduction of a white LDPE saddle bag for the discreet disposal of feminine hygiene and other sanitary waste. Measuring 159mm (six inches) wide when open and 240mm (11 inches) in length, the sanitary bags fit most dispensing units for ease of use. Supplied block headed in 50’s, the bags are packed 20 heads per carton of 1,000. Like all Cromwell products, they come with a minimum guaranteed net box weight – in this instance 1.20kg – clearly marked on the outer carton. The sanitary bag (Cromwell code 22790) provides an alternative to the company’s Sansafe antimicrobial and scented liners, which make use of a unique blend of bactericides and fungicides, added during the film extrusion process, to provide powerful round-the-clock protection against harmful bacteria. A subtle lemon scent additive eliminates unpleasant odours, both inside and outside the liners. “Research among our cleaning and janitorial distributor network highlighted the need for a competitively priced product, which meets our quality and sustainability standards,” says managing director James Lee. “We are confident that our new sanitary bag meets this brief, while providing a useful addition to our washroom range.” "" www.cromwellpolythene.co.uk 01977 686868 LARGE LONDON HOSPICE RELIES ON ARMSTRONG LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT St Joseph’s Hospice has been on the same site in up and running again, and there’s Hackney since 1905, growing over the years into always good advice when we need a substantial modern hospice including palliative to expand or replace a machine”. care, education and research. It provides services The machines are operated by for people with life limiting and terminal illness dedicated laundry staff and are all living in the City of London and the Boroughs of in operation seven days a week. Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham, and in In common with every other neighbouring areas. aspect of the hospice, the laundry With 42 in-patient beds the hospice generates comes across as impressive a considerable amount of laundry, and for many and well organised, with space years now the hospice has had a relationship with for further expansion when Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems to supply required. Of the 42 beds, eight and maintain washers and dryers. The large laundry are respite beds to give two week room includes two recently purchased Primus breaks to carers. Apart from the Amazon steam heated 18kg washer extractors, a in-patient facilities, the hospice larger Primus high-spin speed 40kg washer, two runs numerous groups and small washers that are used for patients’ personal social events for the some 1200 laundry and three Huebsch tumble dryers which outpatients that it deals with are still going strong at 12 years old. every year. Paul Freeman, facilities supervisor at the Of the £14 million a year hospice, told us that the relationship with it costs to run the hospice, Armstrong was excellent. “The equipment is robust only 50 per cent comes from and reliable – even after many years of service”, he the Government with all the told us. “If we do have a problem with a machine rest having to be raised from the engineers come out within 24 hours to get it charitable donations. ""www.armstronglaundry.com 01635 263410 sales@armstronglaundry.com
Cleaning Hygiene Today October 2015
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