COMPUTER CLEANING MONTH LAUNCHES FOR ITS 10TH YEAR DURABLE UK Ltd has announced the launch of its 10th annual Computer Cleaning Month initiative which takes place during October and aims to highlight the importance of keeping the personal office environment clean and free from germs. According to data from Initial Washroom Hygiene, the computer mouse is the dirtiest item in the office, ahead of keyboards, phones and chairs and that 40 per cent of the desks tested were home to at least one item with very high levels of bacteria and surface contamination, which posed a risk of cross-contamination. INDUSTRY INSIGHT OCTOBER 2015 5 CHTMAG.COM CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY ISSA OPENS UP MEMBERSHIP TO GLOBAL WOMEN’S FORUM CHSA’S ANNUAL GOLF EVENT RAISES £5,500 FOR CHARITY OCTOBER CLEANING IN BRIEF Working together with recycling and sustainable waste management business, B&M Waste Services, The Plaza on Oxford street in London has this month commenced increased segregation and recycling initiatives at the London premises, to avoid waste going to landfill. New Waste Regulations came into effect 1 January 2015 called TEEP, which stipulate that all businesses must segregate their recyclable waste where Technically, Economically and Environmentally Practicable to do so. Implementing new equipment and waste collection schedule has assisted The Plaza in minimising its impact on the environment as well as complying with the new legislation. CLEAN, an operator in the commercial B2B laundry sector has acquired the trade and assets of Watford Launders and Cleaners Ltd, a specialist laundry service provider to London’s 5 Star premier hotel market. Watford Laundry specialise in the 5 Star customer-owned goods and linen rental market place, serving some 40+ clients, situated in London and the South East. Long-time President of Molly Maid in Canada and the United Kingdom, Kevin Hipkins, recently led a management buyout of the company’s UK operation marking the start of an exciting new chapter for the Molly Maid brand and organisation in the UK. Molly Maid will now operate under a master license agreement from Molly Maid International in Canada. Founded in a suburb of Toronto, Ontario in 1979, Molly Maid has gone on to expand to the United States, Japan and Portugal and now has over 500 Franchises operating world-wide, cleaning over 3 million homes annually. Technical cleaning and data centre healthcare business, 8 Solutions has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Fuller as technical services director. Fuller brings to the role extensive experience of data centres having worked over 20 years for leading chiller and precision air handling manufacturers. More recently he worked in a senior sales position for a critical infrastructure technology provider. Swiftclean Building Services has provided ductwork cleaning at the new offices of International Justice Mission (IJM), a registered UK charity which works to protect the poor from violence around the developing world IJM is concerned with the working and living conditions of the poor and vulnerable in nearly twenty communities in Africa, South America and Asia. It is equally concerned that its UK premises safeguard its employees, partly by complying with TR/19, the leading guidance document for ventilation cleanliness. Swiftclean supported the cost of cleaning the ventilation ductwork, giving the IJM team a fresh start in their premises in Essex. Galliford Try has been appointed the preferred supply chain partner under the ProCure21+ framework to support the £150 million redevelopment programme of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. Work on a new £6 million office block which is required to enable delivery of the main works is to begin immediately. The main programme, which is scheduled for completion in 2019 includes a new £80 million ‘Hot Block’ for all critical care, surgery and other complex care procedures, replacing several wards and the site’s energy centre and completely refurbishing the Emergency Department. Contract cleaning business, Brayborne Facilities Services has further strengthened its presence in the specialist education sector following the award of two threeyear cleaning contracts at schools in Surrey and Hampshire. The cleaning contracts are at Richmond Adult Community College in Richmond, Surrey. A further education college, which runs over 1900 course in a wide range of subjects from basic skills to postgraduate level. And, at Court Moor School in Fleet, Hampshire, a secondary school for 11-16 year olds. Support services provider, Emprise Services has landed a three-year cleaning deal with engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler. Under the terms of the deal, Emprise will provide daily cleaning and ancillary services to Amec Foster Wheeler’s sites located at Birchwood Park, Warrington; Knutsford, Cheshire and at Newbury in Berkshire. ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association has opened up membership to the ISSA Hygieia Network, a global women’s forum with the mission of advancing and retaining female professionals in all sectors and at all levels of seniority and experience within the global cleaning community. Named after the Greek goddess of cleaning and hygiene, ISSA Hygieia Network provides members with ongoing education, networking opportunities, professional development, and industry recognition. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers’ Association (CHSA) has raised over £5,500 for the chairman’s charity, The Helping Treat Cancer Together Committee at its annual Golf Day. Twenty-one teams took part in the event which was held at Rudding Park in North Yorkshire to raise funds for the charity which helps cancer patients with treatment costs the NHS will not fund where the patient’s doctors believes there is a reasonable chance the treatment will provide a cure, prolong life expectancy or improve quality of life.
Cleaning Hygiene Today October 2015
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