CHTMAG.COM INDUSTRY INSIGHT OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2016 5 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY MML AWARDS JOHN LEWIS CLEANING DEAL TO PREMIUM SUPPORT SERVICES Servest Group has won a three-year, multi-million pound cleaning contract with Great Western Railway, one of the UK’s leading rail operators. The deal will see the multi-service provider deliver comprehensive cleaning services to 102 stations and 150 trains for the Great Western Railway franchise. Around 350 members of staff will be involved in delivering cleaning services to the entire network, encompassing station cleaning and train cleaning, across a large geographical spread. This will include turnaround and in-transit cleans, as well as cleaning the trains at the depot overnight ready to go back into service the following day. Great Western Railway operates train services across the west, from Penzance to Paddington and across the South, South West and Wales. NEWS Dartford-based Premium Support Services Ltd (PSS) has secured a three-year contract with Maintenance Management Ltd (MML) to clean the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) portfolio of retail, distribution and corporate properties in and around London. JLP’s portfolio comprises of 128 sites including distribution and corporate office buildings plus Waitrose and John Lewis stores; the services to be provided include core cleaning, periodic and window cleaning. By 2020 the global industrial and institutional cleaning chemical market is expected to reach $51.4 billion (£41.3bn), according to market research company, Research and Markets. Currently valued at $41 billion (£32.9bn), the ‘Industrial and Institutional Cleaning Chemicals Market – Segmented by Type, Application and Geography – Trends and Forecasts (2015 – 2020)’ states the market will show an annual CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.6 per cent, with the Asia-Pacific region being the fastest growing market for industrial and institutional cleaning chemical market between 2015-2020. North America on the other hand, is cited as the largest market in terms of revenue due to its large base of healthcare, manufacturing industries in that region. The cleaning chemicals market majorly focuses on the chemicals required for producing disinfectants and sanitisers. The report expects the fastest growth to occur within the healthcare sector. The manufacturing sector is also expected to be a significant source of growth, particularly in the food industry of developing economies. GROWTH SET TO CONTINUE FOR GLOBAL CLEANING CHEMICALS MARKET MEMBERSHIP CHANGES ANNOUNCED AT THE BICSc The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) is making some important changes to the structure and routes to membership within the institute. BICSc has announced it will be focusing its routes to membership on education. This will mean that as of 1 April 2017, new members will be able to apply for one of three membership grades. The membership grade you are eligible for will depend on your level of training as follows: PBICSc – to be eligible you must have completed Licence to Practice training CBICSc – to be eligible you must have completed Licence to Practice training as well as three further skills from CPSS 2.0 LBICSc – to be eligible you must have completed Licence to Practice training, seven further skills from CPSS 2.0 and be approved as an assessor. If you are currently an ABICSc, MBICSc or FBICSc member then your membership will not be affected by these changes until it lapses. SERVEST GETS ON BOARD GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
Cleaning Hygiene Today October-November 2016
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