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ISSA to acknowledge industry achievers
ISSA will honour achievers in the professional cleaning industry during ISSA/Interclean North America, taking place on 6-9 October 2009, at McCormick Place South, Chicago, USA. The Jack D. Ramaley Industry Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the ISSA general meeting (open to all ISSA members) on Friday 9 October at 8:00 a.m. The YES Industry Special Achievement Award will be presented at the YES networking reception on Thursday 8 October at 5:00 p.m. The Star 40 Awards will be...
ABCD Netshop day
The ABCD is hosting a Netshop day - Protecting our people - at Haigh Hall in Wigan on Thursday 15 October 2009 from 9.30am to 3.45pm.
The programme includes a welcome and introduction from Ken Baxter, ABCD chairman, and presentations on ISA and its implications, machine maintenance, body fluids and spillages, pandemics, and marketing.
There will also be an exhibition area.
www.abcdsp.org.uk
Newsnight expose - BCC responds
The British Cleaning Council has responded to the BBC’s Newsnight report on hotel hygiene, broadcast on 30 July. In this report allegations were made against the firm Hotelcare, stating that cleaners employed by them to work at the Park Plaza Hotel in London have been paid less than the minimum wage, received poor training and equipment and were forced to work in unacceptable conditions. There were also allegations made that the hygiene levels in the hotel were well below the acceptable...
Public sector NVQ for hospital staff
Staff at Lymington New Forest Hospital, including cleaners, caterers, porters and housekeepers, have been the first to gain from a new training programme aimed at raising skills in public services. All 53 employees working for international facilities services group OCS at the hospital have been awarded their NVQ level 2 in customer service, including teamwork, health & safety and equality and diversity, through The Public Sector Skills Framework (PSSF).
Catherine Bowell, director of adult...
CIWM recognises ‘green’ initiatives
Facilities management companies have only a short time left to enter the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Awards for Environmental Excellence, which recognise and reward companies that have introduced successful measures to reduce their environmental impact.
Now in their third year, the 2009 CIWM Excellence Awards will be hosted by entrepreneur and TV’s Dragon’s Den investor, Deborah Meaden, at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London on 11 November 2009. The judging panel brings...
CIEH launches first cleaning award
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has announced a new business offering with the launch of its first cleaning qualification. The award, the CIEH Level 2 Award in Cleaning in Food Premises, introduces candidates to the hazards associated with cleaning in food premises and how to control possible risks involved, helping to prevent harm being caused.
The qualification was created in response to industry requirements and increasing demand from commerce to provide Ofqual...
BCA Cleanability Awards
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