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Carillion reorganises consulting and government services businesses
Carillion Business Services (CBS) is reorganising two of its business units. The consulting business (comprising TPS, Schal and Enviros) and the government services business (comprising defence, health and education services) have merged with effect from 1 July 2009 to form Carillion Consulting and Government Services (CCGS).
Richard Sykes has been appointed as managing director of CCGS and will report to Don Kenny, executive director responsible for CBS.
Sykes joined Carillion as MD for...
2009 NES Entrepreneur of the Year award
Norman Straight, owner of Straight Clean window cleaning in Norwich, was named NES Entrepreneur of the Year at an award ceremony in Birmingham recently.
Straight founded Straight Clean in January 2008, taking him out of unemployment into a job that provided the flexibility to also allow him look after his three children. He was chosen as the overall winner from six national finalists across the country due to the level of business success seen in such a short space of time.
Norman Straight...
Major new joint venture in India
Freudenberg Household Products (FHP) and Gala Brush Limited, an Indian manufacturer of cleaning products under the brand name Gala, have signed an agreement to build up a production and sales joint venture.
FHP, one of the business groups belonging to the Freudenberg Group, is best known for its mechanical cleaning products marketed under the Vileda, O´Cedar and Wettex brands in major regions of the world. To date, FHP has not been active in the Indian market.
FHP holds a 60% interest in...
Window Clean UK receives international safety award
Directors and employees from a commercial window cleaning company based in Orpington joined health and safety leaders to celebrate their success in winning the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award.
Following tough independent adjudication, Window Clean UK was successful in winning an international safety award from health, safety and environmental training, advisory and audit body, the British Safety Council. This award has been achieved by Window Clean UK for the first time.
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Incentive FM acquires QAS
Incentive FM has acquired Quality Assured Services (QAS) in a move designed complement its existing FM business and further strengthen its presence in the commercial cleaning sector.
QAS has a turnover in excess of £6 million and employs over 600 staff, all of whom have joined the Incentive FM Group as part of the deal. About 90% of its business is in contract cleaning, and the company boasts a prestigious customer base with a particularly strong presence in the public sector.
Steve Wright,...
An important date for your diary - Carpex/Windex 2010 - 18 & 19 March 2010
Calling all window and carpet cleaners, facility managers, education establishments, hospital/health authorities, hoteliers, buyers and specifiers - make sure 18 and 19 March 2010 are blocked out in your diary for a visit to Carpex/Windex 2010.
Unless you’re directly involved in carpet and upholstery cleaning or window cleaning you might not give them a second thought. The truth is that they not only provide a valuable source of employment (the UK window cleaning industry alone employs...
BCA Cleanability Awards
