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Training programme for supervisors
Birmingham-based Hygiene Group has launched a bespoke training programme for its supervisory staff which is believed to be unique in the industry.
Tailored to the needs of Hygiene Group and its clients’ businesses, the Supervisory Academy course content is based around standards which are validated across the industry. Rather than taking an external accreditation and then making the course fit into that, Hygiene Group has developed a course model and then gained accreditation for it, with the...
Cleaning Show 2009 - a positive boost for the industry
By Steve Wright, chairman, British Cleaning Council.
So did you make it to the Cleaning Show? If so I hope you’ll agree that it was a cracker! I would go as far as saying that it was one of the most successful in the show’s history.
Despite the current economic climate, an impressive 8000 visitors graced the halls - not bad by any standards. Exhibitors were inundated from the doors opening but it wasn’t just about quantity, but quality too. Having spoken to many exhibitors over the course...
Best ever Cleaning Show defies economic gloom
Despite the current economic gloom and the negative input of several ‘doubters’ before the event, the Cleaning Show 2009 - held at the NEC, Birmingham from 10-12 March - saw some 8000 visitors through its doors.
Show organisers, BCCE Ltd - a company jointly owned by the British Cleaning Council and Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd - were delighted with this year’s attendance figures. Martin Scott, event director, said,”This show far exceeded our own high expectations, with not only...
MITIE secures funding to act on its skills pledge
MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and asset management company, has secured a National Employer Service (NES) contract to fund a series of training programmes as part of its Skills Pledge. The training will help its people across England to develop their skills, including literacy and numeracy.
The Skills pledge is a government initiative to try to combat the findings of the Leitch report in December 2006, which stated that:
• More than 1/3 of adults do not hold the equivalent of a basic...
NCCA awards new honorary memberships
The National Carpet Cleaners (NCCA) launched a new category of membership at the Cleaning Show. The new ‘Honorary’ membership category will serve to recognise long-standing support of and commitment to the NCCA.
The first three members to accept the award were industry veterans Gerry Stafrace, Cecil Aigin and David Benardout, who each received a specially engraved plaque to mark the occasion.
June Frankum, president of the NCCA, said: “We are delighted to introduce the new ‘Honorary’...
Avica takes a Clean Approach to next phase
Clean Approach, the independent distributor of medical, cleaning, hygiene and catering supplies, has changed its name to Avica.
Formed in 1991 as a family run cleaning supply company, the organisation grew rapidly under the directorship of Jeremy Thorn. In 2007 it bought a medical supplies business and in 2008 a catering supplies business. The company now offers a range of nearly 8000 products, supplied direct from its distribution centre.
Avica is part of Jangro, the largest UK network of...
BCA Cleanability Awards
