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Resource in harmony with The Sage
Resource has been awarded a contract with the North Music Trust, based in The Sage, an internationally renowned concert venue and exhibition centre in Gateshead.
Following a rigorous and competitive tender process, Resource has been appointed to provide the cleaning services across the site until 2012, adding over £200,000 to the company’s annual turnover.
Since its opening in December 2004, The Sage has become famous throughout the world, not only as a leading educational establishment for...
Legion reduces environmental impact
ISO 14001 accredited Advance Cleaning has long been dedicated to limiting its impact on the environment, and now it is using its cleaning services to develop its clients green policies.
Advance currently provides a daily office cleaning service through Mace Macro for the Royal British Legion at its Southwark headquarters.
It has recently introduced a number of initiatives to the contract to make its cleaning services greener and consequently help to reduce RBL's environmental impact. Such...
FM contract for Land Securities new development
MITIE has secured a new three-year contract with a total value of £6 million to provide facilities management services to Land Securities’ new building, One New Change in London.
One New Change is part of Land Securities’ central London development pipeline and is currently under construction - but is taking shape as a world-class contemporary building designed to complement its historic neighbour, St Paul’s Cathedral. The mixed-use scheme was designed by architect Jean Nouvel, and will offer...
10 years service and still going strong
Staffordshire County Council first bought a Truvox Multiwash multi- purpose floor cleaning machine back in 2000, as more and more safety floors were installed in Staffordshire schools. Since then, Staffordshire has continued to buy the Multiwash and, almost 10 years on, has now bought more than 250 of them.
Chris Ryan, group manager (development) of cleaning services for Staffordshire County Council, said that it was primarily the simplicity of using the Truvox Multiwash on notoriously labour-...
Cromwell Polythene appointment
Gavin Moth has been appointed southern area sales manager for Cromwell Polythene, suppliers of a wide range of sacks, bags, bin liners and other consumables to the cleaning and janitorial sector. Formerly southern director for wiping cloth manufacturer and convertor Saul D Harrison, he brings extensive industry experience to Cromwell Polythene.
Key accounts manager, Paul Fleetwood, said: “Gavin has spent some seven years in the business, both at distributor level and with a leading...
It’s time to go on the offensive
According to Plimsoll Publishing Ltd, 116 of the top 1000 businesses in the UK cleaning services industry are woefully exposed to being snapped up as a ‘bargain acquisition’. The research suggests companies that have built up cash reserves over the last few years now need to seize the moment and make an acquisition while it is still a buyers’ market.
David Pattison, senior analyst and author of the latest Plimsoll Analysis, said: “It is clear that the recession has caused a sea change in the...
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