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netXtra develops new web presence for CSSA
netXtra, a leading membership organisation website development company, has recently designed, developed and launched a new site for the Cleaning and Support Services Association. As well as consolidating site functionality and increasing its member interactivity, the new website - www.cleaningindustry.org - provides members and others within the cleaning industry with a central hub of useful information. Furthermore, it now successfully promotes the products and services of CSSA members, and allows them to directly receive tender invitations from other organisations via the site’s new tender submission facility.
The new redeveloped website now features an online membership directory that visitors can use to find potential suppliers and submit contracting tenders. Alternatively, they can use it to quickly search and find members’ details by location or industry sector. The directory is already proving to be a really effective and popular way of promoting members’ products and services and ultimately gives members much more visibility to potential new business.
As well as being a central repository for industry news, information and CSSA documentation, the website now goes a lot further in promoting the benefits of CSSA membership, with visitors able to apply using the new online application form. Once submitted, administrators at the CSSA receive a notification and can then use the website’s content management system (CMS) to manage members’ registrations and their site access.
Andrew Large, chief executive of the CSSA and chairman of the Trade Association Forum, said: “netXtra has always had an excellent reputation for designing and developing incredibly successful websites for membership organisations, including several recent award winning sites for many other Trade Association Forum members. Yet, netXtra has again surpassed our already high expectations by delivering a fantastic new website that is inspiring and engaging our members, and effectively promoting the CSSA to non-member visitors and potential advertisers.”
www.netXtra.net
Regent Cleaning grows by £2 million in 6 months
Regent Cleaning has announced new and renewed contract gains valued at over £2 million in the last half of 2008.
Healthcare division business gains include the extension of the company’s contract to clean premises in the Midlands and south of England operated by the NHSBT (National Blood Service). Regent cleans a total of 57 NHBST sites including Europe’s largest blood processing centre at Filton.
The company’s education division has secured contracts to clean at the University of Western England, Manchester University and continues with the Open University complex at Milton Keynes. The company’s contract with Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham has been tripled in size with the merger of Sutton Coldfied College. Retail contracts include the IKEA store in Cardiff, which has just been secured for a further term.
Public sector division contracts include the expansion of Regent’s work for the Ministry of Justice to include all courts in the Midlands and south west of England, while further local authority contract wins have been secured with New Forest District Council and Wychaven District Council.
The company has also recently won the contract to clean offices and toll booths at the Severn Bridges.
www.regentcleaning.com
Chapel Cleaning Machines expands
With over 35 years experience as a supplier of cleaning machines and consumables to industrial, commercial and public sector clients across the UK, Chapel Cleaning Machines provides a wide range of products. The business has recently moved into new, larger premises in Hugh Business Park, Waterfoot, Lancashire.
General manager, George Brigham, said: “The sales growth and expansion of our product range on the machines and consumables side of the business meant that we had a requirement for a much larger workshop and storage space as well as suitable space to accommodate our sales, servicing and parts departments. Our recent move to new premises at Hugh Business Park gives us everything we need including space for further expansion and development.”
Chapel Cleaning Machines is a key distributor of Tennant and Nilfisk Alto products, in addition to a wide range of other cleaning machinery, and has a broad list of customers from SME’s to blue chip organisations across the UK.
ISSA/Interclean 2010: one week earlier than planned
Amsterdam RAI and its worldwide alliance partner ISSA have announce new show dates for ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam - 26, 27, 28 and 29 April 2010 - one week earlier than initially planned.
With these new dates the organisation complies with the wishes of many exhibitors and visitors who found the initial dates inconvenient given the local holidays in the same period. During the last show a number of visitors were unable to attend the exhibition since it coincided with the school holidays. Therefore the exhibition committee encouraged the organisation to explore alternative dates.
The exhibition committee and organisers always aim to schedule the best possible dates to make the event available to as many professionals as possible in the cleaning industry. After an evaluation of several options it decided to schedule the 2010 show from Monday to Thursday. The change in weekdays was chosen because of Queens Day on Friday 30 April, a Dutch holiday.
www.issainterclean.com
Anti-contamination company predicts further growth ahead
A specialist contamination prevention company in Kirkby Lonsdale is bucking the economic trend with big growth plans in 2009. Connect 2 Cleanrooms is expecting to increase turnover by 60% in the next 12 months through both organic growth and innovation according to its business advisor, Joyce Tombs of Moore and Smalley chartered accountants.
The business, which specialises in the manufacture and installation of free standing cleanrooms, is based on Kirkby Lonsdale Business Park and was established in 2002 by managing director, Joe Govier, and currently employs six people.
Connect 2 Cleanrooms currently supplies cleanrooms and their components to a broad range of, over 2000 customers throughout the world including Russia, Australia and South Africa and its engineers are constantly working to develop new technologies.
Joe Govier said: “The cleanroom industry is highly specialised and through seven years of hard work we now have a unique product that customers throughout the globe are using to their benefit. Cleanrooms are in extremely high demand at the moment, as they offer business owners a unique option to build a sterile environment quickly. The business prides itself on tailoring itself to customers’ needs and offering a comprehensive service from initial enquiry to installation and training. As we only have six other direct competitors and a strong customer base, 2009 looks to be an extremely positive year for the business and we hope to grow both the team and turnover.”
Joyce Tombs said: “Connect 2 Cleanrooms is weathering the current economic downturn extremely well at the moment by constantly assessing its business plan, being flexible and actively seeking new business opportunities. The best run businesses always adopt the approach of understanding the changing market conditions and continually adapting and improving the way they meet market needs. I would urge all business owners to follow Joe’s great example to keep their businesses thriving through and beyond the current economic downturn.”
ISO 9001:2000 certification for JV Price
High level window cleaning company J V Price has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification, as provided by ISOQAR, with the help of Linden Management Services.
“J V Price has been an exceptional young company to work for,” said Geoff Burn, director of Linden Management. “It is an extraordinary example of what makes a company stand out from all the others.”
Charlie Price, director of J.V. Price, said: “We are delighted to have achieved this accreditation as it shows customers our commitment to quality.”
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