The Insider
North East Region’s December meeting
Dates for your Diary
The North East Region was fare. There were nearly 100 manager in the UK, Dave There will also be dates
London & Home Counties Region
once again sold out - and members and guests, Pinder, providing an coming soon for the
For further information please contact Denise Hanson:
over-subscribed - for its including Lynn Webster, interesting presentation on regional AGM to be held at
denisea@cleanerthinking.com.
December meeting held at national chair, and Terry the products available in his Rudding Park near
The Pastures Hotel near Brooks, chairman of the range. The opportunity to Harrogate, and details of the
North East Region
Mexborough. This annual North West Branch. network with fellow members successful regional
For further information please contact Lynn Webster:
event had moved from the The speaker for the day was also well received. conference in June at The
lynn@lwc-ltd.co.uk.
college site in Doncaster and was Judith West, a past The North East Region will Pastures Hotel will be
concerns were expressed that chairman of both BICSc and be back at The Pastures for announced shortly. Any
North West Region
the change in venue may not BCC, who gave an the Christmas meeting in supplier members wishing to
22 April 2010
attract as many members. enlightening insight to her 2010 but to allow more have a stand at the event
Shaw Hill Golf Club - Annual General Meeting.
How wrong that was. many years in the cleaning members to attend, the meal please contact any member
10 June 2010
The ‘fine dining’ venue of industry. will be in the main of the committee. The
Holiday Inn, Runcorn - Members meeting and presentation by
the hotel gave a different The sponsor was Buckeye conference room on Friday spaces are limited so don’t
Rizwana Ishaq from Eversheds on new rules re immigration.
slant to the usual Christmas International with its senior 10 December. leave it too late!
For further information please contact Terry Brooks:
terence.brooks2@ntlworld.com.
Gill celebrates 20 years
Online shop goes live
Midlands Region
22 April 2010
Gill Green, our ever popular, hard working and highly knowl-
At last we have caught up with technology and you can
Stratford on Avon Bowls Club - AGM.
edgeable membership services secretary, celebrated 20 years
now purchase goods online through the website:
19 August 2010
working with the Institute on 22 January. Not only is it quite
www.bics.org.uk/shop. All major credit cards (with the
Stratford on Avon Bowls Club - Summer event.
an achievement to stay in the same company for 20 years but
exception of Amex) are accepted. You will receive a
4 November 2010
it demonstrates loyalty and - more importantly - proves she
confirmation e.mail and, subject to stock, your goods
Stratford on Avon Bowls Club - Study day.
enjoys her job!
will be dispatched within five working days of receipt
February 2011
Gill has witnessed many changes within the Institute over
of order. If you experience any difficulties in using this
Stratford on Avon Bowls Club - Back to the future - 50 years
the years but feels the last two years have seen the greatest
service, please contact Membership Services on 01604
of BICSc - development of cleaning over the last 50 years.
positive steps forward. Gill was presented with an e-book
678710 or e.mail through the new ‘contact us’ facility.
For further information please contact Gill Hallsworth
reader on behalf of the Council by the chair Lynn Webster at on 0121 352 1326.
a specially organised dinner. She also received an engraved
crystal clock from Stan Atkins, chief executive officer, on Contact us...via the website Welsh Region
behalf of the Institute. I am sure you will join us in For further information please contact the Head Office.
congratulating her on this fine achievement and hope she will
We welcome feedback both positive (to enable us to keep up
enjoy the next 20 years!
the good work) or negative (to help us improve), and as part of
Scottish Region
our commitment to providing the best customer service
Gill Green,
9 April 2010
possible, we have added a ‘contact us’ facility on the website:
member-
Scottish Parliament visit.
www.bics.org.uk/contactus.aspx. Please e.mail any comments,
ship
30 April 2010
compliments or complaints to us and we will follow-up, if
services
AGM - Isle of Skye Hotel, Perth.
required, within 5 working days of receipt.
secretary,
17 September 2010
celebrated
Isle of Skye Hotel, Perth.
20 years
Annual Awards Dinner:
26 November 2010
working
Exhibition - Venue to be confirmed.
with the
For further information please contact Margaret
Institute
23 September 2010
Davidson at margaret.davidson@tayside-contracts.co.uk.
on 22
January.
We have now opened bookings for this year’s event. The book- South and Southwest Region
ing form can be downloaded from the website or we can e.mail 19 May 2010
you a copy. The event will again be held at the Forest of Arden Annual General Meeting
Hotel and Country Club which is situated in the centre of the 22 September 2010 and 26 January 2011
country, close to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. Details of meeting locations, topics and speakers TBC.
The cost of a ticket will be £73, which includes VAT. We are For further information please contact Ray Swinburne:
again offering eight places for the cost of seven until 13 rswinburne323@btinternet.com.
August. All tables will seat 10 and each table will have two
Final request for
BICSc hosts. If you want to reserve a room at the hotel, this will East Anglia Region
need to be done through Membership Services and not the For further information please contact Maureen Kelso:
hotel in order to enjoy the discounted rate negotiated by the mk@mbg.uk.com.
Institute. Single occupancy is £115 and double is £125. We
‘The Book’
have a specific allocation of rooms and once this allocation is
Northern Ireland Region
taken the rooms will have to be booked through the hotel at
For further information please contact Gary Keenan:
the normal rack rate.
garyk@belb.co.uk
The History of the Institute - ‘The First Fifty Years’ - is The after dinner speaker will be the well known snooker
approaching completion. Colin Hasson would like to thank all player Willie Thorne. He is the current World Seniors snooker Other Events
of those who assisted in providing information and champion. His playing career has been 13-14 April 2010
photographs for consideration for inclusion. showered with success, with a total of 14 Riverbank Plaza Hotel, London - BIFM Annual Conference.
We ask anyone else who can provide photographs with tournament victories worldwide. ‘The Great 26-29 April 2010
provenance or any other material, anecdotes or information WT’, as he is affectionately known, was a RAI, Amsterdam - ISSA Interclean.
which they think may be helpful, to send it to Colin at the regular in the Top 16 world ranking players 11-13 May 2010
Northampton office as soon as possible. for well over a decade. Willie is the world NEC, Birmingham - Facilities Show
record holder of the highest number of 147
8-10 June 2010
Welcome to our new Corporate Members
breaks in the history of snooker (190) earning
AHCP Conference and Exhibition - Bristol Marriott Hotel
him the nickname Mr Maximum. However,
15-17 June 2010
Company Name Location first and foremost Willie has established himself as one of the BACHE Conference and Exhibition
KCC Cleaning Services Limited Bristol great characters of the game for over 25 years. 23 September 2010
Integrated Cleaning Services Ltd Norwich We are planning to hold a health & safety presentation with BICSc Annual Awards Dinner – Forest of Arden Hotel, Meriden
Evergreen, The Cleaning Company Stevenage specific reference to the cleaning industry in the afternoon
Hooneys Cleaning Company Tonbridge followed by the AGM. Watch the website for details. All dates and further details, where available, can be
Ridge Crest Cleaning Services Hatfield We are also looking at the possibility of hosting a golf day on found on the website: www.bics.org.uk. Have you got
PSL Facilities Management Birmingham the day of the Awards Dinner and would appreciate expressions any events you would like included in the Journal or on
Shekinah Trading Ltd Plymouth of interest if we do. Please contact Membership Services if you the website? Please let us know and we will do our best
Coastline Contract Services Limited Plymouth would like to participate. to include them. E.mail: barbara@bics.org.uk.
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