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The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners recently held its annual cere- mony of Installation and Rededication at the historic Guild Church of St Olaves’s within the City of London. Following the ancient traditions of the City Liveries, Barrie P Torbett was installed as Master for the year ensuing, who then installed Peter Holt and Peter Robb as the Senior and Junior Wardens. Having served as Master during 2009/2010 Jack D Amos takes over the duties as Deputy Master.


Following the church service, an Installation Banquet was held in the Egyptian Room at Mansion House where many leading figures from the cleaning industry were joined by the Lord Mayor, Alderman Nick


From left to right: Peter Holt (Senior Warden), Barrie P. Torbett


(Master) and Peter Robb (Junior Warden).


Anstee and his Civic Party, as well as members of the RAMC who have strong connections with the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.


Ricky Smith, until recently with Kärcher UK, has joined Truvox as UK field sales manager, bringing over eight years experience working within the UK cleaning indus- try and a good knowledge, experience and understand- ing of both private and pub- lic companies within the UK. He will be redeveloping our


UK field sales team, and will help to significantly grow the business in this crucial area by targeting key market sec- tors. “The challenge of man- aging the Truvox sales force is a very exciting one,” he said. “This is one of those companies that people aspire to work for. I can’t wait.”


Sodexo has announced the appointment of Rachel Osborne to the role of chief financial officer for its UK and Ireland business. Osborne will be responsible for leading the negotiation of complex


contracts and will have a significant role to play in business and corporate development. Alongside Aidan Connolly, chief executive officer, she will seek further growth opportunities for the company. She will become a key member of Sodexo’s executive team, reporting to Aidan Connolly and will also have an additional functional reporting line to Sian Herbert-Jones, chief financial officer for Sodexo Group. Osborne joins Sodexo from international retail group, Kingfisher Plc, where she held a number of roles over a six year period, including director of business


performance (Kingfisher Plc), director of commercial finance (B&Q), and director of proposition and insight (B&Q). Prior to joining Kingfisher, Osborne spent nine years with PepsiCo Inc in a range of strategic and financial roles both in the UK


Rachel Osborne.


and in Africa, and three years with Procter & Gamble. Osborne said: “I am very excited to be joining Sodexo and look forward to working with Aidan and the team. I am confident that my experience will provide the company with a


comprehensive financial service and I look forward to the challenges of the years ahead.”


Aidan Connolly said: “I am delighted to be welcoming Rachel to Sodexo. Her wealth of experience gives me every confidence in her ability to do the job to an excellent standard. I look forward to working with her and wish her every success in her new role.”


KM Cleaning Services has promoted James Sanchez to London contracts manager. Sanchez has worked for KM Cleaning Services since its creation in March 2007, his first role being as a site supervisor at Sony London looking after two West End buildings. A successful 12 months passed and Sanchez extended his supervisory duties to other West End accounts and by February 2010, he was effectively acting as a junior contracts manager.


Mark Quinnell, operations director at KM Cleaning Services, said: “We were delighted when James accepted his promotion to London contracts manager as he has been keeping our existing London customers happy for over four years. He has helped grow our business since the start so it’s wonderful to reward some who has been so loyal.”


A farewell from Steve


Steve Wright recently completed his tenure as chairman of the British Cleaning Council. At the BCC’s recent AGM, he made the following speech:


“This is the third and final occasion I will address you at our AGM as chairman. We've worked together for three years now, and today my time in this role will come to its end. But before I depart, I wanted to reflect on our achievements, as well as some of the things we can all look forward to in the next few years. “When I took over the role from Judith in 2007, the Council was approaching its 25th anniversary. What began in 1982 as a gathering of six or seven associates has grown bigger every year, developing into the highly-regarded and influential 20 member Council sitting around the table here today. “During my tenure, I have been proud to oversee the restructuring of the Council’s financial strategy, changing the approach to both our meetings and our reporting. Financially, we continue to be in healthy shape, and we now have the tools and the framework to ensure that this is continued in the long- term.


“Our member reporting has also seen great advancements over the past three years. I count this as one of my biggest achievements. We can only continue to be successful through the engagement of all of our members, regardless of their size or the length of their membership. For this, I would like to thank you all for your contribution.


“In recent times, we have also managed to steadily build our media profile, through regular press releases and commenting on significant news events. This has been a strategic decision; I believe that we work in a serious, important industry and our media profile should always reflect this. In March this year, we launched our manifesto in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The event was covered by the trade press and sections of the national media, a real reflection of our growing media profile and a great showcase for all our members’ efforts. “Last year, we appointed the CSSA to manage our secretariat. The rationale behind this was that we felt that we would see improvements in terms of our operations and our efficiency. I know that when the decision was made there was some debate about how the Council should be managed. I am sure that you will agree with me that the changes have been proven to be very positive, and we are now in a better position due to the transition of last summer.


“One of the things which I wanted to see us improve upon at the outset was the amount of influence we had on government policy and legislation. I suggested that we should establish a relationship with the 2012 Olympics organising committee; the result of this is the advisory board which is again meeting up in a few days, as well as a briefing paper offering advice to businesses bidding for contracts which has been distributed widely around our industry. We have a real opportunity to help steer one of the biggest events in London’s history towards success, and I believe we will take it. As I prepare to leave, I hope this is merely the beginnings of the Council’s involvement in helping our government improve British life. “In addition to all of this, we have much to look forward to in the future. Our first conference takes place in the autumn on 5 October, and The Cleaning Show 2011 will be a stand out event. There is also the cleaning industry Guardian supplement due in October, which offers us an unprecedented opportunity to expand our influence beyond our traditional base. “But all the member organisations gathered around this table have played their part in contributing to these successes. We have made a difference and we are well positioned to continue to do so in the coming months and years. It's been a huge privilege to hold the role of chairman, and I am very grateful for the opportunities given to me by our industry. I would like to wish my successor Mark Woodhead as much satisfaction and fulfilment in this role as it has given me, and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.”


6 C&M July 2010


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