Gary Fage of Janitorial Express and Lloyd Andres. Major
Brandon Hire starts 40th year ahead
Three months after being sold by Wolseley, Brandon Hire is ahead of its revenue forecast.
account win for Jangro
Jangro has won a major new account, Ocean Contract Cleaning London, through its Central London Member, Janitorial Express.
This account, previously handled by a major national distributor, was won in competitive tender.
Ocean, famous for its ‘ best price – maximum service’ philosophy, applied its ‘value for money’ concept when appointing a new janitorial supplies company. However, this was not the only aspect of the Jangro bid that made it so attractive.
Lloyd Andres, Managing Director of Ocean Contract Cleaning London said: “We gained our reputation and reached £20m turnover by paying great attention to cost in use and value for money, whilst considering sustainability and our carbon footprint. Jangro operates on the same principles so the fit is perfect. It has buying power equal to any national multiple and this is delivered locally with a personal service, with owner managers in every branch. Jangro has helped to maintain delivery of our motto – “get it right first time, every time.” Lloyd continued: “Jangro’s support package – The Jangro Solution – is unparalleled in the market place. With COSHH Risk Assessments on all the Jangro chemicals, product usage guides in a pictogram form showing how to correctly use each product as well as a plethora of Health & Safety support material.”
Ocean is buying a wide range of janitorial supplies from Jangro including washroom products, carpet and hard floor cleaners, graffiti and gum remover, disposal sacks, consumables, vacuums and floor machines including ride-on scrubber dryers.
Ocean handles cleaning, guarding and facilities management services for a wide range of large contracts including County Councils, government buildings, offices, hotels, sports and leisure centres across the UK. Tel: 0845 458 5223 Email
centraloffice@jangrohq.net www.jangro.net
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The news is particularly significant since the upturn is sales coincides with the loss of the company’s biggest customer, Rok plc, which went into administration just weeks after Rutland Partners bought the Bristol-based tool hire business. Managing Director Tim Smith believes part of the success is due to the fact that the senior team transferred across, investing alongside Rutland. He said: “This meant there was no major upheaval for staff and it reassured them that we were in it for the long haul and had complete faith in the business and its values. There’s a real buzz about the place and renewed energy and we think customers in our branches are picking up on this.
“Also, despite the current climate, which has been causing major problems for large construction companies, many small builders are doing well, and this makes up a large percentage of our customer base. The fact they’re small, means they are flexible and can adapt
Tim Smith
quickly to take on the work that’s out there.”
Tim is confident they can build on this positive start during 2011 and plans to raise the company’s profile as it celebrates its 40th birthday. He wants to look at how they support current customers with the launch of an easy-to-use, loyalty scheme as well as introduce initiatives that are based around great value.
The company is also keen to give something back to the wider community with the introduction of Tool Share, a community-based scheme, which will be rolled out across the UK. Groups working on community building and charity projects will be able to apply for free tool hire. This could be anything from transforming waste land into allotments to rebuilding a church hall that’s been fire damaged. “Although we know the next 12 months will be tough, we feel we are well placed to deal with the challenges and drive the business forward” said Tim.
www.brandontoolhire.co.uk
Ecovert FM and The Law Society to work in partnership
Ecovert FM has won the contract to deliver hard FM services to The Law Society in five locations: its head office in Chancery Lane and two suites of offices in Carey Street and Martin Lane, London, as well as two regional offices in Redditch, Worcestershire and Cardiff, Wales. Full-service delivery to the contract started on 28 February 2011, for a three- year duration.
The Ecovert FM team is providing maintenance of HVAC, M&E plant and plant rooms; lighting, heating and water provisions; fire, security and related alarm systems, fabric maintenance as well as repairs and replacement of internal furnishings, floors, walls and coverings. The contract also covers room bookings, the support of office moves, minor building works and health & safety management to the five locations. David Harris, Head of Procurement & Facilities at The Law Society says, “This is the first time that we have outsourced these services and we look forward to working in partnership with the Ecovert
FM team to ensure service delivery runs smoothly.” Dave Carr,
Managing Director of Ecovert FM says, “Working with The Law Society is a good
opportunity for
us to add the legal sector to our portfolio and further apply our FM expertise for the benefit of such prestigious clients.” The Law Society is a membership organisation representing solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession’s regulators, government and others, to offering training and advice, it helps, protects and promotes solicitors.
Email:
chad.reilly@
ecovertgroup.com www.ecovertfm.co.uk
Building & Facilities Management – April 2011
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