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ISSA welcomes first UK distributor group member
ISSA has welcomed Jangro as its first UK distributor group member. ISSA executive direc- tor, John Garfinkel, recently flew in from the US to present Jangro operations director Jo Gilliard with the company’s plaque and certificate of membership. He was accom- panied for the ceremony by Keith Baker, ISSA’s director of European, Middle East & African services, and Mark Armitage, its director of exhi- bitions, Europe.
“We are delighted to wel- come Jangro as the first UK distributor group member to join the worldwide cleaning industry association that is the ISSA today,” said John Garfinkel. “This is a milestone for both our organisations and we look forward to sup- porting Jangro and its ambi- tions for the future as we work to fulfil our goal of changing the way the world views cleaning.”
Jo Gilliard said: “Joining the ISSA offers us an outstanding opportunity to replicate and grow our success by forming alliances with like-minded jan- itorial groups in continental Europe. Our national accounts manager, Steve Courtney, and I can now leverage our ISSA membership to recruit both new suppliers and new distributor members for Jangro in Europe.”
www.issa-europe.com
Tennant UK opens new head office
Report: cleaners are paid too little
BCC Conference looks at fair pay, the living wage, and immigration issues
A report by a leading think- tank has revealed that two- thirds of Britons would support government action to increase the wages of low-paid workers such as cleaners. The report, pro- duced by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), concludes that gov- ernment, business and trade unions should collude to make pay fairer for low- paid workers, and reveals strong public opposition for the growing gap in pay between the top and bot- tom rungs within organisa- tions.
Tennant UK Cleaning Solutions Ltd has opened its new UK head office building in Northampton. Tennant UK has incorporated many energy efficient features into the new building to minimise the envi- ronmental impact and lower its ongoing utility costs. These include movement activated lighting sensors, floor to ceil- ing insulation in all offices, numerous clear roof panels in the warehouse to completely remove the need for addition- al lighting during daylight hours, heat pump heat- ing/cooling and heat reflect- ing tinted windows.
Malcolm Lawrence, projects manager for Tennant UK, said: “The opening of this modern building marks a new era for Tennant UK. Over the last few years we have acquired a number of other UK business- es and during the integration process have consolidated our manufacturing and adminis- tration functions. The new building more aptly fits the needs of the revamped UK operation and is somewhere we are proud to welcome staff and customers. I am very pleased with the environmen- tal conscious aspects of the building, which ensures that our corporate vision is not only accomplished through the technology and innovation we put into our products and services, but is also replicated in the way we, as a company, work and do business.”
www.tennantco.com
According to the 2337 members of the public who took part in the research, office cleaners - who on aver- age earn £14,000 - should get a 19% pay rise. Additionally, a clear majority of 82% of those polled said the government should act to redress growing pay inequalities in both the public and private sectors. Mark Woodhead, chairman of the British Cleaning Council, said: "These results chime with our own efforts to raise the status of cleaners, and show that in the public’s mind, cleaners are not being paid fairly. People clearly want to see cleaners who work hard and do a decent job receive more recognition and better rewards. Fair pay and the value we place on cleaning is
one of the major challenges we face as an industry, and it will be a key component of the debate on corporate social responsibility that will take place at our October confer- ence."
The British Cleaning Council will hold a session on fair pay and the living wage at its annual conference in October. Tickets are available from the British Cleaning Council’s website:
www.britishcleaningcouncil. org/
cleaningconference.html.
More BCC Conference news
The British Cleaning Council has also announced that Sir Andrew Green of
Migrationwatch UK, and Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Shadow Minister for Immigration, will debate the social and economic impacts of immigration on the UK at the BCC Conference 2011.
The debate will take place on 11 October 2011 at Kings Place, where up to 400 dele- gates and 10 official exhibitors will form the audience at the award-winning conference hall and exhibition space in London’s Kings Cross. Andrew Green is a former British diplomat and the founding chairman of Migrationwatch UK, an organ- isation which is a vocal critic of the number of migrants com-
BICSc 50th anniversary service and reception
ing into Britain. After spending 35 years working as a diplo- mat, where he spent much of his career in the Middle East, Green set up Migrationwatch UK in 2001, and is often fea- tured in the media speaking out against what his organisa- tion deems to be unacceptably high levels of migration into the UK.
Gerry Sutcliffe has been the Labour Party MP for Bradford South since 1994, occupying a number of parliamentary roles in the administrations of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and is an outspoken critic of the work of Migrationwatch UK.
Mark Woodhead, chairman of the British Cleaning Council, said: "We are delight- ed to have secured such credi- ble representation of both sides of the argument on this most contentious of issues. It is estimated that London alone has over 250,000 non-UK nationals working in the clean- ing industry, and while it is
clear our sector is heavily dependent on their hard work, what are the social and economic consequences of this level of migration for peo- ple already living here? This is the conundrum our panel will undoubtedly shed some light on, with the help and input of members from our industry, who are operating on the frontline of the immigration debate.”
The immigration panel joins previously confirmed speakers scheduled for the day, which include Daniel Finkelstein, executive editor of the Times, and Norman Baker MP, Secretary of State for Transport. Each speaker will be addressing issues of sus- tainability and social responsi- bly for modern businesses. For full details of the line-up and sponsors exhibiting on the day or to purchase tickets please visit the conference website:
www.britishcleaningcouncil. org/
cleaningconference.html.
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News 5
People in the News 6
BICSc Comment C&M’s regular news update from the British Institute of Cleaning Science.
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BCC Comment C&M’s regular news update from the British Cleaning Council.
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Golden Service Awards
The shortlist of finalists for the 2011 awards is announced.
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Contracts 12
Feature: Vacuum cleaning 16
New Products
The British Institute of Cleaning Science held a 50th anniversary reception and celebratory lunch on 3 May to honour those who have made definitive contributions to the Institute. The recep- tion took place at Trinity House and was preceded by a golden jubilee service of celebration at the historic St Olave’s Church within the City of London.
Many leading figures from the cleaning industry attended the event, including past winners of the Institute’s awards, the Sholom Gordon award and the Eric Hill medal. Fellows of the Institute and current members of the BICSc National Council also attended, as well as past national chairmen of the Institute. As part of the 50th anniversary, fellow and life vice president of the Institute, Colin Hasson, has written a book about its his- tory - ‘To teach to clean: Docere Pugare’ - looking back at 50 years of BICSc. This is available for sale via the website.
www.bics.org.uk
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