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The Ladder Association, which represents all the major manufacturers, suppliers and hirers in the UK and Ireland, is asking companies this year to check that when they send delegates on a Ladder Association training course, it’s an approved Ladder Association training course they receive and not a poor imitation.
“We’re hearing of an increasing number of cases where the training provider purports to be offering a Ladder Association training course to secure the business, but on the day delivers a completely different and inferior course with different content and questionable outcomes,” commented Ladder Association training
manager, Stuart Hopkins. “When companies book a Ladder Association training course they do so on the understanding and expectation that their delegates will benefit from an industry standard training course delivered by an accredited trainer at an approved and audited training centre.”
“Informed by the Work at Height Regulations and based on the collective knowledge and expertise of Ladder Association member organisations - people who know and understand ladders and speak the language - Ladder Association training combines both theory and practice, culminating in the award of
a LadderCard and certificate of competence. Delegates also get a copy of the Association’s Code of Practice as a constant reminder of what has been learnt. Both the card and certificate are endorsed with the Ladder Association logo - immediate evidence that the user has been trained to the highest standards by the industry trade body.” Richard concluded.
www.ladderassociation.org.uk
MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is investing heavily in a Lean Six Sigma team that will help to revolutionise the way cleaning services can be delivered. The Lean Environment team is headed by Jon Lightowler who is a qualified Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma cleaning operations are already being used to great effect at several of MITIE’s blue chip customers, including international telecoms and high street banking clients.
Lean Six Sigma is used extensively in the engineering and industrial arenas, most notably in industries which require precision through all stages of a manufacturing process. It delivers quality practices and establishes a culture of continuous improvement that lead to greater efficiencies in the workplace. According to Jon, there are two major developments from MITIE that are key to the implementation of Lean Six Sigma, namely, its bespoke lean software and MITIE's own lean training academy.
He said: “We have invested in our own system called ‘Lean IT’ which allows our qualified Six Sigma managers to design lean cleaning routes for specific client buildings. We have also just launched our very own MITIE Lean Academy which features a unique e-learning component, leading to yellow and green belt accreditations for our managers.”
www.mitie.com
Clean It Up, the UK’s largest cleaning forum, has always carried many adverts for window cleaning rounds for sale or wanted. Now we have created a dedicated forum for those selling or buying a window cleaning round.
This enables everyone to know exactly where to find the adverts, which are visible to over ten
thousand window cleaners registered on Clean It Up. This is set to become the de facto market place for window cleaning rounds.
Simply go to
www.cleanitup.co.uk and visit the “Window Cleaning Rounds For Sale/Wanted” forum.
NEWSFLASH 12 | TOMORROW’S CLEANING | The future of our cleaning industry
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