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LPMCleaning and Support Services has created a new national position - shopping centre champion - to add to itsmanagement structure, appointing JeanetteMcDon- ald to the role. McDonald, who was previously a senior operations manager at the company, will now have re- sponsibility for sharing and promoting best practice at current shopping centre cus- tomer sites with the wider company, as well as building even closer customer rela- tions and ensuring that LPM delivers best value formoney for its shopping centre clients. She said: “I have worked for a number of years in a similar role for an- other company, managing the cleaning operations within shopping centres, as well as havingmore recently
been a senior operations manager for LPM, so I un- derstand the needs, expecta- tions and issues that come into play within a shopping centre environment. I’m looking forward to working with the operations teams to build customer relations, drive up standards, develop innovative cleaning solu- tions, and ensure that best practice is agreed and car- ried out across the shopping centre customer portfolio.” Joe Read, sales and opera-
tions director at LPM, said: “The shopping centre cham- pion role is going to be in- strumental in helping us grow andmaintain our busi- ness in the shopping centre arena, and we are confident that Jeanette has the right experience and skills to carry out that role success- fully and to add real value to our service offering.”
Enhancing the efficiency of its accounts team, Glass- Guard has appointed Lucy Smith as accounts adminis- trator. “As a company that is committed to providing prod- ucts of exceptional value through innovation and defy- ing the current economic trend, GlassGuard saw a 40% increase in sales last year, opening the door for Lucy’s new role,” said Glass- Guard finance director, Michael Graham-Cloete. Bringing 17 years of ac-
It’s nearly tee-time for the ISSA Dates announced for annual industry golf tournament
Following the success of the ISSA Golf Day over the past three years, get ready to hit the fairways again at this year’s event which will be held on 27 June 2013. The venue again is the Toft Hotel and Golf Course, Toft, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0JT. The event offers distributors,manufacturers and contract
cleaners an excellent opportunity to network with fellow cleaning industry professionals - and at over 6474 yards, Toft Golf Course will challenge golfers of all levels. Bacon rolls with tea or coffee will be served as the regis-
tration process commences in the morning. After a nine hole Texas Scramble, lunch, and an18 hole Stableford competition on the perfectlymanicured fairways, it's back to the club- house for a hard-earned drink or two. Later that evening a gala dinner and award ceremony will
take place which will include a three course dinner and win- ners presentation. Keith Baker, ISSA’s director of EMEA Services, said: “What
makes this golf day so special is not just the immaculate Toft course, it’s the fact that fromthe moment you arrive to the time you leave, you will be able to make or renew valuable friendships with other industry colleagues in an unpressured and enjoyable atmosphere. The day really is the perfect mix of business and pleasure.” The player registration fee for the ISSA golf tournament is
£70 per head and for those wishing to really sample the facil- ities on offer, an overnight stay is available at a discounted rate of £60. Guests taking advantage of the fabulous hotel fa- cilities will enjoy bed and breakfast plus free wi-fi. The deadline for registrations is 1May 2013 and to register
or request further information, contact Leah Lister, ISSA business services executive EMEA, by phone on 0151 708 2962 or email:
leah@issa.com.
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A well-established com- mercial cleaning company has doubled its size with the acquisition of a long-stand- ing partner. Worcester- based All Clean has acquired the daily office and commercial cleaning inter- ests of Birmingham-based Pristine Cleaning Direct, creating one the largest in- dependent cleaning providers in the midlands. The deal sees All Clean
strengthen its cleaning offer across a range of industries including construction and manufacturing and will service clients such as Rolls Royce, Lend Lease and Carillion. The larger company will continue to
IQTimecard is a seamless and fully hosted and man- aged time card solution that utilises leading edge ‘tele- phony’ technologies to en- sure clients have real time information on their remote workforce activity. David Lynes, founder and
counting experience with her, Smith previously held the position of team leader at RBS/NatWest Group.
Jody Carvill has been ap- pointed as the new sales manager at midlands-based Unique IQ, to lead a struc- tured sales drive for its time- card solution, IQTimecard.
managing director of UniqueIQ, said: “Our IQTime- card is already eradicating manual timesheets and the mind-numbing chore that every month end brings with amanual system. The recent appointment of Jody has come fromour ongoing busi- ness wins for our system, and she joins us at an in- credibly exciting time.” Carvill said: “I am de-
lighted with my new appoint- ment and I am very confident about the IQTimecard solu- tion, which will be invaluable to industry sectors such as healthcare, security and con- tract cleaning for their re- mote workforce. It also ensures that clients can pro- duce accurate timesheets giving them peace ofmind that they are paying their staff for the exact amount of time that they have worked.”
PHSWashrooms has ap- pointed Gary Seaton to the role of sales director. He joins PHS from Shred It, where he has held a number of positions, including head of UK sales, and most re- cently, global director for
Cleaning provider doubles size with acquisition
Doug Pullen, MD of Pristine Cleaning Direct, and MarkWeston, MD of All Clean.
sales development, working in North America for the past year. Before this he spent 17 years at Rentokil Initial, which culminated in him tak- ing the lead role in its pest control business’s sales and service operation, based in Bristol. Seaton said: “I am greatly looking forward to working for such a well- known and well-respected name as PHS. I have a strong background in sales development, plus valuable experience in introducing new workingmethods and implementing organisational change, which I am sure will standme in good stead for the challenges to come.” Ian Osborne, managing di-
rector of PHS Washrooms, said: “I am delighted to wel- come Gary to the PHS Wash- rooms team. I have every confidence that he will play a key role in helping us to achieve even greater success in the future.”
operate fromits Worcester base with head count rising to 115. One of the first projects
carried out as a result of the acquisition was a post-con- struction clean at the New Waverley School in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, on be- half of Lend Lease. All Clean utilised its specialist after- build team to clean 600,000 square feet of classrooms, halls and sports facilities de- ploying scrubber driers and extending boomcherry pick- ers for its April opening. Mark Weston, MD of All
Clean, said: “All Clean and Pristine Cleaning Direct have had a very productive part- nership for over five years so
the acquisition was a natu- ral move for us. The deal not only consolidates our position as a leading provider of office and indus- trial cleaning, but also sig- nificantly enhances our skill range. We now have a com- prehensive cleaning capa- bility from confined spaces to high level access. All new staff will automatically enrol in our NVQ training pro- gramme to maintain our status as ‘Employer of the Year’, awarded by Birming- ham Metropolitan College.” Doug Pullen, MD of Pris-
tine Cleaning Direct, said: “We are delighted with the deal with All Clean. Pristine Cleaning Direct has been nurtured and developed throughout a recession and now consistently wins re- peat business with many major national contractors as well asmedium sized firms. Having known All Clean for a number of years we have every confidence that our clients will continue to receive a great service, enhanced by greater geo- graphical coverage and ac- cess to even more specialist cleaning services.”
www.allclean.co.uk
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