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Country's top cleaners recognised at Golden Service Awards 2011


Some of the UK & Ireland’s top cleaners and cleaning companies have been revealed at this year’s Golden Service Awards,organised by Kimberly-Clark Professional,in partnership with the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA). At a glittering awards


ceremony ,a total of 19 gongs were dished out to deserving winners across 18 categories. There was a particularly strong


showing from the Retail sector, which provided the winners in five categories.They included Integrated Cleaning Management,which scooped the award for Best Cleaned Premises – Large Retail Establishment for its work at Marks & Spencer’s flagship store at Marble Arch in central London. The Public Sector also


accounted for five awards.The prize for Best Cleaned Premises – Public Sector Buildings was taken home by Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists for its work at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. There were loud cheers for


Tomasz Patykiewicz from Cagney Contract Cleaning,who was named as the Kimberly-Clark Professional Cleaner of the Year for his work at the Convention Centre in Dublin.Also celebrating was Sue Brown from Aramark,


CSSA welcomes new online visa check tool


The Cleaning and Support


Services Association (CSSA) has welcomed the announcement of a new visa check system that will allow employers to verify migrants’visa status online. The scheme,which will be operational from early 2012,will help companies that hire migrant workers avoid the large fines imposed for employing workers who have forged or invalid work permits. Commenting on the new tool, immigration minister Damian Green said: "It is vital that we work with employers to give them the tools they need to meet their obligations. Our new online checking


service will also turn up the pressure on those who wish to live and work here illegally.The message is clear- the UK is no longer a soft touch for illegal workers.” Andrew Large, chief executive


of the CSSA,said:“This is definitely a positive signal from the UK Border Agency and it shows that they are interested in offering better support for businesses.The CSSA has long argued that government policy towards migrant workers places too much responsibility on employers and not enough on the UK Borders Agency,with the increasing complexity of forgeries making it very difficult for companies to ensure that they always obey the law. In addition to this, the heavy fines in place for companies that employ illegal workers,even unknowingly,are a serious operational hazard for companies during difficult economic times. An online tool that could help cleaning contractors only employ workers who have the right to work in the UK will be warmly welcomed by the cleaning industry.” www.cleaningindustry.org


who was named the British Cleaning Council’s Site Supervisor of the Year for her role at New College,Durham. For the first time in the history of the Golden Service Awards, there was a tie in one category. The award for Best Cleaned Premises – Educational Establishment was shared by Julius Rutherfoord Commercial Cleaning Services for South Thames College in London,and VINCI Construction UK for Mexborough School in South Yorkshire. This year’s Golden Service


Awards received a total of 133 entries from across the UK and Ireland.Judges selected 79 finalists from which the 19 winners were chosen. For a full list of winners see: /www.goldenserviceawards.co.uk/


ISSA 2012 Golf Day


As thoughts turn towards the New Year,ISSA Europe has unveiled details of its not-to-be missed annual Golf Day which will be held on Thursday 21st June 2012 at the Toft Hotel and Golf Course,Toft, Bourne,Lincolnshire. Known for being a keenly


contested yet enjoyable tournament, the format for the ISSA event will be a 9 hole Texas Scramble and an 18 hole Stableford competition. Players will be served with a hot bacon roll on arrival, followed by lunch and a sumptuous dinner in the hotel’s recently updated restaurant when prizes will be presented to the day’s winners. Teams from Vectair,NSS,CPD and


many more notable industry organisations participated in the 2011 ISSA Golf Day.However,it was players from Greyland who ended up victorious in both the Stableford and “Nearest the Pin”competitions. A limited number of places are


available at £75 per head.To book your place please contact Keith Baker of ISSA on 01162609171 or by emailing keith@issa.co


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Public believes fining will end enviro-crime New research carried out by Keep Britain Tidy shows that people who have received a Fixed Penalty Notice were more likely to believe that fining could change people’s behaviour than those who haven’t. This finding will come as good


news to local authorities who are using enforcement as a method to keep communities free from fly- tipping, litter,graffiti and grime. However the study goes on to


reveal that in reality,offenders who have altered their behaviour in the short term,conceded that it wasn’t a deep rooted or lasting change. Keep Britain Tidy believes this


lack of commitment to behaviour change can be channelled through more integrated campaigns that invest in education,engagement and enforcement. www.keepbritaintidy.org


WFBSC secures observer status at UN Commission The World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) has secured observer status at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe GHS subcommittee in Geneva. This subcommittee is


responsible for global policy on the regulation of chemical products including cleaning chemicals. Speaking after the meeting


Andrew Large,executive vice president of the World Federation, said:“The WFBSC is delighted that its application for observer status has been approved.This represents a step change improvement in our ability to represent the interests of global cleaning employers. We look forward to engaging with the UN subcommittee in the coming months to ensure that the position of downstream cleaning chemical users is fully understood by the regulatory authorities.”


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