NEWS
Loo Of The Year Expands Into Ireland
For 28 years Loo of the Year Awards (LOYA) has been the UK standard for ‘away from home’ toilets throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The unannounced inspections by trained and experienced LOYA inspectors are seen by cleaning and FM companies as a valuable and independent assessment of the standard of their service and recognition of their achievement.
OCS Take The Helm
International total facilities management provider OCS has been awarded a contract to provide cleaning services to Helm Housing and Choice Housing Ireland Limited, currently trading as OakleeTrinity. Starting in February 2015, and spanning the whole of Northern Ireland, the contract will cover the organisation’s head offices and more than 250 social
Irish Towns Clean
Up Their Act A record number of towns across Ireland are now clean ‘to European Norms’, according to a survey carried out at the end of 2014.
According to the study, carried out by Irish Business Against Litter, a record high of 85% of towns were up to scratch by the end of the year.
Dublin’s North Inner City received a special mention for being 30% cleaner than earlier in the year. But Farranree, on the north of Cork city was branded a litter black spot in the survey – although it was the only area to do so.
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The Anti-Litter League survey of 40 towns and cities across the country showed that more than 40% were cleaner than the European average, with only six areas falling short of the required ‘clean’ status, including Drogheda, Maynooth and Tallaght.
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For the 2015 awards, for the first time entries are now invited from any washroom provider or contractor anywhere in the Republic of Ireland. There are 60 entry categories and a
range of national awards for Ireland as well as eligibility for overall trophies as well.
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housing schemes. Helm Housing and Choice work together to respond to housing need and to lead changes in the social housing environment.
Paul Isherwood, Director of Property Services at Helm Housing, said: “Helm Housing is committed to ensuring that our tenants enjoy the highest possible standard of support services. A vital part of this work is ensuring that communal areas of our housing schemes are kept clean, and the partnership with Choice and OCS will help us deliver on this commitment.”
Awards and trophies will be presented at the prestigious Awards Event on Friday 4th December at the St Johns Hotel in Solihull with superb hospitality opportunities. Many entrants use attendance at the Awards Event to provide excellent hospitality and entertainment to their staff, customers and prospects. It is also a great opportunity for networking, and to see the latest washroom products and services in the Events exhibition area.
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Jane Sheard OCS CEO UK Facilities Services added: “Working in partnership with Helm Housing and Choice, we aim to rationalise the communal cleaning to provide an enhanced service and to support the organisations in achieving their goal of continuously improved customer care.”
The OCS service will include cleaning of housing scheme communal areas such as entrances, hallways, lifts, driveways and paths, offices, and car parks.
www.ocsireland.ie
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