NEWS
SERVEST GROUP WINS MULTI-MILLION POUND CONTRACT WITH GREAT
WESTERN RAILWAY Servest Group has recently begun a three-year cleaning contract with one of the UK’s leading rail operators.
Servest, the fast-growing multi- service provider, will provide
comprehensive cleaning services to 102 stations and 150 trains for the Great Western Railway franchise. Around 350 members of staff will be involved in delivering cleaning services to the entire network, encompassing station cleaning and train cleaning, across a large geographical spread. This will include turnaround and in-transit cleans, as well as cleaning the trains at the depot overnight ready to go back into service the following day.
Operating train services across the west, from Penzance to Paddington
and across the South, South West and Wales, Great Western Railway is currently undertaking the biggest fleet upgrade in a generation. As such, Great Western was looking for an innovative partner that possessed knowledge and experience of working within this specialist sector.
Following a competitive tender process, Servest, with a proven track record in supporting operations of a similar scale, was awarded the contract based on its expertise in the disciplines required to deliver a bespoke, high quality solution.
Johan Venter, Servest’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “This is a hugely exciting contract for the Group. One of our key business ambitions is to grow our rail portfolio. Being awarded one of the largest and most prestigious contracts in the UK offers the best platform that we can possibly have to move forward. The win demonstrates Servest’s capability in this area and we’re delighted to have been trusted as a partner.”
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VOLUNTEERS TAKE TO THE STREETS TO CLEAN UP AFTER NEW
YEAR’S FESTIVITIES A whopping 85 tonnes of rubbish was cleaned from the banks of the Thames following the extravagant New Year’s celebrations in London, which saw one million people partying in the streets.
An army of 120 people carried out a mass clean-up on the streets of Westminster to collect the rubbish, including around 15,000 champagne bottles, according to Westminster Council.
Officials also called in 50 vehicles – including refuse trucks and mechanical sweepers – to work through the rain and tackle the huge operation.
A second mass clean-up took place following the New Year’s Day parade.
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The British Cleaning Council has heaped praise on those who helped to clean up the streets, taking to Twitter to say: ‘New Year fireworks in London were spectacular but special thanks to everyone who helped clean up the mess afterwards.”
And Councillor Melvyn Caplan, from Westminster City Council, echoed the sentiments of the BCC. He said: “While thousands of people have been enjoying all that Westminster has to offer during this Christmas and New Year’s, our waste and recycling services, along with partners at Veolia, have done an excellent job ensuring our streets are cleared and cleaned during a busy festive period.
“Our winter service plan has also been in effect and continues to ensure that our roads are fully functional, no matter what the weather may bring.”
Alongside this, a group of young Muslims in south west London conducted their own litter pick,
cleaning up rubbish left behind by revellers on the streets of Wimbledon, Morden and Kingston as part of a national clean-up campaign.
The volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) were working as part of ‘Mercy for Mankind’, a campaign that will see 5,000 cleaning sessions take place across the country throughout 2017.
Speaking to the Evening Standard, Farhad Ahmad, a spokesman for AMYA, said: “Littering costs the UK an estimated one billion pounds a year.
“While the Government and local authorities are doing a great deal to address this issue, we feel strongly that it is our religious and civic duty to also act.
“From a religious perspective, both cleanliness and looking after our local communities is an essential part of the Islamic faith. With this in mind, our members kicked off 2017 with a nationwide street cleaning day.”
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