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WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANERS TO CELEBRATE 30TH
BIRTHDAY The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners will this year celebrate the 30th anniversary of being granted full livery status by the City of London’s Court of Aldermen.
While it proudly supports and preserves the customs and traditions of The City, the WCEC is much more than a relic of another age. As befits a soon to be 30-year-old organisation, it is very much a modern Livery Company, focused on helping to meet the changing needs and challenges of today’s cleaning industry.
CHSA BEGINS SEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOLAR FOR 2016 The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has launched its Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme for 2016 and is now on the hunt for the winning Scholar.
The Scholarship is open to the sons and daughters of CHSA members who on 1 September 2016 will be 18 years or over and commencing their higher education studies this year. The successful applicant will receive £4,500, spread over their three-year degree.
David Garcia, Treasurer of the CHSA and Chairman of Polaris Plastics explained: “The employees of CHSA members work hard and this Scheme provides us with an opportunity to say thank you. Access to higher education is incredibly expensive and whilst this Scholarship obviously does not cover the whole cost, it lifts the pressure a little.
“We’re contacting members now,
inviting them to spread the word amongst their employees. This is a brilliant opportunity for their sons and daughters and we want as many as possible to apply.”
Applicants need to submit their completed form, which can be
and integrity through social and professional networking. It also promotes and supports the next generation of cleaning professionals through a number of education and training programmes.
With more than 200 members from many of the major cleaning and support service management companies and the manufacturers and suppliers to the sector, it is a very relevant and influential organisation.
The Company encourages and maintains high standards of practice
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Mr Timothy Doyle, Master of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners, said: “I am very proud to be Master of this Company as it approaches its 30th anniversary. Our traditions are rooted in the past, but our role is to work in the industry of the here and now, and to ensure future generations can enjoy our legacy for years to come. The Company
obtained from Linda Belcher, the Secretary of the CHSA (
secretary@chsa.co.uk), by 30 June 2016. Those shortlisted will be interviewed in July by a selection panel to be led by David Garcia.
The successful applicant must be determined, able and committed to contributing to their local community. The criteria the judging panel will be looking for encompass need, worthiness, endeavour and the ‘x-factor’.
David Garcia added: “The Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme also gives us a way to introduce the next generation of talent to our industry, should they so choose. Through the application process they come into contact with the cleaning and hygiene sector and will be able to find out about the career opportunities available. Our hope is that as a result they will come back to our industry on graduation, although this is not a requirement.”
offers the opportunity to work with those who have reached the top of the industry and also to help develop those people on their way up.”
Originally founded in 1972 as the Guild of Cleaners – and subsequently known as the Guild of Master Cleaners – The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners became one of 110 Livery Companies in October 1986. The Companies are all based upon trades, industries and professions and carry on the traditions of the Guilds and Livery Companies which started in the 12th century.
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