NEWS
KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL TO RE-LAUNCH THE GOLDEN SERVICE
AWARDS IN JUNE 2017 Kimberly-Clark Professional will re- launch the Golden Service Awards programme in June 2017 with the awards ceremony to take place on Thursday, 8th March 2018.
Peter Oliver, General Manager UK, Ireland and France, Kimberly-Clark Professional, said: “We have decided to delay the launch slightly to give us time to review and refine the awards with a view to launching a new and exciting programme in 2017.
“While we remain as committed as ever to the awards, we also believe change is necessary to ensure they stay aligned with the needs of the fast- moving cleaning and FM industry as well as with our own business strategy.”
Kimberly-Clark Professional has hosted the biennial Golden Service Awards since 1991. In that time, they have become one of the most prestigious events in the UK’s cleaning and FM sectors, helping to benchmark extremely high standards in the industry.
In the past 25 years the awards have celebrated the many successes of the UK’s cleaning and FM industry, the dedication of those working in it, and the unique set of challenges that come from managing and
VAX ANNOUNCE CLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL
FLOORCARE DIVISION Vax Ltd has announced the closure of its commercial floorcare division, Vax Commercial, by the end of 2016.
The news has come as a shock to the commercial cleaning industry,
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but a statement from Martin Farmer, National Sales Manager at Vax Commercial, announced that all existing trading relationships will cease on 31st December 2016, with the current sales team to remain in place to support this transitional period until 5th December, from which point no further orders will be accepted or processed.
However, the letter, which has been sent out to all Vax Commercial customers, states that Vax ‘will continue to support its customers by honouring all after sales service and warranty liabilities’, and that from January 2017, ‘a limited range of Vax Commercial floorcare machines, including the VCT-01 and VCT-02 vacuum cleaners, and the VCW-06
maintaining such a diverse range of premises.
“It has been extremely rewarding to have watched the Golden Service Awards play such a pivotal role in the industry as it has developed over that time,” added Peter.
“We are immensely
proud of this event and want to ensure that it continues to support the industry and meet its ever-changing needs and challenges effectively.
“On behalf of Kimberly-Clark Professional I would like to extend our thanks to the continued support of our sponsors, partners, suppliers and entrants, and all those who have made the Golden Service Awards such a huge success over the past 25 years.”
“We look forward to working with you all again in 2017.”
carpet cleaner, along with all spares and accessories’ will be available via
www.vax.co.uk.
Martin Farmer added: “From 2017 on we will be focusing on our core domestic product lines and preparing for the launch of a number of new key domestic ranges in the first half of the year. Over the next few weeks my team and I will be contacting commercial customers to ensure that all aspects of our trading relationship are concluded and handed over. They will also discuss any opportunities we have regarding the liquidation of excess commercial machine stocks.
“On behalf of my team, thank you for your support. We wish continued success for you and your business.”
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