WHAT’S NEW?
ROYAL OPENING OF ALCUMUS’ NEW HEAD OFFICE
SCHEME MEMBERS DELIVER NEAR
PERFECT COMPLIANCE Analysis of the auditing results for the CHSA’s Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue, Plastic Sacks and Cotton Mops in 2016 has shown Scheme members have achieved near perfect compliance.
Every Scheme Member was inspected by Martin Yates, the CHSA’s Independent Inspector, who made at least two visits to every member company.
On 24th February 2017, Alcumus, the provider of technology-enabled business assurance and compliance risk management solutions, had their new Cardiff HQ opened by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
The new head office will provide much-needed space for its rapidly-expanding workforce.
Martin Smith, Alcumus CEO said: “It is a very special honour to have HRH The Prince of Wales officially open our new head office in Cardiff. Our ties with Wales are long-standing and we are also involved with several mutual initiatives such as The Prince’s Trust and the Armed Forces Covenant.”
Amongst others invited, local dignitaries included Mrs. Kate Thomas, Lord Lieutenant for Mid Glamorgan, Mr. Gwyn George, High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan and Councillor Rhys Lewis, Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.
His Royal Highness received a tour of the offices and met various Alcumus employee groups, including Armed Forces veterans working for the company, long-standing Alcumus employees who have all worked for 20+ years with the company, representatives from the University of South Wales Exchange and Alcumus Alumni members, and the team who worked on a new partnership with the Prince’s Trust.
Alcumus has pledged to support the Armed Forces Covenant by supporting the employment of veterans young and old and working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers. Alcumus also strives to support the employment of Service spouses and partners and endeavours to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment.
Alcumus has partnered with the University of South Wales to assist with their new venture: USW Exchange. This emerging opportunity is designed to facilitate collaboration, through providing an inspirational setting to host businesses who wish to hold workshops, business activities, networking events and also to meet clients. The USW Exchange opens at the South Wales’ Treforest Campus in June.
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Alcumus is also celebrating the start of a new partnership with The Prince’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for young people. The Trust is introducing Alcumus Info Exchange, its innovative software solution, as part of a three-year benefaction agreement.
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With such clear evidence of the impact of the Schemes, Mike Stubbs, Chairman of the Accreditation Schemes is calling on buyers of soft tissue products, refuse sacks and cotton mops to specify Scheme membership in their tenders. He said: “Working closely with our Scheme members we have continued to increase the rigour of the CHSA Accreditation Schemes. We’re delighted to see the inspections show that now, more than ever, purchasers of cleaning and hygiene products can be certain they get what they pay for from Scheme members.”
Overall, 98.6% compliance was achieved in the Mop Scheme, with every member achieving 100% compliance during their second inspection of the year. This means the weight and absorbency of mops stamped with the Accreditation Scheme logo reflects what it says on the label and every product is traceable to the manufacturer and batch.
Members of the Plastic Sack Scheme also achieved 100% label compliance during their second inspections of the year. There has also been a significant improvement in Drop Test performance, the British Standards test used to assess if the refuse sack is fit for purpose; 97% of product passed the Drop Test during the second inspection compared to an overall pass rate of 78% in 2015.
Members of the Soft Tissue Accreditation Scheme also achieved extraordinarily high levels of conformance; in the second inspections of the year label compliance was 98% and dimensional compliance was also 98%.
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