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Godfrey Group doubles in size
during expansion A North Wales facilities specialist has doubled in size and extended its footprint across the UK.
Godfrey Group has expanded rapidly during the last two years, and now provides housekeeping services to holiday parks, holiday homes, resorts and hotels.
The company’s growth has also been boosted by its commercial cleaning and building and maintenance division with key sectors including schools, universities, housing associations, factories and warehouses. Clients include Luxury Lodges, Wayfind Escapes, Meadow Bay Villages, Charteroak Holiday Lodges, Adra and Niagara Healthcare.
During the last two years, turnover and headcount have more than doubled. The company currently employs over 300 people at sites across the UK.
Godrey Group will also move into a new head office on the Pool Park Estate in Ruthin before the end of the year. The
family-run business includes Managing Director Andrew Godfrey, his wife and fellow Director Louisa and daughter and Regional Operations Manager Laura Godfrey-Brazier. Other key members of the team include Head of Finance Craig Mealor, Operations Manager Nicky Brown, Payroll Manager Melanie Prichard, Site Manager Craig Hughes, Sales Manager Guto Glyn and recently appointed Head Office Administrator Mia Cannon.
Andrew said: “We have grown rapidly during the last couple of years and have now established ourselves as the only UK-wide housekeeping service to holiday parks with clients stretching from Cumbria to Cornwall. We have also extended our footprint across the UK for our commercial cleaning and building and maintenance division.
“Our growth is due to several factors including our passion for customer service, the use of innovative technology and our commitment to being a fair employer paying above the national minimum wage. Virtually all of our business to date has come to us through recommendation from existing customers and partners, something we are extremely proud of as a team.
“While 75% of our current clients are in the holiday park sector, we are now starting to see growth in our commercial cleaning and building and maintenance division, in particular with schools, universities, housing associations and manufacturing sites.”
www.godfreygroup.co.uk
Principle retains the Gherkin in three- year deal
Principle Cleaning Services has been awarded a three-year contract extension at 30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Gherkin, one of London’s most iconic buildings.
The new deal, awarded after a competitive tender, will see Principle, which has worked with 30 St Mary Axe for over a decade, continue to provide horizontal and internal and external vertical services along with waste management, pest control, stone cleaning and washroom services.
Designed by Foster + Partners as London’s first ecological tall building, it stands 180m high with 40 floors – primarily of office space and Searcys providing private function rooms and a restaurant and bar area on the top three floors.
Clare Jackaman, Operations Director at 30 St Mary Axe, said: “We are delighted that Principle Cleaning Services has retained the contract at the Gherkin. Their exceptional service on site, combined with their attention to detail in the tender process and competitive pricing, made them a hard competitor to match.
“They are a people-focused company, prioritising not only their clients but also their workforce, which is reflected in the high standards of work delivered, strong staff progression and excellent staff retention. We look forward to continuing our partnership and growing together.”
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Tom Lloyd, Principle’s CEO, added: “Retaining this contract is testament to the hard work of our team in keeping this world- famous building spotless for its many stakeholders. As part of our ongoing partnership, we evaluated every element of the existing delivery model to identify synergies between both horizontal and vertical services to provide an integrated, site-managed model, which delivers economies of scale.
“The building’s design makes it a unique and challenging contract from a cleaning perspective. Each year we have delivered service improvements via our annual refresh programme and we plan to bring further innovation to the contract over the next three years.”
www.principleclean.com
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