MINSTER CHOOSES
TEMPLA Franchised commercial cleaning group Minster Cleaning Services has signed a contract to license TemplaCMS integrated contract management software across its network of UK branches.
The franchisees will be using the TemplaCMS Core System, as well as the Customer Service, Quality Audit, Dashboards and Advanced Forms modules. The TemplaCMS Mobile App will additionally enable their field managers to complete a wide range of administrative tasks whilst on site using their mobile devices.
ABM UK GAINS THE
PRINCE’S TRUST ABM UK has announced a four-year partnership with The Prince's Trust – the UK’s leading youth charity that helps young people aged 11 to 30 get into jobs, education and training.
ABM UK's partnership with The Prince's Trust will help support disadvantaged young people facing issues such as lack of qualifications, mental health problems, offending background, homelessness and long term unemployment access tailored programmes offering practical support to get into work, education or self-employment.
Currently, ABM UK's Board actively encourages employees to take a paid day off each year to undertake a volunteering opportunity of their choice. The partnership with The Prince's Trust will see
Minster has a total of 44 branches across the UK, with an average turnover approaching £1 million. Initially, 24 will be using the software to manage their businesses. Leeds and Sheffield, the two largest franchises, both turning over £2m, will pilot the system before rollout to the other branches. The software will be on a hosted server.
Templa won the contract with Minster in the face of fierce competition from three other software providers. Mike Parker, Minster Managing Director, explained: “A combination of Templa’s reputation, their understanding of our business model and their comprehensive training proposals
made TemplaCMS the obvious solution for us.”
Rick Stoor, Templa Managing Director, commented: “Minster is our first franchised client and we look forward to working closely with the company to help deliver controlled profit growth for their franchisees.”
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the organisation providing ABM UK's 5,500 staff with a wealth of volunteering opportunities across the country, to directly support disadvantaged young people access education and employment opportunities.
Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1976, the charity offers a wide range of programmes to help young people develop key life and employability skills, re-engage with education, get into work, or set up their own business. The Trust is helped by 9,000 volunteers and secondees.
Ben Marson, Director of Corporate Partnerships at The Prince's Trust, said: “We are very pleased to welcome ABM as a patron of The Prince’s Trust and look forward to working together over the next four years to help
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disadvantaged young people make positive changes in their lives. Our partnership will help us inspire more young people to change their lives.”
Andy Donnell, group managing director at ABM UK, commented: "We are delighted to have partnered with The Prince's Trust, and are looking forward to working closely with everyone at the charity, including its dedicated volunteers, over the next four years.
"There are a huge number of young people in the UK who come from a disadvantaged background who are incredibly talented, but are increasingly overlooked by employers. We believe that ABM UK can help to give some of these people the chance and the start in life that they deserve.”
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