NEWS
GSA SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
GOES NORTH The winner of the BCC’s ‘Site Supervisor of the Year Award’ said she was ‘completely overwhelmed’ to have won.
Cara Galloway, who is supervisor at The Rock Shopping Centre in Bury, said she was proud to be named as a finalist, but couldn’t actually believe it when she heard her name read out on stage in front of the hundreds of assembled guests.
It was a double celebration for her team, as The Rock was also awarded with the ‘Best Cleaned Premises in a Shopping Mall’.
THE CLEANING INDUSTRY
CELEBRATES ITS BEST Representatives from the cleaning industry were out in full force at the 2015 Golden Service Awards, held in the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane, with organisers saying it was the best attended event yet.
In a glittering awards ceremony, organised by Kimberly-Clark Professional in partnership with BICSc, C&M Magazine and Lynn Webster Consultants, the best and brightest in the industry were honoured for their hard work and dedication.
After a champagne reception and three course meal, comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw hosted the awards presentation, treating guests to an array of impressive imitations from his extensive repertoire, while the ‘Voice of the Balls’, Alan Dedicoat, assisted with voice-over duties.
Teams from across the UK were honoured for their work in cleaning facilities of all shapes and sizes, including Public Service buildings, educational establishments, hospitals, shopping malls and offices. But the biggest cheer of the night came with the final award: the Kimberly-Clark
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Cara started as a cleaning operative just five years ago and worked her way up to being site supervisor, a job she admits she loves.
She said: “I knew I wanted to be a supervisor right from when I first started at The Rock. It shows what can be achieved with hard work, determination, and good training.”
BCC Chairman, Simon Hollingbery, presented Cara with the award onstage at the Hilton, and praised her dedication.
He said: “The BCC takes great pleasure sponsoring this individual award, as it highlights personal excellence that not only rewards the individual winners and their company, but also acts as a spur for others who want to achieve excellence.”
Professional Cleaning Operative of the Year, which was presented to Mariana Pirgaru, who works for Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists at the Phoenix Care Centre in Dublin. Mariana was greeted with a standing ovation from the room of more than 500 guests upon receiving her award and was clearly delighted with the accolade.
Speaking after the event, Dr Louise Vickerman, UK Marketing Manager at Kimberly-Clark Professional offered her congratulations to the winners of all 23 awards on offer, adding that it was one of the most hotly contested Golden Service Awards so far.
She said: “Congratulations to all the worthy winners in what has been the most successful and prestigious Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards to date. We had more companies than ever entering and more sponsors than previous years.”
Stan Atkins, CEO at BICSc, added: “Whilst we congratulate the 23 winners, all finalists must also be commended with well-deserved recognition for their achievements. The standard of entries this year was exceptionally high, and many of the finalists and winners stood out due to careful planning and organisation.
“A special mention must go to Susan Spillane from Derrycourt,
whose dedication to preparing well researched and detailed entries was key to the company’s success in scooping four awards.”
To see the full list of award winners, click here.
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