CLEAN BITES INTO
GREEN APPLE CLEAN has secured a coveted Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice from one of the most respected recognition schemes for environmental endeavour.
Facing off against stiff competition, with more than 500 entries from a variety of industries within the private and public sectors, judges were impressed by the pioneering and industry- leading commitment to sustainability and investment in state-of-the-art equipment, processes and systems which has seen CLEAN reduce their overall carbon footprint by 39%.
STAR PLATFORMS
REACH FOR ISO 14001 Star Platforms Ltd, the UK-based powered access rental company, has achieved the accreditation of ISO 14001:2015.
ISO 14001 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an Environmental Management System. It will help Star Platforms improve their environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste whilst gaining a competitive advantage.
The standard includes the need for continual improvement of an organisation's systems and approach to environmental concerns. The standard has recently been revised (14001:2015) with key improvements such as the increased prominence of
Since opening their £15m Slough super-laundry earlier this year, CLEAN has continued to develop their Environmental Management System to ensure they fulfil their green responsibilities throughout all laundry sites by optimising energy, water and chemical consumption.
The awards, which are supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and other independent bodies, will be presented at a glittering ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on 6 November 2017.
Having secured the Green Apple Award, CLEAN is now eligible to become a Green World Ambassador where they
environmental management within strategic planning processes, greater input from leadership and a stronger commitment to proactive initiatives that boost environmental performance.
Ian Mitchell, Star Platforms’ Operations Director and the Director responsible for overseeing the company’s journey to the standard, commented: “More and more of our customers were asking if we had ISO 14001 on their Pre- Qualifying Questionnaires and we felt it would align Star Platforms with our clients and prospects if we achieved this accreditation.
ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE TOMORROW’S
CLEANING AWARDS 2018 The Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards 2018 are still open for nominations. We are inviting you to tell us what you think have been the best product innovations and services available over the past 12 months.
Now in their seventh year, the Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards are a celebration of some of the finest innovations and time-tested solutions that enable you to get the job done on time and to the highest standards.
Tomorrow’s Cleaning editor Martin Wharmby said: “With the Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards always receiving
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will represent the UK in the Green World Awards 2018 – the leading sustainability programme, playing a vital part in helping others to help the environment.
CLEAN has also been invited to publish their winning paper on the development of the Slough super- laundry in The Green Book, the leading international work of reference on environmental standards.
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“We take pride in having excellent environmental controls and engagement from all our staff and therefore already had many of the key components in place to pass the audits and achieve this accreditation. Star Platforms are one of only a handful or privately owned powered access rental companies to have achieved ISO 14001 and considering we were only established in October 2014 it is something we are very proud of.”
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such a fantastic response, I’m really keen to see what our readers make of some of the great innovations that have featured across our pages throughout this year.”
Nominations will be accepted until Friday 29th September. Once nominations close, a ‘Top 50’ will be selected and included in our Awards Guide, which will be produced at the end of 2017 in time for when voting opens in the New Year. Public voting will be open to the public until March 2018, when the top ten winners will be announced.
To enter a product or service for this year’s awards, email Martin at
martin@opusbm.co.uk with the name of your favourite innovation, and 250 words explaining why.
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