FOCUS WASHROOMS
GOING FOR G LD
Kimberly-Clark Professional
is committed to driving high
standards in the washroom and
believe that every workplace should
be an exceptional workplace. The
Golden Service Awards were set up
to recognise excellence and support
the continual raising of cleaning
standards, which will be showcased
at a prestigious London event taking
place on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at
the Park Lane Hilton, London.
There are 17 di erent categories to
enter, including best cleaned premises
in healthcare, o ices, education
and retail. The awards are judged
independently by the British Institute
of Cleaning Science (BICSc), which
will oversee a process beginning in
November with the paper judging
stage. Site visits will take place in
November and December, managed
by BICSc to ensure uniformity and
fairness.
A new diversity category has been
announced in recognition of a changing
society where inclusion is encouraged,
recognising individual di erences as
both important and equal. It joins two
other new categories for 2020: best
innovation and best small business.
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HOW TO ENTER
The awards opened on 20 May, with
a call to the facilities and cleaning
industries for entries that demonstrate
the best in raising cleaning standards.
The deadline for entries is 27
September. For more information
about categories, criteria and how to
enter, go to www.goldenserviceawards.
co.uk/
There are six new sponsors for the
2020 awards, led by gold sponsor
CHSA (Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers
Association). The CHSA represents the
major manufacturers and distributors
of cleaning and hygiene products in
the UK ‘away from home’ market.
Stephen Harrison, CHSA chairman
and MD of Harrison Wipes, says: “With
a reputation across the industry for
celebrating the excellence of cleaning
operatives and teams, the Golden
Service Awards is an important crossindustry
event.”
He adds: “Our members supply
the contract cleaners and in-house
cleaning teams whose professionalism
will be celebrated at the awards.
Sponsoring gives us the chance to
shine a light on our commitment to
standards brought to life through
our accreditation schemes, each of
which is underpinned by a rigorous
process of independent inspection. Our
standards, your guarantee.”
The two new silver sponsors are
hygiene and cleaning specialists
Kärcher and Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene
Supplies. New bronze sponsors include
Truvox International, supplier of
commercial and industrial floorcare,
and InnuScience, specialist in
biotechnology cleaning products.
They join the British Cleaning Council
(BCC). Kimberly-Clark Professional
also recognises the support of the
CSSA (Cleaning and Support Services
Association), which is helping to
promote the awards across the
industry, as is media patner FMJ.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Previous winners of the awards include
Mitie, Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists,
ISS, Principle Cleaning, Julius
Rutherfoord, Vinci Facilities, Intu, The
Exclusive Services Group, Cleanology,
Sodexo and ABM Group UK.
One of the biggest winners at the
2018 awards was Derrycourt, who took
home a number of awards including
best cleaned premises (healthcare
establishment with fewer than 250
beds), for its e orts at Temple Street
Children’s University Hospital, and best
cleaned premises (hospitality). It also
claimed the award for industry training
for the outstanding work taking place
at its Dublin training centre, while one
of its operatives, Alberto Del Rosario,
scooped the award for cleaning
operative of the year.
Ann O’Hanlon, Derrycourt Managing
Director, said at the time: “We were
absolutely delighted to have received
the recognition from the Golden
Service Awards for these categories.
To be benchmarked with peers within
the industry gives Derrycourt and its
clients the reassurance that we are
providing a first-class service.”
The standard of entries to the
2018 awards was particularly high,
prompting the judges to introduce a
highly commended award.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the
Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden
Service Awards once again, and the
exciting new categories are added
to reflect both a changing industry
and society,” says Steve Jones,
General Manager UK & Ireland,
Kimberly-Clark Professional. “We
welcome entries from both small
and large companies who have
achievements and success stories
they want to tell, and we want to hear
about the people who excel in your
organisation.
“Our industry is fast moving and
exciting, and we are looking forward to
hearing about the latest achievements
of excellence.”
The biennial Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards provides an opportunity
for FM and contract cleaning companies and in-house cleaning teams to showcase their
exceptional cleaning standards
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