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Cleaning Scotland awarded Safecontractor Accreditation

Cleaning Scotland awarded Safecontractor Accreditation

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor, recognising our commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.

Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.

A Safecontractor accreditation will enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.

Safecontractor is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contracted services.

New MD for Cleaning Scotland

New MD for Cleaning Scotland

Christopher Tobin has been appointed managing director for Cleaning Scotland Ltd. Chris moves up from his position as financial director to take on a  more operational role, in addition to being responsible for the company’s finances.

A former student of Glasgow University, Chris initially spent time working in operations within the licensed trade for companies such as Restaurant Group, Luminar, 3D Entertainment and the Laurel Pub Company. He then moved into accountancy before spending time as an area manager with Cleaning Scotland where he gained considerable practical experience in the field, allowing him to better understand the needs and wants of our customers.

He continues to work towards his Institute of Financial Accountants qualifications.

Cleaning Scotland invests in technology

Cleaning Scotland invests in technology

As part of our ongoing commitment to offering the best possible service to our clients and the best possible working environment for our staff, Cleaning Scotland has made significant investment into a new scheduling system.

This system, with all the necessary tools will allow us to plan ahead more accurately and more confidently, keeping closer tabs on our business in real time. We are certain that this will improve our efficiency and that this can be passed on to all our employees and clients.

With the commencement of the new system, there will be some major changes to the way in which our employees operate. This will not only save in administration time, but it should reduce the number of discrepancies in worked hours vs paid hours, ideally to zero, thus providing accurate invoicing and reporting for our clients, improving our relationships all round !

Cleaning Scotland secures Aldi contract.

Cleaning Scotland secures Aldi contract.

Cleaning Scotland’s latest success has been to secure the cleaning contract for Aldi stores throughout Scotland from Dumfries and Annan in the South to Elgin and Inverness in the North.

Managing director Chris Tobin commented that “We are delighted to be a new supplier to Aldi, voted the Which? Supermarket of the Year 2015 and we plan be deliver the best service of the year to them.”

The German-based global discount supermarket chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother’s store in Essen which had been in operation since 1913. Today it is one of the world’s largest privately owned companies with almost 10,000 stores in 18 countries, and an estimated turnover of more than €50bn.

Two Ticks Scheme

Two Ticks Scheme

Cleaning Scotland is delighted to announce that we have been granted the “Two Ticks” accreditation. This scheme is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to take action to meet five commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. It is represented by the two ticks disability symbol and confirms the company’s ongoing commitment to equality and diversity.

Cleaning Scotland has committed :

  • to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities
  • to ensure there is a mechanism in place to discuss, at any time, but at least once a year, with disabled employees what can be done to make sure they can develop and use their abilities
  • to make every effort when employees become disabled to make sure they stay in employment
  • to take action to ensure that all employees develop the appropriate level of disability awareness needed to make these commitments work
  • each year to review the five commitments and what has been achieved, plan ways to improve on them and let employees and Jobcentre Plus know about progress and future plans.