The River Room at Crown Towers in Southbank, Melbourne, was an impressive venue for the AustralianSuper 2011 Building Service Contractors of Australia (BSCAA) Victoria Industry Excellence Awards dinner. The awards recognised excellence of the industry’s key players for outstanding performance in management and service across the board. State president George Stamas gave a warm welcome to contractors, members, sponsors and [...]
The Building Service Contractors Association of Australia Queensland branches has again recognised the commitment and endeavour of its members and their people. The Association’s AustralianSuper Excellence Awards 2011 dinner was a fitting event at which to acknowledge quality service delivery as well as the support of sponsors. The Awards function was held at the Queensland Cricketers’ Club, Brisbane, on 18th [...]
Reflecting the dynamic growth in the cleaning and hygiene industry’s supply-side, some 107 exhibitors out of the 645 booths were new participants in the ISSA/Interclean Show, Las Vegas. Bill Griffin* gives an insight into the show. The ISSA staff did a great job with the recent ISSA/Interclean Show in Las Vegas. It seems that every year they do a better job. [...]
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As stated in a press release by United Voice, ’on the eve of Australia Day, Wednesday, 25 January, thousands of cleaners across the country...
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A number of ‘like-minded’ US associations within the cleaning and restoration segment have created the Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA). Its remit is ‘to work towards the common goal of improving service and education for their members. ‘The concept of creating an organisation like the ICRA has been discussed for quite some time, and is now becoming a reality. ICRA will [...]
As stated in a press release by United Voice, ’on the eve of Australia Day, Wednesday, 25 January, thousands of cleaners across the country will walk off the job, protesting the lack of a fair go in the retail cleaning industry.’ “Australia Day celebrates our country — a land based on the concept of a fair go and fair rights [...]
According to a report in today’s The Australian Business pages by James Frost, United Voice ‘has blasted the management of Spotless, the target of a $711 million takeover bid, for being arrogant and said it would rather work with private equity than the existing owners. “Spotless is floundering and in need of a shake-up,” Michael Crosby of United Voice is [...]
As written in an article by Times Colonist journalist Cindy E. Harnett, cleaning inspections at Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) facilities this year will involve some high-tech detective work, thanks to the use of hand-held ultraviolet lights. “It’s similar technology, but we’re using it in a low-tech way,” said Murray Hutchison, VIHA’s corporate director of general support services. According to [...]
According to new research from the Property Council of Australia and ANZ, the NSW and Victorian property markets have been ‘stranded by declining confidence, while resource-driven states are increasingly positive’. The latest Property Council-ANZ Property Industry Confidence Survey shows positive sentiment grew in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia – all states with a strong resources base. [...]
Technology has changed the way people get their information, but nothing can match showing real equipment, and talking face to face with real people. When contractors are in the market for a new piece of gear, they talk to the people who operate the machines. It’s even better if they can see how the equipment performs in real conditions. “At [...]
Equipe Solutions says it has taken swift action to stop the sale of counterfeit hand soap dispensers from China which infringe Australian patents held by United Kingdom based Brightwell Dispensers Ltd. The fake goods were identical copies of the Brightwell Dispensers MSD soap dispenser and infringed two patents covering a valve inside the dispensing pump and the way the dispenser cover moves. [...]
A US survey conducted for The Sustainability Dashboard, a web-based system that helps organisations measure and monitor their use of fuel, water, energy, etc., has found that 43 percent of facility managers and cleaning professionals would pay more for products made by a company that practices sustainability.* However, 28 percent of respondents indicated they would not pay more and 30 [...]
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