By Kim Ball Western Australian owned and managed, the Esplanade Fremantle Hotel is a four star international, 300 room hotel in the heart of the historic port of Fremantle. With a management passionate about sustainability, this hotel has picked up numerous environmental awards. The original section of the hotel was built in 1875 and since then three new accommodation wings [...]
By Lorraine Day Due its size and variability of areas, the 26-hectare Adelaide Showground precinct in Wayville presents special challenges for national commercial company Academy Services. It has been cleaning all the facilities and undercover exhibition, event and function areas since 2001, with the exception of one year. Owned and managed by the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RAHS), a [...]
By Keith Watts An ISO quality endorsed company, Melbourne-based Shining Knight Cleaning was started 12 years ago by Arthur Calcatjicos who, at the time, was in his mid-20s and a qualified carpenter, not involved in cleaning at all. He was introduced to cleaning by his brother who had a cleaning franchise and A C Commercial Cleaning was born. Initial plans [...]
By Lorraine Day Munno Para Shopping City’s operations manager, Robert Spicer, attributes the centre’s recent award success to teamwork and good communication between centre management and its cleaning contractor ISS Australia and its staff. The shopping centre at Smithfield, north-east of Adelaide, won the 2010 Property Council of Australia’s South Australian division Award for Presentation in the category of 20,000 [...]
Treated appropriately with respect by its large number of visitors, the complex and demanding National Museum of Australia is progressing in implementing green cleaning practices. Michael Parkinson reports Attracting about 910,000 visitors a year, the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra is one of the country’s most popular venues. The Museum’s landmark position on the edge of Lake Burley [...]
A passion for sustainable cleaning practices has seen Nuwan Kumarasiri take the initiative on a number of green operational and marketing fronts that, in turn, have given our industry much needed kudos. The principal of Brisbane-based Spick & Span commercial property maintenance, he has made significant research and development technology investments that complement his cleaning services business. With a slogan [...]
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