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Not Just Cleaning Newsletter

NJC are the thinking persons' cleaning company        May 2008

In This Issue
SAFE contractor scheme
New business wins
Recruitment & selection in the cleaning industry
Greener cleaning - part 1
Not just cleaners; but image enhancers for the UK's leading companies!
BIFM Good Practice Guide to Procuring and Running Cleaning Contracts.
SAFEcontractor
 
Not Just Cleaning are a SAFEcontractor accredited company.
 
Safe contractor
 
Safecontractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of contractors and service providers.
 
Clients have a legal obligation to ensure that external contractors and service providers working on their premises operate in a safe way. There is therefore a need to assess contractors health & safety arrangements and increasingly this is being carried out through Safecontractor.
 
With legislation placing an ever-increasing burden on organisations to ensure the health and safety competency of contractors providing services on their premises, it is vital to have a reliable system in place.
 
SAFEcontractor accredited companies like NJC offer health and safety assurance for their clients.
 
 
New business wins
 
NJC are proud to have been chosen by the following companies in 2008.
 
Google
 
Shelter
 
rockspring
Skanska
 
DMH Stallard

 
Vector
 
gva grimley
O C & C
 
 
Navig8
 
Brazilian Consulate
 
savills
Quick Links
 
 
Greetings!
 
Welcome to the May 2008 issue of our newsletter. We hope that you find this issue interesting and informative. Visit our website and subscribe to our blogs, for more tips, ideas and information about the cleaning industry.
 
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Recruitment & selection in the cleaning industry
 
Cleaner 1Cleaning service quality is in large measure governed by the quality of the first line cleaning staff. This fact makes the recruitment and selection of cleaners of paramount importance. A cleaning company's procedures should be designed to attract the right staff and the best staff to suit the client's requirements. The main aim of the cleaning contractor should be to achieve a long serving, capable and well balanced cleaning team.
 
The 'holy grail' for any cleaning company should be a high staff retention rate. Not Just Cleaning's staff retention was above 85% in 2007 and we work very hard to increase this year upon year. We know that retaining good quality staff is the cornerstone of an excellent cleaning service. We also know that people who feel good about themselves, produce good results.
 
For more information on our recruitment techniques please contact Reuben Heppelthwaite on 0118 930 4466 or email:
 
 
Greener cleaning - part 1
 
Environmental responsibility is high on the agenda at NJC. We realise that all companies have a responsibility to help safeguard people's health and safety and protect the environment for future generations. We are always looking for new ways to improve our sustainability profile and reduce our environmental impact.
 
This is the first in a series of articles on how your cleaning service provider could help you to reduce your carbon footprint.
 
microfibre clothsMicrofibre cleaning systems - By introducing microfibre cleaning systems into the commercial cleaning regime, the use of chemical cleaning fluids can be reduced by 70-80%. Cleaning fluids and sanitisers should still be used in hygienic areas to kill germs, however, general use areas such as offices can be cleaned effectively with a microfibre system.
 
Not just cleaners; but image enhancers for the UK's leading companies!
 
Wayne Cameron
It can be very difficult to attract and retain competent well motivated cleaners. The inherent reason for this are the low incentives offered in the industry, particularly for part time workers. How can a cleaning company encourage and motivate its cleaners with low self esteem, low pay and working unsocial hours?
 
NJC make its cleaners fully aware that they are very important people. Our cleaners are equally as important as our clients. Without them NJC could not provide the very best in cleaning services for some of the most prestigious buildings in the UK.
 
Our cleaners are told that they are 'not just cleaners', they are image enhancers for some of the UK's leading companies! This approach aims to boost the morale of our staff and raise their self esteem. This approach really works because people who feel good about themselves and their job, produce good results.
 
BIFM GPGBIFM Good Practice Guide to Procuring and Running Cleaning Contracts (written by NJC) 
 
The guide explains good practice in the procurement, delivery and management of cleaning service contracts.
 
Author of the GPG and Director of NJC Reuben Heppelthwaite commented at the TWM exhibition, "The Guide itself went through three drafts and now that it's been published, we are really pleased with the positive feedback it's received. More importantly, we are sure that it will prove to be a useful industry manual for anyone involved in the commercial cleaning process."
 

YvonnaNJC is a commercial cleaning service provider.

We provide a complete cleaning and related services package for uk commercial clients. This combines daily cleaning - together with periodic cleaning tasks. These include carpet cleaning, window cleaning and many other specialist tasks. In addition, we provide supplementary services which include waste management, washroom services, linen services and consumables supply.
 
Sincerely,
Reuben Heppelthwaite
Not Just Cleaning
 
Reuben