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<strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

Issue 29<br />

The commercial & industrial<br />

newsletter from <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

Restorer<br />

In this issue:<br />

Pages 1<br />

- Specialist cleaning for prestigious<br />

Princes Street Suites<br />

Pages 2<br />

- Delivering fast response to hospital<br />

emergencies across the UK<br />

Page 3<br />

- Bio-hazard clean for United Welsh<br />

Page 4<br />

- Facelift for Cullompton College<br />

Pages 5<br />

- Drying expertise provides continuity<br />

of education<br />

- School restored following arson attack<br />

Page 6<br />

- Damp Diagnosis & Mould Remediation<br />

Page 7<br />

- Thermography promotes cost effective<br />

leak detection<br />

Page 8<br />

- Fire & Flood Restoration services –<br />

together in harmony!<br />

Page 9<br />

- Team AON choose <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

- National Trust in <strong>Rainbow</strong>!<br />

Page 10<br />

- Emergency cleaning for Farmfoods<br />

- Hornby Hotel restored to former glory<br />

Page 11<br />

- The Insurance Charities Golf Day<br />

- Ultrasonics Cleaning of light diffusers<br />

Back cover<br />

- <strong>Rainbow</strong>s comprehensive range of<br />

services & contact details<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> has<br />

recently been appointed to<br />

provide specialist cleaning<br />

and restoration services<br />

for the prestigious Princes<br />

Street Suites, located in<br />

the centre of Edinburgh<br />

which are managed by the<br />

BDL Group.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> had initially been<br />

appointed to provide bio-hazard<br />

cleans for the BDL Group hotels<br />

including the Ramada in East<br />

Horsley & Sutton Coldfield as well<br />

as Ashton Hall in Sheffield. BDL<br />

Hotels also include well know<br />

brands such as Holiday Inn Express<br />

& Crowne Plaza and are a large UK<br />

wide hotel chain.<br />

The facility gives unrivalled views<br />

to Edinburgh Castle, The Royal<br />

Mile and Princes Street<br />

itself and offers luxury,<br />

space and comfort to<br />

its well heeled clientele.<br />

Specialist cleaning<br />

for prestigious<br />

Princes Street<br />

Suites<br />

Princes Street Suites offer<br />

luxury accommodation at a<br />

premium rate in one of the<br />

UK’s most celebrated areas.<br />

Hard floor and carpet cleaning were part of the<br />

cleaning specification for the Princes Street Suites<br />

Issue 29 | <strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer<br />

Ross Donaghey, Regional Sales Manager<br />

for <strong>Rainbow</strong> Scotland & Northern England,<br />

and Scott Wilson from <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s<br />

Edinburgh branch met Edinburgh Suites’<br />

Operations Manager Helen Gallagher and<br />

conducted a thorough site survey. Helen<br />

had a difficult stain that had resisted all<br />

previous attempts to clean, but the stain<br />

was successfully removed during a test.<br />

The team also cleaned the carpets, rugs<br />

and restored the floor tiling in the kitchen<br />

of one of the suites leading Helen to<br />

comment upon inspection:-<br />

“Your team was in today for the trial and they<br />

were fantastic – it looks as if we have a new<br />

carpet in the bedroom that they cleaned.<br />

The tiles have turned out extremely well and<br />

your technician, Kirk Nisbet, was extremely<br />

professional and efficient”.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> have now started work within<br />

the 74 bedrooms and 37 living/kitchen<br />

areas and the initial programme sees work<br />

commence every day for a 5 week period.


<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s work for the<br />

insurance industry on their<br />

policyholders claims has<br />

been the cornerstone of their<br />

business for over 20 years…<br />

…but <strong>Rainbow</strong> also serve a wide range of other industries<br />

to whom they supply specialist cleaning services, and<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer reports on 3 such industries that have<br />

benefited from the great <strong>Rainbow</strong> service – Health (below),<br />

Social Housing (opposite, page 3) and Education (pages 4<br />

& 5).<br />

Delivering fast<br />

response to hospital<br />

emergencies across<br />

the UK<br />

The Princes Royal Hospital in Telford (below), and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (above), have<br />

seen the value of <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s cleaning expertise in a variety of instances over the past 10 years.<br />

UK hospitals are benefitting from<br />

a two hour emergency response<br />

service from deep cleaning<br />

specialist <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> provides a<br />

comprehensive service including<br />

anti viral and bacteria removal<br />

services from over 90 branches<br />

across the UK.<br />

The company is engaged by several<br />

NHS Trusts carrying out deep<br />

cleaning of operating theatres and<br />

hospital wards often working in<br />

partnership with NHS cleaning staff.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> has invested in the latest<br />

technology in respect of equipment<br />

and developing anti microbial<br />

cleaning solutions giving it the<br />

capability to handle any situation in<br />

any location.<br />

“We have a fantastic array of<br />

equipment including fogging, steam<br />

cleaning, air managers to kill airborne<br />

pathogens, ultrasonic cleaning and<br />

ozone chambers available and we<br />

guarantee to be on site and working<br />

within two hours of receiving<br />

instructions”, said Managing Director<br />

Phil Else.<br />

“As well as being responsive we are<br />

also extremely flexible and will adopt<br />

the preferred cleaning solutions and<br />

techniques requested by individual<br />

NHS Trusts”.<br />

An example of this is in Shropshire<br />

where <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s Telford branch<br />

has been working with the Telford<br />

and Shrewsbury NHS Trust for 10<br />

years.<br />

Steve Jones, the Branch Manager<br />

for <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s Telford office said:<br />

“Our services start from the entrance<br />

of hospitals right through to operating<br />

theatres - we even clean windows<br />

inside and out”.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> has an<br />

800 strong workforce who are all<br />

qualified in specialist cleaning and<br />

disaster restoration to the industry<br />

standards and accreditations.<br />

“We have adopted the techniques<br />

requested by this Trust and use<br />

cleaning solutions provided by the<br />

Trust which are NHS approved“ .<br />

Deep cleaning in operating theatres<br />

is carried out by hand using<br />

spray on wipe off solutions for<br />

equipment, floors and walls with<br />

post cleaning testing carried out by<br />

NHS staff.<br />

“Steam cleaning is often used for<br />

cleaning and decontaminating day<br />

wards and sanitary ware. These are<br />

extremely thorough cleans where<br />

every surface and piece of equipment<br />

is cleaned”.<br />

Phil Else added: “When hospitals<br />

have an emergency - be it<br />

contamination by superbugs or<br />

accidental spills - they need a fast<br />

response and that is why we have<br />

invested in highly trained staff and the<br />

latest equipment to deliver a two hour<br />

maximum response time anywhere in<br />

the UK”.<br />

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The clean up operation collected over<br />

1000 needles, and allowed the surveyors<br />

access to make their inspection prior to the<br />

demolition and rebuilding of the properties.<br />

Over 1000 used syringes were found in the debris<br />

Bio-hazard clean<br />

for United Welsh<br />

Huw Smith, who runs <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s local office in<br />

Cardiff had previously provided some cleaning<br />

work for the Association and when asked if<br />

he had bio-hazard training, Huw’s experience<br />

provided the perfect solution to the problem.<br />

All of Huw’s technicians are accredited to the<br />

Response standard, which is approved by the<br />

Ministry of Defence, and he had 4 of his team<br />

working in the properties for a week to make<br />

them safe for the surveyors’ inspection.<br />

Making the property safe included installing<br />

temporary lighting, placing temporary floorboards,<br />

sweeping the internal and external properties<br />

for needles, removing all rubbish and debris to<br />

approved waste sites.<br />

...and inside the properties was required<br />

Considerable cleaning outside...<br />

United Welsh Housing Association had<br />

a major problem, when a series of their<br />

properties which had been derelict and had<br />

run into a major state of disrepair, were due<br />

for inspection by the surveyors prior to them<br />

being rebuilt.<br />

The row of 5 terrace houses presented a serious<br />

hazard area. All the internal rooms were cluttered<br />

with so much debris that included needles and<br />

broken glass, much of which was hidden in bags and<br />

buried in the overgrown garden areas. Additionally,<br />

the properties had been broken into and had all<br />

the floorboards removed so that the thieves could<br />

remove all the metal and copper beneath.<br />

Barry James, Development Surveyor from United<br />

Welsh Housing was delighted with the work done<br />

by the <strong>Rainbow</strong> team.<br />

He commented:- “We intended to survey the building<br />

however, prior to carrying out the survey we needed<br />

to ensure the building was safe. We asked <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

to carry out the works as they had previously worked<br />

for us.<br />

I was very satisfied with the work they carried out.<br />

They were very thorough, professional, and completed<br />

the work to time and budget. They found and disposed<br />

of far more needles than anticipated and continually<br />

updated me on the progress of works. The significant<br />

number of needles they found justified using <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s<br />

specialist knowledge. They also provided lighting and<br />

temporary works to enable the survey to be carried out.<br />

I am glad I used <strong>Rainbow</strong> and would recommend them”.<br />

Issue 29 | <strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer | Page 3


Education is another<br />

market where <strong>Rainbow</strong> is<br />

continuously providing<br />

a specialist service.<br />

Schools, colleges and universities across<br />

the UK have employed a wide range<br />

of specialist cleaning services from<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>.<br />

In addition, <strong>Rainbow</strong> provides a disaster<br />

restoration service to the education<br />

market following fires, floods and<br />

escapes of water.<br />

Pictured above - following the cleaning process the building was much brighter and more aesthetically pleasing<br />

Below - before the building was cleaned<br />

Facelift for<br />

Cullompton<br />

College<br />

Cullompton Community College, based near<br />

Exeter was given a major facelift recently<br />

with the jet washing of the front, side and<br />

rear building elevations, which included the<br />

main school and library buildings.<br />

A pole mounted, high level cleaning system was<br />

also utilised which allowed high level cleaning in<br />

awkward and hard to reach areas from ground<br />

floor level.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s local office based in Exeter was<br />

chosen for the project following an extensive<br />

examination of <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s Health and Safety<br />

accreditation for working at height and use of<br />

mechanical lifting equipment.<br />

The schools appearance was greatly enhanced<br />

by the clean which was performed during the<br />

holiday period and to very strict deadlines.<br />

The clean also provided an added bonus for the<br />

College – a total of over 30 footballs, tennis balls,<br />

rugby balls and basketballs were retrieved from<br />

the roof by <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s technicians!<br />

The building is 2 storeys and<br />

was accessed through the<br />

use of scissor lifts and cherry<br />

pickers, to enable the pre-cast<br />

facia to be thoroughly cleaned.<br />

The cleaning in progress<br />

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“Following a plumbing accident<br />

here at Castercliff School it was<br />

only the level of equipment and<br />

expertise of your technicians that<br />

allowed us to avoid an unscheduled<br />

closure of the school. Your efforts<br />

are much appreciated and valued“.<br />

Ernest Thornton (Site Supervisor),<br />

Castercliff Community Primary<br />

School, Nelson<br />

Drying expertise provides<br />

continuity of education<br />

When Castercliff Community Primary<br />

School near Burnley suffered a major<br />

escape of water, the pupils continuity of<br />

education was under serious threat.<br />

During routine maintenance to the plumbing<br />

system, the bleed valves on all the radiators<br />

were opened throughout the building as the<br />

plumbers believed that the water supply was<br />

turned off. However, the stop cock valve was<br />

not fully closed, the system was left in this<br />

state over the weekend and water had leaked<br />

out of all the radiators onto the floors in all<br />

rooms, affecting the carpets and in some<br />

rooms affecting the building structure.<br />

A total of 14 rooms were badly contaminated<br />

but <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s local office uplifted and<br />

disposed of all carpets beyond economic<br />

repair, installed a drying regime, and had the<br />

entire property back to pre-incident condition<br />

in time for the pupils to start their new term.<br />

The schools Site Supervisor, Ernest Thornton<br />

was delighted with the speedy service the<br />

local branch supplied.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s prompt response ensured the students education was not compromised at Castercliffe Community Primary School<br />

School restored<br />

following arson attack<br />

When Stonedyke Primary School, near<br />

Glasgow suffered an arson attack,<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> was called to help<br />

return the building to its pre-incident<br />

condition.<br />

The attack had left its mark on the nursery<br />

part of the school building which dictated<br />

that a thorough clean, sanitising and<br />

air management programme had to be<br />

implemented to get the building back up and<br />

running.<br />

Chemical sponging to clean soot and smoke<br />

residue to all the affected walls, ceilings<br />

and painted surfaces was swiftly followed<br />

by fogging and the installation of a series<br />

of Air Storm TM systems. Air Storm is an Air<br />

Management system which will deodorise and<br />

sanitise the air and remove all airborne smoke<br />

particles and traces of contamination.<br />

In addition to the building restoration, full<br />

contents restoration was part of the instruction<br />

which included many of the schools toys and<br />

furnishings, and a full laundry service.<br />

The instruction had come from City<br />

Building which is one of Scotland’s largest<br />

construction companies. City Building was<br />

established from the former Building Services<br />

Department of Glasgow City Council, and<br />

the local branch of <strong>Rainbow</strong> have worked<br />

closely with them on several other restoration<br />

projects.<br />

The restoration project was completed<br />

within a week and handed over to the client’s<br />

complete satisfaction.<br />

Issue 29 | <strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer | Page 5


Damp Diagnosis &<br />

Mould Remediation<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> are one of the UK’s<br />

leading experts in diagnosing the causes<br />

of damp and condensation, which can<br />

lead to mould. A full diagnostic process is<br />

combined with a programme to eradicate<br />

the mould & damp problem.<br />

Damp and mould can lead to a series of respiratory diseases<br />

Mould is classed as a category one<br />

risk to health, which is the same<br />

class as asbestos, as assessed<br />

under the Housing Health and<br />

Safety Rating System 2000. The<br />

Environmental Protection Act (1990)<br />

classifies mould as a statutory<br />

nuisance that must be treated.<br />

The <strong>Rainbow</strong> system<br />

incorporates a 3 stage process<br />

when considering Damp and<br />

Condensation issues in any<br />

property -<br />

Step 1 - Risk Assessment<br />

Prior to any survey <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong> will carry out a full<br />

Risk Assessment including an<br />

assessment of ACM (Asbestos<br />

Containing Materials).<br />

Step 2 - The Survey<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s fully experienced<br />

technical team will then carry<br />

out a survey on the property, to<br />

identify possible causes of damp<br />

penetration and condensation inside<br />

the property.<br />

To view a short dvd promotion<br />

on our Damp Diagnosis & Mould<br />

Remediation service go to:-<br />

www.rainbow-int.co.uk/moulddvd<br />

External Survey<br />

The general state of repair will be<br />

thoroughly assessed, including:-<br />

n Brickwork, rendering & mortar<br />

n Roof - condition of roof tiles or<br />

flat roofs<br />

n Downpipes & guttering<br />

n Flashing around chimney stacks<br />

and in adjoining elements<br />

n Damp Proof Membrane - any<br />

evidence of missing, breached<br />

or faulty DPM<br />

n Waste pipes<br />

n Outside doors<br />

n Window units (paying particular<br />

attention to double glazed units<br />

and any lack of ventilation)<br />

n Airbricks - check for blockages<br />

n Measurement of moisture,<br />

humidity and temperature in all<br />

building materials with hi tech<br />

measurement equipment. This<br />

will confirm the conditions in<br />

the property as either damp and<br />

at risk of mould contamination,<br />

or dry and comfortable living<br />

conditions.<br />

Internal Surveys<br />

Internally, <strong>Rainbow</strong> will check<br />

for visible damp conditions and<br />

evidence of mould contamination.<br />

Damp and mould will often be<br />

concealed within the building<br />

structure - for example in cavities,<br />

under floorboards and behind<br />

skirting boards.<br />

Wherever mould is evident, there<br />

is usually much more of it hidden<br />

within the building structure.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> employs a wide range of<br />

sophisticated technical equipment<br />

to identify and analyse the<br />

contamination in these hidden<br />

areas, such as Endoscopes and<br />

Borescopes. These can have<br />

inspection cameras attached which<br />

allows a detailed internal visual<br />

inspection in hard to access areas,<br />

without major disruption or damage<br />

to the building and its contents/<br />

decor.<br />

Step 3 - Remedial Action<br />

Following the survey a full report<br />

will be issued to the landlord,<br />

homeowner, plumber or other<br />

instructing party. This will provide<br />

a complete analysis of the causes<br />

of damp and mould, and a course<br />

of remedial action will be proposed<br />

which will eradicate the problem.<br />

Upon approval of the summary of<br />

works <strong>Rainbow</strong> will commence the<br />

treatment, which depending upon<br />

the nature and severity of the damp<br />

and mould will include the following<br />

treatments:-<br />

n Washing, spraying or fogging<br />

of the affected areas with<br />

an appropriate anti-microbial<br />

substance to sanitise the<br />

contaminated surfaces.<br />

n Removal of plaster and wood<br />

where contamination is severe<br />

or dry/wet rot has taken hold.<br />

n Air Manager – an air sterilisation<br />

unit which will kill all airborne<br />

spores released from mould<br />

Mould can thrive in a damp environment<br />

infestation can be deployed if<br />

necessary.<br />

n Installation of drying equipment<br />

regime – a combination of<br />

dehumidifiers, airmovers &<br />

heaters will be deployed to<br />

ensure moisture and relative<br />

humidity levels are introduced<br />

that are consistent with healthy<br />

living conditions.<br />

n Monitoring of drying regime – to<br />

guarantee suitable damp free<br />

conditions are maintained.<br />

n Installation of appropriate<br />

ventilation systems (if<br />

appropriate).<br />

n Stripping out and replacing of<br />

units and building materials that<br />

have been affected beyond<br />

repair by the damp or mould.<br />

n Redecorating following cleaning<br />

and sanitisation.<br />

n Sign off/handover - following<br />

treatment and drying of a<br />

property, a certificate will be<br />

issued which will confirm the<br />

home is conducive to a healthy<br />

living environment and is free<br />

from damp and mould.<br />

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Thermography - a simple and effective<br />

process which allows the complex<br />

analysis of building substrates<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> currently has<br />

40 separate branches<br />

with technically qualified<br />

teams in Thermography.<br />

They provide this highly<br />

specialist service as part<br />

of their Leak Detection<br />

programme.<br />

Thermography promotes<br />

cost effective<br />

leak detection<br />

Water leaks can be hard to trace, both<br />

internally and externally. External leaks may<br />

not cause disruption, but can dramatically<br />

increase your water bills. Internal leaks, if<br />

not identified and repaired can cause major<br />

damage and destruction to a property.<br />

Traditional methods of leak detection can involve<br />

major, unnecessary excavations and upheaval,<br />

with no guarantee that the leak will be found.<br />

Using a combination of the latest technology our<br />

expert systems can identify the location of a leak<br />

quickly, precisely, with minimal damage and cost.<br />

One such method is by Thermal Imaging, but<br />

the process is prone to misinterpretation if the<br />

user has not been adequately trained and is fully<br />

qualified in its use.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s restoration and specialist cleaning<br />

service is greatly enhanced by the value that<br />

thermal imaging can bring to its portfolio. It is a<br />

key tool in allowing the exact location of leaking<br />

pipes, often buried deep within the building<br />

structure, to be identified with precision. It can<br />

also be used to identify pre-existing conditions<br />

and allows excellent analysis protocols to apply<br />

to their drying regimes.<br />

Training Programme<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> has teamed up with<br />

Infrared Building Solutions (IBS) to develop<br />

an independent training package for thermal<br />

imaging. IBS are the leading independent<br />

trainer in the UK and Europe on thermography<br />

specialising in building diagnostics.<br />

The training programme devised by<br />

IBS involves compulsory online training<br />

prior to a two day intensive training course<br />

at <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>’s Head Office Training<br />

Centre. Upon completion of the course<br />

the delegates have to pass a closed book<br />

examination. Finally the delegates have to submit<br />

a complete report which is sent for independent<br />

evaluation for validity and accuracy.<br />

To ensure that <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s technicians remain<br />

at the forefront of this technology they are also<br />

subject to ongoing training and annual evaluation<br />

to ensure standards and new technological<br />

advances are maintained.<br />

Strategic Direction<br />

This specialist training provides <strong>Rainbow</strong> with<br />

a fully accredited service and part of the group<br />

strategy is to ensure that it has Technicians in<br />

place that can service any requirement across<br />

the UK.<br />

This provides many advantages to Insurers, FM<br />

companies, commercial organisations, plumbers<br />

and heating engineers, as well as landlords and<br />

property owners alike.<br />

Call <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s head office on 01623 422488,<br />

or visit the <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> web site<br />

for further details:-<br />

www.rainbow-int.co.uk/leakdetection<br />

Issue 29 | <strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer | Page 7


The facility in the west end of the city is<br />

located across the road from the popular<br />

Kelvin Grove Art Gallery. The landmark<br />

multi-purpose venue is home to an indoor<br />

sports arena which hosts international<br />

events and also has gymnasium facilities.<br />

Fire and water damage had affected Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow<br />

Fire & Flood<br />

Restoration services<br />

– together in harmony!<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> were recently<br />

instructed to restore a property and its<br />

contents following major fire & flood damage<br />

caused by the same incident.<br />

Following a blaze at Kelvin Hall, one of Glasgow’s<br />

biggest sports arenas, around 11 fire engines, a<br />

forward control unit and several police vehicles<br />

were promptly at the scene. Grey smoke could<br />

be seen coming out of the side of the building<br />

as firefighters ran hoses into all four sides of the<br />

venue. The fire broke out in the building’s health<br />

suite on the ground floor.<br />

Although structural damage was limited, the<br />

centre remained closed while the affected area<br />

was cleaned and dried.<br />

The work was secured through Glasgow City<br />

Council who called <strong>Rainbow</strong> to visit site and<br />

assess the damage, provide an estimate to<br />

restore the fire and smoke contamination and<br />

water damage to the buildings. Being aware that<br />

the venue was in full use and that a snooker<br />

legend event was set to take place in just 2<br />

weeks time, <strong>Rainbow</strong> gave a guarantee that they<br />

would have all restoration complete for the event.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s local office in Airdrie has an excellent<br />

working relationship with Glasgow City Council<br />

who have always been delighted with the<br />

efficient service <strong>Rainbow</strong> had provided. They<br />

were therefore more than happy for restoration to<br />

commence on the buildings as soon as full access<br />

was granted by the fire service.<br />

Restoration was completed well within the<br />

council’s deadline and subsequently <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

contacted Kelvin Hall’s contents insurers,<br />

submitted an estimate to restore the contents<br />

which was duly accepted based on the excellent<br />

work done previously on the buildings.<br />

Ten firefighters with breathing equipment entered the building,<br />

found the fire and put it out before it could spread. However,<br />

a water main adjacent to the fire melted as a result of the<br />

extreme heat and caused extensive water damage to the venue.<br />

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Team AON<br />

choose <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

Team AON wanted the radiators and oil<br />

coolers from the race cars cleaned after each<br />

race, specifically using the Ultrasonic process.<br />

This process cleans delicate items very<br />

efficiently by using pure water and absolutely<br />

no chemicals, to ensure the integrity of the<br />

parts being cleaned is maintained.<br />

Paul Ryan was recently<br />

contacted by Team AON, Arena<br />

<strong>International</strong> Motorsport who<br />

are based in Littlehampton and<br />

who had searched the Internet<br />

for a local company with an<br />

Ultrasonic Cleaning System,<br />

and found <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s local<br />

branch.<br />

Team AON has been created<br />

through a commercial partnership<br />

between AON and Arena<br />

<strong>International</strong> Motorsport.<br />

Headquartered in Chicago, AON is<br />

the leading global provider of risk<br />

management services, insurance<br />

and reinsurance brokerage, as well<br />

as human capital consulting. Mike<br />

Earle’s Littlehampton based Arena<br />

<strong>International</strong> Motorsport has a long<br />

history of success in touring cars.<br />

Earle is one of the most respected<br />

figures in the industry, having<br />

created the Onyx Formula 1 Team<br />

in the late 1980’s, which scored<br />

points and finished on the podium<br />

in its first season in Formula 1.<br />

They are the first team to race the<br />

new Global Ford Focus Touring<br />

Car, which made its racing debut<br />

at the first round of the 2011 BTCC<br />

season at Brands Hatch.<br />

To date Paul and his team have<br />

cleaned a large number of<br />

radiators and oil coolers and Paul is<br />

expecting that the level of orders<br />

will continue.<br />

Peter David, Paul Ryan and Aimi Gillard from <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> using the<br />

Ultrasonics Cleaning System, and above top right, the AON Motorsport car in action<br />

Allen Bank in Grasmere<br />

National Trust<br />

in <strong>Rainbow</strong>!<br />

Fire recently ravaged a historic Lakes house that was once the home of William<br />

Wordsworth. Firefighters from five stations fought through the night to tackle<br />

the huge blaze at Allen Bank, Grasmere.<br />

The severity of the fire resulted in a major clean up operation<br />

The fire, which started in the roof early one morning from a suspected electrical fault,<br />

quickly consumed the first floor. Allen Bank was built in 1805 and given to the trust by<br />

Canon Rawnsley in 1951, William Wordsworth lived there between 1808 and 1811.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s branch in Morecambe were instructed to strip out all the fire damaged<br />

debris, clear the property of soot and smoke residue and protect the original<br />

fireplaces and other unique features by building chipboard casing surrounds.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>’s comprehensive portfolio of services serves<br />

a wide variety of markets. Many High Net Worth properties, Listed<br />

Buildings, Historic Houses and National Trust properties have been<br />

restored by <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> across the UK.<br />

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Emergency Cleans<br />

and Graffiti Removal<br />

for Farmfoods<br />

The floor was “the cleanest it’s ever<br />

been” following <strong>Rainbow</strong>’s visit<br />

A web site enquiry from Farmfoods in Scotland<br />

recently resulted in some work for several of<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s Scottish branches.<br />

Following one clean of the whole store area the General<br />

Manager for Farmfoods at the Dalkeith branch commented<br />

“It’s the cleanest I’ve ever seen the floor”. Due to the<br />

excellent results achieved at that branch <strong>Rainbow</strong> was<br />

invited to tender for the cleaning and restoration services<br />

for over 100 Farmfoods stores in Scotland.<br />

This store in Greenock had a graffiti problem which was<br />

promptly eradicated by using the soda blast cleaning system<br />

“It’s the cleanest<br />

I’ve ever seen<br />

the floor”<br />

Emergency cleaning and<br />

graffiti removal are just 2<br />

of the services the food<br />

chain store have required<br />

from the Edinburgh and<br />

Greenock branches.<br />

Before...<br />

...after soda blasting<br />

Restored to former<br />

glory following<br />

years of neglect<br />

The builders were planning<br />

major refurbishment before<br />

selling the properties on,<br />

and instructed <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong>’s Morecambe<br />

branch to help.<br />

When Robert Hughes Ltd bought an old Grade II listed building<br />

known as the Hornby Hotel in Lancashire, they were also taking<br />

on many years of “neglect”.<br />

The property, an adjoining Inn and 6 domestic homes had been<br />

unoccupied for years, left to the elements and were in a very poor<br />

state of repair.<br />

Because of the time the buildings had been open to the elements<br />

they were soaking wet and had to be dried in sections which totalled<br />

over 100 days of careful work to ensure the structural integrity was<br />

not compromised.<br />

The drying work had to be carefully planned in between the builders<br />

and conservationists procedures. Following the extensive drying<br />

regime <strong>Rainbow</strong> were also appointed to clean after the building<br />

work had finished, supplying a “sparkle” clean prior to the properties<br />

going onto the market.<br />

The exterior of the hotel had to be cleaned with hosepipes and soft<br />

brushes due to the very delicate nature and age of the sandstone façia<br />

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The event supports a very worthwhile<br />

cause and was enjoyed by all who took part<br />

The Insurance Charities held their<br />

Golf Final at the prestigious East<br />

Sussex National Golf Resort in<br />

Uckfield recently. The event was<br />

sponsored by <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

and the golfers included people<br />

from all over the country and from<br />

all sectors of the insurance industry.<br />

The very successful event was<br />

organised by the Insurance Charities<br />

who provide vital financial and<br />

practical support to past and present<br />

employees of the insurance industry,<br />

and their dependent relatives,<br />

who are suffering financial hardship.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> sponsors<br />

The Insurance<br />

Charities Golf Day<br />

The event started under cloudy<br />

skies and light rain but by midday<br />

the sun was shining and it made<br />

for a very enjoyable day for all.<br />

Diffusing<br />

the problem<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong> receives many unusual<br />

requests from a wide range of industries.<br />

They were instructed to clean several hundred light<br />

diffusers for a Facility Management company in<br />

London recently.<br />

In order for the diffusers to be cleaned evenly and with<br />

a totally streak free finish, a pure water system was<br />

required as it removes all impurities from the water.<br />

A different type of clean from the normal domestic or<br />

commercial type, but one that shows the versatility<br />

and the full nature of the comprehensive range of<br />

services provided by <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>.<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> was chosen<br />

following a Google<br />

search for a local<br />

company with an<br />

Ultrasonics Cleaning<br />

capability, and found<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong>’s Thames<br />

Estuary branch.<br />

Part of the diffusers in the Ultrasonics tank awaiting cleaning<br />

The diffuser being held has not been cleaned and has a very dull<br />

finish, the diffusers in the background shine brightly after cleaning<br />

Cleaned, packed and ready for return to the client<br />

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<strong>Rainbow</strong><br />

<strong>International</strong><br />

The UK’s leading provider of Fire, Flood,<br />

Escape of Water, Accidental Damage<br />

Restoration and Specialist Cleaning<br />

services to:-<br />

n Insurance industry<br />

Insurance companies, loss adjusters, insurance brokers<br />

on domestic and commercial policyholder claims.<br />

n Commercial institutions<br />

Banks, building societies and offices.<br />

n Property management<br />

Housing Associations, letting, managing agents and general<br />

facilities management.<br />

n Local authorities & public utilities<br />

County, city and parish councils, utility companies.<br />

National Call Centre<br />

The national call centre, based at our purpose-built<br />

headquarters, utilises sophisticated communications and<br />

job tracking software.<br />

The National Helpline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days<br />

a week by dedicated, trained customer service staff.<br />

For receiving insurance and commercial instructions,<br />

we provide a dedicated 24 hour National Helpline, fax<br />

and email facilities, as detailed below.<br />

24 Hour National Helpline:<br />

01623 422488<br />

n Retail & leisure<br />

Pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels, conference facilities,<br />

theatres, cinemas, retail chains and health clubs.<br />

n Education<br />

Schools, LEA’s, colleges and universities.<br />

n Health<br />

Hospitals, medical and walk in centres, dental practices,<br />

nursing homes and veterinary centres.<br />

n Construction<br />

Builders cleans.<br />

Any News?<br />

If you would like to contribute material which you think would be<br />

suitable for <strong>Rainbow</strong> Restorer, or have a comment to make, please<br />

contact the Marketing Department on:<br />

Tel: 01623 675100<br />

Fax: 01623 422466<br />

Email: enquiries@rainbow-int.co.uk<br />

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90 branches across the UK 24 HOUR NATIONAL HELPLINE: 01623 422488<br />

<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>International</strong>, Spectrum House, Lower Oakham Way<br />

Oakham Business Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5BY<br />

Tel: 01623 675100 (switchboard) Fax: 01623 422466<br />

Email: enquiries@rainbow-int.co.uk Web: www.rainbow-int.co.uk

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