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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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