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03 THE CHAIRMAN'S HELLO: STARTING WITH A SPARKLE BY SOO BARTHOLOMEW MBICSc 04 HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE LAST EDITION OF THE STANDARD FOR 2023. BY NEIL SPENCER-COOK MBICSc 05 ELEVATING THE UK CLEANING INDUSTRY FROM WITHIN: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CSSA'S SOUTHERN COMMUNITY GROUP 07 BICSc HOSTS INSIGHTFUL "ASK AN EXPERT" AT THE CLEAN & TIDY HOME SHOW 08 AWARDS SUCCESS! AT THE BICSc AWARDS 2023! 14 CHARITY CHAMPIONS BY SOO BARTHOLOMEW MBICSc 16 EMBRACING THE FUTURE: THE DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH BY GARETH LEVERTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIRKIN GROUP 19 MEET NICKY ELLIS, PBICSc, OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT ADVISOR 20 THE LATEST UPDATES FROM SAVEFAST TRAINING ACADEMY 22 TORK OFFICE HYGIENE PACKAGE TM IMPROVES WORKPLACE SATISFACTION 24 CLEANING UP THE INDUSTRY: HOW THE CLEANING INDUSTRY CAN REACH NET ZERO. 26 MY CAREER IN CLEANING BY JAMES REYNOLDS MBICSc 29 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY: MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH BY SPONTEX-PRO.COM 33 CHEMICAL FIRST AID AT WORK BY PRUMEDICAL.COM 34 APPROVAL GIVEN FOR CLEANING HYGIENE OPERATIVE APPRENTICESHIP BY BCC 36 A NEW WAY TO SPRAY A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO AEROSOLS AND PRESSURISED CONTAINERS. 39 WELCOMING OUR NEW MEMBERS THE INSTITUTE WISHES FORMER GROUP CEO STAN ATKINS A FOND FAREWELL AT THE BICSc AWARDS 2023! THE STANDARD
THE CHAIRMAN'S HELLO: STARTING WITH A SPARKLE BY SOO BARTHOLOMEW MBICSc This is my first report to you as Chairman of this great Institute and it is with tremendous pride that I sit here writing it. For those of you who know me, you are, I hope, aware that I am passionate about the industry, having worked my way up the ladder from the days when I was a cleaning operative at a small primary school in Berkshire to now working as the Technical Director with the leading innovative, technology-led company in the industry. The role of the cleaning operative, their safety, training, career pathway and recognition of their role is very much at the forefront of my thoughts when I am at work, but how we go about achieving this is multi-faceted and it is with this in my mind I am sharing some excerpts of my first speech as the Chairman from our Awards event in September, as I am aware that not all of you were able to attend. Our industry challenges us every day, from maintaining clean and hygienic spaces in which to work, play and live in, staffing, vetting, training and lastly, managing all of this. We cannot do it without all of the wheels and cogs turning in the right direction at the right time, so with that train of thought, I would like BICSc to promote and engage with all levels and all areas of our industry. I believe that the greatest challenge is to educate those who sit outside of the industry in the level of skills that are needed to deliver clean and hygienic spaces and that while in the past these have been perceived as menial tasks, they are in fact tasks that require a higher level of skill and understanding. I am so pleased to see that the Apprenticeship scheme is now at the final sign off stage, but we must not stop there. Now that we have the apprenticeship scheme, we need to ensure that we have good take-up, to guarantee that we use it and don’t lose it. I would like BICSc to engage with all the various trade bodies to ensure we share our knowledge, best practices and, as BICSc, we ensure we develop the courses and the training that delivers the skills to the operatives, supervisors, and managers of the future. Allowing us all to gain the recognition from everyone, that the cleaning industry is truly a skilled industry not just in the delivery of cleaning, but in sales, accounting, HR, health and safety, and compliance among other crucial areas. For our part, BICSc now has training modules accessible online, which helps reduce the time that operatives and managers need to spend away from their day-to-day activities. We want to develop these further to ensure we are delivering the knowledge and skills base the industry needs to move forward alongside the innovation that is now rapidly emerging. We will be looking to set-up workshops and webinars to ask you all what you would like to see from us and how we can enhance our offering to ensure that BICSc can meet all your future needs. I very much look forward to seeing you at these. Soo SOO BARTHOLOMEW National Chairman 2 | 3
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Page 5: ELEVATING THE UK CLEANING INDUSTRY
Page 8 and 9: AWARDS SUCCESS! Every year the BICS
Page 10 and 11: AMAZING AWARD WINNERS! THE CHAIRMAN
Page 12 and 13: THE STANDARD
Page 14: CHARITY CHAMPIONS BY SOO BARTHOLOME
Page 17: Tools like Whiz provide immediate f
Page 20 and 21: THE LATEST UPDATES FROM SAVEFAST TR
Page 22 and 23: TORK OFFICE HYGIENE PACKAGE TM IMPR
Page 24 and 25: CLEANING UP THE INDUSTRY: HOW THE C
Page 26 and 27: MY CAREER IN CLEANING MBICSc, JAMES
Page 29: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY: MUSCU
Page 33 and 34: CHEMICAL FIRST AID AT WORK The Heal
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