BE THE BEST BENCHMARKERS Best practice benchmarking is used by many organisations to reduce cleaning costs, improve service delivery standards and ultimately, demonstrate value for money. Many clients also use it strategically to determine whether to repatriate or outsource cleaning services. To better understand and quantify areas such as, the improvement in productivity achieved from […]
Sitemark supports industry taskforce campaign to improve the working conditions of cleaners
A campaign to promote good working conditions in the cleaning industry has been launched by an industry-led taskforce set up by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC convened the taskforce following publication of its report The Invisible Workforce: employment practices in the cleaning sector. While this report identified some examples of good practices, […]
Sitemark meet, share and connect at CUBO
As an exhibitor, the CUBO Summer Conference 2015 provided us with a great opportunity to meet and network with new and existing customers, and for our customers to meet and share ideas amongst themselves. It was also a great opportunity for us to get a sense of the wider landscape. Whilst our focus is entirely on […]
Sitemark joins EHRC taskforce
Sitemark, the independent best practice benchmarking specialist that has reviewed the practices of over 200 cleaning providers across 5000+ buildings has joined the Equality and Human Rights Commission responsible procurement taskforce to share knowledge on best practice and responsible procurement in the cleaning industry. Following on from the Invisible Workforce report of August 2014, which […]
Sustainable waste management
Paul Taylor, Recycling & Waste Project Manager at Sitemark advises care homes on how to execute a sustainable waste management plan in 2015. The festive season generally serves to highlight the amount of waste produced in care homes. From unwrapped presents, extra food waste and glass bottles, to Christmas trees stripped of their needles – […]
Chris Ralph
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the loss of Chris Ralph who recently lost his battle with cancer. Chris had over 30 years experience advising customers in the cleaning industry and was extremely well respected by all those that had the pleasure of working with him. He provided a fundamental contribution […]
Free assessments for UK schools
In a move to help education establishments avoid sweeping their cleaning issues under the carpet, i-Clean Systems are now offering free, no-obligation assessments of cleaning services in schools across the UK for both in-house and contracted sites. The assessment will last no more than 1 hour and gives vital feedback on how to: – Reduce your […]
Cleaning contractor performance varies by 49%
The latest figures published by i-Clean Systems shows a growing gap between the best and worst performing contract cleaning providers, based on its most recent efficiency review results. The independent reviews conducted for the last 10 UK contracted sites, including those in the commercial, education and healthcare sectors, show the most efficient contract provider operating […]
Best practice model funds London Living Wage
Recent work with the Museum of London Procurement and Visitor Services Team has resulted in a new cleaning contract developed to deliver significant efficiency improvements, through the adoption of best practice procedures. In the face of a challenging cash-strapped economy, the Museum of London recognises not only the importance of maintaining the quality of its […]
Sitemark achieves average 33% improvements
Sitemark has achieved its most significant efficiency improvement results following its latest analysis of customer projects. The quarterly results show that the most significant client improvement opportunity was 59%, the least significant was 5% and the average was 33%, based on the last 10 efficiency reviews up to and including October 2010. The analysis covers […]
Sitemark supports The Shard development
Mace Ltd obtains down-to-earth answers from Sitemark – about the cleaning of 5,500 triple-glazed windows in Europe’s highest building ‘The Shard of Glass’, in the London Bridge area, will be a 310 metres high ‘vertical city’ comprising 28 storeys of office space, 12 floors of residences, 6 mid-levels of public space, and 18 storeys for the […]
Hospitals should deep survey for a lasting result, not just deep clean
Hospitals should adopt working techniques which can sustain best practice, once the deep clean called for by the Prime Minister is completed, according to i-Clean Systems Ltd, whose cleaning management system was the first to be approved by the British Institute of Cleaning Science. The Worcestershire-based company has completed surveys of the cleaning arrangements of […]