The Standard Issue 3 2022

cleaning but being mobile and
working all over Northern Ireland
I did not mind that, and I was
gaining new skills in management
which was great. It was at this
time in 1998 that I had my first
experience of BICSc Training, I
was put through and certified on
all my BICSc skills, for me this was
amazing as I was then able to go
out and set up my contracts to
BICSc standards. My takeaway
and something that has always
stuck in mind was the phrase
“systematic overlapping passes”.
From getting that start within
commercial cleaning and the
opportunity to progress to
management levels my whole
life has been spent within the
cleaning industry working across
many sectors. It has been this
wealth of working experience
that has given me the diverse
knowledge of the cleaning
industry that I have today.
Working across so many different
companies and industry areas,
I have managed national cleaning
contracts for many blue-chip
companies like Tesco, Sainsbury,
B&Q, specialist cleaning of
aircraft and large police and
government contracts also
events and healthcare and
even catering contracts. I have also
had the opportunity to work within
so many very diverse cleaning
organisations, from the large
global multinationals to the smaller
and medium sized companies and
family run businesses. Having
worked across so many industry
sectors and for all these different
organisations in my career, it
has let me understand the huge
challenges that both commercial
cleaning operatives and
cleaning operatives face
in trying to deliver a
quality cleaning
service.
“We must find time to stop
and thank the people
who make a difference
in our lives”
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