The Standard Issue 4 2022

Prior to the awards evening event,
delegates attended the Industry
Insights Conference which was
staged in The Arden Suite where
exhibitors included:
• CITATION
• DEMENTIA UK
• RUBBERMAID
• TOMORROW'S
CLEANING
• BCC
• RAMS
• PARAMEDICS R US
• SC JOHNSON
PROFESSIONAL
• MAPA SPONTEX
• TORK
• NUFFIELD HEALTH
• ISS
• WORSHIPFUL COMPANY
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANERS
The knowledge sharing conference
covered a range of impactful industry
issues, leading trends and topics.
A HR Legal Update: Supporting
your business and employees was
led by Gillian McAteer, Director of
Employment Law at Citation. The
topic of youth employment in the
UK was the focus of BICSc Kelsey
Hargreaves who focused on the
problems facing young people
looking for employment, especially
within the cleaning industry.
Other highlights included A survivor’s
story led by Fiona Bowman MBA
CIWFM FCMI who highlighted how
employers can make a difference and
provide support for members of staff
who are affected by domestic abuse.
The evening’s proceedings got
underway with a sparkling drinks
reception which allowed guests to
mingle and network prior to the
awards ceremony getting underway.
Stan Atkins, Group CEO, welcomed
guests to the awards event with
winners announced during
the evening.
Amongst the award winners were
the University of Northampton,
who were presented with the
Outstanding Corporate Member
of the Year award with the judges
acknowledging: “The University of
Northampton holds everything that
BICSc stands for at the heart of its
practice. It is clear the service is run
with staff safety and fulfilment as the
biggest priorities.”
For the second successive year
the Excellence in Training &
Assessment (International)
accolade was presented to Emrill
Services LLC with judges’ comments
highlighting how “Emrill shout
about the importance of training,
the achievement of their team
and creating a safer working
environment for everyone”.
New for 2022 was the inaugural
award of Outstanding Client
Commitment by a cleaning operative
which was won by Donna Harris
of the University of Northampton.
Judges comments highlighted how
“Donna’s commitment to the client
underpins everything that she does.
Donna is a fantastic advocate of this
amazing industry… the standard of
her work was incredible”.
Other winners of the night included
Rhys Goddard of Vinci Facilities who
received the Outstanding Candidate
of the Year accolade with judges
paying tribute to how “Rhys has
come over many personal difficulties
and a time of adversity managing
to gain invaluable qualifications,
increase his working hours and just
recently has used his learned skills
and qualifications to be promoted”.
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