ENTRY LEVELS AT ALL TIME HIGH FOR KIMBERLY-CLARK GOLDEN SERVICE AWARDS

Judges congratulate the cleaning profession on record number of quality entries

The cleaning profession can now relax because all its entries for the Kimberly-Clark Golden Service Awards have been received. Closing date has passed and there is nothing left for the profession to do but wait, and continue to provide world class, award winning cleaning.

The board of judges were surprised and delighted at the record number of entries received from all over the British Isles, from large and small contractors, regular entrants and newcomers and some previous finalists going for sector Awards. Over 45% more entries were received than last year and all were of a very high standard.

One of this year’s new categories bringing extremely encouraging results was the Shopping Mall category, which for the first time was separated from the Retail Sector Award. It was such a popular sector that it was the second most heavily entered category! Not a bad result for a newcomer. Let’s make it No 1 for entries next time!!

The judges and the general public will be pleased to see that Healthcare had the most entries. There have been many shocking media health reports about hospitals. It is time that the many well cleaned and hygiene conscious healthcare premises receive their due publicity. Well done to the NHS and private healthcare sectors alike – a brilliant effort.

The Best Cleaned Premises by an In-House Cleaning Team in the Healthcare sector brought a high number of entries too. This once again endorses the importance that our healthcare professionals place on cleaning and hygiene. Well done!

The Offices sectors have been highly contended for many years. Since it was split into two - Offices Above 15,000 sq. ft and Offices Below 15,000 sq. ft, both categories have blossomed and they now rank the third and fourth most popular sectors.

Thank you everyone who took the trouble to submit an entry for those that we have mentioned and the other categories. Thanks too to every entrant for making this a record-breaking year for entries.

It is now time for the judges to complete the difficult and time-consuming task of site visits to finalists’ premises.

If you entered and did not reach the finalist stage, please don’t get depressed, the standards are extremely high and the difference between being a finalist and missing out, is often only one point! There is no reason why you cannot enter again next year.

A full list of finalists is on this page, but which ones will take away the sector Awards from London’s Savoy on November 1st will not be known until around 2.30pm on the day! If you are a finalist you should put that date in your diary and start thinking about who you want to invite to your table –

tickets can be ordered by email: info@goldenserviceawards.com. With the high number of entries they will be in heavy demand so be sure to book early!

In the meantime, why not start thinking about your entry for 2003? Perhaps you could enter an additional category this time?

To see this year’s Finalists click here:

Email: info@goldenserviceawards.com
Tel: 0800 085 6607
Fax: 020 7481 0882

The Golden Service Awards Office
PO Box 35219
LONDON E1 1SF

And the Finalists for 2002 are:

Best Cleaned Premises by a Contract Cleaning Company:

Educational Establishment MITIE Cleaning (Southern) Ltd – South Downs College, Waterlooville, Hampshire Principle Services Ltd – Channing School, Highgate, London OCS Ltd – Lammas School, Leyton, London

Manufacturing
Noonan Services Ltd – Hewlett Packard, Leixlip, ROI
Quality Assured Services Ltd – Napp Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge
MITIE Cleaning (North) Ltd – Philips semiconductors, Stockport, Cheshire
MITIE Cleaning (North) Ltd – Tulip International Cooked Meat Division, Bromborough, Merseyside
Initial Foodguard – Walker’s Snack Foods Ltd, Coventry, Warwickshire

Municipal Building
OCS Ltd – British Museum, Gt Russell Street, London
MITIE Cleaning (Southern) Ltd - Kensington Palace, London
Quality Assured Services Ltd – Sussex Police, Lewes, West Sussex

Healthcare
Target Medicare Ltd – ACAD Centre, Park Royal, Middlesex
ISS Mediclean Ltd– Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Medirest – High Royds Hospital, Leeds NHS Trust
Carillion Services Ltd – Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent
Ideal Cleaning Services Ltd – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Sodexho Defence Services – Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire
Medirest – Sunderland Royal Hospital

Transport
Dougland Support Services Ltd – Bristol Airport
Initial Transport Services – Glasgow Central Station
Quality Assured Services Ltd – Monarch Engineering, Luton, Bedfordshire
MITIE Cleaning (North) Ltd – Newcastle Airport
Executive Group Ltd – Nexus, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Offices – Above 15,000 sqm
OCS Ltd – Canary Wharf Tower, London
GBM Support Services Ltd – Dresdner Kleinwort, London
OCS Ltd – Lucent Technology, Swindon, Wiltshire
MITIE Cleaning (Southern) Ltd – Microsoft, Swindon, Wiltshire
Strand Ltd – Nabarro Nathanson, London

Offices – Below 15,000 sqm
Strand Ltd – Ericsson, Basingstoke, Hampshire
OCS Ltd – OFGEM, Millbank, London
GBM Support Services Ltd – Portcullis House, House of Commons, Westminster, London
Principle Services Ltd – Qualifications & Certification Authority, Piccadilly, London
Initial Contract Services – Royal Bank of Scotland, Holborn, London

Retail Outlet
Initial Retail Cleaning Ltd – Debenham’s, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Initial Retail Cleaning Ltd – Marks & Spencer, Marble Arch, London
McLellan International Ltd – Tesco Extra, Peterborough
Lawrence & Tester Ltd – Waitrose Food & Home, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Best Cleaned Premises by either a Contract Cleaning Company or an In-House Team:
Leisure
GBM Support Services Ltd – The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Design Clean Ltd – The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Birmingham City Council – Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham
Metroclean – Doncaster Racecourse

Shopping Mall
Noonan Services Ltd – The Square Town Centre, Dublin
Strand Ltd – St Nicholas Shopping Centre, Sutton, Surrey
GBM Support Services Ltd – The Chimes, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Mayfair Cleaning Co Ltd – Overgate Shopping Centre, Dundee
GBM Support Services Ltd – Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Essex

Best Cleaned Premises by an In-House Cleaning Team:
Healthcare
Airedale NHS Trust – Airedale Hospital, Keighley, Yorkshire
The Children’s Trust – Tadworth, Surrey
Royal Devon & Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust – Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter, Devon
BUPA Hospitals, BUPA Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield

Schools
Hull City Services Building Cleaning Division – Malet Lambert School, Hull
Northumberland County Council Operational Services – Ponteland First School, Newcastle
Stamford College – Lincolnshire
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Building Cleaning Services – Lonecar Professional Development Centre, Barnsley, Yorkshire

C&M Best Cleaned Premises by a Small Contract Cleaning Company
Cleaneasi Limited – Le Petit Blanc, Manchester
Consortium Cleaning Services Ltd – Laboratory Spa & Health Club, Hendon, London

BCC Cleaning Operative of the Year
Mary Thompson – Stamford College, Lincolnshire
Judith Halliday – OCS Group Ltd, Richmond, North Yorkshire

BICSc Site Supervisor of the Year
Janet Wood – Medirest – Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kevin Omo – OCS Ltd, Canary Wharf, London
Nick Egan – Dougland Support Services Ltd, Bristol Airport

CSSA Industry Training Award
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Yorkshire
Protocol Training, Barnsley, Yorkshire
MITIE Cleaning (Southern) Ltd, Yately, Hampshire
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, West Midlands
Birmingham City Council