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Loo of the Year success stories

05/12/2007

Once again Initial Washroom Solutions customers won awards at the UK’s only competition recognising superb washrooms.

Lancaster Awarded ‘Oscar’ for Daytime Cleaning at Golden Service Awards

04/12/2007

Celebrations all round at this year’s Golden Service Awards as first time entrants Lancaster Office Cleaning Company were awarded with the Kimberly-Clark Professional and CSSA Golden Service Award for the cleaning of an ‘office above 15000 square metres’.

Lancaster Receive Cleaning Industry ‘Oscar’ for Training Academy at Golden Service Awards

04/12/2007

Full marks for Lancaster Office Cleaning Company as they were awarded the Kimberly-Clark Professional and CSSA Golden Service Award for best ‘Industry Training’.

Initial Washrooms Makes major Infrastructure Investment

11/09/2007

Initial Washroom Solutions (IWS) today announced plans to modernise its network infrastructure and improve operational efficiency by opening three new state-of-the-art processing plants in Glasgow, Birmingham and Reading.

Rentokil Initial acquires Lancaster Office Cleaning Company

17/07/2007

Rentokil Initial plc (LSE: RTO) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Lancaster Office Cleaning Company Ltd (“Lancaster”) for a total consideration of £19.0m.

Quality Management and Skills come first at Initial Facilities Services

17/07/2007

Initial Facilities Services, the UK’s leading commercial cleaning and facilities company, today announces that it has been awarded three of the highest quality assurance, environment and healthy and safety accreditations in the UK. At the same time, the company has become one of the first companies in the UK to sign up to the Government’s Skills Pledge.

Initial Medical Services wins tender to serve Nottinghamshire PCTs

05/07/2007

Reaffirming its position as the UK´s premium supplier of clinical waste collection and disposal, Initial Medical Services has won...

Eco-Clear - Clearly Good for the Environment

26/06/2007

Initial Washroom Solutions has launched eco-clear, a complete hygiene service for urinals that can reduce water usage by up to 90% and help avoid blockages and unpleasant odours, without the use of harmful chemicals.

Caring for Your Washroom

22/06/2007

Research shows that poor washrooms can cast doubt on a company’s professionalism and well cared for facilities do play an important part in maintaining a good reputation. It’s worth giving your toilets a little more attention.

New Managing Director Appointed For Initial Catering Services

02/04/2007

Paul Daly has been appointed Managing Director of Initial Catering Services (comprising of Autograph Foodservice and Eden Foodservice) starting on 8th April 2007.

Initial Hospital Services implement NPSA Colour Coding Scheme

29/03/2007

The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Colour Coding Scheme, launched in January this year, is designed to help hospitals reduce the risk of cross infection by colour coding cleaning materials and equipment.

National Decontamination Strategy NHS Strategy

09/03/2007

1st April 2007 is the target date for the full adoption of the NHS’s National Decontamination Strategy.

Rentokil Initial brings all its facilities services into single division

14/02/2007

Rentokil Initial has re-branded its cleaning and facilities services division to Initial Facilities Services and brought further leading services under the Facilities Services umbrella. The move helps to ensure that customers can buy the way they want to – whether that is a single service, a bundle of services, an integrated solution or full Facilities Management.

P&O Irish Sea Set Washroom Standards

30/01/2007

P&O Irish Sea has turned to Initial Washroom Services to provide products and services for washrooms on a number of its ships and its Cairnryan terminal building.

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