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IWS banish bacteria and washroom malodours with exclusive Air Steriliser

28/11/2008

Initial Washroom Solutions have teamed up with Biozone Scientific, worldwide leaders in air cleaning technology, to develop the ultimate bacteria controlling device.

Bio is Better! Initial Washroom Solutions launches BioSach

14/11/2008

Initial Washroom Solutions has launched a new environmentally friendly biological deodorising sachet for use in waste disposal units.

Linde Material Handling Selects Initial Industrial Services for Multi-service Solution

03/11/2008

Linde Material Handling, the leading manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse vehicles, has awarded a contract to Initial Industrial Services worth more than £1 million per year. Under the agreement, Initial Industrial Services will provide a range of cleaning and support services – including specialist cleaning operations such as paint shop and machine shop cleaning, waste and recycling management, kitchen cleans and washrooms solutions – at Linde Material Handling’s two UK manufacturing sites in Basingstoke and Merthyr Tydfil.

Hygiene expert Initial starts global sanitation campaign

22/10/2008

Hygiene expert Initial starts global sanitation campaign

Southampton PFI School Scheme Selects Eden Foodservice

06/10/2008

Eden Foodservice has been awarded a five-year contract by Interserve Education (the FM subcontractor to Pyramid Schools Southampton Ltd) at three PFI (Private Finance Initiative) schools in Southampton worth £400,000 per annum. Under the agreement, Eden Foodservice will provide catering services for students at Cantell Maths and Computing College, Redbridge Community School and Woodlands Community School.

Anglesey county council selects Eden Foodservice in school catering first

28/07/2008

Eden Foodservice has become the first private sector contractor to secure a group Local Authority contract in Wales for the provision of school meals. Under a three-year deal with Anglesey County Council, Eden Foodservice will provide catering services for 52 primary schools and 5 secondary schools within the area.

Babcock Marine Upgrades with Autograph

20/06/2008

In a move designed to upgrade the standard of its staff catering, Babcock Marine, the integrated naval engineering and support business, has awarded a two-year contract to Autograph Foodservice, part of Initial Catering Services.

Initial Wins Two Prestigious Awards

20/06/2008

Initial Facilities Services has won 2 prestigious Health and Safety Awards for the second year running, further underpinning the company’s ongoing commitment to excellence in this area.

Peel Airports Appoints Initial Air Services

20/06/2008

Peel Airports has awarded a three-year cleaning contract worth £1.1 million to Initial Air Services, part of Initial Facilities Services. Under the agreement, Initial Air Services will provide cleaning and support services at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Durham Tees Valley Airport, and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield.

Initial Restructures Window Cleaning Division

28/05/2008

Initial Facilities Services has restructured its window cleaning division following the acquisition of Wesco Access Ltd. Under the new set up there will be two divisions under the easyReach brand, with easyReach Window Cleaning providing environmentally friendly, ground level window cleaning solutions, whilst easyReach Access Solutions is responsible for providing high-level access and maintenance. easyReach Access Solutions will utilise a wide variety of methods to gain access to challenging areas including: Rope Access, Cradles, Scaffolding and Elevated Platforms.

Tesco Awards Major Contract to Autograph Foodservice

28/05/2008

Autograph Foodservice, part of Initial Catering Services, will serve up over 1.5 million meals this year to employees at Tesco Distribution centres, following a significant contract extension worth in excess of £21 million.

Reading processing plant

31/03/2008

Initial Washrooms Solutions go greener by announcing the opening of state of the art processing plant in Reading.

Route efficiency maximisation reduces time on the road in London

13/03/2008

Route efficiency maximisation reduces time on the road in London

Lincolnshire Police Selects Initial Integrated Services

04/03/2008

Lincolnshire Police has awarded a cleaning contract to Initial Integrated Services, a division of Initial Facilities Services. The two-year deal, with an option for an additional two one-year extensions, will involve the provision of cleaning and ancillary services at 44 sites located across the region.

Midlands Co-op awards a contract in excess of £1 million to Initial Facilities Services

04/03/2008

Midlands Co-op, the largest independent regional retail co-operative in the UK, has awarded a cleaning contract to Initial Retail Cleaning, part of Initial Facilities Services. The three-year agreement, in excess of £1 million per annum, will involve the cleaning of 174 food and non-food retail sites principally located in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and the Greater Midlands.

 
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