Cleaning News Archive 2007
Vacman Cleaning Ltd has today concluded the
purchase of office and industrial premises in
Glenrothes, Fife. The move is part of a planned
relocation of the company's administrative functions
to central Scotland. Commenting on the move
Neil Montgomery, Managing Director of Vacman
said, "Our operations in Central Scotland
continue to develop very quickly and the demand
for our services continues to grow. In the last
year alone the company has experienced a 70%
increase in turnover and our current premises
could no longer support our operations. Central
Scotland has made a significant contribution
towards this rapid growth. We have received
a tremendous amount of support since we started
operating in Fife and we felt it was only right
to show our long term commitment to the area
through this purchase.
The investment in our new premises in the Whitehill
Industrial Estate not only provides us with
an excellent base to service our current contracts
in central Scotland, we now have the much needed
office and industrial space we require to support
our operations in the Highlands and north east
of Scotland". Glenrothes' unique central
position allows us to confidently develop the
sevices we can offer to three of Scotlands major
cities. Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee can all
be reached within an hour of our new base and
this will provide us with significant opportunites
to expand and create cleaning and adminstrative
jobs. Clearly, we are disappointed to be unable
to offerany of the administrative jobs that
this move will create in Portree but, we continue
to work along with our Local Enterpise Company
to try resolve the issues we have highlighted
in the past regarding suitable premises.
November 20th 2007
Vacman
Complete Shell Project
Vacman Cleaning Ltd has completed post construction
deep cleanng at Shell's Breafoot Bay complex
in Dalgetty Bay, Fife. The project involved
post construction cleaning of a modular office
complex on behalf of engineering and design
company, Intech Power, who specialise in nuclear,
petrochemical, oil and gas energy projects.
The works are part of a £350 million rejuvination
of Shell processing facilities in Scotland which
Mossmorran Fife annd St Fergus near Peterhead.
"This is just one of huge variety of works
we perfom on a daily basis for major UK and
international companies" said Neil Montgomery,
Managing Director of Vacman Cleaning "We
are very pleased to have played a very small
part in helping Intech Power and Shell complete
this element of a major project which will retain
and create jobs in this vital scottish industry".
October 1st 2007
Highland
PFI Schools Sparkle with Vacman
Morrison Facilities Services, part of the Morrison
Construction Group has engaged Vacman Cleaning
to provide deep cleaning and hygiene services
at an array of brand new schools which are being
built in the Highlands under the government
sponsored Private Finance Initiative. 11 schools,
with an estimated value of £134 milliion
have been built or are under construction in
towns and villages throughout Scotland's largest
local government area. Vacman has provided specialist
deep cleaning services at 5 schools which have
already been completed.
In an unrelated move Vacman ensured that the
show must go on at a Highland schools drama
festival when Highland Council encountered temporary
staffing problems. Vacman was able to quickly
step in and provide trained and experienced
staff on a short term basis.
September 2007
The
Show Must Go On in the Black Isle
Vacman Cleaning will again ensure that the
grounds at the Black Isle Show remain clean
and litter free during the norths largest outdour
event. A team of 12 cleaners will be deployed
throughout the show ground over the two day
festival. A further team will ensure that the
shows loo's are regularly cleaned and stocked
during the event.
1st August 2007
Vacman Cleaning today announce the award of a three
year cleaning contract in Skye & Lochalsh.
The move will see 15 staff transfer from the
Highland Council to the companys employment.
Commenting on the win managing director Neil
Montgomery said that he was "delighted
to further increase the contribution that Vacman
makes to the Skye economy". Vacman already
hold two similar contracts with Highland Council
in the Ross & Cromarty and Lochaber areas
of the region.The contracts are valued in excess
of £500,000 per annum.
May 1st 2007
Factory Cleaning Contract
Award
Pasquill Roof Trusses the specialist supplier
of timber engineered roofs and floor products
have entered into an agreement with Vacman who
will provide cleaning and hygiene services at
their 30,000 square foot factory at Dalcross
near Inverness. Pasquill operate 6 branches
and factories throughout the UK and are one
of the UK's leading building suppliers.
April 7th 2007
New
Area Manager for North East
Vacman Cleaning are pleased to announce the
appointment of Marion MacIntosh to the position
of Area Manager for North East Scotland. Commenting
upon the appointment Neil Montgomery, Managing
Director, said that "Marion's 14 years
experience in the industry will greatly assist
us in developing our business in North East".
"She will be responsible for managing and
developing the service we provide for many of
our Blue Chip clients that include Scottish
Water, Scottish National Heritage, Arcadia Group
and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
February 14th 2007
Simply
The Best - AGAIN
Vacman has been named Scottish External Cleaning
Contractor of the Year for the second successive
year by the BritishToilet Association. The award,
presented to Vacman Area Manager, Wendy Brodie,
by Richard Chisnell of the National Loo of the
Year Awards, is in recogntiion of the high standards
achieved by Vacman staff who clean toilets for
local authorities throughout the Highlands and
islands of Scotland.
Commenting upon the awards
Vacman's Managing Director, Neil Montgomery
said "This is our tenth year in the competition
and in that time our staff have received over
150 awards. Winning the External Contractor
of the Year once is really an achievement but
to do so twice is quite outstanding. The award
is a credit to all the staff involved, who work
so hard throughout the year and take so much
pride in a job that many would find distasteful".
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