Enhance Facilities Services is delighted to announce its acquisition by Intelligent Workplace Solutions Ltd (Workplace). Based in Berkshire, Workplace deliver a range of hard and soft facilities management services to clients in the corporate, construction, leisure, education and medical sectors. Enhance Director, Sandy Aird will remain in the business to grow and expand its operations,…
Enhance has gained Planet Mark Business Certification which recognises continuous improvement and encourages action to protect the environment. Planet Mark will help us to reduce our carbon footprint. Part of the annual subscription is donated to Cool Earth, who are protecting the world’s rainforests and The Eden Project, an educational charity that raises awareness of…
On Monday, 20th September, Enhance’s Managing Director, Sandy Aird plus nine other Members of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners were the first candidates to receive the Award of Chartered Practitioners in Environmental Cleaning. The Awards were presented by Deputy Master John Shonfeld and Major General Jeremy Rowan CB OBE, who is the Chairman of…
An annual survey carried out among Enhance employees has shown high satisfaction rates across the company: 96% of staff who responded say they enjoy their work at Enhance 93% say they have a good working relationship with their supervisor 95% say that Enhance employees treat each other with respect 95% say they are happy with…
An annual survey carried out among Enhance Office Cleaning’s employees has shown high satisfaction rates. Many staff cited the people, the team and their managers as the thing they liked best about their work at Enhance. Overall 87% reported that they enjoyed their work, while 90% reported that they were happy with their hourly pay…
Facilities economists quote cleaning costs at one quarter percent of the overall cost of providing and maintaining office space for employees. A relatively modest investment in cleaning produces substantial returns. Sickness and absenteeism in offices is reduced if occupiers are provided with a clean environment. In the UK there is an average of 9.1 sick days per employee…
Sandy Aird, managing director of Enhance Office Cleaning became a director of the cleaning industry trade association (CSSA) in 2013 shortly before its merger with the FMA and Asset Skills. The newly merged body became known as the Building Futures Group which after only 2 years failed leaving an industry with 400,000 employees without any representation. Happily the CSSA…
Sandy Aird, managing director of Enhance, describes his decision to differentiate his contract cleaning business by introducing the living wage in 2010 as “a Eureka moment.” Since then he has been actively promoting the concept to his clients and over 85% of Enhance’s staff receive the living wage. An estimated 5.24 million people in the…
The tender process requires thought into working practices and the equipment used. Sandy Aird, managing director of Enhance Office Cleaning, looks at providing affordable and high quality service. For a facilities manager who needs to gain value for money it’s not easy when it comes to cleaning. There must be a detailed process for establishing…
Sandy Aird, managing director of Enhance Office Cleaning, explains why he thinks all signs point towards a return to single service provision. During my 20 years in the cleaning profession I have experience in both single service providers, such as my current office cleaning business, and multi-service providers. Whether one is more relevant than the…