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    The company was pleased to end the year on a positive note as we celebrated Duncan Thomson’s 70th birthday and had a Christmas themed gathering at our Head Office Facility.

    Duncan has proudly been the Health & Safety/Training Manager for the organisation over the past 5 years and during that time has come to embody everything good about the unique we clean Company ethos.

    Director, Paul Concannon was full of praise for Duncan, commenting:

    “Duncan is an incredibly young 70 year old, he’s been a brilliant ambassador for the organisation, his expertise within the cleaning industry is second to none and his overriding passion is admirable. It was a pleasure to welcome Duncan’s wife Irene to join his we clean colleagues into the office to celebrate his 70th.

    “During 2018 Duncan will be focusing his efforts predominantly on his Training role within the business as David Holmes-McClure his support manager for the past 3 years takes on sole responsibility of managing the Company’s on-going Health & Safety Policies, procedures and processes.”

    During the celebrations Duncan was immensely grateful to be awarded the prestigious Dee Richards Pride Award. This accolade is awarded to those who have contributed something very special to the business and Duncan is fully deserving of the award.

     

    Speaking after receiving his award, Duncan said:

    “I deeply, deeply appreciate the effort that both the Directors and staff have gone too.

    “I was genuinely very surprised, but what a special day, especially with my wife, Irene being present along with my colleagues.

    “The Dee Richards Pride Award was the icing on the cake, Dee was a phenomenal woman and to receive an award in her name is a real honour. I rarely get emotional but i’ve been close to welling up a few times today!”

    Overall, the day was a wonderful opportunity for Duncan and the team to relax and don their festive jumpers after another year of hard work.

     

    The Midlands Art Centre (MAC).

    This annual event provides the ideal forum for Directors, Paul Concannon and David Harker along with the Management Team to assess the year’s business operations, as well as look ahead to the new year.

    The We Clean Ltd Management Team enjoy breakfast at The MAC.

    The day included a 6 monthly review of the Company’s Health & Safety performance a period in which we clean were awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for its internal management safety system we clean SAFE! Duncan Thomson and David Holmes who oversee and direct the Health & Safety / Training programmes within the business were duly congratulated for this excellent accolade, and they provided an overview on the continual improvement measures required moving forward, in order to put ‘Safety First’ within the organisation.

     

    The we clean management also carried out a team building exercise based around the Company’s ‘PRIDE’ ethos. Professionalism, Reliability, Integrity, Desire and Effectiveness are five key cornerstones of the business and are the very foundation upon which the organisation has grown over the past 14 years, and our success is largely due to the fact that everybody within we clean is encouraged to buy into this Ethos.

    Directors, Paul and David provided detailed analysis of the 2016/17 financial figures highlighting some critical successes, as well as areas for improvement in order to maintain our position as the leading Birmingham based commercial cleaning services provider. Jack Dowdeswell the we clean Marketing & Social Media Management Support talked the team through the efforts being made to improve the online presence and public perception of the we clean brand.

    David Harker expressed the importance of the day stating “It is great that we can get all the management team together and really focus in on what makes us successful but always acknowledging the continuous competitiveness of our Industry and the risks that these market forces potentially pose to a local and single disciplined cleaning organisation like ourselves – it’s critical that everyone buys into our USP’s!”

     

    Finally, the Management Day also offered the opportunity for the we clean team to celebrate and acknowledge Nicki Gallier’s 10 Year Anniversary within the Business. Nicki is an integral part of the company’s internal Central Support Services team providing stock control support for large volumes of cleaning materials and equipment that move through the Head Office Warehouse facility on a daily basis whilst also providing valuable Contract Management Support to the we clean mobile cleaning operation.

    Director Paul Concannon commented “Nicki is a great example of how employees within our organisation who show great loyalty and commitment can grow and evolve their skills over time and develop from providing frontline daily cleaning to key Head Office responsibilities. Nicki is now very much an integral part of our core Central Operation. Well Done Nicki”!

     

    After recently beginning daily cleaning operations within iHub’s serviced offices, we clean have joined forces with the serviced office provider to donate shoe boxes filled with gifts and necessities to the Birmingham Crisis Centre. 

    From L-R: Debbie Rhodes, Contract Manager delivering We Clean Ltd’s gifts along with Sophie Field, iHub Centre Manager and Eve Taylor, Customer Service Assistant.

    This fantastic charity is a housing unit for women who have been subject to domestic abuse and have had no choice but to leave home, often with young children. They are a 23 bed unit with a nursery and are increasingly stretched for supplies. 

    Debbie Rhodes, Contract Manager commented: 

    We are really proud to be supporting iHub as they help the Birmingham Crisis Centre. Its an incredible charity which does so much good within the community. On behalf of we clean and my team of Operatives here it was a pleasure to hand over towels, ladies clothes along with toiletries and childrens necessities.”

    Please visit https://www.birminghamcrisis.org.uk/ for information.

    Two incredibly hard working Cleaning Operatives have been awarded prestigious we clean 10 Year Service Awards. 

    Director, Paul Concannon commented: 

    “Throughout their we clean careers, both Shirley and Merle have always gone above and beyond. They are two lovely people with a strong desire to do the job right. In an industry with a high staff turnover rate, we are immensely proud to award 10 Year Service Awards to Shirley and Merle.”

    Director, Paul Concannon and No.11 Brindleyplace Location Manager, Sean Wright present Merle Whilby with her 10 Year Service Award.

    Merle is an exemplary part of the cleaning team at No.11 Brindleyplace where her attendance and work ethic has been impeccable since she joined we clean, a decade ago. Recruited by the late Dee Richards, she begins work at 5am each day and has been an incredibly loyal employee who has never recorded an unauthorised absence.

    Director, Paul Concannon and Contract Manager, Lynn Gill present Shirley with her 10 Year Service Award.

    Shirley began her we clean career after being interviewed and then employed by Director, Paul Concannon. Her sociable and friendly attitude along with her admirable work ethic shone through and she began working at the old West Bromwich Building Society Mortgage Centre. Shirley has now moved to the West Brom’s Dudley branch where she continues to be an exemplary member of staff.