As a commercial cleaning company whose one area of expertise is cleaning at height it is imperative that we take precautions to reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls and prevent causing personal injury to our operatives or to others. Working at height can mean working on a ladder or flat roof, using…
In April 2017, the government introduced the Apprenticeship levy meaning that many businesses within the cleaning industry who are required to pay the levy now have a dedicated budget for the training and development of their staff. The levy enables companies to invest in workforce development and allows for best practice of management techniques and…
Stephen Kerr, MP since 2017 and previously the EMEA Sales Operations Leader for Kimberly Clark understands the challenges and complexities the cleaning industry faces and for that reason has agreed to act as a Parliamentary Advisor to the CHSA (Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association) giving the association and the industry a voice in parliament. THE…
As specialists in window cleaning offering services that include a range of window cleaning methods from the traditional ladder method to rope access and hard to reach windows we are aware of the risks of working at height. The H&S Executive declare that of the approximate 609,000 work related accidents each year tragically the most common…
On a grey and wet Monday morning, it was with great pleasure that we received acknowledgement that an award of recognition had been appointed by one of our clients, a global hotel group to a member of our staff. Alioune Badara Niang who joined USS in September as a Cleaning Operative and is still within his probationary…
Celebrating 25 years of trading this year, Unique Support Services specialises in window cleaning including reach and wash, cradles, bosuns chairs and cherry pickers, rope access and abseils, hard to reach windows and specialist window cleaning. We are delighted to announce that due to our wealth of experience and expertise we have been awarded the Internal…
We are all in agreement that far too much one use plastic is used on a daily basis and no one wants to see a floating island of plastic in our oceans or our wildlife suffering because of plastic waste but ditching plastic all together in the cleaning industry could actually be an unsustainable response.…
With the recent collapse of Carillion, it is more important than ever to stand up for our industry. Many stories emerged following the news of Carillion going into liquidation, one of which was for cleaning to be taken in-house and direct staff to be employed by public sector companies rather than them outsourcing to private…
Green Cleaning has become a fundamental part of our industry and has been on the rise for several years, an increased awareness and regard for the wellbeing of customers, employees and the environment drives the demand for processes that minimise the impact on the environment and eco-friendly products. Cleaning For Health is the goal within…
A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT USS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK THIS WEEK. WITH HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE CAPITAL, TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW 0°C, SCHOOLS CLOSED AND TRAVEL CHAOS, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF ARRIVED ON TIME FOR WORK, MANY ARRIVED EARLY IN PREPARATION OF BEING REQUIRED TO…