Qualsafe Awards is one of the largest Ofqual recognised Awarding Organisations in the UK with decades of experience. They work closely with training providers and key stakeholders and their team of industry specialists have created a range of ground breaking qualifications that are included on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). Their extensive portfolio includes: First Aid qualifications,…
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…
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…
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…
Window cleaning might sound like a straightforward job with limited risks and not a lot of excitement but actually window cleaning is a heritage job, with a long history and lots of interesting facts. Sometimes, window cleaners have to get a bit adventurous in order to access hard to reach windows and provide the best…
In 2017, some of the headlines that hit the national press were ‘Window Cleaner Seriously Hurt After Fall From Building’ and ‘The Window Cleaner Who Fell From A Skyscraper and Lives’. The issue of health and safety when working at height is close to our hearts here at USS because of the industry we are…
As we approach the end of yet another busy year here at USS, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients, old and new for their continued business and for the recommendations that they do. Thankyou also to all of our staff for their dedication, commitment and hard work especially…
The Guardian Newspaper recently headlined a story with this statement, ‘Robots Could Take 4M UK Private Sector Jobs Within 10 Years’ Will robots really replace humans and will technology phase out mundane roles? The story went on to suggest that the potential impact of automation on UK industry could affect up to 15% of the…
A brilliant end to yet another busy week here at USS and what better way to celebrate a Friday by finding out that we have received our SafeContractor Accreditation today for achieving excellence in Health & Safety in the workplace. Safecontractor recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management amongst contractors and is used…