Commercial Cleaners To “Force” Key Worker Recognition
A London-based contract cleaning service is calling for their peers to "force" formal recognition of their staff as key workers. Alexandra Diaz, Managing...
Read Full ArticleAfter another emergency Cobra meeting, the UK officially moving into the “delay” phase, and the WHO declaring the situation a "pandemic", the Coronavirus continues to impact the FM industry.
The sector that will arguably suffer the most logistically is cleaning services, as they tackle the additional requests for emergency deep cleaning and put their employees at the forefront of the outbreak.
Richard Felton, Corporate Development Director at Purgo Supply Services addresses the cleaning sector directly, calling for collaboration and mutual support in his open letter to the industry:
“With the forecasts of impending doom due to COVID-19 now is the time for professionals in the cleaning sector to put petty rivalries aside and pull together.
“Whilst individually we may be as well prepared as possible to react to client requests for additional cleaning and sanitisation processes in the event of a confirmed case in their building or school,we ourselves may face a problem.
“It’s our employees that are in the front line in the war against the virus spreading and who, therefore are most likely, despite using all recommended PPE etc, to suffer heavy casualties, resulting in labour shortages for us all.
“I would therefore like to float the idea of creating a centralised emergency 'bank' whereby we can all make 'healthy' staff available and pool resources to support each other.”
–Richard Felton
Corporate Development Director, Purgo Supply Services
“I would therefore like to float the idea of creating a centralised emergency 'bank' whereby we can all make 'healthy' staff available and pool resources to support each other.
“This would help give industry and commerce confidence that no matter who their contractor is, they can call upon additional support if necessary to keep businesses open and the economy functioning.
“I appreciate the logistical challenge this represents but we need to think outside the box and be prepared to support the country if things get as bad as the media are suggesting.”
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Picture: After another emergency Cobra meeting, the UK officially moving into the “delay” phase, and the WHO declaring the situation a "pandemic", the Coronavirus continues to impact the FM industry.
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 13 March 2020
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