News
Top award
for Cannon
Confidential
(L-R) Bob Pratt – Royal Mail FM technical manager,
Kathy Evans – Cannon Confidential account
manager, Ian Rodwell – Royal Mail head of FM
contracts, Mike Drake – managing director OCS
Cannon Confidential, a UK leader in
WasteLine
confidential waste destruction, was
recently honoured at the Royal Mail service’. The awards were a huge
Supplier Awards with Gold Awards for success for us and a credit to all our
outstanding performance and customer staff,” said Harry Harrison, Cannon
service. It was also one of just three Confidential’s managing director. Cannon
suppliers to collect the companies’ Confidential provides a bespoke
Environmental Award. confidential waste collection and recycling
The Royal Mail awards ceremony is an service to over 2,000 Royal Mail sites
annual event which gives recognition to every month. In 2007, the company
high standards of supplier service. The shredded and recycled 5,371 tonnes of Strand’s
Gold Award for ‘Outstanding performance confidential material on behalf of Royal
to Royal Mail Group’ has been achieved by Mail - or the equivalent of 90 thousand
the Cannon Confidential team over nine trees. ‘clean sweep’
consecutive quarters. In the last two Cannon Confidential has a nationwide
quarters, the team received a performance team of experts who can specify the most Strand has been trusted with the daily
score of 99%. No other supplier to Royal appropriate secure and sustainable solution cleaning of one of the world’s iconic
Mail has ever achieved such a consistently for confidential waste destruction. buildings – Lloyd’s of London. The new
high level of service. The Gold Award for Regardless of the nature of the waste contract for the landmark building in the
‘Customer Service’, is a new standard with Cannon Confidential, with its sister City of London involves a comprehensive
only one award available for FM company OCS WasteLine, provides support service. As part of the OCS ‘One
companies. recycling and waste management services Complete Solution’ property support
“We are very proud of being able to and advice to meet every conceivable services group, Strand was well placed to
deliver quality service to Royal Mail and of requirement for both public and private provide a one supplier solution, bringing
being able to help them reduce their sector organisations.
www.ocs.co.uk together the required experience and
carbon footprint through our `greener expertise, to deliver service excellence at
this unique building.
Adams Rite
The contract was placed by ISS Coflex
who are the Facilities Management
partners for the Lloyd’s building portfolio.
Chairman retires
To win the contract, Strand clearly identified
the client objectives and proposed a
cleaning regime demonstrating high levels
of innovation and flexibility to meet the
The chairman of leading security President of variable client needs and capability in
solutions supplier, Adams Rite has retired the Council in compliance with current and predicted
after more than 25 years with the 1997 and legislative and regulatory practice. Terms
company. presented and conditions will be enhanced for over
Iain Mackay joined Adams Rite in 1982 with a life- sixty staff that transfer to the Strand
as General Sales Manager and held time contract while the client benefits from
positions of Sales & Marketing Director achievement agreed service levels being delivered with
and Managing Director before becoming award in Iain Mackay value and accountability.
Chairman in 2007. As well as taking the 2004 for his The building, designed by architect
helm of Adams Rite, Iain has been services to CAB. Richard Rogers, is famed for having all main
instrumental in the development of the During his time at Adams Rite, the services, including staircases, lifts, power
aluminium and fenestration industry. company saw a major shift in its focus – and water supplies, mounted on the
Following his time as President of the from supplying the majority of locks for the outside of the building. “This now iconic
Aluminium Windows Association from domestic sliding aluminium door market, design incorporates vast areas of glass and
1992 – 1994, Iain was a founding member to focussing on the manufacture and stainless steel: it presents our experienced
of CAB (Council for Aluminium in Building) supply of hardware products for the site management team with unique
which was formed when the Aluminium commercial aluminium door market – challenges in maintaining a pristine
Windows Association, the Architectural which it is continuing to grow within today. condition for those who work there and for
Aluminium Association and the Patent Iain is reflective on his time at Adams the 4,000 daily visitors to the building,” said
Glazing Contractors Association joined Rite: “My 25 years at Adams Rite has Strand’s Sales and Marketing Director,
together in 1994. Iain supported the been challenging, fulfilling, but above all David Holman.
development of CAB, helping it to grow enjoyable and obviously I am sad to be ISS Coflex General Manager Fiona
from a small organisation to the major leaving it all behind. It is a great company Bowman said, “The Lloyds building is
influence it now plays within the industry – and I wish it continued success in the unique and provides a series of
representing the commercial interests of future. However, now is the time for me to maintenance and cleaning challenges. We
the aluminium fenestration market. Due to spend more time with my family, including are very pleased to be working with Strand
his commitment to CAB and hard work our new granddaughter, and to improve in providing solutions to those challenges.”
within the sector, Iain was elected my golf handicap.”
www.adamsrite.co.uk www.ocs.co.uk
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