Following the annual British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) audit Strand Group Company, Strand Facilities Services, has been accredited for a further 12 months as a BICSc Training Centre, the 18th successive year that the Company has achieved the accreditation. This means that as well as induction courses and ongoing training in-house, it can offer specialist training to other companies and organisations on the Island. Strand Facilities Services is the only private company on the Island to hold the accreditation.

The UK based BICSc auditors assess training standards and processes in a number of areas including health and safety, competency with chemicals and equipment as well as best practice for carrying out specific tasks. The courses that Strand Facilities Services run usually last from five to seven days and on successful completion candidates are BICSc certified.

All new recruits receive this training before commencing duties and regular refresher courses are also carried out.

Ricardo Amaral, Operations Manager at Strand Facilities Services and responsible for training within the company said, “We’re very proud of the high quality of training we conduct in-house. The cleaning professional training modules developed by BICSc are extremely thorough and mean that all of our team go out ready to tackle jobs efficiently and effectively. They are also equipped to handle the more unusual jobs that come up from time to time,’ he added.

The Strand Group which is made up of Strand Facilities Services, Storall and Krypton Contract Cleaning, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It has rown from just two people to being one of the Island’s biggest privately owned employers. It currently has a staff of 130.

Photo - Ricardo Amaral, Operations Manager at Strand Facilities Services.