UAE-based total facilities management company Farnek has announced today that it has been accredited by BICSc The British Institute of Cleaning Science.
The process to attain accreditation, started six months ago, when four of Farnek's project managers, received intensive training from BICSc. Then subsequently, over a two-day assessment, the same team demonstrated both in theory and practically their understanding of the quality standards required and their technical ability to carry them out.
This core team are now official BICSc Assessors and can train and assess all of the cleaning staff at Farnek and certify them together with BICSc.
"The overall objective of BICS is to provide a safe and clean environment, promote sustainability, to preserve assets and further improve staff retention. It is important for Farnek to ensure through third party certification that our management systems and service procedures are always up to date, ensuring our customers receive the highest quality of cleanliness according to international standards," said Markus Oberlin, CEO at Farnek.
"Farnek has successfully built its reputation through the quality of the service it provides. The BICSc' accreditation is now independent testimony to the quality of our cleaning services and assures our customers that we are operating to industry best practice.
"Similar to many other industry sectors, the FM industry is becoming exceptionally competitive and certification from BICSc maintains Farnek's position as a market leading and sustainable service provider," said Oberlin.
The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) is the largest independent, professional and educational body within the cleaning industry with over 5,000 individual and corporate members in the UK and internationally. As a scientific and educational institution it is recognised for providing one of the most advanced, comprehensive and stringent set of standards within the cleaning industry.
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About Farnek
Farnek is one of the region's foremost property and facilities management outsource companies. With a skilled workforce of more than 1,500 people, Farnek has offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and maintains over 1,000 properties alone on behalf of many international and regional companies.
Green Globe is the premier worldwide certification and performance improvement programme developed specifically for the travel and tourism industry. Green Globe assists organisations to improve their economic, social and environmental sustainability while being rewarded and recognised for it. The Green Globe Certification Standard provides Hotel and Resort organisations with a framework to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their environmental sustainability performance, through which they can monitor improvements and achieve certification.
Farnek has also signed a commitment to support myclimate an international organisation that helps companies around the world manage their carbon emissions through a range of offset programmes.
About myclimate
myclimate is a Swiss non-profit foundation that is making a significant and innovative contribution to climate protection and sustainable development. myclimate is well-connected globally and is a leading quality provider of climate education and carbon management services. myclimate is also a renowned partner for carbon offsetting solutions via effective carbon offset projects. For more details about myclimate, please visit www.myclimate.org/en
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