Having successfully hired prison leavers and ex-offenders through The Recruitment Junction, for several years, it was a great pleasure to speak about my experiences recently at an event organised by Beverley Brooks, presenting my thoughts to other business owners, considering doing the same. Some people have questioned ‘why?’ and my response is always the same, ‘why not?’ At APM our core values lead everything we do and being able to recognise that ‘helping those less fortunate than ourselves’, goes way beyond saying the words. People find themselves in situations due to all sorts of reasons and who’s to say that you and I won’t be there one day and hope that someone will give us too, that opportunity to prove that second chances are just that and can be [...]
APM Cleaning & Repair Bucks the National Trend
The hire of Richie Quayle by north-east cleaning company APM demonstrates their commitment to an ongoing expansion across the UK. APM Cleaning & Repair Ltd. is a professional cleaning business, covering both the domestic and commercial sectors with particular strengths within the construction and social care sectors. Established in 2005 by North-East Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year 2021, Samantha Read, the company has experienced 40% growth in the last year, defying the odds and certainly bucking the national trend. Adding to the award-winning leadership team, Richie Quayle is well respected within the food and drink sector, having vast experience in restaurant management and service. He brings to APM a wealth of industry knowledge, joining [...]
Public Speaking
Thanks to Beverley Brooks of The Recruitment Junction for inviting me to present at the “Hiring Prison Leavers and Ex-Offenders across the North East” event last night. In partnership and hosted by Adderstone and their CEO Ian Baggett, the evening provided a forum to introduce North-East businesses to the possibility of employing an ex-offender in their area, a service which offers valuable hope and rehabilitation to prison leavers. APM have successfully employed team members through The Recruitment Junction and I was therefore delighted to be able to share my story with the north-east audience. Those who know me, know I am very comfortable talking, and public speaking is a fantastic opportunity to engage, relate and pass on invaluable knowledge. I personally [...]
Using challenges to identify training needs
We often talk of the industries APM operates within and the specific training and qualifications we undertake, as a company which allows us to work efficiently, effectively and knowledgeably within each given sector. As we all know, training is not a one-time thing and ongoing learning is required to accommodate changing policies, circumstances and industry laws. At APM we are never complacent and aways strive to stay up to date within our sectors of operation. Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) is at the core of all our business activity, whereby we all work together proactively to achieve regular, incremental improvements, within the 5 key elements of: Teamwork Personal Discipline Improved Morale Quality Circles Suggestions for [...]
What are your core values?
They are the pillars we live our lives by; key traits which make us who we are, but in business, how do you identify? What are your core values and are they recognised and respected? At APM Cleaning & Repair, we proudly shout about our hard-working ethos, which is carried down through everything we do and everyone we employ. We work hard in our daily tasks but we also work hard to ensure each and every client is satisfied with the job we do, which in turn, gives us immense job satisfaction. Our approachability is also key; we are open and honest and expect the same from our clients, so we can enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship and a respect based on trust. In our industry, adaptability is vital; we recognise that circumstances change, plans are [...]
Tailoring our Approach
Our combined experience and skillset cover wide-ranging industry sectors and at APM Cleaning & Repair, we not only guarantee each client is more than satisfied with our standards and levels of cleaning but additionally ensure our teams are trained in the unique requirements of each of the sectors we operate within. Recognising that the ability to adapt and flex to constantly changing practices results in customer assurance that our teams onsite are familiar with and are able to respond to, unique situations which arise in the course of their working day. Experienced in post-build cleans, we work extensively within the construction sector and are Silver Members on Constructionline and hold Enhanced CHAS with our teams holding CSCS Cards, allowing us to [...]
The Business of Cleaning
The cleaning sector is a professional industry, with a wealth of knowledge to discover and industry standard training programmes to complete, if you wish to become an educated and qualified business, recognised within the cleaning profession. Samantha Read of APM Cleaning and Repair Ltd. has an extensive history within the cleaning industry and vast experience in executing training programmes to cover the wealth of knowledge required to succeed in a professional cleaning business capacity. Having recently been awarded the north-east Entrepreneur of the Year for the Services Industry, Samantha has expanded her business portfolio with an arm dedicated to the training of others and has launched ‘The Business of Cleaning’. Offering training programmes for those [...]
It’s time to take us seriously…
With the cleaning industry now worth £55bn annually to the UK economy, perhaps it’s now time to start taking us cleaning companies seriously. Long gone are the days of having someone in for a couple of hours each week to give the office the old once over. Covid has highlighted the need and want for higher standards in hygiene and cleanliness and that can only be provided by those trained and qualified for the job. At APM Our teams are highly-trained to service a wide range of commercial premises and specialise in providing the highest standards of safe and professional cleaning services for: Social housing companies Local authority Extra Care facilities Local authority Social services The Social Care sector Construction Companies [...]
When a WIN becomes a LOSE
Securing a new contract is a big deal; especially one from a high-profile client in the city. The cost in effort, time and stress, not to mention manpower, is all worth it right? Especially when we (as we do at APM), ring the bell and pop that cork, celebrating the most recent, hard-fought team win. Sometimes however, all that glitters is definitely not gold, and those sought-after contracts, are only such as there is competition – varying companies vying for the top spot and the kudos which comes from the publicity, following a win from a much talked about new kid on the block. We found this out recently, to our detriment. As a team, blood, sweat and absolutely tears, were poured into a significant tender and win we did; celebrating, shouting about it and [...]
What is a Builders Clean?
APM Cleaning & Repair operate long and short-term contracts and ad-hoc cleans for clients in many differing industry sectors across the north of England and Scotland. Our staff are fully trained and as a business, we are accredited to work in industries such as social care, facilities management, commercial offices and domestic buildings. One sector in which our work is particularly recognised is within the construction industry. With many years of experience, APM is a long-standing partner of many building and construction companies, such as Engie, Sigma, Tolent, Compass and Sendrig, who recognise the value and standard of our service and procure our teams for Builders Cleans. But, what is a Builders Clean? When a building contract is complete and [...]