Feel confident that the company you select to help you to comply with essential Health & Safety and Fire Safety legislation & Insurance Policy Conditions is competent to do so. Swiftclean is a well-respected leader in this industry:
Two of Swiftclean’s Directors assisted with the development and editing of BESA’s Guide to Good Practice ‘Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems’ (TR/17 First & Second editions & TR/19 2005). We are currently assisting with the further enhancement of TR/19.
Legislative requirements for the control of Legionellosis put the responsibility for compliance clearly with the owner/operator of water systems. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations as regards risks from legionellosis, all owners and operators of buildings have a responsibility to ensure that the risk is controlled and kept to an acceptable level. The HSC’s Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (L8) stresses that whilst the tasks required to be undertaken to control the risk may be contracted to an external specialist, the owner/operator must take all reasonable care to ensure the competence of the service provider to carry out the work on his behalf.
To be registered with the Legionella Control Association LCA), member companies have every year to demonstrate their competence by submitting a statement of compliance which describes how they meet the Conditions of the LCA Code of Conduct for Service Providers. The service standards of the LCA are progressive therefore registered companies are expected to continually improve on their management systems in the provision of Legionella control services.
We’ve provided below some case studies of works we have undertaken and where our clients have kindly endorsed the services that we provided.
Swiftclean helps the LHA – ASRA Group take control of legionella risk
Mission possible – Swiftclean abseils into luxury hotel
Swiftclean is cream of the crop at Wensleydale Dairy Products
We know that the surveying, cleaning, inspection and monitoring services provided to our clients must be carried out within an environmental management system that has the overall aim of continual reduction in environmental impacts and continued improvement in environmental performance.
Comply with all relevant Environmental Legislation and other requirements that are applicable to our business.
At Swiftclean we’ve been at the forefront of training in our own industry, helping to produce highly skilled technicians. We put more people through BESA’s pioneering Green Book Training Scheme than the rest of our industry combined, and have been instrumental in developing the new Trailblazer Apprenticeships which later replaced Green Book.
Business Apprenticeships
We like to develop our own home-grown talent, so we train and support a number of new employees through Business Apprenticeships. All our employees have personal development plans and we invest heavily in training to enable them to achieve their full potential.
We like to help the next generation too, and at local schools in our head office area we’ve also been involved in mentoring teenagers, helping by conducting mock interviews and giving advice and support in getting ready for work. We also supported an interschool’s business competition, and we hope that we’ll get to meet some of those young people in the workplace in the not too distant future.
places a ‘duty of care’ on all employers to “provide and maintain a working environment that is, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risk to health”.
Swiftclean is one of the UK’s longest established providers of duct cleaning services, providing comprehensive compliance solutions for building managers in all aspects of air and water hygiene and kitchen extract fire safety.
We are an equal opportunities employer, all applicants are considered solely on the basis of their suitability for the job.
Swiftclean is a family run business that relies on its employees. Our award-winning team is built on the foundations of respect, ownership and honesty, which we value highly. Our performance directly affects our clients’ legal wellbeing, so we need people who understand that their best work is essential every day.
We expect our people to work hard and to demonstrate responsibility and loyalty to the company and our clients. We want every member of the team from the boardroom to the field technician to be fully committed to contributing to the success of the business and building a reputation in our industry that is second to none.
If you’re the right person for us, you’ll discover that we are generous with training and encourage each member of our team to develop their skills and advance their career. We value our home-grown talent and provide very real opportunities to advance and progress within the company. No matter which role you join us in, we are ready to hear your ideas and spot your talent, helping you to achieve your full potential.
We are expanding!
If you work in our sector or would like to but the job role you want to fulfil is currently not available, don’t be put off, we are a fast expanding company so opportunities could arise soon. Let us know what job role you are looking for and we will certainly keep you in mind when the right opportunity arises. Our offices are based in Southend-on-Sea and Scraptoft (near Leicester), our field service delivery and technical sales staff tend to work from home and are based all over the UK.
Swiftclean Building Services, pioneers of the Ventilation Hygiene Industry, formed in 1982, have been active and significant technical contributors to various ventilation hygiene sector standards and guidance documents published by various bodies including BSRIA (Building Services Research & Information Association), CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) and The BESA (Building Engineering Services Association). These various publications have helped to shape good practice in our field. Quality training in line with these standards has always been within the DNA of Swiftclean, who have always championed the skills development for people in the wider ventilation hygiene trade. We are delighted to have been approved by BESA Training to deliver the Grease Hygiene Technician and Operative course. This course will help operatives conducting kitchen grease extract fire safety cleaning in our sector to better understand their responsibilities and the importance of fully complying with section 7 of TR/19 and further to obtain competency certification from The BESA.
