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Viewpoints | Events/Clean NZ

CleanNZ – New Zealand’s only dedicated cleaning and hygiene event The cleaning equipment, supplies and property support services exhibition To be held at Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland, on May 29-30, CleanNZ is much more than simply educational sessions and exhibition. It is a meeting place for the leaning and hygiene industry – suppliers and distributors, building service contractors, carpet and restoration technicians, and in-house cleaning and hygiene practitioners. Building Services Contractors of New Zealand (BSCNZ) president, Patrick Lee-Lo is extending a warm welcome to all those involved in the industry. “On behalf of the BSCNZ and CleanNZ 2014 it is my privilege to extend a warm invitation to all BSC Members, suppliers and all industry stakeholders who attend and support this important industry event. “As usual the hard work and effort that goes into planning and organising is aimed at making this even more successful than our last; CleanNZ. “The BSC is planning that the CleanNZ 2014 member events in particular, will not only be enjoyable and educational, but bring value and meaning to all those who attend. As part of BSCNZ’s Project Revitalisation, we are pleased to launch our very own industry awards Clean Sweep Awards. “The Clean Sweep Awards recognise achievement for businesses of all sizes across the building service industry, including the areas of education, manufacturing, commercial offices, public sector buildings, healthcare, retail and leisure. There are also individual awards for innovation, business excellence and high-achieving new comers to the industry. “So I encourage you to plan now to attend and I look forward to seeing you there.” The two day educational programme hosts a line-up of industry executives and experts covering a range of areas, including business marketing, infection control, cleaning standards, training, carpet cleaning techniques and more.

Thursday, May 29 8.30am - 10.30am: 15 Secrets to creating killer website and online presence This practical two hour information packed workshop, led by marketing consultant Simon Cope, identifies the core secrets that are crucial in the process of establishing a successful online presence and gives step by step details on how to build and market your website to guarantee it achieves its objectives. 11.00am - 12.00pm: Delivering real bottom line benefits through innovative solutions David Johnson, International Business Development BSC sector (Diversey) talks about the single biggest cost in the BSC industry - labour. Innovative solutions are being introduced to the market that let the BSC providers significantly reduce their labour requirements.

12.00pm - 1.00pm: Taking the fear out of employing people Employing people can be scary. So Samantha Gaad, HR expert for the HR Shop speaks about understanding your legal obligations, including how to use the trial period will provide you with the confidence you need. 1.00pm - 2.00pm: Achieving optimum cleaning standards – a pathway to excellence

29 – 30 May 2014 Ellerslie Event Centre Looking for cleaning solutions for your business, factory, or aged care facility? Visit CleanNZ for all the answers

Judy Forrest, Managing Director of Bug Control – Infection Control & Prevention, will deliver a presentation about how to identify common problems observed in cleaning services during environmental audits of the cleaning service sector in a variety of settings, conducted during the last 10 years. 2.00pm - 3.00pm: Skills training in the cleaning industry Penny Rogers, Account Leader, Penny Barrett, Business Development consultant and Andrew Saunders, Client Engagement Manager, all from Career Force, will lead this interactive seminar and take you through new, efficient integrated training and assessment packages, supporting literacy needs in the industry, funding available to support training and assessment.

Friday, May 30 10.00am - 12.00pm: Infection prevention in cleaning services workshop Judy Forrest, Managing Director of Bug Control – Infection Control & Prevention leads this workshop. With the increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis, influenza, measles, whooping cough and a myriad of multi resistant organisms, cleaning personnel are at increased risk of catching and spreading infection. It is important that you understand your responsibilities for workplace health and safety to protect your staff and clients. 12.15pm - 1.15pm: Maximise tenant retention and satisfaction Your organisation understands and values the importance of excellence and image. To stay at the top, continuous improvement is necessary. Regional Platform Leader, Kimberly-Clark will show you how to achieve that simply and effectively in your business. 1.30pm - 2.30pm: Technical advice on cleaning new generation carpet fibres and avoiding some old problems Tim Warner, Relationship Manager of Cleaning Systems, leads this session, which will offer some technical advice on these carpet fibres and how best to clean them including the chemistry and methodology for the following Sonora, flotex, the latest in carpet tiles, and dealing with wick-back (resoiling) in polypropylene carpet.

Industry seminars topics and speakers include:

15 Secrets to creating killer website and online presence Simon Cope, Marketing Consultant

Taking the fear out of employing people Samantha Gaad, NR Expert (HR Shop)

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