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 … [Read more...] about APM Cleaning & Repair Bucks the National Trend as continued growth sees their newest expansion into the North-West region with the hire of Richie Quayle
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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 … [Read more...] about Using challenges to identify training needs
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 … [Read more...] about The Business of Cleaning
The learning curve never ends. As APM Cleaning and Repair continues to grow, the broad spectrum of daily tasks and activities multiplies, with increasing volume and urgency. In the early days, I became perfectly used to picking up a task and running with it, developing new systems and the most efficient way of carrying out a daily working routine. As these tasks obviously increased, my days became a marathon of getting through the essentials, without the opportunity to consider the bigger picture and spend time making more strategic decisions and plans. Now thankfully, I have learned that I cannot do everything and although multitasking remains a strength of which I am very proud, my focus is firmly on the future, and I have learned to offload and … [Read more...] about Offload and Outsource