Express ProductsProblem Identified
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) operate from sites in Central London, Newport, Southport and Titchfield. In October 2000, ONS handed over the reins of their Facilities Management section to Interserve (Facilities Management) Ltd. Working in partnership with ONS, Interserve FM ensure that the working environment is safe, clean and secure. Interserve FM needed to provide an all embracing waste management strategy for ONS, which would meet the high standards and requirements of BS EN ISO 14001 (the international standard for environmental protection). Additionally there was no provision for the disposal of confidential waste at the Newport site, which needed to be addressed.
Solution
A specially trained Glasdon Representative visited and recommended a variety of waste management solutions to suit each individual site.
At the London - Family Records Centre and Newport sites it was decided that Nexus® 50 and Nexus 140 would best suit the requirements. Because of the open-plan style of these offices, individual recycling stations were required and Nexus 50 suited this type of recycling scheme perfectly, supported by Nexus 140 in larger communal areas. Nexus also has the facility to contain confidential waste within a key-locked waste container.
At the London - Drummond Gate site, Envoy™ and Midi™ recycling banks were purchased in a range of colours, each representing a different type of waste. The Envoy and Midi recycling banks were used to create central recycling points throughout the site.
Junior Ambassador™ and Senior Ambassador™ were chosen for the Titchfield and Southport sites. These stylish litter bins were adapted to suit the recycling needs of these sites by using personalisation to indicate the type of waste to be deposited in each container.
Resulting benefits
Interserve FM was able to offer ONS a comprehensive waste management system through the use of Glasdon recycling banks. The added benefit of visual uniformity has also been achieved at each site, with the use of either clear graphics or colours to differentiate between each particular stream of waste.
What the customer says
"Glasdon have provided an efficient and friendly service, coupled with an effective range of products, which has helped Interserve FM to meet its environmental contractual requirements to the Office of National Statistics." Elaine Preston, Facilities Manager, Interserve (Facilities Management) ltd.
