London's City Hall - the home of London government -
uses i-Clean Systems to benchmark the
efficiency of the cleaning contract
One of London's most celebrated buildings - housing the Mayor of London, the London
Assembly and the Greater London Authority - chose i-Clean Systems to independently assess
which contractors were the best value during the competitive tender of the cleaning contract.
City Hall is a unique structure which has a
floor space of 12,000 square metres, is 45
metres high, and has 10 floors in the form of
a distinctive glass globe on the south bank
of the River Thames. The building has no
straight walls and great variety in its internal
construction: keeping it bright and welcoming
for staff, as well as for visiting members of
the public, is a week-long challenge which
must be met.
"As the headquarters for the Mayor and
the Greater London Authority, it is essential
that City Hall is kept up to as high a
standard as possible," explains Alex Fleming,
amenities manager with the Greater London
Authority, who coordinated a recent review
of the cleaning operation.
"The Greater London Authority selected i-Clean Systems consultants because they were able to
use benchmarking techniquesto create a model,detailing the frequency and comparative difficulty
of the cleaning tasks required."
The GLA took over the striking, rounded glass City Hall building in July 2002. It was designed by
Foster and Partners, one of Britain's leading architects, whose design brief was to create a building
for the GLA that would become a new landmark for the capital. The building has no 'front' or
'back': its shape is derived from a modified sphere, designed to minimise the surface area exposed
to direct sunlight. The design incorporates a number of features to make the building as green as
possible.
Members of the public are able to visit parts of City Hall during the week and on some
weekends.
Since its introduction by Malvern, Worcestershire-based i-Clean Systems Ltd in August 2005,
the i-Clean Cleaning Management System has attracted interest from a variety of public,
commercial, manufacturing and service sectors
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