Techserve

In the frame to clean up.

KEEPING the windows clean at a large north west hospital will continue to be a major operation for an Oldham firm. Techserve has signed a further two-year deal with the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The window cleaning firm won the initial tender in 2007 for the 1,300 bed trust, now its contract has been extended for a further two years, making it worth £186,000 to Techserve. The company uses a combination of abseiling, reach and wash and powered access techniques to clean the hundreds of windows across the site, and have a five-strong team working on site full time. Techserve was founded by window cleaner Peter Whalen in 2005. It employs 11 and other customers include GMPTE, Laing O'Rouke and Carillion. Peter said the company is absolutely delighted to have won the contract. "It's a major deal for us and we are very proud to be associated with the trust. Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust boasts the fifth largest A&E department in Europe and its core building consists of two 12-storey tower blocks housing wards and theatre facilities - so keeping the windows clean is a major operation. Earning this extension says a lot about the standard of our work there. "Jacqui Pennington, hotel services manager at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen, added: "We were initially impressed by Techserve because it was able to demonstrate high levels of health and safety expertise, technical competency and professionalism across all criteria." "Whilst the contract had teething problems, ultimately they were resolved and standards have improved. "We are confident that improvements will continue to be made by awarding Techserve an extension to their existing contract."