LOCAL COMPANY WINS MAJOR STATE ‘GREEN’ AWARD

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Abelia Cleaning one of Cairns long standing local family businesses has won the State wide ‘ecoClean’ Award for their adoption of environmental best practice. The Company which has been servicing Cairns industrial, commercial and residential sectors for 15 years, used innovation to minimise its energy consumption and address waste management.

The judges stated that “Abelia was able to demonstrate leadership in environmental management across all aspects of the ecoClean program, especially in the areas of Environmental Action Plans, incorporation of environmental awareness and good practice into on-going training and the development of documented procedures for ensuring good environmental practices for all staff at Certificate level.”

Abelia Cleaning is a member of the Building Service Contractors Association of Australia which last Friday recognised the commitment and endeavours of its members at their annual Excellence Awards 2011 dinner held in Brisbane.

The ‘ecoClean’ Award, sponsored by AustralianSuper, seeks to acknowledge a company who has recognised the need to adopt environmental best practice within their organisation and as a result have been certified as an ecoClean company. Special focus demands that the applicant’s improvements in environmental performance within the workplace include monitoring and minimising environmental impacts.

As the outright winner, Abelia Cleaning demonstrated excellence in environmental management practices and continuous improvement. This commitment has been at all levels of management, with strong leadership from Sue Homer.

Abelia Cleaning employs over thirty locals on staff including apprentices. Commenting on her win in Brisbane, Sue Homer said “We are thrilled to win this Award, how good is it for a Cairns based company like us, to be successful in competing against these much larger state-wide and national companies.”

Abelia services mine sites, industrial accidents, builders’ cleans, shopping centres, tertiary institutions, hospitals, Cairns airport, shopping centres, schools, sporting venues and all manner of commercial and residential premises.

Abelia has redesigned its processes, incorporated input substitution with closed loop recycling and purchased new equipment. The company’s Environmental Management Plan is aligned to current Environmental Protection legislation which allows for growth and development whilst maintaining ecological processes.



Abelia Cleaning’s Sue Homer and Tony Carter at the Awards.

For further information, Contact:
Contact: Tony Carter - Mobile 0408 700 259
Abelia Cleaning - Tel: 07 4044 2999
Email: info@abeliacleaning.com.au
Web: www.abeliacleaning.com.au