Worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA, has announced that 80 companies around the world have achieved the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification.
Created by the industry, for the industry, CIMS is the first consensus-based management standard that outlines the primary characteristics of a successful, quality cleaning organisation.
John Barrett, ISSA Executive Director, said: “Earning CIMS certification demonstrates that organisations are dedicated to a higher standard of cleanliness, which is essential given the biorisks that exist today. Using CIMS as a management framework allows cleaning organisations to maintain quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.”
Relevant for in-house operations and outsourced building service contractors of all sizes, CIMS leverages five core elements of management best practices and requires participants to meet 100% of the mandatory elements, and 60% of the recommended elements, per section. An ISSA-accredited third-party assessor completes an on-site evaluation to validate that the cleaning operation follows documented systems and processes that support cleaning for health.
While the vast majority of companies achieving CIMS certification range are located primarily in the US or Canada, there are others located in the UK, Ireland, Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ghana.
