Progression at Churchill – Meet Leanna Kelly-Smith Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by adrian Leanna Kelly-Smith, our north west regional manager, transferred into Churchill when the firm she was working for was acquired by us in 2012. At the time she was working as a contract manager on an Arriva Trains Wales contract. But she took her first steps in the FM industry at the age of 23, when […] Continue Reading
Churchill partners with JobOppO to support veterans’ transition into FM Posted on October 3, 2022 by ilona viteikiene We are delighted to announce that we are an employment partner with JobOppO, a veterans’ employment community built by veterans, for veterans. JobOppO was founded with the acknowledgement that changing gear from military life to a “traditional” civilian job is a daunting prospect for many service leavers. The platform partners with businesses of all sizes, […] Continue Reading
Louisa Clarke wins at the British Ex-Forces Business Awards Posted on September 26, 2022 by adrian Louisa Clarke, managing director of operations for Churchill Services, has won the award for Business Leader Of The Year – Large Business at the 2022 British Ex-Forces Business Awards. This comes after Louisa was appointed to the Veterans Advisory Board, and Churchill was awarded the gold award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme 2022. Louisa’s […] Continue Reading
Progression at Churchill – Meet Fern Harris Posted on September 15, 2022 by adrian Fern Harris, the head of business support for our transport division, started working for Churchill in June 2016 as regional administrator for Stuart Cooper – now one of our managing directors – who was operations director at the time. She said: ‘Churchill had recently acquired the Govia Thameslink Railway contract, totalling almost £5m and I […] Continue Reading
New covenants and a new diversity and inclusion manager Posted on September 5, 2022 by adrian We are delighted to announce that we have signed the Care Leavers Covenant (CLC) and the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC). Care Leavers Covenant The CLC is a national inclusion programme that helps care leavers aged 16-25 live independently. It aims to provide support for those leaving care which supplements that statutorily provided by local authorities. The […] Continue Reading
Louisa Clarke appointed to Veterans Advisory Board Posted on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 by adrian We are delighted to announce that Louisa Clarke, managing director the North and Scotland in Churchill’s cleaning business, has been appointed to the Veterans Advisory Board. The Veterans Advisory Board provides advice, insight and diversity of thought to the government on veterans’ issues such as employment, health and wellbeing, and the transition to civilian life. […] Continue Reading
Churchill wins contract extension and new site with Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by adrian We are delighted to announce that our contract with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not only been renewed for the Manchester premises, but also extended to its London office as well. The PHSO helps people with complaints that have not been resolved by the NHS or UK government departments and other public organisations. […] Continue Reading
Churchill signs pledge to support care leavers into the workplace Posted on August 16, 2022August 30, 2022 by adrian We are delighted to announce we have signed the Care Leavers Covenant. The covenant is a national inclusion programme that helps care leavers aged 16-25 live independently. It aims to provide support for those leaving care which supplements that statutorily provided by local authorities. The covenant team works with organisations to build bespoke opportunities, structured across five key […] Continue Reading
Progression at Churchill – Meet Graeme Jones Posted on August 12, 2022 by adrian Meet operations director Graeme Jones, another of our team who is sharing his career journey with Churchill. He began working for us in July 2020 as regional director. ‘My facilities management journey started in 2002 when I worked as a cleaning and grounds maintenance operative for a small local business in South London,’ he said. […] Continue Reading