Eurest Services Achieves CIMS Certification With Honors and CIMS-Green Building Certification With Honors

WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurest Services announced the completion of requirements for the Cleaning Industry Management Standard ("CIMS") certification program on October 13, 2010. Awarded by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, Eurest Services also received the certification with Honors as well as the distinction of CIMS-Green Building Certification with Honors.

CIMS is a rigorous program that sets a new "standard" of excellence for building service contractors. Implementation of the Standard's signature framework, which is built around five universally accepted quality principles, establishes Eurest Services as a high-performance, customer-focused cleaning organization. Facility management and purchasing professionals regard CIMS certification as a key differentiation tool, using the program to identify those organizations that have proven to be true companies of excellence and that stand alone among the premier organizations in the industry.  

To become certified, an organization must demonstrate its compliance with the requirements described in the five sections of management best practices that make up the Standard.  An independent, accredited assessor conducts an on-site review of the applicant's systems, processes, and documentation to ensure compliance. The organization has to meet 100 percent of the mandatory elements and 60 percent of the recommended elements per section to achieve certification.

Eurest Services also earned the CIMS-Green Building Certification ("CIMS-GB") with Honors, an additional distinction that certifies a commitment to the delivery of environmentally preferable services designed to meet customer needs and expectations. Eurest Services has demonstrated implementation CIMS-GB principles into its clients' operations where requested, proving a capability to provide green cleaning services and assist customers in achieving points under the LEED-Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED-EBOM) Green Building Rating System.

"Receiving CIMS as well as CIMS-Green Building Certification is a testament to the excellence and drive of our Eurest Services people," said Eurest Services President John Barrett. "This achievement places us among a select group of quality janitorial organizations. I am proud to know we have met the demanding requirements of ISSA and earned honors distinction.  The Green Building distinction helps solidify our commitment to employing environmentally responsible solutions for our customers and their communities."

About Eurest Services

Headquartered in Wayne, PA, Eurest Services is a premier facility services provider, offering leading national business and industry organizations a comprehensive range of self-performed and managed services, including traditional janitorial, business & office services, logistics & transport, outdoor services, and cleanroom decontamination services. Eurest Services serves over 4,500 business locations in 49 states.

About ISSA

The leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide, ISSA has a membership that includes more than 5,500 distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer representative, building service contractor, in-house service provider, and associated service members. ISSA offers the industry's largest cleaning shows in conjunction with Amsterdam RAI under the brand name ISSA/INTERCLEAN®, the popular Web site www.issa.com, educational products, industry standards, periodicals, and legislative and regulatory services that specifically focus on the professional cleaning industry.

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