Kings Heath Train Care Facility Officially Recognized as Transport Centre of Excellence

On 1st July 2010 Kings Heath Train Care Facility Northampton was officially recognized as Centre of Excellence for ISS Facility Services, Transport, supported by Siemens Mobility. With its central location, great achievements and reliable contract Kings Heath Train Care Facility is the ideal site for a centre of the business where best practices are established by testing and assessing, and shared amongst all Transport contracts with a consistent flow of information. As part of the Centre of Excellence Project, several innovative activities have already been initiated at Kings Heath Train Care Facility: BICSc accredited training of operatives for Rolling Stock, courses for supervisors and team leaders to develop personally and within their roles in the company and the development of the Sharepoint Web including a blog available for employees without ISS email user accounts. With the Centre of Excellence, Transport at Kings Heath Train Care Facility aspires to develop the business in aspects of health and safety, training and teamwork.

The Centre of Excellence plaque was presented to Gordon Virgo, Siemens Maintenance Manager by Ivan Shiels, ISS Transport Operations Manager and Ian Johnson, Contract Manager at Kings Heath Train Care Facility. The client Siemens have been very supportive of the project and are excited to be the setting for the innovation and improvement of the services offered by ISS Transport.

Wayne Goldsmith Operations Director stated “This is the type of innovation that sets ISS apart from our competitors. Working in partnership with our clients to deliver their key business needs whilst engaging with our staff to think differently and whilst enabling them to be apart of the process. A truly remarkable concept. Well done”