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The recent pandemic has thrown a spotlight on cleaning in the workplace. As a business with over 30 years of operation, we’ve been uniquely placed to offer support at a time when cleanliness is at the forefront of everyone’s mind.

As more workplaces begin to open back up, we’re working in close partnership with customers, both existing and new, to meet the challenges presented by Covid-19 head on.

We’ve adapted our services to suit the new needs of each customer. At the core of this new drive is the ability to welcome back staff and customers alike into workplaces that instil confidence in personal safety and welfare.

We’re delivering an extremely valuable support service to minimise risk, meet current HSE and industry standard safety standards, and present a new understanding of what a clean and safe environment will look like going forward.

Many of our customers work in ‘key worker’ sectors, including healthcare, emergency services, education and utilities and we’ve supported them during lockdown with emergency response and deep cleans, provision of visual advice and guidance, PPE and ‘sanitising stations’ as well as new risk assessments and specification changes.

Instilling confidence and welcoming people back into the workplace are now a priority we can support in a variety of settings.

We’re taking delivery this week of some shiny new Solo branded fleet vehicles.

Our UK-wide fleet is a key part of our service delivery promise and with nearly 90 vehicles to maintain, we’ve worked with FRF Motors Swansea and ALD Automotive for over 10 years to lease and manage each one.

We operate a range of cars and vans for our Contract Managers and Mobile Cleaning Teams. As essential workers, the last few months have been extremely busy ones for them as they continue to respond to additional and emergency cleaning requests.

Solo Service Group & Solo Laundry’s nominated charity is Ty Hafan and we are running many events to raise money and awareness for the charity. Additionally our MD Caroline Cooper & H&S Manager Denna Exon are taking part in a cycling challenge from London to Paris this July. Details can be found on their Just Giving Pages. Please take a moment to read, share & donate if possible for this very worthy cause.

https://www.justgiving.com/Caroline-Cooper14 /  Text CCMC70 £1 to 70070

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Administrators at business rescue and recovery specialists Begbies Traynor have saved 57 jobs at a Port Talbot-based commercial laundry business after securing a buyer for the firm.

Dyfed Cleaning Services Ltd – which was hit by a significant fire two years ago – entered administration on January 29, appointing Steve Wade and David Hill – from Begbies Traynor’s Cardiff offices – as joint administrators.

The sale of the business for an undisclosed sum to Dyfed Laundry Services Limited, part of Swansea-based Solo Service Group ( www.soloservicegroup.com), completed on Tuesday, 12 May.

The business, which is trading as a commercial laundry, three retail launderettes and a distribution centre, remained open during the 14-week administration period.

Steve Wade, director with Begbies Traynor, said: “We are delighted to have achieved a sale of the whole of the company’s business, preserving nearly 60 jobs, and allowing a very well-known local independent business to continue to provide a quality service to its customers in South and West Wales and further afield.”

Steve Hammett, chief executive of Solo Service Group, added: “We are looking forward to taking this business to the next level, by making significant investment in the business and increasing the customer base. Dyfed’s brand in synonymous with high quality service, and we will be looking to breathe new life into the brand.”