International contract with Akzo Nobel
Akzo Nobel has chosen ISS Cleaning Services to provide the cleaning services for its sites in four countries. Since 1 June, ISS has started delivering services in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany.
The services, which will ultimately be provided to all sites in these four countries, includes office cleaning, window cleaning, clean room services and washroom services. In total, ISS will manage the cleaning services of some 160 Akzo Nobel sites.
Cleaning Services is one category of a non-product related (NPR) goods and services purchasing program under which Akzo Nobel has decided to bundle the purchasing power that is currently spread over its individual businesses.
Nelleke ten Have, Category Manager at Akzo Nobel:
-A key element of our NPR contracts is that they make clear what we can expect of the supplier, in this case, for example, defined quality standards. Based on predetermined supply contract standards we have selected the best supplier for cleaning services.
Considering its experience with ISS, Akzo Nobel expects the cooperation to run smoothly.
-In some countries we have been doing business - to our satisfaction - with ISS for years. It was extremely convenient that we could integrally outsource all of our cleaning-related activities in the four countries, says Wim Kooy, Team Lead Cleaning Services at Akzo Nobel.
- We know that Akzo Nobel selected ISS because of the considerable savings to be realized on current expenditures, but also for ISS' ability to work efficiently and integrate several services in a consistent way in all four countries, says Jacob Gøtzsche, SVP Corporate Accounts at ISS Management.
Erwin Wigbold, Member of the Board at ISS in the Netherlands, adds:
- In the Netherlands we have serviced Akzo Nobel for many years - at some sites for more than fifty. We are - of course - delighted with this new contract.