British Stone Cleaning Company Kaizen Brings Iconic London Buildings Back to Life

The UK’s building cleaning specialists, Kaizen Group have almost finished restoring part of the iconic Criterion Building, London, to its former glory - ready for the 2012 London Olympics. The company’s specialist stone-cleaning team are currently working on the entire central London block in Piccadilly, which incorporates the Criterion Theatre, Lillywhites and Jermyn Street.

The UK’s building cleaning specialists, Kaizen Group have almost finished restoring part of the iconic Criterion Building, London, to its former glory - ready for the 2012 London Olympics.

The company’s specialist stone-cleaning team are currently working on the entire central London block in Piccadilly, which incorporates the Criterion Theatre, Lillywhites and Jermyn Street.

The limestone, Portland stone building is being holistically cleaned through a combination of Jos Torc and Doff systems - and of course, the Kaizen human touch.

Kaizen have also gone a little further than asked, cleaning the window frames and green marble to make the frontage as sparklingly-clean as the beautifully revealed stone. The team have had to overcome the difficulty of getting water and power supplies to the site, as well as securing planning permission and the logistics that not only came with carrying out a job this size, but also in doing so at the heart of a busy, working Capital City.

Commenting on the work so far, Kulwinder Lall, QS/Works Manager of Criterion Capital (the building’s owner), said:
“We’ve found Kaizen to be nothing but professional. They’ve been very cooperative in accommodating the needs of a fully functioning building (whilst the work’s carried out), and there’s been minimal disruption.
We would most certainly use their services again, and we would have no hesitation in recommending Kaizen to others.”

The Criterion Building opened its doors in 1874 and is home to the Criterion Theatre, The Criterion Restaurant, Lilywhites, McKinsey & Co, Cafe Concerto and Cool Britannia.

Find out more about Criterion Capital at http://www.criterioncapital.co.uk

British Building Cleaning Company Kaizen Takes on Europe and Wins Prologis Contract

The UK’s building cleaning specialists, Kaizen Group, have just announced their bid to form an alliance with the World’s largest building owner and leading warehouse company, Prologis, has been successful - fighting off several European cleaning companies in the process.

This new alliance will see the British company using their expert teams to consult, inspect and report on Prologis’ portfolio, as well as cleaning and refurbishing Prologis building facades across 11 European countries.

Kaizen Group Managing Director, Rob Burnett, said "Prologis are probably the first major company to recognise that strategic cleaning and protection of facade coatings reduces the lifetime cost of a building. We’re absolutely delighted and very proud to be working with such a great company."

Following a pilot scheme in 2010, Kaizen cleaned over 200,000 square meters of Prologis building facades in just one month. It was this dedication, tenacity, and the skills and expertise of the Kaizen Team, that led Prologis to award the contract.

As well as looking after Prologis’ buildings, Kaizen are also busy using their specialist stone-cleaning skills to bring great British buildings (such as the Imperial College, Lillywhites and Criterion) back to life, ready for the 2012 London Olympics.