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Rokill News 2012
SOFHT Awards Sponsorship
Rokill is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring the SOFHT Awards, which are being held at The Savoy, Strand, London on Thursday 22nd November 2012. Director Chris Turner will be presenting the award on the night to the winner of the Best Training Company category
Best Training Company
Sponsored by Rokill Ltd
This category is for recognition of companies who provide a training service to the food industry, whether or not this is providing formal qualifications or to recognised and established standards. Nominated companies should:
Provide a consistently high calibre of training; and/or Introduce a novel training system or approach for training.
The award will be awarded to a company considered to be performing over and above the established levels, and is demonstrably improving training
provisions for the food industry.
NOTE : At least two references to be provided to support application.
Download the full details here
Rokill Ltd celebrates success in the RoSPA Awards 2012
Rokill Ltd, of Ringwood, has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012.
The Gold Medal (9 consecutive Golds) award will be presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre, on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Dating back to 1956, the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas. The scheme does not just look at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.
David Rawlins, awards manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), a safety charity with a 95-year history, said: “The RoSPA Awards programme provides well-deserved recognition for the winners and spurs on other organisations to raise their standards of accident and ill health prevention. We congratulate Rokill Ltd on its success and encourage it, and all our other winners, to remain committed to safety and health, an approach that is well recognised to be good for workers and the bottom line.”
Director Chris Turner is delighted That Rokill has been recognised for the 9th time. Health and Safety is an integral part of the service provided by Rokill and the award recognises the hard work and commitment of the whole Rokill team”
The majority of RoSPA’s awards are non-competitive, marking achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations maintaining high standards can win gold medals, president’s awards and orders of distinction.
Competitive awards are presented in more than 20 sectors, and specialist awards recognise excellence in specific areas, such as the management of occupational road risk.
The headline sponsor for the RoSPA Awards 2012 is NEBOSH (the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health).
Investors In People Award
Rokill were first assessed for Investors In People in 1997 and every 3 years a detailed audit is undertaken by an independent assessor. The team has worked really hard to ensure that training and development remains at the highest level. Rokill were reassessed in January and the auditor interviewed 19 members of staff across the country and performing a range of roles within Rokill.
Director Chris Turner was delighted to receive the award and confirmed that “ Rokill has always set out to be a market leader in the pest control industry the assessment is useful because it always provides ideas for improvement. Pest control is a people business and our managers and team leaders work tirelessly to motivate, communicate and develop our team members. Our mission statement is To Be The Best you can be and I am delighted that we have achieved the required standard for Investors In People once again it is recognition of the hard work and commitment demonstrated by the team.”
Chris Turner MD Rokill Pest Control Services
Rokill raises £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support
Rokill holds its Christmas party in January which gives the company something to look forward in the New Year. Thanks to the generous support of suppliers including the Haven Hotel Roman, Alliots, Killgerm, Redwood, Pestwest and Ratpak in providing raffle and auction prizes Rokill raised £2,000 for Macmillan, Cancer Research and Victoria Education Centre in Poole. The event is Rokill’s social highlight and was held in the Haven Hotel Sandbanks and was attended by 90 staff and guests.
Rokill News 2011
Poole Stadium working with local companies initiative
Poole stadium is home to greyhound racing and the highly successful speedway team Poole Pirates. As part of an initiative to engage with local businesses they have been reviewing their supplier base. Ringwood based pest prevention specialists Rokill have entered into a long term supply agreement to carry out their proactive service ensuring that premises are pest free.
General Manager Shaun and Rokill Director Chris Turner chose a rather windy day to install the Rokill trackside advert which proved to be a bit of a challenge in the conditions.
Shaun said “We are delighted to be working with locally based Royal Warrant holders Rokill who bring 30 years of experience.”
Chris responded “The stadium is a great venue and we are delighted to be able to work together with Shaun, David and their team”
Rokill - Sponsors of the Bournemouth Open Tennis Tournament
Rokill are proud sponsors of the Bournemouth Open tennis tournament at the West Hants Club. The tournament was heavily oversubscribed and there were entrants from all over the UK.
This year the tournament celebrated it’s 90th year. Rokill – Rocare were delighted to sponsor the event again and Managing Director Alec McQuin presented the winners with their prizes and medals.
Alec presenting the Men’s single cup to Matthew Frost with
Sasha Wood the organiser at West Hants Tennis Club.
8th RoSPA Gold Medal Award presented to Rokill
Rokill have recently been awarded their 8th consecutive Gold Medal Award by RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents at an awards ceremony held at the Metropole Hotel, adjacent to the Birmingham NEC.
Brian Duffin, Chief Technical Officer, seen below accepting the award from Michael Hampson, RoSPA Trustee said "I am thrilled to have accepted this award on behalf of our Team. To have acheived an 8th consecutive award is testament to the professionalism and pride our operatives take in their everyday work. The award, coupled with our compliance to Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Standards goes a long way to providing transparency to clients and potential clients."
Rokill Bed Bug Seminars for Hoteliers
Rokill's Southern Tour carrying out Bed Bug Seminars in an attempt to educate and inform Hoteliers has proven to be a great success. Feedback from Rokill's Bed Bug Seminars included "extremely informative", "a great help", "beneficial to my hotel group", "I'm glad I found out about this now rather than waiting for an infestation", "I didn't realise they were becoming such an issue within the industry".
Some had experience of bed bugs and the dire consequences they can have on a hotel's business, especially with customers being able to post comments on web sites. All present left the seminar with a greater understanding of what bed bugs are, why they are important, procedures to follow in their control and the challenges faced by both the Hotel industry and the Pest Control Industry. Clive Boase, widely recognised as THE bed bug expert within the UK passed on his experience to all present.
Food Safety Masterclass SOFHT 26th January 2011, Coventry RICOH Centre
We are pleased to announce that Brian Duffin's, Rokill Chief Technical Officer, presentation "a Masterclass in Pest Control" for the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology at the Coventry RICOH Centre on Wednesday 26th January 2011 was well recieved by the 80 delegates attending. There was shared concern over what may happen in the future should anticoagulants be banned by the European Union. It was clear that all have to play a part in improving standards on food manufacturing sites to reduce the risk of pest infestation developing on site.
Fun had by all for Charity
Rokill-Rocare group enjoyed their Christmas party at the Haven Hotel in Poole on Saturday 8th January. We also raised money for the Victoria Education Trust a charity based in Poole. It offers specialised, high quality education, care and therapy for young peoplewith physical impairments, associated neurological and learning difficulties. These includecerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida and muscular dystrophy. Our team and their partners were very supportive the raffle and auction raised £925, Rokill/Rocare added a further £1075 to make a total donation of £2000 to this very deserving charity.
We thank the following companies for their generous support for the raffle and auction: Haven Hotel, Roman, Pestwest, Killgerm, Redwood, Safety screens, Tower supplies, Town & Country and Ratpak
Rokill News 2010
Bedbugs on the increase
The Bournemouth Echo explained how Bed Bugs, Cimex lectularis, are on the increase with the help of our very own Area Manager, Mark Paine.
You can see the article by following the link and remember to get in touch if you think you need a treatment or advice.
Keep on running...
Sunday 10th October 2010 saw two Rokill athletes (Dave Perrett, Rokill Operations Manager - left and Stan Tedford, Rokill Area Surveyor - right) join a team of 34 individuals running for the Royal Warrant Holders Association at the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon.
They joined 12,500 people raising money for Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, QEST.
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) makes awards ranging up to £15,000 to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers.
Since 1991 the Trust has awarded £1.5 million to 226 craftspeople aged between 17 and 50 plus for study, training and work experience.
QEST, the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, was established in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Association and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Trustees look for well thought out projects, which will contribute to the pool of talent in the UK and reflect the excellence of British Craftsmanship as symbolised by the Royal Warrant of Appointment.
The winner of the race completed the course in one hour five minutes! Whilst Dave and Stan weren't quite as fast as this they enjoyed rubbing shoulders with Nell McAndrew and Ben Foggle.
We are listening. Your comments count as we strive for continual improvement
Rokill endeavour to provide a value for money service of the highest quality to its customers. It is for this reason we operate under the Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety systems (ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 respectively).
We recently sent a small survey to all our customers and were astounded by how many were returned (perhaps this had something to do with being entered into a free prize draw for a bottle of bubbly!). A breakdown of the replies can be seen below. The winner of the bottle of Champagne was Richard Fry (on the right) of Framptons Transport, Shepton Mallet who is shown below accepting his bottle from Rokill Area Surveyor, Stan Tedford (left).
He said "It is a pleasure dealing with the people that come to site".
Presidency of the West Country Royal Warrant Holders Association
Rokill’s Managing Director, Alec McQuin, was elected President of the newly formed West Country Royal Warrant Holders Association at a recent meeting. The Association will provide a focus for Royal Warrant holding companies to collaborate with each other, to enhance relationships with HRH The Prince of Wales estate at Highgrove and to support the national Association.
Alec confirmed “ I am delighted to have been elected president of the Association and it is an opportunity for like minded companies to work together.”
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Alec (left) being congratulated by Bill Gunn, the National
President of the Royal warrant Holders Association
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Richard Peck (left), Secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association with Alec
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Bournemouth Junior Open Tennis Tournament
Rokill are proud sponsors of the Bournemouth Junior Open Tennis tournament. The finals were held on Saturday 31st July 2010 at the West Hants Club in Bournemouth. Rokill's Managing Director, Alec McQuin and Director, Chris Turner, attended the finals.
After presenting the trophies and medals Alec confirmed "The standard of tennis is excellent. The exciting thing is that one day, some of these junior stars may appear at Wimbledon. We are delighted to sponsor this event which draws people from around the U.K."
Ella Taylor, Winner of the girls under 16 event received her
award from Alec McQuin, Managing Director
Royal Warrant Holders Association - Sandringham Flower Show
Rokill hold the Queen's Royal Warrant for carrying out Pest Control Services. Alec McQuin, Chris Turner and Brian Duffin represented the company at the Sandringham Royal Warrant Holders Association Flower Show, held in the grounds of Sandringham House in Norfolk. HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were introduced to the Warrant Holders by the President of the Sandringham Association Nick Farrow, other guests included Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith.
During the day money was raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust
HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
President of the Sandringham Association Nick Farrow
with Dame Judi Dench
The Sandringham Association of Royal Warrant Holders
Jensen Button we are not!
The 24th June 2010 saw part of the Rokill Management Team head to Milton Keynes to support Santander in raising money for Cancer Research. Thirty one teams battled it out to first get pole position then cross the finishing line first after 3 long hours of non stop racing! The amount raised was over £43,000 and this included money raised via an auction held after the race. The photo shows the Team joined by two personnel from Santander (Back Left to right: Mark Paine (Rokill Area Manager), Brian Duffin (Rokill Chief Technical Officer), Alec McQuin (Rokill Managing Director), Dave Perrett (Rokill Operations Manager)
Everybody had a great time but the professional drivers don't have anything to worry about!
Successful External Audit Renews ISO Accreditation
After two days of detailed auditing carried out by Isoqar Ltd, we are pleased to announce that Rokill has had its UKAS accredited Quality (ISO9001:2008), Environmental (ISO14001:2004) and Occupational Health and Safety (ISO18001:2007) Standards renewed.
Rokill are confident that such accreditation provides our clients with peace of mind and shows our comittment to providing a value for money service with exceptional high standards.
Carolyn Pither, the Isoqar auditor, stated:
"The technicians were very professional, enthusiastic and completely understood the work being undertaken, they were also fully aware of the sensitivity of both the work and environment in which they were operating."
Royal Warrant awarded for another 5 years
We are delighted that Rokill have been reawarded The Queen's Royal Warrant for a further 5 year period. Only 850 companies in the world hold Royal warrants and across a wide sector of industry and commerce. Warrant Holders are united by their commitment to the highest standards of service and excellence.
Christmas cheer goes to a good cause
Early January saw Rokill hold its Christmas Party. As well as the usual Disco our staff enjoyed a hearty meal and a fun Casino at The Haven Hotel, Poole . During the evening a raffle was held with prizes kindly donated by the following companies:
Pestwest, Killgerm, Roman, Vidal, Ratpak, FJB Hotels, Tower supplies, Huck and Fudges Bakery.
With Rokill's donation a sum of £1,910 was collected at the end of the evening. This was donated to the Victoria Education Centre, Lindsay Road, Branksome, Poole and will be helping them build a hydrotherapy pool.
We would like to thank everyone who donated or supported this event.
Rokill News 2009
What a year 2009 was! Despite the recession our clients have remained supportive and we have continued to provide the high level of service tailored to them.
Thank you for your continued support.
Fellowship of SOFHT
Chris Turner, general manager of Rokill, had reason to celebrate. At its annual luncheon held in London during November, the Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SOFHT) awarded him a fellowship of the Society.
SOFHT fellowships are awarded at the discretion of the SOFHT council to members who have contributed exceptional and outstanding service to the Society.
“Since its inception, SOFHT has only awarded 29 fellowships so I feel highly honoured to be recognised in such a manner,” said Chris.
Chris Turner (left) and Alan Lacey of Sainsbury’s receive their
awards from Jonathon Bayne (centre) chairman of the society.
Roll over Jensen Button
Rokill were pleased to support our clients at The Abbey Help the Hospices Charity 3 Hour Kart Race in June. The event raised almost £27,000 and helped Abbey/Santander raise £198,000 over the year for this charity.
Our intrepid team of ace drivers took turns in completing the 3 hour endurance race but, alas, they were pipped to the post by the majority of the competition!
Rear right to left (Alec McQuin, Rokill Managing Director
and Chris Turner, Rokill General Manager)
Front right to left (Dave Perrett, Rokill Operations Manager,
Stan Tedford, Rokill Surveyor and an addition to the team)
New Rokiller Ceiling Discreet Electric Fly Killer
The SKY is the limit!
Innovative, discreet and stylish;
the ROKILLER CEILING DISCREET is designed to fit easily and discreetly into suspended ceilings.
This easy to service unit is attractive and modern, making it perfect for front of house areas such as convenience stores and supermarkets where space is limited.
This discreet unit avoids the catch from being seen and prevents fly fall-out, enabling the unit to be mounted above aisles, controlling insect infestations in public spaces.
The ROKILLER CEILING DISCREET is discreet and also attracts insects from 360o providing you with the very best control.
The durable metal unit is ideal for inclusion into new and exisiting suspended ceilings with tiles 24" x 24" / 600mm x 600mm
Royal Warrant Holders Association Hyde Park Half Marathon
A big WELL DONE to Stan Tedford, Rokill Surveyor and resident "Iron Man", who ran a time of 1 hour 41 mins at the Half Marathon held Sunday 11th October 2009 at Hyde Park, London. He joined 15,000 athletes (supporting 150 charities) and celebrities such as Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Nell McAndrew. The conumate athlete that he is, Stan was slighylt disappointed with his time although he was extremely pleased to have run part of the distance with Chris Chataway who had helped Roger Bannister pace himself for breaking the 4 minute mile!
ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001
Following several extensive external audits, Rokill have retained the Quality Management Systems Standard ISO9001. We have also achieved Environmental Standard ISO14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Standard OHSAS18001:2007.
Our belief in operating safely and in a responsible manner is now clear for all to see. We hope that it will enable your auditors to see we comply with these internationally recognised standards. Should you have any further queries please visit http://www.isoqar.com
RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Award Winner 2009
Rokill Limited is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Heath and Safety Awards in 2009.
Rokill's second consecutive Gold Medal Award was presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, National Exhibition Centre, on Thursday, May 14, alongside Safety & Health Expo 2009, the UK’s premier health and safety at work exhibition.
David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Manager, said; “Rokill Ltd has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others. Entering the RoSPA Awards reinforces the message that good health and safety is good for business and clearly demonstrates an organisations's dedication to improving performance in this crucial area.”
Brian Duffin, Chief Technical Officer was recognised by RoSPA as operating safely for 6 consecutive years and said; “Iam very proud to have accepted the Award on behalf of our Team, all of which have safely helped us provide a value for money service to our many clients.”
The RoSPA awards are not just about reducing the number of accidents and cases of ill health at work; they help to ensure that organisations have good health and safety management systems in place.
In the current economic climate, awards are more important than ever because they demonstrate that employees care about their employees and will not let slip their standards of health and safety practice even if times are tough.
The RoSPA Occupation Health and Safety Awards 2009 are sponsored by NEBOSH (The National Examination Board I in Occupational Safety and Health), the leading health and safety professional examining body.
We're Football Crazy!
The Royal Warrant Holders Association Five-A-Side Football Competition was held at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, Burton Court on Saturday 20th June 2009. Our Team displayed their skills and fitness (top row from left to right: Chris Rankin, Richard Smith, Andy Jackson, Scott Reynolds (Bird). Bottom Row left to right: Dave Bolderstone, Toby Legg (Captain), Paul Downham (Bird), Dave Collins (Bird)
Our intrepid athletes were slightly unfortunate in being drawn to play the winners of last year's competition, DHL but they put up a brave fight and lost 3 - 0. They won the next 1 - 0 and drew the next 0 - 0. Unfortunately Scott sustained an injury and played no further part on the pitch but he did manage to start on the beers before the other guys!
They were then put forward for the HRH Prince Henry of Wales Shield where they improved as a team (they had only practiced once) with better communication and despite the warmth sapping their energies, managed to get to the semi finals before losing on penalties.
Everyone played their hearts out and Dave Bolderstone was running around like a whippet for most of the day!