Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 7

17 18 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 MI LLENNIUM NEW ZEALAND good service to our clients.” A core part of Millennium New Zealand’s work culture is dedication to the careful consideration of all staff needs. As well as encouraging long- term employment in an industry that usually has a high turnover in staff populations, Millennium New Zealand is committed to hiring and supporting employees with varying backgrounds, requirements and skills. “We employ all people, and we like to see what they can do,” says O’Neill. “That includes people that are returning to work or people that have learning difficulties. We look at how we can get people back into the workforce through entry level cleaning positions. Often, it’s about how you respond to the challenges that come from a varied workforce that creates a unique personality for the business and overall operating model.” Millennium New Zealand also rewards their employees for quality work – mutual respect cleaning for retail spaces, commercial properties, government buildings and education facilities. This includes general cleaning, retail and food court specialisations, sanitisation cleaning including both surface and fogging systems, commercial and corporate cleaning, and window, specialist and forensic cleaning services. Millennium also provides security in the form of incident reporting, concierge and customer service, static guarding and mobile patrols, asset surveillance, loss prevention, access control, control room monitoring, event security, crowd control, car park management and close personal protection. Millennium’s other services include general maintenance, pest control, waste services management, landscaping, grounds maintenance and handyman services. The company also boasts tailored support services for events, emergencies such as storms and/or flooding, and other situations that may require a rapid, efficient response. Finally, the company offers integrated facilities management services, taking responsibility for delivering multiple property services for clients. Millennium New Zealand has their focus set on cleaning facilities and add-on cleaning services at this time, with plans for the future to continue developing expanded services. Jared O’Neill, National Operations Manager at Millennium New Zealand, provides his unique insight into their overall mission, continued evolution, core values and operations throughout the country. He explains that Millennium New Zealand is committed to providing services of the highest quality to every client, every time, and that this approach has assisted the company in marketing and overall growth. He explains, “In the context of internationally, we are still in a very small market. Every site needs to be a reference site, because when you are a small to medium sized organisation like ourselves, (in the NZ market) you compete with companies three or four times the size. At the moment, we are solely based around the opportunity to deliver a Courtesy of Beth Jennings Photography www.cleaningsupplies.net.nz Auckland 09 358 3881, 0800 269 253 / 0800 2NZCLEAN, 8 Stanway Place, Ellerslie, Auckland 1023 Wellington 0800 269 253 / 0800 2NZCLEAN, 34 Kaiwharawhara Rd, Kaiwharawhara 6035 World-Class & Sustainable NZ Cleaning Supplies are experts in delivering world-class, sustainable cleaning and hygiene solutions. NZ’s No.1 Cleaning Supplies company