Common Questions About Our Services

Q. What clients do you currently have?
A . We operate in four main industry sectors: commercial, public, retail and leisure. Our current customers included major international banks and law firms such as Commerzbank and SJ Berwin, whilst our public sector clients include the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Transport for London (TfL) and The Department for Business Innovations & Skills (BIS). We have many retail and leisure customers such as Glasgow's St Enoch Centre, The Bullring, Birmingham, Gunwharf Quays at Portsmouth, Usher Hall in Edinburgh and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon.

Q. Where do you operate?
A. We operate throughout the UK. Our headquarters is in central London, but we have regional offices in Cardiff, Hull, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Most of our operational teams are based at our customers' locations across the country. They are supported by management support teams who work closely with customers at a local, area and regional level.

Q. What is your policy on the environment?
A. We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously and work constantly to ensure that we meet – and exceed - the relevant environmental standards, including IS0 14001. In addition to using cleaning products, equipment and solutions with the least environmental impact, we continuously train and update all our teams about environmental policies. We work with our clients to help improve their own environmental, waste management and recycling programmes. Since 2007, we've reduced our Head Office electricity use by 20% and we're working to lower the environmental impact of our vehicle emissions and cutting our use of paper, water, hazardous substances and materials.

Q. Do you offer any other services besides cleaning?
As well as our broad-ranging cleaning services, we provide other support services for our clients. Our facilities management services such as plumbing, air conditioning, decorating and small building work help maintain our clients' sites whilst our security, pest control, landscaping and vending machine management ensure the highest standards for all our clients. We also provide many of the people who work on our clients sites, such as porters, cloakroom and post-room staff, as well as customer service and reception/administration teams. We also provide a range of services to assist and improve our clients environmental programmes, such as recycling and waste management.

Q. How long has GBM been in business?
The company was founded in 1987. Today, the company employs more than 2000 people and has an annual turnover in excess of £40 million.

Q. How do I apply for a job with GBM?
You can apply by clicking here or you can visit our Vacancies page to see our current list of vacancies. All our vacancies are processed initially through this website and then sent to the relevant centre/location manager – at their particular location/site.