PRESS RELEASE: GJK Cleaning Public housing Victoria

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In the earliest days of the Public Tenant Employment Program (PTEP), the estates and its residents were in dire need of change. Prior to GJK Facility Solutions taking on the contract in 2003, the estates were characterised by unemployment, crime, poor delivery of cleaning services, and a vacancy rate of up to 40 percent. Accustomed to receiving a poor standard of maintenance services, public tenants were generally skeptical of GJK and their staff, which added to the challenges of recruiting public tenants to their teams.

We realised that in employing some of the most socially and financially disadvantaged individuals in society, some of whom were second or even third generation unemployed, we would need to employ significant innovation, planning, and leadership.

A RARE ALLIANCE: COMMUNITY, BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT

It was clear early on that GJK would need to work as part of a collaborative partnership in order to wholly understand the issues of the estates to ensure the project was a success. To address these concerns, we forged important partnerships that would give us the greatest chance of success. These included:

The Office of Housing (Victoria), empowered by the people of Victoria to set policy around public housing,

GJK Facility Services, an experienced commercial cleaning contractor and project manager, and

The Brotherhood of St Laurence, a community organisation that would play an important role in providing additional support services to the long-term unemployed

This rare alliance of community, business and government signalled a new way of doing business for GJK, and set an innovative relationship model for the entire industry. We were extremely honoured that this successful collaboration captured the minds and imaginations of business leaders across the world, and in 2006, GJK became the first Australian company in the world to win the prestigious CoreNet Global H. Bruce Russell Global Innovators Award.

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Name: GJK Media relationsCompany: GJK media realtionsEmail: [email protected]Phone: 1800635983

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December 4, 2023/by Reland Pigte

About GJK media realtions

With over 30 years’ experience, GJK is a leading provider of facility services, committed to providing better experiences to our customers. We’re here to solve problems. We do this through our greatest assets. Our people. We recruit and retain the best. With a workforce of over 2,500 and a national footprint, we can meet needs locally while supporting our customers at a national level. Safety is at the heart of everything we do. We believe all injuries are preventable and can be achieved through a strong safety culture. Living by the motto “you see it, you own it” empowers our people to speak out or stop work if they feel their safety, or the safety of others, is at risk. We are committed to providing better experiences and we do this by listening to what our customers have to say. Our D3 model, Discover, Design, Deliver, encourages a collaborative approach, ensuring we design bespoke, innovative service solutions. Be it optimisation, productivity or cost efficiencies issues, we deliver the results needed for our customers’ business. WITH LONG-STANDING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTRACT TENURES OF OVER 8 YEARS, ACROSS A DIVERSE RANGE OF MARKETS, WE ARE A PROVEN PARTNER TO WORK WITH. HISTORY GJK originated from a family commercial cleaning business in 1985. George Stamas has worked for national and international cleaning companies in various executive roles and in 1987 become founder and owner of GJK Facility Services. George had a vision of providing something different to the cleaning industry. Fast-forward 30+ years and we have moved from being just a commercial cleaning company to a multi-disciplinary facility services business. Today we are providing cleaning, restoration, grounds, projects & maintenance and facility services to a diverse range of markets. He is still actively involved in the business today as Managing Director. George Stamas

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