The Bluestone News for 2008

Bluestone is going green!

Bluestone is getting greener by the day! We are recycling and reusing more and more both in the office and with the junk from our junk truck. We have been battling with ways that we can get greener and become a more eco friendly company. We are making some big steps such as using recycled paper; recycled business cards and all our office paper, plastic and cans are being recycled. We will keep pushing this as hard as possible and aim to increase what we recycle and re-use through out 2008.

Bluestone is on the push to be carbon neutral!

Bluestone is pushing to be a carbon neutral company. We have assessed what we need to do to make this happen and we are targeting 2008 as the year to put in place all the necessary steps. We will keep you posted how we get on.

Bluestone win 'The Keep Edinburgh Clean' gold award!

Yes we have won the gold! We have had to do lots of things to achieve the gold. One of the projects was to do a clean up of The Water of Leith and another was to adopt a section of Portabello beach. Adopting a section of beach means that three times a year we do a clean up of that section.


Bluestone babies!

Three of our team have just had babies! Adam (a Senior Cleantech Manager) has just had a little girl, Lukasz (a Cleantech Manager) has also just had a little girl and Zbiggy (a Senior Cleantech Manager) has just had a little girl. Congratulations to them all and we look forward to having them at work with bags under their eyes for the coming years!

Bluestone sponsors a winning water polo team!

Bluestone is a very proud sponsor of the Warrender Waterpolo team (specifically some of the kit) and they are having a cracking year. Szymon (Bluestone’s Account Manager) is a member of the team and they have reached the Scottish final this year and we wish them all good luck for all the future.

Bluestone and Peninsula join forces!

Bluestone has retained the consultancy support of Peninsula Business Services Ltd. to develop and promote employment policies and procedures and the health and safety side of the business. This is with a view to creating within the business a climate of good employment practices, employment relations and equal opportunities for all the staff.

Bluestone proves a big hit with their Edinburgh Council contract!

Bluestone has had an Edinburgh Council contract since early in 2007 working with the social care department. The work can be very demanding on our teams and they have coped amazingly well with these jobs. It is not an understatement to say that we have made many peoples lives in the community much better to due our great teams getting their homes back to normal. Well done to all the Bluestone Teams and keep it up!

Bluestone and Starbucks!

Yes we are hanging out with the big guys these days!!! Bluestone have been doing many of the final cleans required prior to opening for lots of the new Starbucks that are popping up all over Scotland during 2008. We look forward to getting on with many more as the year goes on hopefully with the odd free latte thrown in to keep our teams on their toes!

Bluestone gets Edinburgh’s new Holiday Inn up to standard!

If you have been down the Royal Mile lately there is a big Holiday Inn which has been recently built. Bluestone had the big task of being the cleaners on site to get this four story Hotel ready in time for the Holiday Inn inspectors. Thanks to the great Bluestone teams we got it done on time and again showed that we can deal with the larger projects in a very professional and efficient manner.

Bluestone loose one of it great stars during 2008 as Big Jim heads south of the border!

Big Jim who has at Bluestone for several years has headed back to Yorkshire to work with a friend’s marquee company. Jim was a huge asset to Bluestone and he epitomised the Bluestone spirit and service with a huge drive to work and work and work. He is greatly missed by all at Bluestone and Bluestone clients alike. We wish Jim and Caroline all the best on their recent engagement and good luck to them both for their future years together.

Bluestone move to larger premises and make Leith its new home!

Last year Bluestone moved from East Claremont Street to larger premises on West Bowling Green Street. The space and parking are a great benefit for all our vehicles and it has made the whole company a great deal more efficient. If you are in the area pop in and see us, and you may even make you a cup of tea!

What happened to The Bluestone Foundation?

This is a bee in Guys bonnet and he is determined to get it moving. Due to certain difficulties it has not worked as originally planned. Guy will be looking at it again during 2009 with a plan to getting a project up and running as soon as possible.

Bluestone plan for growth during 2008!

Yes as always we are pushing to grow the business. Having tripled and doubled year on year for a while it is of course difficult to keep going at that pace but Bluestone is determined to not stand still. Year ending March 2008 Bluestone grew by 45% from the last year and this looks like continuing. We want to expand the services over the next few years and as always we will keep you posted on how we get on.