Name:
Andrew Willis
Year of birth:
1959
Qualifications
June 1991 City and Guilds 764 1 Cleaning/Science
Feb 1991 BICS Operators Proficiency 1, 2, and 3
June 1991 BICS Appointed Assessor
June 1992 City and Guilds 764 2 Cleaning/Science
Lincs Tec June 1997 Skills Certificate for Development Programme Small Business & Auditing
Grimsby College August 2004 NEBOSH Certificate
Courses Attended
East London August 1992 Dale Carnegie Sales & Marketing Course
LM August 2000 Health and Safety Course
C I E H June 2001 Health and Safety Course
Spanset June 2003 Working at Height & PPE Inspection
Spanset June 2003 Fall Arrest Inspection
Appointments: In Reverse Chronological Order:
Time Consultancy May 2000-current
Consultant/Auditor Boston Lincolnshire / Nationwide Coverage
Nature of Business: Working at Height & Access Consultancye
Employed as an auditor/safety consultant responsibilities include the auditing of safety systems within commercial properties on a nationwide basis. Specialising in working at height the consultancy encompasses all safety provisions for safe access and egress to properties and places of work. Surveying and the completion of various procedures including safe access statements and strategies, specialise in risk assessment and management systems. Extensive experience within safe systems of work, method statements and general health and safety law. Responsible for the development of the SIAC Safety in Access scheme. In addition, represent the company within a consultancy position for high level cleaning and building fabric restoration works. Overall: My main responsibility is to ensure the consistent development of the auditing process.
Linden Management May 2000-current
Consultant/Auditor Lincolnshire / Nationwide Coverage Nature of Business: Health & Safety Management Consultancy
Duties and Responsibilities:
Employed within a freelance capacity to provide health and safety audits and the development of Safety Management Systems. In addition ISO Quality Management Systems. Employed as an auditor to complete contractor audits for various companies within the SIAC Safety In Access Contractor Scheme
Boston Publishing Ltd October 1998 - May 2000
Managing Editor Boston Lincs / Nationwide coverage Nature of Business: Trade publications BMS - Building Maintenance and Services & TFM - Total Facilities Management
Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities included editorial content control, sales, and production of BMS and TFM. Both magazines focusing on general building and facilities management with a strong focus on the provision of safety within the workplace. In addition, achieving display advertising sales targets. developed and improved administration to all departments and had an active involvement in implementing new software and general innovation ideas for the development of Boston Publishing Limited.
Reason for leaving - To join Time Consultancy
Prosol Façade Access April 1994 Oct 1998
Managing Director London with Nationwide coverage
Nature of Business: Access & Specialist Cleaning Company
Included all aspects of developing and managing suspended access equipment and cleaning company. Key accounts development and control of direct marketing. Implemented a quality management system becoming the first cradle company in the UK to achieve ISO 9002. Implemented and set up a safety management system and was designated total responsibility for the development of an advanced safety culture within the company. Sold business to NIM Suspended Access
Kobi Group Plc Sept 1992 April 1994
General Manager East London
Nature of Business: Suspended Access and Cleaning
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties included general development and management. I was responsible in establishing new sales directives and implementing a sales and marketing with clear objectives for the company expansion into the cleaning industry with a new combined service. Set up a quality assurance system and had full responsibility for health and safety. Introducing and developing the control of risk assessment. Reason for leaving - Left Kobi to start Prosol Façade Access
The Clean Group May 1986 - September 1992
Manager Nature of Business: Contract Cleaning Company
St James’s of Piccadilly April 1980 - May 1986
Manager Nature of Business: Contract Cleaning Company
The Great International Cleaning Company August 1975 - April 1980
Nature of Business: Contract Cleaning Company
Window Cleaner
All cleaning companies based City of London or South London
Key Projects:
Broadgate Estates Complex
Canary Wharf
Vauxhall Cross M16
St Enoch Shopping Centre, Glasgow
1 Embankment Place
Dun & Bradstreet
Beaufort House, EC3
Personal Interest /Achievements:
Photography
Managing youth football
Developing a unique system for removing calcium staining from glass


