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Project 1

- Riyadh KSA -

The Main Hospital is a 181-bed hospital with specialty clinics for diagnosing and treating diseases. The rehabilitation Hospital is a 92-bed hospital offering multiple levels of care, including inpatient, day rehabilitation, and outpatients' services, a 224-bed Children Specialized Hospital and a 120-bed Women Specialized Hospital. In addition to the hospitals, King Fahad Medical City has 17 fully-equipped main operation rooms and supports the largest number of Intensive Care Beds in the region. Total bed space is currently 1,200.

We conducted specialized bio-aerosol pathogen sampling in several locations of the facility.

Project 2

- Bangladesh -

The Azim Group is a multi-national holding company based in Bangladesh. They have been involved in the RMG, Ready Made Goods, and garment manufacturing sector since its inception in Bangladesh in the early 1980s. Today, Azim Group has about 20 manufacturing units in both the cities of Dhaka and Chittagong, with over 26,000 employees and serves clientele worldwide.

GICC LLC was called in because of our specialized garment industry expertise in measuring, monitoring and controlling biological contaminants affecting products for shipment worldwide. A complete supply chain assessment was conducted from thread manufacture, to dying, weaving, shipment to factories for production, the factories themselves and post production shipping worldwide.

Extensive testing and monitoring of shipment conditions during the ocean voyage to the final destination resulted in a specific protocol to reduce and/or eliminate the problems. One USA based client reported a yearly saving in excess of US $2.5 million on lost goods.

Project 3

- Salisbury, N.C. -

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, operates more than 1,100 grocery stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. When the corporate headquarters was undergoing renovation GICC LLC was called in to identify and quantify some visible pathogen growth in different locations. Employees were transferred to portable offices during the renovation process and our assessment and protocol helped to speed up work and see that it was completed in such a manner as to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.

Project 4

- Asheville, N.C. -

Warren Wilson is the country’s only liberal arts college with a national student body and integrated work and service programs. Through a blend of strong academics, work and service called the Triad, students graduate not only with a rigorous liberal arts education, but also with skills such as problem-solving and team leadership that equips them for life. It’s an innovative approach to a well-rounded education that has stood the test of time.

GICC LLC has conducted numerous biological assessments as building have been constructed, renovated and repaired. The goal has always been to ensure that all students, faculty and visitors have the safest, healthiest environment in which to spend their academic time.