Citadel Saves 50,000 Wild Honey Bees!

Citadel’s beliefs and ethics were called into action when they suddenly became the home to over 50,000 wild honey bees. Just like any other company, Citadel was alarmed at the idea of wild bees being so close in proximity to its employees and pedestrians and their safety possibly being threatened. As an environmental company, Citadel not only works with many companies to bring safety and sustainability to the forefront, but they practice it as well.

Citadel was aware of the option to bring in an exterminator and have them removed and killed, but then that would be going against their company ethics, so they pursued other alternatives. They found help from a bee specialist, Chris Carr who works at Shangri-La (Citadel’s client) who was more than willing to help in this quest to save the wild honey bees. The process took more than 9 hours and after a few stings, Mr. Carr was able to get the bees to their new home at C & C’z Beez where they are continuing to make wild honey.

Citadel is more than proud to say that they did not contribute to the current honey bee hive shortage by only relying on one option. With a little time, research and in Citadel’s circumstances, luck, they were able to stick to their ethics and beliefs and remain a positive example.

Specs+Spaces Article - Citadel Environmental Services: Greening the Workplace

An article was published from Dunn-Edwards Specs + Spaces, recognizing Citadel not only for its work in helping companies Go Green, but also for setting a great example as to how beneficial being Green can be!

Specs+Spaces Citadel Environmental Services: Greening the Workplace

August, 2009 - Citadel Named 18th Best Company To Work For in LA, by Los Angeles Business Journal

Citadel was named the #18th Best Place to Work in LA, by the Los Angeles Business Journal.  The award's intent is to identify the best places of employment in Los Angeles County, benefiting the region's economy, its workforce, and businesses.

Citadel was recognized in the medium-sized category for excelling in:

• - Employee Satisfaction
• - Employee Growth Opportunities
• - Employee Benefits
• - Employee Training

The first part of the award was an evaluation of each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics and the second part consisted of an employee survey to measure employee experience. "To truly be considered a great place to work, a company must do more than give its workers generous benefits and a good salary," said Richard Clough, LA Business Journal. "The Best Places to work often foster an environment of respect and recognition rooted in interpersonal relationships among employees at all levels."

Best Companies Group managed the survey process with assistance from ModernThink LLC, who analyzed the data to determine the rankings. Citadel was honored at the Best Places to Work in LA awards reception on August 5, 2009, hosted by the Los Angeles Business Journal at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.