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The past few months have been busy for the cleaning industry, particularly for the British Cleaning Council following the success of the Manchester Cleaning Show. In this month’s ‘View from the BCC’, Lee Baker, PR and Media Manager for the Council, fills us in on what they’ve been up to.
It’s been a busy time for the BCC, with members attending events across the country in recent months.
In April all eyes were on Manchester and the new regional cleaning show. The two day event exceeded everybody’s expectations, with more than 2,500 attending, which was many more than originally anticipated.
It’s proof, if any were needed, that the UK cleaning industry is pretty buoyant at the moment, and with forecasts predicting growth of up to £100million in the contract cleaning sector this year, there’s plenty of room for optimism.
Cleaning show organisers, Quartz Business Media and the BCC, had initially doubted about the viability of a regional show, especially so soon after moving the main show from Birmingham to London. But they took the gamble, and as soon as the doors opened on that first morning all doubts were cast aside. Visitors from right across the UK flocked through the doors, and it was clear they hadn’t just come for a day out, they’d travelled to Manchester to buy, and to find solutions to help their businesses.
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The BCC invited a number of key note speakers and held various seminars on interesting industry topics throughout the two days and these were extremely well attended, and will play a big part in the next show at London’s Excel Arena in March 2017.
The success of the Manchester Cleaning Show means it will be returning to Event City in two years’ time, and it is testament to the industry that there is room for two major cleaning trade events each year, with the appetite for such shows actually growing.
The other recent BCC activity was sponsoring a reception at the Houses of Parliament to mark the end of the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign.
More than 200 people attended the event, which was organised by BCC member Keep Britain Tidy in their role as part of the Tidy Britain All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
The BCC’s voice in Parliament, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, was MC for the proceedings and guests heard from amongst others; Rory Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in Defra,
Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, writer and activist Toby Young, and Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive of Keep Britain Tidy.
As well as saying a big thank you to all the volunteers who took part in the campaign, the event brought BCC members face to face with government ministers, and they got a chance to chat about various issues of concern.
The BCC wanted to get involved with the Tidy Britain APPG, as the scourge of litter and in particular fly-tipping, is an issue that unites most members of the pubic and even politicians, and both Keep Britain Tidy and the BCC want the government to do much more about this.
Getting involved with events at Westminster and playing a part on the Tidy Britain APPG means the BCC can have its voice heard in the corridors of powers, and has a chance to be able to help shape future policy initiatives.
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