NEWS
BCC PUBLISHES SURVEY INTO UK
CLEANING INDUSTRY The BCC has published a survey examining changes in the UK cleaning industry over a six-year period up to 2014. The study looks in detail at a number of key industry areas such as; employment, wages, demographics, and company turnover.
The Council was asked to collect the UK data by the European Federation of Cleaning Industries, and the figures will be added to EFCI stats over the next few months to provide a Europe- wide picture.
BCC Chairman, Simon Hollingbery, said: “Up until 2012, gathering statistics like this was usually done by the now defunct Asset Skills Sector
ORGANISERS DECLARE ISSA/ INTERCLEAN A
SUCCESS Organisers of the ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam trade show have dubbed the four-day show a huge success, as more than 30,000 cleaning professionals from 134 countries made the journey to the RAI Amsterdam.
Amsterdam was bathed in glorious sunshine for the duration of the exhibition, as visitors from across the globe came to see the latest that the cleaning industry has to offer, including hundreds of new product innovations.
The sunny weather made the Outdoor Demo Show more popular than ever. Once inside, the visitors enjoyed countless activities on exhibitor stands: a break-dance performance, caricature cartoonist, a Marilyn Monroe stand-in and even a virtual reality demonstration boosting the experience. More visitors spent three days at the show floor, resulting in a vibrant exhibition and one of the busiest shows ever.
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Council, using Government funding. That’s no longer an option, so this survey shows that the BCC can step up to the plate when asked, and fulfil these important functions on behalf of the UK cleaning industry.”
The full report is 16 pages, and contains many statistical tables and detailed information across facilities services, cleaning and landscape services, and makes a comparison with economic performance in the UK as a whole.
For instance, the total UK turnover in 2014 was £3.6trillion, and the ‘Services to Buildings and Landscape Activities’ sector turnover was £23bn or 0.64% of UK total. Further breakdown by industry reveals that 49% of the sector’s turnover was from the ‘Combined Facilities Support Activities’ industry, while ‘Cleaning Activities’ makes up just over a third of the sector turnover.
The report also highlights that the UK cleaning industry relies on migrant labour more heavily than other economic sectors, with 24% of workers having a non-UK nationality, compared to the average of 18% across other industries.
There’s also detailed information about the market leaders, with Interserve, OCS Group and Mitie being the three biggest players in the UK.
The full survey will be made available free of charge to all BCC members. Other interested parties can purchase the survey from the BCC Secretariat for £100. Interested parties can contact Pat at
info@britishcleaningcouncil.org.
“The success of ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam was the great atmosphere throughout the RAI complex,” said Rob den Hertog, Manager ISSA/Interclean at RAI Amsterdam. “From the Award Ceremony on the opening day of the show to the many business contacts on the exhibition floor, from the high degree of knowledge exchange at the complementary ISSA seminar programme and the innovations in the InnovationLAB to the networking fun at the various social gatherings, ISSA/Interclean was the place to
be. Now the work starts for ISSA/ Interclean Amsterdam 2018, we look forward to it!”
Over four days a total of 30,289 professionals from 134 countries visited the show, and organisers have reported that the international share of attendees also keeps growing, with 76% of the visitors coming from outside the Netherlands. The largest growth came from Oceania, Western Africa and Southeast Asia.
Read our full review of the show on page 30.
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