The countdown is on for the ICCA


Industry Awards 2026 The wait is almost over: on Friday 16 October 2026, the Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) will open the doors of the Round Room at Dublin’s historic Mansion House for the ICCA Industry Awards 2026, a night which has become the unmissable highlight of the contract cleaning calendar.


More than 300 guests from across the industry will gather to celebrate the sites, teams and individuals raising the bar for professional cleaning in Ireland, with 17 award categories spanning five themes: Site-Specific Excellence, Business Excellence, Team & Company Recognition, Individual Achievement and Overall Excellence.


This year’s judging panel, led by Lynn Webster and Lorraine Larman, has had no easy task. Entries across every category have been exceptionally strong, and by all accounts the competition has been toughly contested. This is a genuine reflection of how far standards have risen across the sector in the past 12 months.


Entrants are competing across the following categories:


• Educational Buildings – Higher Education • Healthcare – Acute • Healthcare – Non-Acute • Manufacturing • Retail Buildings • Offices Over 50,001 Sq. Ft. • Offices Up to 50,000 Sq. Ft. • Best Cleaned Premises by a Small Company • Training & People Development Award • Cleaning Team of the Year • Technological Innovation/Digital Transformation Award • Support Staff Award


• Rising Star • Overall Excellence


All winners will be revealed at the event, with site category winners competing for the Overall Excellence award, the ultimate recognition for the best of the best in Irish contract cleaning this year.


The ICCA Industry Awards 2026 would not be possible without the generous support of their sponsors, whose backing reflects the strength and ambition of the wider industry. Sponsors include Headline sponsor Bunzl Ireland, Gold sponsor MG Hygiene, Silver sponsors Kärcher and Diversey, and Bronze sponsors Kimberly-Clark Professional, Bailey Hygiene and Tork. The ICCA would like to thank each of these organisations for their commitment to celebrating excellence across the industry.


With record entries, a formidable judging process and an atmosphere that promises to be electric, this year’s ceremony is shaping up to be the biggest yet. For further details on the evening, including how to book tables, please visit the ICCA Industry Awards Page below.


www.irishcontractcleaningassociation.ie/ 2026-awards-new/


Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards 2027:


Nominations are open Nominations have opened for the Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards 2027, and we’re inviting you to tell us what you think have been the best products, innovations and services in the cleaning, hygiene and waste industries over the past 12 months or so.


The Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards have been a celebration of the finest innovations and the time-tested solutions that the cleaning and hygiene industry has to offer for almost a decade and a half – and are the only industry awards with winners voted on directly by you, our readers.


In the Tomorrow's Cleaning Awards 2026, Rubbermaid Commercial Products’ Executive Series Housekeeping Cart came out victorious following months of voting, with ASK ALFRED from ecosense Cleaning arriving in second place, while Principle Cleaning Service’s Vertical Services rounded out the top three.


The Top 10 was a mix of innovations and industry favourites, with entrants from every corner of the industry


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vying for victory across nearly three months of intense voting. It was a close-run affair as the public’s votes kept things interesting and the entire Top 20 were quite close together in terms of votes.


If you would like to put forward a product or service for the Tomorrow’s Cleaning Awards 2027, or think your company or client deserves recognition for their products or services, please let us know. To nominate for this year’s awards, email Martin HERE with the name of your favourite and why it should be included. We're accepting submissions until end of play Wednesday 30 September 2026.


martin@opusbm.co.uk


From these nominations, the finalists will be selected and included in a comprehensive Awards Guide, which will be launched at the end of 2026 to allow readers to find out more about each nominee. Public voting will open before Christmas 2026 and will close Monday 15 March 2027, with the Top 3 announced on social media shortly afterwards, and the full Top 10 in our April 2027 issue.


www.tomorrowscleaning.com/tomorrows- cleaning-awards


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