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35 YEARS YOUNG As we kick off 2017, the British Cleaning Council are beginning celebrations for their
35th anniversary. Here, Lee Baker, PR & Media Manager for the BCC, discusses how the council has developed over the past 35 years, and lets us know how they will be celebrating their landmark year.
I hope you all had a suitably relaxing festive break, and are now back galvanised for the year ahead.
This year marks a very important milestone for the BCC as it is 35 years since its formation in 1982.
To mark this the Council will be using a special ‘35th logo’ on the website and letterheads. In addition there will be a special birthday cake and other festivities planned for the Cleaning Show in March.
Also, we’re collating old press clippings, photos and articles, to build up a better understanding of the BCC’s history, as there isn’t a lot of information on public record before the birth of the internet.
We do know that the BCC was formed in 1982 by three industry insiders; David Watt, Terence King and Robert Burtinshaw, who all felt that the UK cleaning industry needed to speak with one voice.
They wanted the Council to be properly funded so it could lobby government, and also fund grass roots projects.
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With that in mind they got together with an exhibition organiser and set up a joint venture to promote national and regional cleaning exhibitions.
That enterprise today is the Cleaning Show, which this March opens for the second time at the London Excel, after a successful regional show in Manchester in 2016.
Over the years profits from the Cleaning Show have allowed the BCC to fund important projects like the British Toilet Association’s UK toilet map app, and the Federation of Window Cleaners SAM safety scheme.
The cleaning industry has progressed enormously from those days in the early 80s, but many of the core beliefs and principles that the BCC had in its original mission statement are still important today, things like; public health, education and training, waste and sustainability.
New ideas and new technology have of course transformed the industry. Everybody now works in a much more sustainable way and
new equipment and gadgets have improved productivity both on the front line and in the office.
But the public’s attitude to the cleaning industry has also changed over the years, and the BCC has played a big part in that. The Council has campaigned vociferously for the professionalisation of the industry, for better training and education, and to make the case to clients that a trained workforce is ultimately safer and more productive.
It’s been a slow journey, but looking back over 35 years it’s noticeable just how much the landscape has changed. Those founding members of the BCC were right that change can only come if the industry speaks with one voice and I’m sure that will be the case for the next 35 years as well.
So today’s Council members want to put together a more comprehensive history of the BCC, so future generations can better understand developments in the industry. If you have a photo or an article or clipping that you feel might be of interest, please do get in touch at:
lee@britishcleaningcouncil.org
twitter.com/TomoCleaning
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