A spotlight on excellence
British Cleaning Council Chairman, Paul Thrupp, shows how various Awards are highlighting excellence in the industry.
It has been a busy time for the cleaning and hygiene sector in terms of awards, with British Cleaning Council (BCC) members being nominated for prestigious accolades while other BCC members have been presenting well- deserved awards to people and organisations in our sector.
Both activities shine a spotlight
on the quality, excellence and innovation which exists within the UK cleaning and hygiene industry.
Our sector was already changing rapidly as we adapted to the green agenda and new technologies when a huge new challenge emerged last year in the shape of the Coronavirus pandemic.
It would have been easy for our industry to crumble under the unprecedented demands of the pandemic but instead, the cleaning and hygiene sector has risen to the challenge admirably, developing new ways of delivering services and going above and beyond to protect the health and safety of others.
Across the industry, we can see this kind of excellence and recent awards activity reflects that. For example, BCC member the British Toilet Association’s (BTA) work with regards to public toilets during the pandemic has been recognised with an award from the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Last year, the BTA developed guidance that contributed to the BSI guide on COVID-19 measures, responded to numerous calls from the media and gave advice to local authorities from all over the UK about public toilet standards in the face of Coronavirus. The BSI award is well-deserved recognition for this important contribution.
Meanwhile, our colleagues at the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) have also had a huge amount of recognition lately. The CIWM was a finalist in six categories of the Association Awards UK – the prestigious awards that recognise excellence among trade associations and membership bodies.
As well as being in the running for Individual Member Association of the Year, CIWM’s CEO Sarah Poulter was finalist for Executive Director of the Year, while two colleagues were also in contention for awards. CIWM’s news and magazine site, Circular Online, and its interactive webinar series were also finalists.
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By the time you read this, the results will have been announced and I am hoping that the CIWM have taken home some first prizes.
It was also fantastic to hear that the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) had been nominated by one of its members for a prestigious in National Association Award. The FWC was praised for the good value and significant benefits its members enjoyed and for the quality of its website and the customer service it provided.
Winners are expected to be announced on 22 April and again I will be keeping my fingers crossed that they take the first prize.
While these awards are all recognition of the excellence of BCC members, our members have also themselves been supporting high standards in our sector.
Last year, cleaning teams at both Rochdale Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council received well-deserved recognition from BCC member the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers (ABCD). The ABCD’s Initiatives Competition fosters and rewards good practice in local authority cleaning services.
Rochdale’s Facilities Management cleaning service won the ABCD’s national competition for its partnership with a local secondary school to provide an intern with a cleaning work placement, while Nottinghamshire was runner up for its innovative Mansfield Bus Station project.
Looking ahead, our colleagues at the Cleaning Support Services Association (CSSA) continue to champion excellence in the cleaning and hygiene sector via their Innovation Showcase. With the support of fellow BCC member, the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), the event celebrates the cleaning industry’s most innovative products, services, and initiatives. Entries are being reviewed during January with the final event taking place in March.
This year, like every other, I’m looking forward to seeing further recognition of the excellence and commitment of everyone within the cleaning and hygiene sector.
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