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BCC releases latest research report
Some interesting insights on the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector have been revealed by the British Cleaning Council’s (BCC) 2022 research report.
The report stated the number of sector businesses grew to 69,005 in 2021 and the number of employees working in the sector remained static at 1.47 million, according to the latest statistics. The number of people employed in cleaning, hygiene, and waste in 2021 was approximately 5% of the UK workforce, ensuring the industry remains one of the top 10 biggest in the UK.
The industry contributed £58.9bn to the UK economy in 2019, up from the previous year, showing that it went into the COVID-19 pandemic in robust health. All subsectors, bar landscape service activities, saw a year-on-year growth in turnover up to 2021.
The report recorded that turnover in the sector increased by 22% from 2015 to 2021, a similar figure to growth in the economy as a whole, further showing the strength of the cleaning industry.
It also noted sector staff had been on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, with the current pressures, increased workloads, and ongoing uncertainty leaving many exhausted.
The BCC releases an annual research report packed with interesting and revealing facts and figures about the sector. This year’s report said that the number of sector businesses grew from nearly 66,420 in 2020 but included many opportunistic firms starting up during the pandemic.
The BCC and members have previously warned that consumers need to be wary of purchasing cleaning products and services from the many rogue traders which sprang up during the pandemic to profit from public alarm about COVID-19.
The report said that the cleaning and hygiene industry directly employed over 941,000 people in 2021, 2% less than
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the previous year. The much higher figure quoted above includes cleaning across other industries such as public services and hospitality. Many BCC member organisations have also reported a greater interest in firms joining.
A BCC survey of the sector during the first year of the pandemic demonstrated how variable the impact of COVID-19 had been on the industry, with some sectors and businesses seeing work drying up and staff going into furlough, while others saw a boom in demand.
The research also found that the cleaning and hygiene industry was quite competitive and nearly nine in 10 firms were microbusinesses, employing less than 10 individuals. It also identified some challenges for the sector, including a record number of job vacancies, saying employers in the sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they’re to win the ‘frantic’ battle for workers. With 27% of the workforce aged over 55 years, the industry also needs to do more to attract younger staff.
In terms of training, it also highlighted the ‘good headway’ made with the proposal for a Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship. A repeated request across all areas of the industry is the need for basic, entry level qualifications.
BCC Chairman, Jim Melvin, said: “It’s clear going into the pandemic that the industry was arguably in good shape in as much as it was growing and maintaining its position as one of the top 10 biggest sectors in the UK and continuing to contribute a huge amount to the UK economy.
“Clearly, we do not yet have the more recent figures which will show the full impact of the pandemic immediately and in the longer term. It’s also possible that the decline in numbers directly employed by the industry in 2021 is the first sign of the current severe staffing problems, and next year’s report will give a clearer picture.”
For a free digital copy of the research report, email
compsec@britishcleaningcouncil.org.
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