DEDICATED TO CLEANING
Recognising individuals’ long-term contributions to their industry is commonplace across many sectors, and it’s quite right that cleaning is no different, says Ceris Burns, MD of Ceris Burns International, sponsor of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 European Cleaning and Hygiene Awards.
It’s all too common to hear that people ended up in the cleaning industry ‘by accident’ or that they just ‘fell into it’, but, no matter how people enter the industry, it offers the opportunity for a long and rewarding career. It is therefore fitting to have the Lifetime Achievement Award, which distinguishes those who make significant contributions to the sector over a significant period of time.
As an agency that specialises in international PR for the cleaning and facilities management industry – helping to raise its profile and improve people’s perceptions – we think it is very appropriate that we sponsor this particular award. After all, it highlights the achievements of someone who, over the course of their career, has made contributions of outstanding significance to the cleaning sector. We are proud to be able to help shine a light on those achievements and what they represent in the sector.
With this year marking our 10th anniversary, it seems especially apt for us to be involved in this award. After all we’ve seen a lot of people come and go in the industry, and have seen who has had a long career and what they’ve done to achieve their success.
COOKING UP A
SUCCESSFUL RECIPE The inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award was presented last year to Doug Cooke of Principle Cleaning in the UK.
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Doug has established a successful and socially responsible cleaning company.
Doug has worked to promote the interests of the professional cleaning sector through his involvement with cleaning industry organisations, including the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA), British Cleaning Council (BCC), European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI) and World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC).
We are proud to be able to help shine a light on those
achievements and what they represent in the sector.
Speaking at last year’s ceremony in Barcelona following his award win, Doug said: “I’m absolutely blown away, it’s a complete surprise. Of course I’m absolutely thrilled, delighted and honoured to win it. It’s thanks to the people in the rest of my business, managers, directors and everybody else who allow me the time to go away and spend promoting the cleaning industry.”
WHO’S NEXT? We are really looking forward to this year’s award ceremony on 9 November at the Parco Dei Principi Grand Hotel, Rome, Italy, when we find out who the
next award goes to; we know they’ll be a worthy and deserving winner.
The dedication and commitment it takes to win a European Cleaning & Hygiene award says a lot about the industry as a whole. It plays a significant part in keeping our environment clean and hygienic, and is something worthy of spending time and energy on. It should not be dismissed as something unskilled and menial.
Awards like these help to develop the industry’s image and make it more likely that involvement in it will be a career of choice not circumstance.
THE JUDGES Unlike the other awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award is determined solely by the judging panel, rather than being open to submitted entries.
This year’s judges are: Michelle Marshall, Editor, European Cleaning Journal; Juan Diez de los Rioz de San Juan, President, asociación professional de empresas de limpieza (ASPEL); Johannes Bungart, Director, Federal Guild Association of the Cleaning Trade (BIV); and Lynn Webster, Director, Lynn Webster Consultants.
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