Country's top cleaners recognised at Golden Service Awards 2011
January 10th 2012

Some of the UK & Ireland’s top cleaners and cleaning companies have been revealed at this year’s Golden Service Awards,organised by Kimberly-Clark Professional, in partnership with the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA).

At a glittering awards ceremony , a total of 19 gongs were dished out to deserving winners across 18 categories. There was a particularly strong showing from the Retail sector, which provided the winners in five categories.They included Integrated Cleaning Management, which scooped the award for Best Cleaned Premises – Large Retail Establishment for its work at Marks & Spencer’s flagship store at Marble Arch in central London.

The Public Sector also accounted for five awards.The prize for Best Cleaned Premises – Public Sector Buildings was taken home by Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists for its work at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

There were loud cheers for Tomasz Patykiewicz from Cagney Contract Cleaning, who was named as the Kimberly-Clark Professional Cleaner of the Year for his work at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Also celebrating was Sue Brown from Aramark, who was named the British Cleaning Council’s Site Supervisor of the Year for her role at New College,Durham.

For the first time in the history of the Golden Service Awards, there was a tie in one category. The award for Best Cleaned Premises – Educational Establishment was shared by Julius Rutherfoord Commercial Cleaning Services for South Thames College in London, and VINCI Construction UK for Mexborough School in South Yorkshire.

This year’s Golden Service Awards received a total of 133 entries from across the UK and Ireland. Judges selected 79 finalists from which the 19 winners were chosen. For a full list of winners see: /www.goldenserviceawards.co.uk/

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