Out with the old and in with the new
February 26th 2007

A wave of ambitious new directors is set to change the cleaning industry’s landscape according to analysts, Plimsoll. The firm says almost a thousand new appointments have been made at director level over the past 18 months in an industry with 2,864 directors in total.

According to Plimsoll, new blood represents a transformation of the industry, with new ideas, renewed focus and different ways of working.

Senior analyst David Pattison says: “There has never been a more important time to take note not just of the companies you are doing business with, but of the decision makers behind those companies. We all know that companies don’t do business with companies – people do business with people. But the people are changing, and firms will be caught out and lose business as a result, simply because they took a customer, competitor or supplier for granted on the basis of an older management style.”

“The reasons for the new appointments are varied. Some have been taken on with the direct objective of finding a buyer for the company, while others look as if they have been appointed to see through a management buyout. Whatever the reason, this wave of new blood is simply the start. More than 15% of directors are over the age of 60, and we will see yet more evolution in the not too distant future.”

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