Only 5 days to go until winners announced!

The wait is almost over.! On Wednesday 3 December 2025, the professional cleaning and hygiene industry will gather for a gala dinner at the Coventry Building Society Arena for one of the most anticipated events of the year - The Cleaning Excellence Awards 2025.

The prestigious ceremony shines a spotlight on the people, products, and innovations that are shaping the future of the cleaning and FM sectors. From cutting-edge technology and sustainable solutions to exceptional individuals making a difference every day, the awards recognise those driving true excellence across the industry.

An industry united in excellence

Supported by leading industry bodies - The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc), The National Carpet Cleaners Association, The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC), The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), and ISSA - the Cleaning Excellence Awards bring together the very best from every corner of the sector.

With Karcher as the Headline Sponsor, this year’s event promises an unforgettable evening of recognition, inspiration, and celebration.

A night of celebration

Hosting the evening is acclaimed comedian and writer Geoff Norcott — a regular on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Mash Report and Question Time. Known for his witty and thought-provoking humour, Geoff has been described by The Telegraph as “objectively funny regardless of your politics.”

You can book tickets to attend by visiting cleaningexcellenceawards.com

The final shortlist

BEST USE OF DATA AND ANALYTICS IN CLEANING

• Ask Alfred - ecosense
• Caretaking Team at Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
• Mitie Amazon Contract
• Norfolk & Norwich University Healthcare Cleaning Team and Serco
• Synbiotix XClean
• Total Clean

CATERING AND HOSPITALITY HYGIENE AWARD

• ABBA Arena - Mitie Cleaning Team
• CleanEvent Services & 1711 by Ascot (Ascot Racecourse)
• BioVate Hygienics
• Top Mops Event Services

CLEANING & HYGIENE TEAM OF THE YEAR

• ABBA Arena - Mitie Cleaning Team
• Brent cross Town cleaning team - Principle Cleaning Services
• Central endocopy decontamination (Darlington) - Synchronicity Care Ltd
• CleanEvent Services Team at AXA Training Ground and Academy, Liverpool Football Club
• Cleaning and Domestic Services team at Goldsmiths University of London
• CleanTEC Team at Queen Alexandra College
• Discovery Centre – Brilliant Basics Team - Sodexo
• EMCOR UK Account Cleaning Team
• Excellerate Services' Hygiene Team at Selfridges, Oxford Street
• Great Western Hospital Theatre Cleaning Team
• Housekeeping Team - Rainbows Childrens Hospice
• OCS Primark Birmingham High Street

CLEANING OPERATIVE OF THE YEAR

• Alberto Salazar Omonte
• Angelica Collazos Diez
• Mattison Sowah
• Daniela Georghe Savills Workforce+ Cleaning
• Deepa Kurian - University Hospital Southampton
• Emannuel Opara
• Ivy Smith
• Julian Holland - Great Western Hospital
• Marie Robinson
• Michael Downes
• Viv Nairn
• Yrwin Nima Bastidas

CLIENT COLLABORATION AWARD

• Atlas Education and Royal High School Bath
• CleanEvent Services and 1711 by Ascot (Ascot Racecourse)
• CleanTEC Team and E-ACT
• WTW Soft Services Team and OCS
• ISS Facilities cleaning team and VMO2 Property team
• James Cook University Hospital Healthcare Cleaning Team and Serco
• London Designer Outlet and ABM
• Mitie and Community Health Partnerships (CHP)
• OCS and British Land
• HSG UK

CONTRACT CLEANING AWARD

• Louise Allsop - ESS - Compass Group
• Abby Burton - Clearwater Kent
• Christophe Lutundula - Frontline Cleaners Express 
• Donna Shears - DLS contract cleaning Ltd
• Joanna Szymanska - Cleaning Manager - OCS
• Charlotte Trevelyan - Trevelyan Cleaning Services 
• Matthew Wheeldon-Trigg - We Clean Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• BioVate Hygienics
• Cleaning and Domestic Services team at Goldsmiths University of London
• Cleaning Service, Dussmann Facility Management
• Deborah Gardiner - University of Birmingham
• EMCOR UK - Cleaning Services
• OCS Manchester Arndale Housekeeping Team
• Pure Space Healthcare & Mental Health Setting - ISS
• London Designer Outlet, ABM
• STRATTOS Academy

FACILITY MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR

• Clearwater Kent
• Great Western Hospital Infection Control Team and Serco Cleaning Team
• London Designer Outlet and AMB
• Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and Serco

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

• Atlas Education
• Bogdan Sojka - Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital - Serco
• Breathe Out - Proceed Solutions
• CleanEvent Services at Kia Oval
• Critical Cleans LTD
• Sarah Gray, OCS
• Jane Vella and Andrew Atkins - University of Birmingham
• Lindsey Allport - Excellerate Services
• Mitie - NFUM - Anna Kilmke
• Patrick Edova - Excellerate Services
• Ropemaker Place waste team - Principle Cleaning Services

HEALTHCARE HYGIENE AWARD

• Central endocopy decontamination (Darlington) - Synchronicity Care Ltd
• Cockermouth Health Centre Cleaning Team - Mitie
• ISS UK
• Great Western Hospital Theatre Cleaning Team - Serco
• Housekeeping Team - Rainbows Childrens Hospice
• ISS Cleaning Team at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
• Norfolk & Norwich University Healthcare Cleaning Team - Serco

INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

CleanManager

• DRYFT by MotorScrubber
• KIRA CV 50, Karcher
• neuroSense, ecosense
• Origin Secured Digital Cleaning Licence
• P-Wave Slant6 NHS Partnership Urinal Mat
• Phoenix Max (PUDU MT1 Max) - ICE
• Pudu MT1 Robotic Sweeper - University Of Birmingham
• Satino GreenGrow - from Satino by WEPA
• Synbiotix
• Tork OptiServe Toilet Paper System
• V-Air Flow - Vectair Systems

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

• Great Western Hospital Infection Control Team and Serco Cleaning Team
• ISS Facilities cleaning team and VMO2 (Virgin Media / O2) Property Team
• James Cook University Hospital Healthcare Cleaning Team - Serco
• V-Air Flow - Vectair

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Brenda Blake - Excellerate Services
• Broughton Shopping Park
• Clearwater Kent
• Top Mops Event Services
• Jon Harrison and Jade Harris from 3Beee’z Domestic Cleaning & Gardening Services
• June Robison - Excellerate Services
• Midlands carpet cleaners ltd
• Przemyslaw Nowacki - Emcor
• Team 3-University of Birmingham
• Thorn Baker Facilities Management
• Fresh Kleen
• WinVerse LTD

RISING STAR IN THE CLEANING INDUSTRY

• Corey Watts - CleanEvent Services
• Daisy Hunter and Dan Henstock, Cleaning & Support Services Association
• Dane Chambers Asst Soft Services Manager - Great Western Hospital
• Duncan Holdsworth, Technical Director, GV Health
• Giacomo Pala, OCS
• Hayley Shelmerdine, NIC Group
• Ismael Herrera, Anchor Group Services
• Kamila Kalinowska - Mitie
• Muritala Jimoh, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council
• Olape Ogunadele, University of Birmingham
• Suzi Coe, Cleaning Services
• Tayla Simms, Excellerate Services

SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR

• Danielle Merrishaw, Excellerate Services
• David Stickland, University Hospital Southampton
• Demi Townsley, Capital Service Solutions
• Elena Pearce, OCS
• John Rodrigues, EMCOR UK
• Hazel Mendes, St Albans High School for Girls
• Julie Middleton, Rainbows Children's Hospice
• Jane Storr, Excellerate Services
• Kerry Hanvey, Savills
• Melanie Hutter, Mitie
• Ruth Oladotun, University of Birmingham
• Samantha Wilton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council

SUSTAINABLE COMPANY OF THE YEAR

• BioVate Hygienics
• EC H2O NanoClean - Tennant
• EMCOR UK - Cleaning Services
• Top Mops Event Services
• Lime Sustainable Supplies
• Tennant UK Bolton Warehouse Team - Internal Recycling Initiative
• Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd
• The Vegan Cleaning Co Ltd
• Tork, an Essity brand
• University of Birmingham

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• This will be announced at the CBS Arena, Coventry on 3 December 2025.

Congratulations to everyone who made the final shortlist!

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