Final shortlist unveiled for 2026 Cleaning Excellence Awards

Following an unprecedented number of nominations, the shortlist recognises excellence across 19 categories, spanning frontline performance, leadership, customer service, sustainability, technology, product innovation and professional development.

The finalists will come together at the awards ceremony on 3 December 2026 at the CBS Arena in Coventry, where the winners will be announced and the achievements of individuals, teams and organisations celebrated.

Chris Shaw, editor of Cleaning Matters and one of the event organisers, said: “The quality of nominations this year has been exceptional, and we've received an unprecedented number.

"The final shortlist reflects the depth of talent and expertise across our industry, from dedicated cleaning operatives and emerging leaders to organisations developing innovative products and more sustainable ways of working.

“What stands out is the sheer breadth of achievement. These nominations demonstrate the professionalism, ambition and commitment that underpin our industry every day.

"Reaching the final shortlist is a significant achievement, and we're looking forward to celebrating these outstanding finalists in December.”

The announcement marks a significant milestone in the 2026 awards programme, with the industry now looking ahead to the ceremony at the CBS Arena, Coventry on 3 December 2026, where the finalists' achievements will be celebrated and this year's winners revealed.

The full shortlist is available on the official Cleaning Excellence Awards website: https://cleaningexcellenceawards.com/2026/en/page/2026-finalists

To register for the event, visit https://cleaningexcellenceawards.com/2026/en/page/book

Cleaning Excellence Awards 2026 — Full finalist list

1. Best Use of Data and Analytics in Cleaning

1. BioMetrix by BioHygiene
2. Cannon place
3. Peartree Cleaning Services
4. Principle Cleaning Services at Ropemaker Place
5. TC Facilities Management
6. Tork Vision Cleaning

2. Cleaning & Hygiene Team of the Year

1. Battersea Power Station Cleaning Team — OCS
2. Capitol Retail Park Dual Service Team — OCS
3. Castle Quay Cleaning Team — Westgrove Group
4. Liverpool FC Cleaning & Hygiene Team, Anfield Stadium — CleanEvent Services Ltd
5. Discovery Centre Brilliant Basics Team — Sodexo
6. ISS UK Cleaning Team working at VMO2 Birmingham Eagle court — ISS UK
7. Housekeeping team at DoubleTree by Hilton London Greenwich — Kanso Facilities Management Limited
8. Lion CCL's Pride — Lion Commercial Cleaning Ltd
9. McArthurGlen Bridgend Cleaning Team — Westgrove Group
10. Rapid Response infection control cleaning team (Great Western Hospital) — Serco
11. RBKC Estate Caretaking Team — The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
12. Stone Management Services — Stone Management Services

3. Cleaning Operative of the Year

1. Abbie Lovelock — Lakeside shopping centre
2. Alan Heywood — OCS
3. Athira Vijayan — Savills / Workforce +
4. Chanel Jenkins — Peartree Cleaning Services
5. Colin Ditchburn - Domestic Operative — Serco
6. Doreen Smith — Anchor Group Services
7. Dorota Wisniewska — Intelligent Workplace Solutions ltd.
8. Dorothy Gomes — Serco
9. Marie Pinhorn — OCS Group
10. Matthew Higgins — Savills Management Resources Workforce+
11. Peter Whale — Westgrove Group
12. Rita Bullivant, Cleaning Team Leader, ISS UK working at VMO2 Bradford — ISS UK

4. Client Collaboration Award

1. Capital Service Solutions Group & Fedcap UK — Capital Service Solutions Group Ltd
2. Commercial Operations & Account Management Team — Cleaning Express
3. Serco and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — Serco
4. Housekeeping Team, Harrogate Convention Centre — Harrogate Convention Centre
5. ISS Facilities cleaning team and VMO2 Property team. — ISS UK/VMO2 UK
6. Principle Cleaning Services and Knight Frank — Principle cleaning services
7. Nu Group, Northwood, B Sure Recycling and American Express presents BST Hyde Park — Avencia
8. OCS & British Land — OCS
9. Savills / Highcross Shopping — Savills / Workforce +
10. Sodexo Janitorial Service - Mars Petcare — Sodexo
11. Stone Management Services — Stone Management Services
12. TC Facilities Management & Mundipharma — TC Facilities Management

5. Contract Cleaning Award

1. Broughton Shopping Park — OCS - Broughton Shopping Park
2. Capital Service Solutions Group Ltd : Contract Cleaning Services — Capital Service Solutions Group Ltd
3. CleanEvent Services Ltd — CleanEvent Services Ltd
4. Direct Cleaning (Fair Oak) Limited — Direct Cleaning (Fair Oak) Limited
5. Lion CCL's Pride — Lion Commercial Cleaning Ltd
6. OCS — OCS
7. Shannon's Cleaning Angels Hospitality Team — Shannon's Cleaning Angels LTD
8. Peartree Cleaning Services — Peartree Cleaning Services
9. Prime Cleaning Commercial – Contract Cleaning Team — Prime cleaning group
10. Serco Healthcare Cleaning — Serco
11. TC Facilities Management — TC Facilities Management
12. Westgrove & McArthurGlen — Westgrove Group

6. Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

1. Sally Worthington — JLL
2. Millie Walton — JPC by Samsic
3. Jessica Mary Heath — The Vegan Cleaning Co Ltd
4. Harriet Oldfield — Westgrove Group

7. Excellence in Training and Development

1. Cleaning team at Capitol Retail park — OCS
2. Cleaning Team Training — King's College London
3. Compliance, Training and Development. — Glen Group Ltd
4. Deborah Gardiner — University of Birmingham
5. ISS Facilities cleaning team working on the VMO2 account — ISSUK
6. Lynsey Reed — HMP Bronzefield
7. Peartree Cleaning Services — Peartree Cleaning Services
8. Serco Health — Serco
9. TC Facilities Management — TC Facilities Management
10. Westgrove Group

8. Facility Management Partnership of the Year

1. CleanEvent Services Ltd & CBRE at Southampton Football Club — CleanEvent Services Ltd
2. JPC by Samsic & Savill's Pontegadea London protfolio — JPC by Samsic
3. Peartree Cleaning Services and CBRE, for M&G — Peartree Cleaning Services
4. Principle Cleaning Services & Savills at Ropemaker Place — Principle Cleaning Services
5. TC Facilities Management & Arqiva — TC Facilities Management

9. Going Above and Beyond Expectations

1. Cleaning Team Forster Square Retail Park. — Ocs Group Ltd
2. Dane Chambers — Serco
3. Dani Dewit — Anchor Group Services
4. Daniel Cross — Tennant Company
5. Hoarding Team — london cleaning management ltd
6. Laimis Bunevicius Supervisor – Jewish Community Centre — Prime Clean Ltd
7. Lion CCL's Pride — Lion Commercial Cleaning Ltd
8. Lisa Jones — Intelligent Workplace Solutions ltd.
9. Marius Coste — Elior UK
10. OCS | Southbank Centre Porter Team — OCS
11. Sandra Ferreira — OCS (formerly EMCOR UK)
12. TC Facilities Management’s Cleaning Team at Mundipharma — TC Facilities Management

10. Innovation in Cleaning Product Design Award

1. Bird waste removal — OCS
2. Divya manual washing machine — The Washing Machine Project CIC
3. Griphene TM — Orion Eco Solutions Limited
4. Ourfresh 2.0 — P-Wave®
5. pure turbo — Window Cleaners Emporium
6. Trinity Socket Mops — RAMON HYGIENE PRODUCTS
7. X2 ROVR — Tennant Company

11. Innovative Product of the Year

1. CleanManager — CleanManager
2. Divya manual washing machine — The Washing Machine Project CIC
3. Evogen ONE — Genesis Biosciences
4. Griphene — Orion Eco Solutions Limited
5. K-Mop 46 — Kärcher UK
6. Operify AI — Codedevza AI Limited
7. Pure Turbo — Window Cleaners Emporium
8. Tork Design for All certified dispenser development process — Essity UK Ltd
9. Washless TM — Orion Eco Solutions Limited

12. Manufacturer of the Year

1. Evans Vanodine International PLC
2. Greener Solutions
3. Kennedy Hygiene Products
4. Northwood
5. RAMON HYGIENE PRODUCTS
6. Robert Scott
7. SoluPak Ltd

13. Outstanding Customer Service

1. Clearwater Cleaning Services Kent Ltd — Clearwater Cleaning Services Kent Ltd
2. Customer Service Team — Cleaning Express
3. Esperant Masenge — OCS (formerly EMCOR UK)
4. James Cook University Hospital, Domestic Service — Serco
5. KingsH20 ltd — KingsH20 Ltd
6. Lion CCL's Pride — Lion Commercial Cleaning Ltd
7. Martinha Rodrigues — Serco
8. North Devon Cleaning Team — North Devon Cleaning
9. Shezaad Ali — OCS

14. Rising Impact Leader Award

1. Martin Schuster — CleanManager
2. Marius Coste — Elior UK
3. Gul Kapur — ISS UK
4. Greig Cave — King's College London
5. Jermaine Johnson — midlandscarpetcleaners
6. Salvatore Apruzzese — OCS
7. Max Reames — Peartree Cleaning Services
8. Joe Ruivo — Principle Cleaning Services
9. Dr Navjot Singh Sawhney — The Washing Machine Project CIC

15. Rising Star in the Cleaning Industry

1. Chimenum Chisom Kelvin Agbo — OCS
2. Claire Rice — WhiteForm Cleaning
3. Claudio Herbert — Stone Management Services
4. Dwight Lloyd Dailey — The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
5. Jamies Weaver — OCS
6. Jermaine Johnson — Midlands Carpet Cleaners
7. Joey Evans — Eco Clean Exeter
8. Sam Taylor — Total Clean
9. Shannon Lavan — Luxe & Honey Cleaning Co

16. Supervisor of the Year

1. Charlotte Giddings — University of Birmingham
2. Denzil Obeng — OCS
3. Donna Proverbs — ISS UK
4. Ewa Mankowska — Casna Group
5. Fiona Russell — Peartree Cleaning Services
6. Joe MacDonald — Anchor Group Services
7. Longinus Ozoemena — Casna Group
8. Oppong Boahene — Casna Group
9. Sigita Valyte — Intelligent Workplace Solutions ltd
10. Tracey Wright — Coleg Cambria
11. Wendy Birch — OCS - Mostyn Champney's Retail Park
12. Zaida Goncalves — Serco

17. Sustainable Company of the Year

1. Eco Clean Exeter
2. Evans Vanodine
3. Intelligent Workplace Solutions Ltd
4. Lion CCL's Pride
5. LM-CLEANING
6. Northwood
7. Peartree Cleaning Services
8. Property Support Services
9. Robert Scott
10. TC Facilities Management
11. The Washing Machine Project CIC and Divya
12. Westgrove Group

18. Technology and Digital Innovation Award

1. CBAi, CBAi's five scenario-focused AI programmes
2. Codedevza AI Limited, Operify AI
3. James Cook University Hospital - Serco in conjunction with LionsBot, CoBotics
4. Supacleen Limited, CleenSocre
5. Team Software - a Workwave Company, Wavelytics Decision Intelligence
6. Total Clean, MYSITEOPS

19. Unsung Hero Award

1. Dave Cox — OCS Group
2. Dr Samuel Oladimeji Dopamu — Cellar Brothers And Company Limited
3. Jamie Farquharson — OCS
4. Joey Evans — Eco Clean Exeter
5. Jose Ruivo — Principle cleaning services
6. Keir Trahearn — University of Birmingham
7. Marius Coste — Elior UK
8. Mercy Aquilando — Bubble Duck Marketing
9. Mirosław Jackowski — OCS
10. Sharon Costelloe — Shannon's Cleaning Angels LTD
11. Sherie Vardy — armthorpe academy - consilium academies
12. Tania Ribeiro. — Intelligent Workplace Solution