The BCC and TBFG part ways

The agreement was originally set up by Andrew Large when he was CEO of the CSSA and it was felt, at the time, that the BCC had found a perfect partner within the cleaning industry to take on the important role of managing its affairs.

After the merger in November 2013 it was agreed that the newly formed company (TBFG) would take on the running of the secretariat, but it became evident that the arrangement wouldn’t work in the long term and so they separated on 30th November.

Pat Wherton, general secretary of The Association of Building Cleaning Service Providers (ABCD), has stepped in to run the BCC’s secretariat services till Spring next year, and PR and communications manager Lee Baker will continue in his post for the Council.

BCC Chairman Doug Cooke said: "In business if something isn’t working then it’s best to put that right quickly, and that’s what we’ve done here. The BCC is in an excellent position at the moment; we’ve just had our best conference ever, we now have a very experienced administrator in charge in Pat, and I’m delighted that Lee is continuing in his role. With the Cleaning Show now just a couple of months away we’re in an even better position to face the future."