The cleaning industry celebrates its best

The awards were presented at a glittering ceremony on 23 October at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

The following 23 winners are now officially the Best in the UK Cleaning Industry:

1. The Best Cleaned Premises in a Public Service Building Award:
Winner: Gateshead Council for the Blaydon Children’s Centre

2. The Best Cleaned Premises of a Small Education Establishment Award:
Winner: FES FM for Inverkeithing Primary School

3. The Best Cleaned Premises of a Large Education Establishment Award:
Winner: Vinci Facilities for Da Vinci Community College, Derby

4. The BPI Recycled Products Public Service Buildings Award:
Winner: The Mount Charles Group for Titanic Belfast

5. The Best Cleaned Premises of a Healthcare Establishment with fewer than 250 beds Award:
Winner: Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists for the Phoenix Care Centre, Dublin

6. The Reintec Healthcare Establishment with more than 250 beds Award:
Winner: Serco Healthcare for the Forth Valley Royal Hospital

7. The Best Cleaned Premises in an External Pedestrian Area including Street Furniture Award:
Winner: JPC Cleaning Services for Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work, London

8. The Best Cleaned Premises for an Individual Retail Establishment Award:
Winner:  Exclusive Contract Services for Sainsbury's, Telford

9. The Best Cleaned Premises in a Shopping Mall Award:
Winner: ABM Group UK for The Rock, Bury

10. The Best Cleaned Premises in a Manufacturing facility Award:
Winner: Newsprinters Broxbourne, in Waltham Forest

11. The Best Cleaned Premises in a Transport Hub Award:
Winner: Mitie for Birmingham Airport

12. The CHSA Hospitality Award:
Winner: Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists for ESPA Spa at the Europe Hotel in Killarney

13. The Best Cleaned Premises for Office areas below 250,000 sq. ft. Award:
Winner: Principle Cleaning Services for Taylor Wessing, New Street Square, London

14. The C & M - Office areas above 250,000 sq. ft. Award:
Winner: ISS Facility Services for PwC, Embankment Place, London

15. The Best Specialist Cleaning Company Award:
Winner: Specialised Cleaning Services

16. The Award for Excellence in a small cleaning business:
Winner: Time-Out Services

17. The Kimberly-Clark Professional Healthy Workplace Award:
Winner: Julius Rutherfoord for The Tramshed, Battersea

18. The Diversey Care Environmental Awareness Award: 
Winner: Newsprinters Broxbourne, Waltham Forest

19. The BICSc Industry Training Award:
Winner: Aramark, for its training centre

20. The Metzger Service Delivery Innovation of the Year Award:
Winner:  G4S Facilities Management, General Dynamics UK

21. The Building Futures Group Best Company to work for Award:
Winner: Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists

22. The British Cleaning Council Site Supervisor of the Year:
Winner: Cara Galloway from the ABM Group UK, at The Rock, Bury

23. The Kimberly-Clark Professional Cleaning Operative of the Year:
Winner: Mariana Pirgaru working for Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists at the Phoenix Care Centre, Dublin

"Congratulations to all the worthy winners in what has been the most successful and prestigious Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards to date," Dr Louise Vickerman, UK marketing manager, Kimberly-Clark Professional, said. "We had more companies than ever entering and more sponsors than previous years.  Our thanks go to all those who contributed with a special mention to Diversey Care, who once again have supported the awards as Gold Sponsor. We are very grateful for their support over the years."

New sponsors welcomed in 2015 are the Building Futures Group (BFG) who are also the sponsor of the new Best Company to Work for Award. In addition, the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) joined as a new sponsor and kindly provided chocolate gifts for the event. New Ambassador Sponsors include BPI Recycled Products, Reintec and Metzger. Ambassador sponsor, The British Cleaning Council, has also continued to support the awards.

Stan Atkins, chief executive officer at the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) added: "Whilst we congratulate the 23 winners, all finalists must also be commended with well-deserved recognition for their achievements. The standard of entries this year was exceptionally high and many of the finalists and winners stood out due to careful planning and organisation. A special mention must go to Susan Spillane from Derrycourt whose dedication to preparing well researched and detailed entries was key to the company’s success in scooping four awards."

Over 500 professionals from small, medium and large contract cleaning and FM firms plus in-house teams, as well as local authorities and hospitals attended the esteemed event this year, held for the first time at the London Hilton on Park Lane.