At a glitzy ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London, the winners were revealed for the 2018 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards.
Hosted by film and TV comedy star Sally Phillips, 57 finalists from 36 companies were whittled down to winners in 14 categories (as well as a number of Highly Commended runners up):
Best Cleaned Premises – Healthcare establishment with fewer than 250 beds:
Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital
Best Cleaned Premises – Healthcare establishment with more than 250 beds:
ISS Mediclean, Princess Royal University Hospital
Highly Commended: Serco Health, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Best Cleaned Premises – Office areas below 250,000 sq ft:
Vinci Facilities, Welsh Government building, Aberystwyth
Highly Commended: Julius Rutherfoord, Springer Nature, London
Best Cleaned Premises – Office areas above 250,000 sq ft:
Principle Cleaning Services, JSRE, 30 St Mary Axe Management Ltd
Highly Commended: OCS Group UK, Norton Rose Fulbright offices, London
Best Cleaned Premises – Large Education Establishment:
Julius Rutherfoord, South Thames College, Merton Campus
Highly Commended: Nviro, University of East London
Best Cleaned Premises – Individual Retail Establishment:
The Exclusive Services Group, Sainsbury’s Exeter
Best Cleaned Premises – Shopping Mall over one million sq ft:
intu Eldon Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Highly Commended: Momentum Support, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin
Best Cleaned Premises – Shopping Mall under one million sq ft:
Principle Cleaning Services, Landsec, One New Change, London
Highly Commended: ABM UK, Livingstone Designer Outlet, Livingston
Best Cleaned Premises – Manufacturing:
Sodexo, Seagate Springtown, Derry
Best Cleaned Premises – Hospitality Award:
Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists, Crosscare, Dublin
Highly Commended: The Exclusive Services Group, VUE Cinemas, Royal Leamington Spa
Environmental Awareness Award:
Cleanology
Industry Training Award:
Derrycourt Cleaning Services, Derrycourt Training Centre, Dublin
Site Supervisor of the Year:
Ray Browne, Sodexo, Seagate
Highly Commended: Matheus Paven, ABM UK, Centrale Shopping Centre
Cleaning Operative of the Year:
Alberto Del Rosario, Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists, Crosscare
Highly Commended: Jose Expinosa, Nviro