ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

The closing date for entries to the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2018 has today been extended to Wednesday August 1.

The professional cleaning sector employs millions of people across Europe and plays a vital role in health, wellbeing, image and perception. The European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards is the only pan-European programme that recognises and celebrates the high standards of excellence in all areas, and at all levels, in the professional cleaning sector.

Open to manufacturers, cleaning service providers and distributors from all over Europe, there's no excuse not to share your success and take on the best in the industry!

Each of the 11 categories available to enter has been carefully selected to cover the entire cleaning and hygiene industry, from sustainability and technology, to training and diversity:

1. Best use of Smart Technological Solutions by Service Providers
2. Commitment to and Investment in Training. Sponsored by Greenspeed
3. Excellence in Client and Contractor Partnerships. Sponsored by Igefa
4. Distributors Excellence in Added Value Initiatives. Sponsored by Lucart
5. Sustainability - Best Practice. Sponsored by Werner & Mertz
6. Workforce - Commitment to Diversity
7. Initiative Raising the Profile of the Professional Cleaning Sector
8. Technological Innovation of the Year
9. Leader of the Year. Sponsored by Truvox International
10. Rising Star Award
11. Lifetime Achievement Award. Sponsored by Ceris Burns International

Other sponsors include 3M, Amsterdam RAI , Kenter, Clean Machines 24 and Vectair Systems. The silver sponsor is Lucart.

Media partners are Tomorrow's Cleaning in the UK, GSA in Italy, Services of France and Reinigungs Markt in Germany

The awards, founded by European Cleaning Journal and organised by Environment Media Group, are now in their third year. The awards ceremony this year will take place on November 15 in Berlin. To enter visit: www.echawards.com/enter

For further information, or details about sponsorship packages available contact awards@europeancleaningjournal.com

You can also follow the awards on Twitter @ECH_Awards and #ECHAwards18.