The Cleaning Show conference programme announced

22nd of February 2023
The Cleaning Show conference programme announced

The Cleaning Show, the UK's professional cleaning exhibition, will take place at London's ExCel from March 14-16. Running alongside it will be a conference programme with the theme: The Cleaning Sector in 2023 - Driving Change.

Expert speakers will be focusing on issues including recruitment pressures post-Brexit, training and education, sustainability and climate change, employee wellbeing, and technology.

Starting the conference programme, Jim Melvin, chairman of the British Cleaning Council (BCC), will review the BCC's stated aims in his session The Cleaning Sector Post-Pandemic - Progress, Obstacles and the Future

Also discussing the future of the industry, Paul Ashton, chairman of the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA), will be joined by representatives from Infogrid, Softbank and ICE to discuss The Future of Cleaning - The Role of Data in Driving Positive Change.

Paul Ashton will return on day two with representatives from Birkin, Bunzl and OCS to delve into The Future of Cleaning - How Technology is Creating Career Oopportunities. The panel will address questions such as, why did they choose to work in the industry? How do they see the industry changing because of technology? What technology do they feel will have the biggest impact?

Meanwhile, a new panel discussion for this year's event will honour Hygiene Innovation for the Future. It will be moderated by Louisa Moore from Kimberly-Clark Professional EMEA, who will guide panellists through the trends - good and bad - that have emerged, along with the biggest challenges now facing the industry.

Closing day one, three CSSA Innovation Showcase finalists will take to the stage to offer an overview of their innovation.Sustainability and climate change in the cleaning sector remain top of the agenda. Other trends making an impact on the industry up for discussion during this year's programme include recruitment pressures post-Brexit, obstacles within training and education and employee wellbeing.

Nina Wyers from The Floorbrite Group will address the issue of climate change and the role of the cleaning sector in reducing its impact during her session Cleaning for Climate Change'. And Delia Cannings of Environmental Excellence Training Development will stress the importance of training for cleaning and hygiene operatives to reduce risk factors whilst creating safer spaces.

Also highlighting the value of employees and the significance of front-line workers in the cleaning sector, Kelsey Hargreaves, British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) youth ambassador, will address the difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff in her session, Youth Employment: Less Talking, More Action.

There will also be a technical presentation led by MSL Solution Providers' Peter Thistlethwaite, who will speak about two of the most popular techniques of decontaminating cleanrooms in his session Whole-room Disinfection - the Impact of Changes to Regulations.

Meanwhile Elise Craig of the Living Wage Foundation and Dominic Ponniah from Cleanology will discuss the living wage in Paying a Wage Based on the Cost of Living - Why it's the Right Thing to Do for your Staff and for Your Business. Fiona Bowma nof Dysart 57 will return to the stage following her hard-hitting 2022 session ‘Hidden in Plain Sight. She will offer advice on how to support staff experiencing domestic abuse.

Neil Nixon, conference director for The Cleaning Show 2023, explained: "Knowledge and learning are at the heart of the modern cleaning and hygiene sectors - learning from experience gained during the pandemic, learning from each other, and learning from mistakes made. The cleaning sector has been re-energised by its role during the pandemic, and the agenda continues to be driven by a strong and determined British Cleaning Council.

"This conference will promote discussion and debate on what has been achieved, what needs to be done, and what resources are available in meeting the objectives of a critical sector providing an essential service at a time of limited budgets and recruitment challenges."

For more information on visiting the exhibition and conference visit: cleaningshow.co.uk

 

 

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