ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

In the UK, the winners of the annual BICSc awards were announced during a gala dinner in Northamptonshire recently.

Group managing director Neil Spencer-Cook said: "The BICSc Awards 2025 were an outstanding success. It was fantastic to be able to celebrate the very best in the cleaning industry and honour the incredible individuals and teams who make a real difference every day.

"These awards are about recognising excellence but more than that, they're about celebrating the people who make our industry what it is, the ones who go above and beyond, who innovate and who inspire."

Spencer-Cook was himself the recipient of a trophy when he was announced as the winner of The David Bellamy Award for his decade of service to BICSc.

Here are all the winners:

• The David Bellamy Award - Neil Spencer-Cook

• The Chairman's Award - Grieg Cave

• The Eric Hill Award - Darrin McCartney

• The BICSc International Award - Whitespot Facilities Management

• Innovation Award - Whitespot Facilities Management

• Environmental (ESG) Award - Julius Rutherfoord & Co

• Corporate Member of the Year - Deeland t/a Service Master

• Accredited Training Member of the Year - Clarion Housing

• Assessor of the Year - Steven Goldie - HMP Addiewell

• Accredited Trainer of the Year - Amaniampong Atakora, Goldsmiths University of London

• Cleaning Operative of the Year - Barrington Spencer, Bidvest Noonan

• Outstanding Candidate of the Year - Joshua Morel, Engie Solutions KSA

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Johanna Galindo, King's College London

www.bics.org.uk