ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

The big day is here! This evening in Dublin, the winners of the 2023 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - founded and organised by ECJ - will be announced during a glittering gala dinner.

From a record number of entries this year, the 49 finalists and hundreds of cleaning industry professionals will gather at The Round Room at The Mansion House for what promises to be an evening full of celebration.

The 2023 shortlist is:

Best Use of Smart Solutions by Service Providers
• JPC by Samsic at Broadgate
• CSU with BE Clean
• Bidvest Noonan's Dynamic Cleaning Solution
• Bidvest Noonan at UHL Hospital

Investment in Training
• Breedweer Facilitaire Diensten
• Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists
• FM Services Group
• CSU with Johan Cruyff Arena
• Peartree Cleaning Services

Excellence in Client-Contractor Partnerships
• Principle Cleaning Services at Kings Cross
• Cagney Contract Cleaning at Convention Centre Dublin
• JPC by Samsic at Here East
• Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists at Children's Hospital Ireland Group
• OCS at West London NHS Trust
• FM Services at OPTUM
• ABM at St James Hospital

Start-Up Business of the Year
• ToolSense
• Synergy FM
• TranZero
• Biovate Hygienics

Sustainability - Best Practice
• MTB-Siivouspalvelu
• Peartree Cleaning Services
• Birkin Group
• Cleanology
• Bidvest Noonan

Commitment to Diversity in the Workforce
• Breedweer Facilitaire Diensten
• Markas GmbH
• Exclusive Services Group

Best Initiative Raising the Profile of the Cleaning Sector
• Community Italiana delle Pulizie
• Assist FM
• CSU
• Fédération des Entreprises de Propreté, Hygiène et Services Associés (FEP)
• ISS World Services

Technological Innovation of the Year
• Lesseau for the No-Touch Bar Soap Dispenser
• Gausium for Phantas
• Principle Cleaning Services for 3D Mapping
• TranZero for BubbleFlush
• LionsBot for R3 Vac with Magic Tags
• Biovate Hygienics for Plastic-Free Bottle for Cleaning Products

Leader of the Year
• Thomas Meindorfer, Markas
• Lauren Kyle, Sodexo
• Jim Melvin, The Exclusive Services Group
• Joe McGivern, MCR Group

Rising Star of the Year
• Mara Fernandes, Principle Cleaning Services
• Lorna McKenna, Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists
• Stuart Emery, Sodexo
• Nicola Williams, Wecovi
• Margarita Kostova, Bidvest Noonan
• Antonio Darnaj, ABM

Michelle Marshall, editor of ECJ said ahead of tonight's celebrations: "We are so excited to be welcoming so many of the cleaning industry's brightest stars to our party in Dublin. Each one of our finalists should be extremely proud to have been shortlisted in this record year for entries."

Headline sponsor tonight is Nexaro. Other sponsors are BICSc, Ceris Burns International, Greenspeed, i-Team, ICCA, ICE Cleaning, Interclean Amsterdam, ISSA Pulire, Jangro, Kärcher, MG Hygiene, Nationwide Hygiene Supplies, Tork, Vectair Systems and Vermop Salmon.

Our media partners are Tomorrow's Cleaning in the UK, Italy's GSA and Services in France.

News of the winners will be published here on the ECJ site overnight. And you can find out the names of the winners as they are announced by staying tuned on Twitter: @ECH_Awards and #ECHAawards23.