ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

In the UK, The Kingdom Group has completed the acquisition of Crystalcare Cleaning Services which is based in London and the south east of England.

The business will be rebranded as Kingdom Cleaning London and will be the specialist city-based division of Kingdom Cleaning. Kingdom operates across the UK across a diverse range of sectors, has a workforce of over 11,500 and a turnover of £300 million.

The operational management at Crystal will continue in their roles and the general managers will join the Kingdom Cleaning leadership team - reporting to Lucy Lloyd, chief services officer. Over 720 people from the Crystalcare workforce will be transferring.

Terry Barton, CEO of The Kingdom Group said: "Our existing cleaning business and south region is further strengthened by the addition of Crystal. Together and united, we're positioned to deliver even greater value and innovative cleaning solutions."

"We have done this to further support our sustainable, innovative and ethical cleaning services," added Toby Jerman, CEO of Crystal Cleaning. "With changing work practices, joining Kingdom will help us to further improve our sustainable approach, use of the latest technology and putting our community & teams at the forefront."