ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

The winners of the prestigious European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2017 were announced at a gala dinner at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel in Rome recently.

The awards - founded by ECJ - recognise standards of excellence in the professional cleaning sector Europe-wide and the ceremony was attended by over 200 cleaning industry professionals. You can now see photos from the evening here.

The winners were:

University of Wolverhampton and SmartTask: Best use of technology by contractors in their cleaning programmes, sponsored by Diversey Care.

Julius Rutherfoord & Co: Commitment to and investment in training, sponsored by Greenspeed.

FBD and Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists: Excellence in client/contractor partnerships.

WE Italia SRL: Distributors - excellence in added value initiatives, sponsored by Lucart.

Markas best practice for sustainability, the Montichiari Hospital project: Sustainability - best practice in implementing principles throughout the business, sponsored by Werner & Mertz.

Maximum Impact, Breedweer Facilitaire Diensten: Workforce - excellence in employee relationships, diversity & inclusion, rewards programmes, etc.

LIFE (Labour Intensive Facility Event) - ANIP Road Show: Best initiative raising the profile and perception of the professional cleaning sector - locally or on a wider level.

BeSense, CSU: Groundbreaking technological innovation of the year, sponsored by Interclean Amsterdam.

Jan-Hein Hemke, Facilicom UK: Inspirational leader of the year, sponsored by Truvox International.

Avril McCarthy, Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists: Greatest individual contribution to driving up standards of excellence within a cleaning operation.

Adolf Kruse: the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Ceris Burns International.

The 2018 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will be held in Berlin. For details visit www.echawards.com

To see the pictures from this year's Rome event click here