ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced the finalists for its 2024 awards after seeing a 50 per cent increase in the number of entries compared to last year.

Winners will be announced on September 26 at The Belfry Hotel and Resort.

The finalists are:

• Innovation Award - Berkely Services UAE, Bidvest Noonan and Integral UK

• Environmental (ESG) Award - Total Clean, ServiceMaster by Deeland and Tork (an Essity brand)

• Corporate Member of the Year - Top Mops, The Mount Charles Group and NCC Holding LLC

• Accredited Training Member of the Year - HMP Dumfries, Infracare Maintenance and Cleaning Services and Clarion Housing Association

• Assessor of the Year - Sirajuddin Mohammed (EFS Facilities Services Group), Dereck Toms (HMP Dumfries) and Ramu Thakuri (NCC Holding LLC)

• Accredited Trainer of the Year - Sarah Ford (Top Mops), Markson Otakpnmwen (Mitie@Deloitte) and Immaculate Mukodir Angwena (Acciona Facility Services Middle East)

• Cleaning Operative of the Year - Carla Marinho (Bidvest Noonan), Louise Johnson (HW Facilities), and Mohammad Syful Islam Rahat Khalifa (Etisalat Facilities Management)

• Outstanding Candidate of the Year - Farhiyo Duhulow (Bidvest Noonan), Immaculate Mukodir Angwena (Acciona Facility Services Middle East) and Mohammad Syful Islam Rahat Khalifa (Etisalat Facilities Management)

Neil Spencer-Cook, BICSc group managing director said: "We were inundated with applications and the standard of entries was outstanding. We were thrilled to see so many new individuals and companies entering our awards, which shine a well-deserved spotlight on the sector's standout stars, showcasing the continued commitment to improve cleaning standards and the excellent level of professionalism within the global cleaning community."

www.bics.org.uk