ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

There is now just one week to go until the winners of the 2022 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are announced in Brussels. The gala dinner will be hosted at the Hotel Le Plaza next Thursday, April 28, where the great and the good of the professional cleaning sector will gather to celebrate its success.

The finalists of the awards - founded by European Cleaning Journal - were announced recently. Following a record year for entries across all 10 categories, 39 leading service providers and manufacturers have made the shortlist.

After almost two years away due to the global pandemic, the awards are back and there are some outstanding achievements on the shortlist. It promises to be an inspirational evening of celebration and networking.

With over 160 entries, the judges selected their finalists in the 10 categories:

Best Use of Smart Technology by Service Providers

• Climex
• Leviy in partnership with Alpheios Belgium
• Principle Cleaning Services & Drop Marking
• Principle Cleaning Services & Landsec at Dashwood House
• Sasse Facilities Management

Investment in Training

• Breedweer Facilitaire Diensten
• Derrycourt Cleaning Specialists
• Markas
• Momentum Support

Excellence in Client-Contractor Relationships

• Atalian Servest with LNER
• Incentive FM with Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre
• JPC by Samsic with Broadgate
• Momentum Support with Brown Thomas Dublin
• Sodexo with Queen's Hospital

Start-Up of the Year

• ICE Cleaning
• Sensosan
• TRU

Sustainability - Best Practice

• Care
• Cleanology
• Essity
• Momentum Support
• Rubbermaid

Commitment to Diversity

• Breedweer
• CSU
• Markas Austria

Best Initiative Raising the Profile of the Cleaning Sector

• ANIP Confindustria
• Leviy in partnership with Alpheios Belgium
• Nviro
• Unger Germany

Technological Innovation of the Year

• Gaussian Robotics
• LionsBot

Leader of the Year

• Siva Kugathas, Servicemaster AAA
• Dominic Ponniah, Cleanology
• Neil Spencer-Cook, British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc)
• Brian Warren, Nviro

Rising Star

• Martina Alexandrino, Principle Cleaning Services
• Mattia Capozzi, Markas
• Jade Collazo, Cleanology
• Zach Corbett, Momentum Support

ECJ editor Michelle Marshall said: "We are delighted to be back for 2022 and with a record year for entries. It was an incredibly difficult job for our judges to narrow down to a shortlist but we feel our finalists really deserve recognition for their dedication and commitment to our industry over what has been a challenging few years on the frontline.

"After almost two years apart, we look forward to bringing the great and the good of the cleaning and hygiene industry back together again in April to celebrate our finalists and reveal our well-deserving winners."

The awards were launched by ECJ and are organised by EMG. Even if you are not a finalist, or did not enter this year, the award ceremony and gala dinner offer an unrivalled opportunity for networking with people from leading businesses and organisations in the cleaning and hygiene industry.

Judges include ECJ editor Michelle Marshall, industry expert Lynn Webster, EFCI president Juan Díez de los Ríos de San Juan, and industry expert Frank Veneman, who all donate their time to supporting the event.

This year's headline sponsor is Boma. Other sponsors include: Kärcher, Interclean, Ceris Burns International, Jangro, Greenspeed, Truvox International, Vectair Systems, i-Team, Tork (Essity), Vermop and LionsBot.

Media partners include Tomorrow's Cleaning, GSA and Services.

For further information visit www.echawards.com or contact awards@europeancleaningjournal.com

You can also follow the awards on Twitter @ECH_Awards and #ECHAwards2022.