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    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the cleaning services contract for Birmingham Museums Trust — a prestigious partnership that marks another proud milestone in our journey as the ‘go-to’ Birmingham-based cleaning service provider!

    This significant contract award follows an intensive and highly competitive tender process, during which we conducted multiple site surveys and delivered a formal presentation outlining our service capabilities, attention to detail, and commitment to sustainability. Securing this contract is not only testament to the strength of our frontline operations but also to our deep-rooted connection to Birmingham and its thriving cultural scene!

    Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) is one of the UK’s largest independent museum trusts and manages some of the region’s most iconic cultural spaces. The contract encompasses Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) — two high-profile, public-facing venues that attract hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and play an integral role in the city’s cultural and educational life.

    Key to our success in securing this prestigious contract was that we are a proudly Birmingham-based organisation, we bring a level of local knowledge, responsiveness, and commitment that resonates strongly with the ethos of the BMT. Our pedigree in building longstanding relationships with similarly prestigious venues including the British Motor Museum, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), and the Birmingham Hippodrome was also a major factor in winning the trust of the BMT to be their cleaning services partner. 

    Our clear and ongoing commitment to sustainability and innovation from our investment into a growing fleet of electric vehicles to our use of chemical-free probiotic cleaning products and sustainable waste segregation practices, gave BMT the assurance that this drive to reducing our Carbon Footprint dovetailed completely with their own sustainability goals! 

    The operational delivery of the contract will be expertly led by Debbie Rhodes, who brings a wealth of experience in managing complex, high-traffic public environments. Debbie will be supported by her exceptional Contract Management Support team, including Melissa Rowe and Dale Brewer, alongside wider contract support from Contract Managers Maureen Francis and Robb Paton. With this dynamic and highly capable team at the helm, we are confident of delivering a seamless, high-quality and environmentally sensitive service that reflects the standards and values of Birmingham Museums Trust.

    Our main client contact, Tom Finn is equally confident in our abilities and has been pleased with the process so far:

    “We are thrilled to have started a new relationship with we clean. They impressed us on several fronts throughout the procurement process. Being a Birmingham based company with experience working with similar cultural organisations is important to us, as is their commitment to sustainability and aligning with our own targets. Those things along with their attention to detail, commitment to staff and the range of cleaning services made the decision easy for us!

    The team led by Debbie Rhodes have been amazing and a credit to we clean, the transition has been smooth and efficient without much disruption to day-to-day cleaning. It is early days but already I have seen the impact we clean have had upon the cleaning team, the feedback has been nothing but positive which has been fantastic to see.

    I could name many of the team, but I would like to give an extra thanks to Jack Dowdeswell, his calm and professional manner was instrumental in the final decision to award the contract, he is a credit to we clean and I hope we will work together for years to come!”

    This is more than just another contract – it’s a ‘Birmingham partnership’ built on shared values of excellence, community engagement, and sustainability. As a business we are so proud to have the opportunity to playing our part in supporting the visitor experience, the heritage and future of these Birmingham landmark locations!

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    Today we celebrate an incredible milestone for someone who truly embodies dedication, resilience, and passion for the cleaning industry — our window cleaning expert, Steve Talbot, who turns 80 years young!

    Steve has been fixed at right, left and centre of ‘we clean’ from the very start of our business all those 22 years ago, and his working relationship with Directors Paul Concannon, David Harker, HR Director Gaynor Powell and Specialist Directors Tim Byng and Steve Rawlings spans well over 35 years!

    Despite reaching 80, Steve continues to work with incredible energy and enthusiasm, adapting to modern window cleaning techniques such as Reach and Wash, whilst still drawing on decades of invaluable hands-on experience and he continues to provide professional, reliable and exceptional window cleaning services within Birmingham city centre as he has for the past 60 years!

    As Steve often remarks: “If you’re fit enough, you’re young enough”.

    Steve’s genuine passion for the discipline of Window Cleaning has no bounds, he thrives on his early 5am starts and it is fair to say that he lives for the work.

    Throughout the past six decades Steve has seen both the industry and also ‘his city’ of Birmingham change dramatically and it was great that David, Paul, Steve, Tim and Gaynor accompanied by Steve’s son Steve, who works hand in hand with his Father, were able to celebrate his milestone 80th Birthday and reflect on many wonderful memories made over that time!

    Steve commented:

    “I really can’t believe where the years have gone, time moves so quickly but this probably reflects the fact that I absolutely love what I do, its been a real pleasure to have been such an integral part of the ‘we clean’ journey and it is incredible to see what the business has achieved and evolved into during that time, and I am so glad that I’ve been able to play my part.

    David, Paul, Steve, Tim and Gaynor are like a family to me and I really appreciate them marking my 80th Birthday in this way!”

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    The management team organised a special 80th Birthday card with lots of photos capturing his time with we clean with all Head Office / Management staff offering their own personal wishes to Steve and he also received a very personalised mirror which was apt given that he has cleaned so many over so many years.

    The company also presented Steve with a marquee watch as a token of our ‘genuine appreciation’ of his loyalty and commitment to ‘doing the job right’ in enhancing our reputation and supporting the development of brand ‘we clean’!

    David Harker commented:

    “I am delighted that we were able to celebrate Steve’s big 80th Birthday on a warm, sunny Birmingham evening!

    Steve has played a pivotal role over the last 22 years and I look back fondly on the early days of we clean when we were successfully awarded the contract to clean the new city centre Bullring project, which was a challenging 2 months for Steve and his team who worked round the clock to meet tight opening deadlines.

    All of us here at we clean have the utmost respect for Steve’s work ethic, dedication and passion as he continues to carry out the job he loves across the city centre.

    Well done Steve we hope you have a great time celebrating and here’s to many more years to come!”

    Succession planning is firmly in place when the time does eventually arrive for him to hang up his ‘Mop and Blade’, with young Steve waiting patiently in the wings to take the reigns but that remains a few years off just yet as Big Steve certainly has plenty of miles left in the tank.

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    The ‘younger’ Steve, who works closely with his Dad across Birmingham.

    From everyone at ‘we clean’, Happy 80th Birthday Steve — you really are a true Birmingham Window Cleaning ‘legend’ in every sense of the word!!

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    Following on from the recent announcements of our Dee Richards Pride Champion Award winner as well as the Champion Team Winners we are proud to recognise the remaining nominees of our 2024 ‘Dee Richards’ Pride Awards programme!

    At we clean, we are more than just a cleaning company—we are a ‘people business’!

    Our employees are at the very heartbeat of our daily operations and we take immense pride in ‘championing’ the hard work, dedication, and professionalism of our cleaning staff and the Dee Richards Pride award recognises individuals and teams Teams within our organisation that have really exemplified throughout 2024 a dedication to consistently delivering professionalism, reliability and integrity within our service offering!

    This awards programme not only recognizes excellence but also reaffirms our commitment to supporting and uplifting the individuals and teams within our business who make our long term success possible!

    Director David Harker couldn’t be prouder of all the winners:

    “The ‘Dee Richards’ Pride Award celebrates those who go above and beyond in their roles, embodying the spirit and values of we clean. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the individual and team winners for their remarkable achievements. Your dedication inspires us all to strive for excellence and reinforces the positive impact that our work has on clients, colleagues, and communities.

    At we clean, we believe that our people are our greatest strength. We champion the invaluable contributions of our cleaning staff, who play a crucial role in shaping the success of our business and the satisfaction of our clients. These awards are a testament to their hard work, resilience, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

    Thank you for your fantastic contributions that allows us to continue to honour Dee’s legacy by delivering cleaning with passion and commitment every day.”

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    Traditionally the Dee Richards Pride Awards programme recognises individuals who have excelled within their roles throughout the previous 12 months; however Dee always recognised the importance of ‘Team Work’ and in 2020 we were delighted to initiate the ‘Team Pride Award’!

    As with the individual award, the Team award is presented as a result of unwavering dedication and outstanding service over an extended period of time… with this years winners being none other than our fantastic HORIBA MIRA Cleaning Team!

    Our exceptional Cleaning Team at HORIBA MIRA in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

    HORIBA MIRA is unique amongst our client portfolio, with nowhere else having such a high concentration of individual building units sprawled across a vast expansive area.

    MIRA is located in the heart of the UK, nestled within the peaceful North Warwickshire countryside and this innovative campus is Europe’s largest automotive R&D cluster, offering a range of serviced offices, workshops and R&D facilities for automotive companies.

    Boasting over 30 different companies along with 38 major testing laboratories and 100km worth of test track, the MIRA Technology Park has grown to become a leading centre of excellence and a proving ground for the world’s engineering elite.

    The HORIBA MIRA and we clean working relationship dates back to early 2015 and wit

    Paul Concannon and David Harker, We Clean and Jean Green, Assistant Site Cleaning Manager and Karen Lord, Site Cleaning Manager.

    h a full time Site Cleaning Manager, Karen Lord, plus Assistant Site Cleaning Manager, Jean Green and 20+ Cleaning Operatives, this large and detailed contract is one which we are immensely proud to be associated with.

    As a team our Cleaning Staff are immaculately presented in corporate branded uniform and possess great experience, enabling Karen and Jean to delegate complex cleaning schedules to meet the demands of the world-leading tenants who operate within diverse facilities whereby no two units are the same and there are a whole host of different floor finishes and hi-tech equipment.

    Our partnership with the MIRA Technology Park has been truly collaborative with us fully aligning with their own sustainability goals and as a result we now deploy 4 fully electric vehicles allowing the team to manoeuvre around site in a sustainable manner.

    Karen Lord, Site Cleaning Manager and Jean Green, Assistant Site Cleaning Manager.

    Following the award presentation we spoke to Karen and Jean who were thrilled to be the recipients of this years Dee Richards ‘Team’ Pride Award:

    “We couldn’t be more pleased and proud to have achieved this fantastic recognition and are so happy for the team who are also over the moon.

    Even though we are such a large team of 20+ Cleaning Staff, we are very close knit and count ourselves as a real we clean / MIRA family.

    We have worked immensely hard for this award and couldn’t be prouder. A lot of the team have worked with us for a long period of time so it is great to receive this recognition from the senior Management Team at we clean.

    We would also like to thank everyone involved at MIRA Technology Park for their continued support and for trusting us to carry out essential daily and periodic high-quality cleaning.”

    In agreement is David Harker, Director:

    “As an organisation we are immensely proud of the longstanding achievements of our Management and Cleaning based at MIRA Technology Park. We have successfully managed this complex cleaning operation covering 70+ individual buildings for approaching 10 years.

    We were delighted that our clients Mark Rogers and Mark Colton invested their time to applaud and celebrate the teams fantastic achievement.

    A huge well done to Karen, Jean and all of our on-site Cleaning Team!”