CHTMAG.COM MONTH IN CLEANING FLOORBRITE DAZZLES AT MANCHESTER CLEANING SHOW! The Manchester Cleaning Show, which took place at Event City, was a first for Floorbrite however choosing to invest in their first ever trade show was an easy and obvious decision for the family-run firm says joint managing director Nik Wyers: “Manchester is an exciting, growing, and thriving hub of business opportunities and we’ve always found the strong business links we’ve formed in the city have served us well so we were ecstatic when we found out the industry’s biggest and most well-regarded trade show was coming to our home city.” Never ones to blend into the background marketing director Nina Wyers, who created Floorbrite’s stand, decided to install a cyclone machine as a fun feature that proved to be one of the show’s most popular attractions. Nina said: “Our cyclone created a storm at the show, and drew crowds to our stand on both days. We had so much amazing feedback about the cyclone machine, it’s something I saw a while ago and kept in mind for when we decided to do our first exhibition stand – the only problem now is we need to find something bigger and better to top it for the next one!” “The Cleaning Show has been an absolutely amazing experience for us, we are delighted with the success of our first show which has been more than we could have hoped for. “Meeting likeminded businesses was a real highlight for us and only goes to show how there’s so much potential for the cleaning and facilities industry to work together to provide clients and customers with an even better service. “The show was a lot of fun, and we’re sure people who traveled from different parts of the country to visit were impressed by the friendly disposition of people in Manchester and that the stereotype of it being ‘grim up north’ was quashed!” Nina also made prime time TV news when BBC business journalist, Steph McGovern, interviewed her live from the Cleaning Show on BBC Breakfast News where she discussed the strength of cleaning and facilities management and how it’s one of the most progressive and fast-moving industries in the country. APRIL 2016 31 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY One of Floorbrite’s 18 area managers, Kim Riley, was also interviewed by the BBC, during which she discussed how the cleaning industry has moved away from early morning and evening cleaning to full day time roles and how you can make a career in the industry. Kim explained that she started as a cleaner to work around her young children and quickly progressed to site manager and then area manager at Floorbrite. The Cleaning Show also proved to be incredibly fruitful for networking and business leads, the sales team met people from local authorities and the public sector, education, transport and manufacturing sectors as well as suppliers, supply partners and fellow cleaning professionals during the two-day show. For the past four decades, Floorbrite has built a reputation as the north’s largest contract cleaning and facilities management company. The familyrun firm employs more than 1,100 people across the north of England and provides cleaning and facilities management for nationally recognised names such as Aldi, JD Sports, and Manchester’s very own The Lowry. Floorbrite works with clients in the retail, office, healthcare, education, manufacturing, distribution, industrial, entertainment and leisure sectors offering a full suite of cleaning and facility services, including daily cleaning, window cleaning, industrial cleaning, waste management services, pest control and plants and grounds maintenance amongst many others. www.floorbrite.co.uk 0800 021 3773
Cleaning Hygiene Today April 2016
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