European Cleaning and Hygiene Award, Formal Development Entry!

And this year there are two new categories - International Expansion and Best Company to Work For.The International Expansion category will recognize businesses that have successfully grown their geographical footprint over the past year, highlighting their strategies for market entry, local adaptation and sustained growth in global markets.The Best Company to Work For award will celebrate organizations that excel in fostering outstanding workplace cultures and employee experience.

In addition to the two new categories the Best Use of Smart Solutions award has been renamed to Digital Transformation, recognizing the businesses that have successfully leveraged technology to revolutionize their operations, enhance customer experience and drive innovation.The Sustainability - Best Practice award will once again be split to reward both service providers and manufacturers.

【2025 Award Categories】

• International Expansion
• Digital Transformation (formerly Best Use of Smart Solutions)
• Investment in Training and People Development
• Excellence in Client/Contractor Partnerships
• Sustainability - Best Practice (Service Provider)
• Sustainability - Best Practice (Manufacturer)
• Commitment to Diversity in the Workforce
• Best Initiative Raising the Profile of the Cleaning Sector
• Technological Innovation of the Year
• Leader of the Year
• Rising Star Award
• Best Company to Work For (new for 2025)

*The Awards are for European based companies or companies that can present a European project/trade as their entry.

【Entry Criteria】

You will need to take the following points into consideration when submitting your entry:​

1 You may enter more than one category but each individual entry can only be submitted for a maximum of two categories.

2 Entries should be submitted via the online entry form . 

3 You must submit a 500 word summary with supporting information about how the entrant(s) have achieved their success for each entry. Please note the word limit for the entry summary is strictly 500 words.

4 Only six pages of supporting material will be accepted – this should be collated into a single six page document.

5 Entries should be mainly based on the year to September 2024. However, relevant material can be submitted for work prior to September 2023

It is worth mentioning that Chinese company Gaoxian Robotics has won the European Cleaning and Hygiene Award 2022 - “Technology and Innovation of the Year” - for its autonomous cleaning robot Scrubber 50 Pro.

If you would like to enter, you can submit your entry via the European Cleaning and Hygiene Awards website: www.echawards.com/enter

*The deadline for entries is April 30, 2025 and entries are free of charge.