A Hull family cleaning firm has set its sights on growth after it bounced back from a double tragedy.
Cleansure Ltd, based at The Deep Business Centre, recently expanded its commercial cleaning business to include full facilities management.
The business works with the likes of Spencer Group at Humber Quays in Hull, and Heron Foods’ distribution centre at Melton, taking care of their buildings.
It’s fair to say however, that the flourishing firm was borne out of challenging circumstances.
Cleansure was formed in 2017, more than four years after owner Janet Green and son Julian sold Ben Green & Associates, which counted ABP, P&O Ferries and KCOM among its blue-chip clients.
The decision to sell the successful business was prompted by the death in 2006 of Janet’s husband Ben, with son Julian almost losing his life to a stroke in 2012.
As Julian recovered, mother and son decided to try again and brought in former colleague Anne O’Brien as operations manager.
Cleansure is now going from strength to strength, and in August last year the pair were joined by another director, Andrew Fox, who built up The Fox Group having started his career as a jobbing window cleaner.
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Janet said: “We worked together previously by sub-contracting work through Andrew before he became a director and are bringing both businesses closer together to increase our services on both sides – cleaning and facilities management.
“Cleansure provides contract cleaning and washroom services and through Andrew we have been able to bring in window cleaning and, more importantly, building maintenance and grounds maintenance.”
With Cleansure’s workforce now in double figures and The Fox Group employing more than 60 people plus sub-contractors around the 海角视频, the partners are building a closer working relationship, with merger a possibility.
Mr Fox said: “What we are trying to achieve is a full service for commercial sites and take on the tasks previously done by several different suppliers. It makes things easier and more cost-effective for the clients to have one invoice and one supplier which is responsible and accountable.
“We have just taken on Spencer Group’s premises at Humber Quays with communal areas inside the building, the plaza outside and the three-storey car park.
“We are also working at the Heron Foods distribution centre at Melton and we hope to increase our work with them.”
Andrew and Julian are also developing Cleansure’s software package, which helps the company manage staff and stock.
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Julian said: “We are planning the launch of a new system early next year with a big upgrade on what we have at the moment and on what is being used elsewhere in our sector.”
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