Top of the class: cleaning firms win highest franchise honour

A contract cleaning company in Stoke, which specialises in school and education cleaning, medical care facilities and commercial premises has been presented the top award within the national ServiceMaster franchise network, after beating over 200 other businesses to the top prize.

ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Stoke, a franchise of ServiceMaster Limited, picked up the Marion E. Wade Award of Excellence at the ServiceMaster 2015 national conference, held in Warwickshire. The award is the most prestigious within the ServiceMaster network and is the pinnacle of achievement for the franchised business.

Tony Quinn, managing director of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Stoke said: “This is a massive achievement for the company and is testament to the hard work of the entire team. The company has had a real focus to its work over the past year and we’ve won a number of high profile school cleaning contracts as a result. This award will give us an extra boost to achieve even more over the next year.”

Gemma Quinn, operations director for the company added: “I’m so proud that our team here has been recognised amongst the many businesses in the network. We pride ourselves on our quality of service in all sectors but with our growing reputation for schools and academies, our aim is to the number one choice for school cleaning in Stoke.”

ServiceMaster’s managing director, Alan Lewin added: “ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Stoke has displayed the highest achievement in the pursuit of excellence and professional management in the ServiceMaster tradition. Tony and his team have shown superb results and they are a real asset to the ServiceMaster franchise network.”

ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Stoke has been trading for 19 years and employs over 300 staff across Staffordshire.

Winners of the Marion E. Wade award receive an engraved wooden plaque and an all-expenses paid trip to the ServiceMaster Partners Achievement Seminar, which will be held at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Jamaica. The Marion E. Wade award was first presented in 1985.