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Cleaning Show | Manchester 2026

The Manchester Cleaning Show is the region's largest dedicated trade show focused on the cleaning & hygiene industry. The event gathers thousands of decision makers from a wide range of vertical markets to meet over 90+ leading suppliers, exhibiting solutions and product innovations designed to support the future of the cleaning industry. Over two days, atte…

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49Speakers
0Sponsors
13On the bill · sessions
44Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Cleaning, in alphabetical order.
Adam Williams
Managing Director and Co-Founder – The Green Block · The Green Block
Adrian McGillion
Director of Facilities Management – Edge Hill University · Edge Hill University
Alison Shedlock
Director of Campus Services - Directorate of Estates & Facilities – University of Manchester; · University of Manchester
Annette Houston
CEO – FM Services Group · FM Services Group
Barrie Torbett
Chair and Co-Founder – No Going Back and NGB Clean · No Going Back / NGB Clean
Caroline Fennessy
FM Specialist Cleaning and Hygiene – Serco · Serco
Ceris Burns
Managing Director – CBAi · CBAi
Daniel Cross
CSSA Committee Member and UK Marketing Manager – Tennant Company · Tennant Company
Daniel Quigley
Operations Director – Dove Cleaning · Dove Cleaning
Darran Yates
ESG, Innovation & Research Director – Indepth Managed Services · Indepth Managed Services
Darryl Penson
Managing Director – Foremost · Foremost
David Garcia
Chair – British Cleaning Council · British Cleaning Council
David Jones
Deputy Operations Manager and Safeguarding Lead – Aurelia Training · Aurelia Training
Delia Cannings
Chair – British Cleaning Council · British Cleaning Council
Dominic Headley
Founder – Dominic Headley & Associates (DHA) · Dominic Headley & Associates (DHA)
Heather Andrews
Venue Housekeeping Manager – OCS · OCS
Heather Downes
Head of Innovation and Product Development – Mitie Hygiene & Environmental Services · Mitie Hygiene & Environmental Services
Janet Thompson
Executive Housekeeper – Queens Hotel Leeds · Queens Hotel Leeds
Jay Adderley C.Evn.Cln
Operations Director – CleanEvent Services Ltd · CleanEvent Services Ltd
Jo Gilliard
CEO – Jangro · Jangro
John Brownless
Chief Commercial Officer – Litmus FM Services · Litmus FM Services
Kate Davis
Consultant Director – Litmus FM · Litmus FM
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Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:45 – 11:15

    Morning Keynote: Developing the cleaning industry workforce: Apprenticeships and careers

    Delia Cannings and Lauren Kyle will discuss the latest progress on the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship - driving skills, standards and recognition within the clea…

  • 11:15 – 11:45

    Industry Panel: From Challenges to Solutions: Cleaning Excellence in Higher Education

    This expert panel will discuss the future of university cleaning. The session will unpack the shifting demands of campus cleaning and the challenges that come with tight budgets, s…

  • 11:30 – 12:00

    Industry Panel: AI in the Cleaning Sector – Embracing Change

    AI is here to stay but how can it be utilized to best serve a largely people-based industry? This expert panel will consider AI in all its guises and discuss how it can best be emp…

  • 12:00 – 12:30

    Industry Panel: A Modern Approach to Training, Education and Personnel Development for the Cleaning Sector

    This expert panel will consider the current landscape for training and education at all levels of career development across the cleaning and hygiene sectors. It will also discuss s…

  • 12:15 – 12:45

    Industry Panel: The Critical Nature of Large Venue Cleaning

    Whether a 65,000 seater sports stadium, a concert venue or an event space such as Manchester Central, large venues pose specific challenges to cleaning, hygiene and FM teams. Can w…

  • 12:45 – 13:15

    Industry Panel: No Going Back – Opportunities for Ex-Offenders withing the Cleaning and FM sectors

    Rehabilitation of ex-offenders is a key factor in preventing re-offending. Finding opportunities to build a career – often following on from training received whilst incarcerated –…

  • 12:45 – 13:45

    Lunch Break

  • 13:15 – 13:45

    Closing Panel: What’s Next for the Cleaning, Hygiene and FM Sectors?

    As we draw this year’s Manchester Cleaning Show Conference to a close, this expert panel will discuss future challenges, opportunities and technologies that they predict will impac…

  • 13:45 – 14:15

    Industry Panel: Future-Proofing - Attracting the Next Generation of Cleaning and FM Industry Professionals

    This expert panel will review efforts taken so far to attract the next generation of cleaning and FM sector professionals and look at what still needs to be done. Recruitment and r…

Intermission
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An audience of 44 companies, parsed from the program.

44 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
44Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

63% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite714%
  • Founder / Owner612%
  • Director / Head of1837%
  • Manager / Lead816%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Marketing / Brand24%
  • Other roles714%

Of 49 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01BICSc2V
  2. 02British Cleaning Council2V
  3. 03Jangro2V
  4. 04Aintree Racecourse1V
  5. 05Atlas FM1V
  6. 06Aurelia Training1V
  7. 07Bubble Duck1V
  8. 08Carlisle Support Services1V
  9. 09CBAi1V
  10. 10Cedars Practice, NHS, Kent1V
  11. 11CleanEvent Services Ltd1V
  12. 12Dominic Headley & Associates (DHA)1V
  13. 13Dove Cleaning1V
  14. 14Edge Hill University1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.