As an essential service, the commercial cleaning sector as a whole is weathering the recession.

The examples of Next, Odeon and Premier Inn are particularly relevant. All three are extremely well run companies and recognise that a specialist external/outsourced cleaning contractor offers quality and cost benefits verses in house models. Consolidating more volume into the hands of fewer external cleaning suppliers maximises the benefits as it gives the supplier more scale which in turn can be passed on to the customer in the form of cost efficiencies.