For Kingston Cleaning Services, providing a service isn’t simply about cleaning – it’s about complete building maintenance, ensuring safety and prioritising high-quality work on every job.
National providers to all sectors:
- Exterior building cleans
- Window cleaning
- Gutter cleaning
- High-pressure jetting
- Commercial roof cleans
- Solar panel cleaning
- Internal high-level cleans
Operating nationally, the company is renowned for working with property and facilities management firms, major leisure and retail outlets, shop fitting companies, health centres and factories, among a diverse array of clients and across all sectors.
The core of KCS’s work involves undertaking bespoke tasks to maintain the utmost cleanliness and hygiene – from exterior maintenance such as window and gutter cleaning and revitalising dirty cladding and render, to interior work such as high-level factory and atrium cleaning.
For the company – which this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary, while the family cleaning business dates back 75 years – no job is too large. One major client is wind turbine blade manufacturer Siemens Gamesa, where KCS handles the high-level cleaning to ensure the manufacturing unit remains clean, safe and efficient.
They also clean landmark buildings in Hull, Beverley, Grimsby and Northallerton, contracted by the Wykeland Group to ensure the historic frontages and new projects are treated sensitively, using a chemical-free system designed especially for conservation projects and new builds alike.
Recently, KCS has carried out external cleans of Humberside Police’s headquarters in Hull, including the cleaning of all windows and gutters to the full estate, the latest work in a partnership that goes back 20 years – as well as the magistrates’ courts in Hull, Beverley and Bridlington.
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the significance of their work, with cleaning services becoming more valued than ever. Suddenly, businesses realised the importance of deep cleaning, fogging and sanitising.
Managing director Sean Carrison says, “To some companies, cleaning is seen as a necessary evil – but then all of a sudden, Covid hit and we were doing deep cleans all over. Businesses realised then just how important our services were.”
KCS’s 120 staff are all from the local area and directly employed by the company, so in a sense they are flying the flag for Hull right across the country. Sean is keen to point out that they are not just transient agency staff – the company espouses strong values and there is an ethos of rewarding people for their hard work. “All staff undergo rigorous training to ensure they can carry out their duties safely,” he adds. “And we’re constantly working to retain staff and show appreciation for their hard work through incentives and initiatives such as employee of the month.”
“Every job poses unique challenges, with different buildings and environments requiring thorough planning and research,” says Sean. “Our operations director, Jamie, and myself are both NEBOSH-qualified, so the operatives receive really detailed risk assessments before any work starts. They then go on site and do a dynamic risk assessment themselves, as all the operatives are fully trained on that as well.”
From humble beginnings in Hull a quarter of a century ago, KCS is proud to now work nationally, illustrating the success of this local business in the competitive cleaning industry.
For more information about Kingston Cleaning Services, visit kingstoncleaningservices.co.uk.
