The leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide, ISSA has a membership that includes more than 10,500 distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer representative, building service contractor, in-house service provider, residential cleaning, and associated service members. ISSA helps its members and their employees make valuable contacts through the industry’s largest cleaning shows.

ISSA also helps increase members’ professionalism and success through its popular global website, www.issa.com, and by offering business tools, educational products, industry standards, publications, and legislative and regulatory services that specifically focus on the professional cleaning industry. It is through these initiatives that ISSA helps its members demonstrate the true value of clean to their varied constituents.

BPCA is the professional association for the UK public health pest management industry.

We're a not-for-profit organisation acting in the interests of our members and on behalf of the pest management industry in the UK.

What is BPCA's role? The provision of pest management and control services is an area which is often overlooked, however inadequate pest control can often have catastrophic effects economically, socially and on the public's health. BPCA promotes the highest standards of professionalism within the industry, allowing only organisations that prove their competence to join as members.

It's our role to:

• Highlight the risks of inadequate control
• Offer guidance in what to look for when searching for a pest control contractor
• Provide general pest advice and guidance documentation
• Provide advice on how to select an appropriate pest control professional

Established in 1968, The National Carpet Cleaners Association (NCCA) is the only nationally recognised trade association dedicated to the cleaning & maintenance of carpets, hard flooring and soft furnishings.

The Association is sustained and supported by over 600 Member companies throughout the UK and overseas. These range from individual owner-operators to multi-van operations.

The NCCA is fortunate to have the support from many leading suppliers in the industry. Our Corporate Members’ list includes companies who supply or manufacture chemicals, equipment, provide training, insurance or are franchise operators.

The National Carpet Cleaners Association is run by CEO, Dave Wheadon with support from the Board of Directors and his dedicated Office Team. This, along with being an unbiased organisation, ensures complete dedication to the aims and objectives of the Association.

SmartTask is based in sunny High Wycombe, UK. Our aim is to build long term, partnership based relationships with our customers and, with the benefit of their insights, constantly improve our workforce management solutions to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our customers in the ever-evolving service delivery sectors.

Paul Ridden CEOPaul Ridden, CEO, has spent most of his working life in the computer industry, with the last ten years spent building software solutions for the security, cleaning, FM and logistics sectors. Part of Paul’s role is to use his passion and entrepreneurial approach to build a technology team that can develop and deliver affordable software solutions that take advantage of the latest technologies and help deliver value to all SmartTask Users, large and small.

SmartTask’s next-generation technology is developed in the UK, we have over 20 years’ experience and a great track record of creating leading-edge, cloud-based, mobile workforce solutions. Our highly intuitive and simple to use solutions are being continually enhanced by our in-house technical team, who have deep industry experience gained from working extensively with our customers.

The result is a workforce management solution, with a rich variety of industry-leading features – that radically improves the way your services are delivered and managed.

Results for customers include a significant reduction in administrative time and costs – with greater operational control, performance and higher quality service delivery – that is consistently contract compliant.

Now in its 20th year Cleaning Matters continues to be the UK’s largest and only audited magazine within the cleaning industry. Cleaning Matters presents the latest innovations and insight that can aid the task of cleaning, maintenance and hygiene, as well as delivering independent news, views and developments from within the market.

Regular contributions from leading industry experts combined with Cleaning Matters’ knowledge of the marketplace and accessible style make it a must-read as well as an indispensable reference tool.

As the market evolves, Cleaning Matters – as the industry’s market-leading publication – moves with it. We know how busy those working in the cleaning and maintenance industry are, and to meet the needs of our readers, the magazine is divided into nine regular sections that will make sourcing product and service solutions simple and easy to digest.

This comprehensive publication also aligns itself with influential voices and key industry stakeholders. Columns from The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association (ISSA) and the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) are featured, alongside contributions from a host of respected cleaning experts, to provide exclusive advice and opinions on current issues in the industry.

Durability. Trust. Innovation. Proven performance. These words don’t just describe our products…they describe our brand. These words have been proven true throughout the history of our company. They define who we are today and who we will continue to be tomorrow. For 50 years, Rubbermaid Commercial Products has pioneered world-class product solutions that meet the challenging demands of commercial facilities while outperforming and outlasting the competition.

Products tailored and designed to address the distinct needs of many different environments can be spotted rolling through the corridors of hospitals, hotels, sports stadiums, office buildings, restaurants and airports around the world.

From bath mats to BRUTE containers to the first resin molded mop bucket, a lot has happened since 1968, but our commitment to manufacturing excellence has never wavered.

Today, we are proud to be the global leader of the commercial cleaning industry, delivering exceptional products that simply work better than the rest. With better products, the people who use them work better. Work is better behind our shield.

We are Western Business Media Limited (WBM Ltd), formerly known as Western Business Exhibitions Ltd. We publish leading business-to-business titles across a wide variety of UK sectors as well as being the organisers of the prestigious Safety & Health Excellent Awards (SHE Awards).

Our respected brands provide an independent voice for the diverse markets we serve. Delivering business insight, comment and the latest news on product innovation, services and legislation through print, digital and event platforms.