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The Kingdom Group has completed its acquisition of Crystalcare Cleaning Services, who specialise in environmentally conscious commercial cleaning services in London and the South East.
To align with the existing brands in The Kingdom Group, the acquired business will be rebranded as Kingdom Cleaning London, and will be the specialist city-based division of Kingdom Cleaning, which provides cleaning services to more than 1,000 sites across a diverse range of sectors across the UK.
The operational management at Crystal will continue in their roles, and the General Managers will join the Kingdom Cleaning Leadership Team, reporting to Lucy Lloyd, Chief Services Officer, This will ensure continuity and smooth transition for 320+ customers and the new 720+ workforce joining Kingdom.
Kingdom Cleaning London will now offer an enhanced London based cleaning proposition, leveraging the company’s combined expertise, operational synergies, tailored recruitment solutions and innovation. New customers and colleagues will also benefit from Kingdom’s broader service capabilities across security, recruitment, systems, hygiene and training– backed by the strength of a group with over 11,500 colleagues and a turnover of £300 million.
Terry Barton, CEO of The Kingdom Group, said: “Our M&A team work hard to find and get over the line acquisitions that match not only our CARE values but also our passion and aspirations as a group. I have known Toby Jerman, Crystal owner since we acquired his security business many years ago and have maintained contact all these years. We have always been impressed with Toby and his cleaning team and we now welcome them all to The Kingdom Group. Our existing cleaning business and south region is further strengthened by the addition of Crystal. Together and united, we’re positioned to deliver even greater value and innovative cleaning solutions.”
Toby Jerman, CEO of Crystal Cleaning, commented: “I’m delighted that Crystalcare Cleaning Services has been acquired by and is now joining forces with Kingdom Cleaning.
“We have done this to further support our sustainable, innovative and ethical cleaning services. With changing work practices, joining Kingdom will help us to further improve our sustainable approach, use of the latest technology and putting our community & teams at the forefront.
“Having known Kingdom for over 10 years, we are very well socially and culturally aligned, and I’m excited about now being part of Kingdom Cleaning.”
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