What we do.
We give professional cleaning a stronger voice by representing contract cleaning businesses to government and setting the standard.
Our influence helps the sector adopt better skills, better technology and better ways of working.
Our work
How we serve the industry.
Everything we do falls under our three values: impact, innovation and people.
Impact
Representation
We talk to government on your behalf and make the case for professional cleaning where decisions are made.
People
Community
We offer peer-to-peer opportunities for members to meet leaders and owners just like them.
Innovation
Innovation
The Innovation Showcase gives new technology and better ways of working a stage, every year.
Impact
Best practice
Our Code of Practice sets out what buyers can expect from every CSSA member: quality, insurance, safety and compliance.
People
Skills
Clean Start, Rising Stars and our community groups help the industry attract, develop and celebrate its people.
Innovation
Sustainability
We help members make progress they can evidence, and recognise it through the Sustainability Awards.
Innovation Showcase
Where new ideas get a stage.
The Innovation Showcase celebrates the technology, products and ways of working that are changing professional cleaning.
From robotics and cobotics to sustainable chemicals and smarter scheduling, it gives members a place to see what is coming and share what works. The next Showcase is at the London Cleaning Show in 2027.

Sustainability

Sustainability, evidenced
Sustainability claims are only useful if they can be compared. We help members make progress they can measure, from chemicals and waste to energy and travel.
The Sustainability Awards recognise that progress, judged on evidence rather than promises.
In their words
Raising the bar on innovation and sustainability.
As someone fairly new to the cleaning industry, I’ve found CSSA the best way to get to know the people behind the businesses. Being part of the Southern Community Group puts me in the same room as operators, suppliers and trainers, and some of my best working relationships started at SCG events. People get involved because it’s a friendly, open group where you can ask a question and get an honest answer from someone who’s been doing this for twenty years. You come away with useful contacts and a real sense of being part of the industry.
Merci Marosi
Co-founder, Bubble Duck Marketing
The sector in numbers
A sector the country depends on.
Contribution to the economy
£71bn+
The cleaning, hygiene and waste sector's contribution to the UK economy.
Source: British Cleaning Council research, as cited by CSSA Clean Start, September 2026.
People employed
1.5m
Working across the UK cleaning, hygiene and waste sector.
Source: British Cleaning Council research, as cited by CSSA Clean Start, September 2026.
Of the UK workforce
5%
Around one in twenty UK workers.
Source: British Cleaning Council research, as cited by CSSA Clean Start, September 2026.
Voice of the sector
How we advocate for members.
We talk to government on your behalf
We make the case for fair procurement, a valued workforce and sensible regulation. We describe problems at sector level, never by naming a company, and follow every consultation or brief officially.
What that looks like
- Responding to government consultations that affect cleaning and support services
- Briefing officials and MPs on the realities of running a cleaning business
- Working with the British Cleaning Council and partner bodies on shared issues
- Sharing clear, dated positions with members and the press
Latest thinking
Positions, guidance and news.
Ready to be part of what's next?
Become a CSSA member today
Join CSSA for practical support, influential connections and a voice in the future of professional cleaning.




