Derby cleaning firm sweeps up competitor

Derby-based cleaning firm Clean Slate has bought Trojan Commercial Cleaning East Anglia.

Clean Slate has been operating in the region for 60 years and has more than 230 staff.

The company has acquired Trojan Commercial Cleaning, based in Soham, Cambridgeshire, with the help of funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Trojan is a family-owned company which has been established since 1985 – employing 90 people with contracts across East Anglia.

Clean Slate managing director Mike Armitage said: “Having grown organically in recent years, we have been looking at further expansion through acquisition for some time.

“We were however keen to find a company with a similar pedigree and ethos in an area that would widen our geographical customer base.

“Both Clean Slate and Trojan are family-owned and share a particular expertise in the healthcare and education sectors.

“By coming together, we will now be able to offer a seamless service across the Midlands and East Anglia.

“Trojan’s director Anita Mills will be staying on in a consultancy role and we look forward to working together to support existing and new customers with their commercial cleaning requirements.”

Andrew Bishop, relationship manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “Clean Slate is an ambitious firm with a strong management team at the helm. Trojan Commercial Cleaning strongly complimented the business and the acquisition was a natural step in achieving its growth plans.”