HCS Cleaning Services scales new heights with Hub support

The Bolton-based business uses specialist techniques such as abseiling and cradles to clean a wide-range of buildings including sports stadiums, hotels, and high-rise office blocks.

An abseil window cleaning specialists has more than doubled turnover after securing lucrative new commercial contracts with support from the Business Growth Hub.

Founded over 50 years ago, HCS Cleaning Services provides cleaning services to the commercial and corporate sectors.

The Bolton-based business uses specialist techniques such as abseiling and cradles to clean a wide-range of buildings including sports stadiums, hotels, and high-rise office blocks.

After Josh Hulstone, Account Director at HCS Cleaning Services, made contact with the Business Growth Hub, adviser Jonathan Crabtree identified master classes for the firm to attend and linked the business to a network of key contacts and a purchasing consortium.

Additionally, digital growth adviser Doug Tracey worked with the team to improve the business’ digital marketing strategy and as a result, the company’s website moved from page six to page one of Google search results.

Since working with Business Growth Hub, part of Manchester Growth Company, HCS Cleaning Services has received an influx of commercial and corporate contract offers.

This includes the NHS and Premier Inn, in addition to two high profile city centre developments: No.1 Deansgate, the luxury apartment development, and XYZ Building, which is set to house multi-million pound organisations and become one of Spinningfield’s landmark structures.

The firm also forecasts further growth, with turnover set to rise up to 90 per cent in the next 12 months.

HCS Cleaning Services will continue to work with Business Growth Hub’s access to finance team to provide funding for new equipment, vehicles and the recruitment of specialist abseil cleaning staff to achieve sustainable business growth.

Scott Horan, Operations Director at HCS Cleaning Services, said: “As a result of the Hub’s practical advice and sound knowledge, we now operate under a robust marketing strategy and boosted digital presence, which has allowed us to grow sustainably and create and secure employment.

“We have gained a lot from this experience, especially in terms of engaging and developing our clientele online, and we have secured excellent contracts and drastically improved turnover as a result.

By Shelina Begum, Manchester Evening News Business Editor