Tipp based Ryans Cleaning to feature as part of the RTÉ One Day documentary series this January

Tipperary company Ryans Cleaning will feature in an RTÉ One Day documentary titled One Day: How Ireland Cleans Up which will air on RTÉ 1 at 9.35pm on Monday, 14^th of January.

The One Day documentary series goes behind the scenes to examine the complex network of services that are essential for life in Ireland today. Filmed at multiple locations over a 24 hour day, each episode highlights one specific industry – Beauty, Cleaning/Waste and Tourism – from the perspective of the people who are expected to deliver the 24/7 service and standard we’ve come to expect.

The Thurles based company is the leading event cleaning contractor in Ireland and the UK and are responsible for cleaning some of the biggest festivals, arenas and stadia on both sides of the Irish sea. Director and Producer Brian Hayes and his crew from the RTÉ TV Documentary Unit accompanied Ryans Cleaning to the All Together Now Festival at the Curraghmore Estate in Co. Waterford in August of last year. They recorded a great deal of footage during the festival where the Ryans Cleaning team were in action with a particular focus on the role and insights of Sinéad Cleary, Senior Operations Manager who has been with Ryans Cleaning for over 15 years. The programme also looks at all aspects of ‘How Ireland Cleans Up’ and other companies nationwide also feature in this interesting portrayal of our cleaning industry.

Speaking of Sinéad’s participation in the documentary, company CEO and Founder Pat Ryan said “All Together Now was a good event for RTÉ to come along to as it was a compact venue and the crowds and weather were extremely well behaved, it was the first year of the event and our first time cleaning the venue so it was not without its challenges, however, Sinéad Cleary is one of our most experienced supervisors and has seen it all before. Nothing really phases Sinéad and she is a stickler for quality cleaning and attention to detail which I hope comes across in the programme. We set the bar exceptionally high in terms of the level of cleaning we offer our clients. This is a rare insight for the public to get a snapshot of the work we do behind the scenes all year round on an international basis, all organised from our HQ here in Thurles.”

2018 was an exceptional year for Ryans Cleaning who swept the boards during awards season with wins at the County Tipperary Business Awards, the Facilities Management Awards and the Irish Contract Cleaners Association Awards.

Other highlights for the company at home included cleaning at all shows at The Gaiety, The Olympia and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre’s and gigs at 3 Arena throughout the year, not to mention music festivals like Electric Picnic and Sports and Agri events like the Galway Races and The National Ploughing Championships. They also broke cleaning records during the Papal Visit when they cleaned all three sites Knock, Croke Park and The Phoenix Park in remarkable time. While in the UK they also soared to new heights servicing Leeds, Creamfields and British Summer Time at Hyde Park music festivals, stadium contracts like that of Premier League team Watford FC and The Epsom Oaks and Derby Race Meetings.

• Awards:
  • Awards won in 2018:
    • Croke Park together with Ryans Cleaning won the ‘FM Team of the Year, In-House’ award for Excellence in Sustainability at the Facilities Management Awards 2018
    • ‘Best Supervisor’ (Cristina Ardelean) in the Hospitality/Leisure/Residential Buildings category at the Irish Contract Cleaning Association Awards 2018
      • Cristina is our Supervisor based at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
    • ‘Best Small or Medium Enterprise’ category at the County Tipperary Business Awards 2018
  • Finalists at the following Awards in 2018:
    • Small Firms Association 2018
      • National Small Business Award for Sustainable Energy
    • Green Awards 2018
      • Green Small Organisation of the Year
      • The Excellence in Waste Management Award
    • The Olympia Theatre – Eg. Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr, Coppers: The Musical etc.
    • The Gaiety Theatre – Eg. Riverdance,
    • Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Eg. Les Misérables, Cirque Berserk UK, Wicked UK
    • 3 Arena – Eg. OVO – Cirque du Soleil, Shania Twain, Arctic Monkeys
    • Croke Park – Highlights like All Ireland Finals, Taylor Swift
    • Punchestown Festival (24^th-28^th April)
    • Race sponsorships – Fairyhouse (2^nd April), Tipperary (10^th May), Leopardstown (19^th July), The Curragh (6^th August), Galway (9^th October), Punchestown (18^thNovember) & Limerick (29^th December)
    • 150^th Balmoral Show – Belfast (16^th-19^th May)
    • Leopardstown Racecourse – Bulmers Live Festival (7^th June – 16^th August) – Thursday Nights
    • Charity Fundraising – Tipperary Warriors Multi-Sport Club
    • Body & Soul Festival (22^nd-24^th June)
    • Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (5^th-8^th July) – Ballyliffin Gold Club in Donegal
    • All Together Now / RTÉ Filming
    • Galway Races Summer Festival (30^th July – 5^th August)
    • Dualla Show (24^th August)
    • Popal Visit (25^th – 26^th August) – Phoenix Park, Croke Park, Knock Shire etc.
    • Electric Picnic (31^st August – 2^nd September) – Stradbally
    • The National Ploughing Championships (18^th-20^th September) – was extended due to the storm
    • Dublin Zoo – Wild Lights (1^st November – 6^th January)
    • Sponsored and Pat spoke at the Moving Towards a Circular Economy seminar organised by Tipperary Green Business Network at the Horse & Jockey (17^th October)

• Watford FC
• Truck Festival (20^th July – 22^nd July)
• BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend (25^th-28^th May)
• Epsom Downs Racecourse – Epsom Oaks & Epsom Derby (1^st-2^nd June)
• Download Festival (14^th-16^th June) – Have a good before and after pic for this
• Lovebox Festival (13^th – 14^th July)
• Parklife Festival (9^th – 10^th June)
• British Summer Time at Hyde Park (6^th – 15^th July)
• Latitude Music Festival (12^th – 15^th July)
• Lytham Festival (18^th – 22^nd July)
• RiZE Festival (17^th – 18^th August)
• Creamfields Festival (23^rd – 26^th August)
• Leeds Festival (24^th – 26^th August)
• Wanderlust Festival (17^th September) – Battersea Park

Ryans Cleaning continue to set standards in the cleaning and waste management business. This unique family run company is fully audited and accredited by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) with no less than 4 unique top European Certificates in Quality;

• Management Systems (ISO9001)
• Environmental Management Systems (14001)
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHSAS18001)
• Event Sustainability Management Systems (ISO20121)

Ireland: www.ryanscleaning.ie

UK: www.ryanscleaning.co.uk