Churchill Support Services has acquired cleaning company Vanguard Cleaning for an undisclosed sum. The firms say this secures over 300 jobs at Vanguard’s headquarters in St Martins in Shropshire.
Together, the two companies have a 50-year pedigree. Churchill Support Services, a member of the ACS Pacesetters group of highest-scoring SIA-approved contractors based in Chorley, was founded in 1996 as Churchill Security, providing security services to the public and private sectors across a range of industries; while Vanguard has been providing medical and non-medical cleaning services for over 20 years. Vanguard director James Crompton will remain with the business.
John Melling, Managing Director of Churchill, said: “The acquisition of Vanguard marks an exciting new chapter of growth for our business. Having spent some time seeking out and identifying the right business for us to acquire, we instantly knew we found just that when we discovered Vanguard and started our early discussions about this business deal.
“Vanguard, like Churchill, is a strong, entrepreneur-led business, operating in a resilient sector, with an excellent team, reputation, and high levels of customer satisfaction. It was clear from the outset that James shared our vision of growth for the business and we look forward to the successful future of both organisations.”
And James Crompton added: “I set up Vanguard after feeling the frustrations of dealing with awful cleaning companies in a previous role and am proud to have grown it to the business it is today over the past two decades. Churchill Support Services share the same business standards, values and people culture as our own and I am confident that Vanguard will continue to thrive under Churchill’s umbrella. We thank all of our staff and clients for their support of the business to date and look forward to strengthening these relationships furthermore in coming years.”
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