unveils new name to reflect diversification

DAWSONGROUP has unveiled a new name for its fleet division, Dawsongroup emc, as it gears up for expansion into new sectors.

Following significant growth over the past 17 years, the firm - previously known as

Dawsongroup Sweepers - has renamed the business to reflect the diversity of its growing vehicle range. Dawsongroup emc has expanded into numerous sectors in recent years, offering a fleet of municipal, industrial and specialist vehicles to public and private sector companies. Since Dawsongroup acquired the business in 2005, it has grown beyond its roots as a sweeper company, and now its extensive range includes sweepers, tipper grabs, gully tankers, RCVs, hotboxes, tippers and caged tippers, suction excavators, and hook loaders.

The business has also recently made a multimillion-pound investment into alternative fuels,

Principle Windows now UK’s second largest operator – report

PRINCIPLE Windows, the vertical cleaning division of Principle Cleaning Services, has become the second largest window cleaning operation in the UK. The division, which employs over 100 people and has a turnover of over £7 million, has a market share of 3.4% according to an industry report by IBISWorld.

Principle Windows has grown from humble beginnings in 2013 when it had four employees sourced from East London Business Alliance - a non-profit making organisation, which gives local people the opportunity to get back to work. It is now IRATA accredited and has a group of IRATA-trained abseilers, a five-strong management team, a technical lead, and full-time safety and administrative support. Principle Windows also launched a centre of excellence facility in Stratford in 2019 and has developed bespoke, real time reporting through its drop marking platform.

David Saville, managing director of vertical at Principle Cleaning Services, said: “For our window cleaning operation to be the second largest in the UK in a highly competitive industry is significant, particularly when our portfolio currently only covers the London market. Although we operate in a mature sector with many operators, our strategy is to bringing a range of zero emission electric road sweepers to market.

Paul Beddows, the company’s director of sales, said: “Over the past 17 years, the business has become about so much more than road sweepers. We have built a marketleading fleet, spanning a range of sectors in both the public and private sectors. Today, as we gear up to expand even further with new launches in the pipeline, we are delighted to unveil our new name, which perfectly reflects our growth story so far, and where we are going in the very near future.”

WWW.DAWSONGROUP.CO.UK continue to grow organically through continued investment in our people, innovation, sustainability, and the use of technology to deliver even greater benefits for our clients.”

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