
TRALEE-BASED ABC Cleaning has achieved national recognition after being named a finalist in every category it entered in the 2026 Irish Contract Cleaning Association Industry Awards.
The awards recognise the highest standards across Ireland’s contract cleaning industry, with finalists selected following the completion of the full judging process, including written submissions, interviews and site visits.
ABC has secured four finalist places across Educational Buildings, Manufacturing/Industrial, Best Cleaned Premises and Cleaning Team of the Year.
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The company’s long standing contract at Munster Technological University is a finalist in the Educational Buildings category, while its work at the Temmler Ireland (Aenova Group) pharmaceutical facility in Killorglin has secured finalist places in both Manufacturing and Best Cleaned Premises.
ABC’s Specialist Day Team has also been shortlisted for Cleaning Team of the Year.
ABC Cleaning has been operating for more than 30 years and has grown from a small family business into a specialist contract cleaning company serving clients across a range of sectors throughout Ireland.
ABC Cleaning Managing Director Mairead Hurley said: “To be named a finalist in every category we entered is something we are incredibly proud of. We are a Kerry company competing in a highly competitive national industry, and this recognition belongs to our staff who go out every day and take real pride in the standards they deliver.”
The winners of the ICCA Industry Awards 2026 will be announced at the Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin, on Friday, October 16.














