Wednesday 27th July 2011 - Published by Lara Page - Account Manager
Third Generation Family-Run Cleaning Firm Celebrate 28th Birthday
A family run Black Country cleaning business of three generations is celebrating its 28th anniversary today (28th July).
Founded in 1983, Lawrence Cleaning Ltd started off with just six employees. Now, the company employs 90 staff , who are deployed across the West Midlands to carry out cleaning contracts.
The company, which was based in Wolverhampton for 27 years, has recently moved to new offices in Sedgley.
Winnie Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Cleaning Ltd, started out as a cleaner at 14, and purchased the company when her boss died. Now, aged 73, Winnie still works for the company as a Contracts Manager.
“We are a traditional family-run business of three generations, with a modern outlook. The business has grown considerably since it was first set up by Winnie 28 years ago. I believe the key to our success is that we offer a high quality of service. We have retained some of our clients for over 26 years,” said Debra Lawrence, company Director.
Doing the majority of the work herself, Winnie recruited around six staff at first, mainly working for banks and accountants.
Through referrals, Winnie started to grow the business and recruit new staff. She still looks after the company’s longest serving clients of 26 years, chartered accountants, Muras Baker Jones.
Two other clients, RN Williams Solicitors and Distrupol, have been using the services of Winnie and her team for the last 17 and 19 years respectively.
Winnie’s son, Paul, bought the business 12 years ago, and is now Managing Director. His wife Debra is also Director, and their son, Alex, has just joined the company, making three generations of family tradition.
“Business is serious, but we have also had some fun and a few mishaps along the way. Over the years, we have had cleaners locked in cupboards and buildings, and one was even mistaken for a member of the Royal Family when she turned up at a building we were cleaning,“ said Debra
New branding and a soon to be unveiled, brand new website, is set to take the company forward into its third decade in business, and the Lawrence family hope to continue to enjoy the same level of success for another 28 years and beyond.
Lawrence Cleaning celebrate 28th year in business - a pr2go story
