Partners in Hygiene: Expansion of services for the food industry 

Effec­tive Sep­tem­ber 03, 2021, Lead­ec has acquired Part­ners in Hygiene (PiH), a ser­vice com­pa­ny spe­cial­iz­ing in the food indus­try. The move strength­ens Lead­ec’s pres­ence in the food and bev­er­age indus­try, as well as in tech­ni­cal clean­ing and hygiene services. 

“Hygiene ser­vices are an excel­lent fit with our strongest ser­vice line in the UK, tech­ni­cal clean­ing. PiH’s expe­ri­ence in food fac­to­ries in the north of the UK is an ide­al addi­tion as part of our strate­gic diver­si­fi­ca­tion into the F&B indus­try and helps sharp­en our port­fo­lio in the man­u­fac­tur­ing industry.”

- Geor­gi Chum­buridze, Man­ag­ing Direc­tor East­ern Europe/UK

Part­ners in Hygiene was found­ed in 2006 and spe­cial­izes in sophis­ti­cat­ed hygiene ser­vices for the food and bev­er­age indus­try. More than 300 employ­ees pro­vide ser­vices in food indus­try hygiene, basic kitchen clean­ing, envi­ron­men­tal hygiene and ven­ti­la­tion clean­ing. Cus­tomers include many food man­u­fac­tur­ers in the north of Eng­land and Scot­land. The com­pa­ny thus serves one of the most demand­ing industries. 

Diversification of the UK portfolio 

Lead­ec has been oper­at­ing in the UK since 1999 and cur­rent­ly employs around 1500 peo­ple there. PiH will con­tin­ue its assign­ments at the 14 loca­tions in the UK with the exist­ing teams unchanged. 

“We have found a strong part­ner in Lead­ec. PiH is firm­ly estab­lished in the UK food indus­try; Lead­ec, in turn, has a glob­al pres­ence and great tech­ni­cal exper­tise, includ­ing pro­duc­tion main­te­nance and facil­i­ty man­age­ment. The acqui­si­tion will enable us to grow fur­ther,” says Peter Bark­er, one of the three man­ag­ing directors.