Peartree Cleaning Services strengthens client assurance with in-house IOSH training programme
Peartree Cleaning, a leading provider of cleaning services in the UK, has strengthened its commitment to workplace safety by delivering licensed IOSH training in-house for supervisors and team leaders across the business.
IOSH, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals and is recognised for helping raise standards of health and safety in workplaces across the UK and internationally.
By holding the licence to deliver IOSH training internally, Peartree can provide structured, consistent and cost-effective training for its people, while ensuring health and safety knowledge is embedded directly into day-to-day cleaning operations.
The programme is particularly important in the cleaning sector, where teams often work in live, high-footfall environments and need to manage risks linked to slips and trips, manual handling, lone working, cleaning chemicals, equipment use and working around building users.
Through the in-house programme, Peartree supervisors and team leaders receive practical training to help them identify hazards, manage risk, support safe systems of work, report incidents effectively and make informed decisions on site.
Since November 2022, Peartree has delivered five IOSH Managing Safely courses, including three at client premises and two at its Head Office in Brentwood. A total of 31 colleagues have completed the training, with every participant successfully passing both the written assessment and risk assessment project.
Peartree now plans to deliver a further IOSH Managing Safely course at its Head Office within the next six months, before introducing one-day refresher training for colleagues who have previously completed the programme.
For clients, the programme provides added assurance that Peartree teams are led by people with recognised health and safety training, practical site awareness and the confidence to apply safe working practices from day one.
It also supports faster mobilisation on new and existing client sites, helping trained colleagues hit the ground running with a clear understanding of safety expectations, reporting procedures and site-specific requirements.
Paul Reilly, Health and Safety Manager at Peartree Cleaning, said: “Health and safety is not a back-office function, it is part of service delivery every day. Our teams work in live environments, often alongside our clients’ employees, visitors and building users, so it is vital that our supervisors and team leaders have the knowledge and confidence to manage risk on the ground.
“Being licensed to deliver IOSH training in-house means we can give our people recognised training that is practical, relevant and consistent. It helps our teams hit the ground running, gives clients confidence in the way we operate, and supports a culture where safety is understood, owned and acted on at every level.
“It also means we can keep building capability across the business through refresher training and ongoing development, rather than treating training as a one-off exercise.”
Delivering IOSH training in-house also helps Peartree reduce external training costs and scheduling pressures, while giving the business greater control over the quality, timing and relevance of training. The initiative reflects Peartree’s wider commitment to raising standards across the cleaning industry by investing in trained people, safer workplaces and consistent service delivery for clients across the UK.