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Quayclean Australia, the largest provider of cleaning, hygiene, and waste management services to major public venues across Australia, has secured a massive coup after being awarded a five-year contract by the Melbourne Cricket Club for work at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The MCG contract follows Quayclean’s workforce of more than 1200 dedicated cleaners having been employed day and night over 15 days to help deliver Australian Open tennis tournament, attended by 1,020,763 spectators, across the Melbourne and Olympic Park precinct.

Acknowledging the significance of working at one of the most revered and recognisable venues across Australia and throughout the world, Quayclean Chief Executive, Mark Piwkowski stated “we are deeply honoured the MCC has place their faith and trust in Quayclean to deliver exceptional venue presentation services, consistently high cleaning standards, and innovative sustainability practices for over four million patrons who attend around 90 event days at the MCG every year.

“We will contribute to an epic event day atmosphere and experience for patrons by providing a clean, safe, and welcoming environment from the moment they pass through the turnstiles.”

With Quayclean committed to six of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Piwkowski said there will be a strategic focus on sustainability and resource recovery in the company’s work at the MCG, noting “we manage over 30,000 tonnes of waste end-to-end in partnership with our customers at venues across Australia and consistently achieve an average recycling rate of 81%.

“The MCG has a proud sustainability record, and we want to elevate this further by diverting over 80% of waste going to landfill, attain 100% recyclable packaging for all products onsite while fully complying with the Victorian Government’s single use plastic ban.

“Additionally, we are using biodegradable cleaning solutions to reduce the environmental footprint and increase worker safety. We are also investing over $1 million in the purchase of best-in-class equipment to deliver sustainable and agile cleaning solutions to ensure the MCG shines.”

The MCG is one of 11 stadiums in the world with a capacity of more than 100,000 and was the third most attended stadium in 2023 behind Yankee Stadium and Dodger Stadium in the USA.

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After a seamless back-of-house transition in recent weeks with Melbourne Cricket Club staff ahead of official on-site mobilisation, the Quayclean team is preparing for more than 600,000 fans to attend events in coming weeks.

Piwkowski added “we will be drawing on our vast experience from past multi day events such as the Australian Open, Sydney’s Royal Easter Show, the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and numerous cricket Test matches to ensure we deliver an outstanding customer experience.”

The deal further strengthens Quayclean dominant standing in Melbourne’s facilities market and major stadia across Australia.

In addition to the MCG and Melbourne and Olympic Parks, Quayclean is responsible for Marvel Stadium, Southern Cross Station, Melbourne Markets Authority, Melbourne Racing Club, Parliament of Victoria, State Library Victoria plus GMHBA Stadium in Geelong in addition to numerous aquatic and recreation centres and private schools.

Quayclean also provides cleaning and waste management services to the Sydney Cricket Ground, Allianz Stadium, Sydney Opera House, Australian Turf Club racecourses, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Showground, Adelaide Oval, Optus Stadium, the Gabba and McDonald Jones Stadium.

Images: Quayclean team members at the MCG.

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