Portslade window cleaners and a Hove electrician win Checkatrade awards

Two firms from Brighton & Hove are among the South’s regional winners at the Checkatrade³ Awards 2026^1,2, as first reported by the Argus⁷. Albion Window Cleaning^4,5 of Portslade won Trade Business of the Year, and Adam Jeffery of White Shadow Electrical⁶ in Hove was named Community Hero.

Albion was founded in 2010 by two close friends, Greg Grundy and Pete Blakeney, and works out of a unit on Freemans Road. It cleans windows with pure water through poles that reach up to 55ft, and clears gutters with a vacuum.

White Shadow Electrical, on Sackville Road, fits EV chargers, rewires houses and upgrades fuse boards.

Trade Business of the Year is one of nine categories nominated only by customers. For those, Checkatrade lists its judging criteria as quality of workmanship, customer satisfaction, commitment to best practices, and reliability and trustworthiness. Community Hero belongs to a separate group of industry and impact awards. The judges include Checkatrade executives and Amanda Martin, the MP for Portsmouth North.

Winners get a trophy and a badge on their Checkatrade profile. The regional winners now go to a national finale in London on 19 November, where the national winners will be announced.