Questions:
Answers:
1. Nobody knows the exact number of operating companies in Central Asia – neither does our Association. This depends on various accounting systems, different legal statuses, and a great number of facilities where cleaning is just one of their numerous businesses.
We are aware of around 150 facilities in Kazakhstan which officially provide cleaning services. This suggests that at least twice as many facilities of various size and legal status work in this area in Kazakhstan. This business is underdeveloped in other Central Asian countries.
Therefore, you won’t be mistaken much to suggest that 400-500 cleaning entities function in the Central Asian region. Also, include dry cleaning facilities and laundries here.
2. In the last 1-3 years, the cleaning industry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia has not changed much. Prior to 2007, the number of facilities had had an exponential increase, and the growth stopped as the economic crisis began. However, the number of operating facilities did not dramatically decrease – despite the fact that cleaning output rates dropped significantly (our estimate of the decrease in 2009 is 25-35%). Therefore, the return ratio of the cleaning business decreased, and so the facilities had to do downsizing.
Since 2009 and until now, we have witnessed a growth. Although it did not yet reach the pre-crisis level, we can be sure that the cleaning sector has survived through the difficult economic period.
3. If you mean a certain type of services when you talk about the cleaning product, the so-called industrial cleaning is still underdeveloped and in high demand in Kazakhstan. It is a type of cleaning which supports industrial facilities – for example, cleaning of oil tanks, etc.
4. Cleaning is not subdivided into sectors. I’d rather call it subdivision by activity areas. The most developed areas in Kazakhstan’s cleaning industry include cleaning per se (professional cleaning of areas and premises) and dry cleaning.
5. The most vivid event in our sector is the traditional exhibition. Besides, the Association holds its own events – consulting and presentation workshops and roundtables. For example, we held summer workshops in Astana, Shymkent and Almaty in 2011. Another important event is the adoption of the very first state standard in the area of cleaning – Services in Cleaning of Buildings and Structures, by the Government of Kazakhstan in 2010. CACA took part in the drafting of this document.
Sincerely,
President of Central-Asian Cleaning Association
Karina Emelijanova
- Number of operating companies in the cleaning industry in Central Asia
- Development of the cleaning industry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia in the last 1-3 years
- What cleaning product the Kazakhstan market needs
- The most developed cleaning sector in Kazakhstan
- Interesting facts and the latest events (if any)
Answers:
1. Nobody knows the exact number of operating companies in Central Asia – neither does our Association. This depends on various accounting systems, different legal statuses, and a great number of facilities where cleaning is just one of their numerous businesses.
We are aware of around 150 facilities in Kazakhstan which officially provide cleaning services. This suggests that at least twice as many facilities of various size and legal status work in this area in Kazakhstan. This business is underdeveloped in other Central Asian countries.
Therefore, you won’t be mistaken much to suggest that 400-500 cleaning entities function in the Central Asian region. Also, include dry cleaning facilities and laundries here.
2. In the last 1-3 years, the cleaning industry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia has not changed much. Prior to 2007, the number of facilities had had an exponential increase, and the growth stopped as the economic crisis began. However, the number of operating facilities did not dramatically decrease – despite the fact that cleaning output rates dropped significantly (our estimate of the decrease in 2009 is 25-35%). Therefore, the return ratio of the cleaning business decreased, and so the facilities had to do downsizing.
Since 2009 and until now, we have witnessed a growth. Although it did not yet reach the pre-crisis level, we can be sure that the cleaning sector has survived through the difficult economic period.
3. If you mean a certain type of services when you talk about the cleaning product, the so-called industrial cleaning is still underdeveloped and in high demand in Kazakhstan. It is a type of cleaning which supports industrial facilities – for example, cleaning of oil tanks, etc.
4. Cleaning is not subdivided into sectors. I’d rather call it subdivision by activity areas. The most developed areas in Kazakhstan’s cleaning industry include cleaning per se (professional cleaning of areas and premises) and dry cleaning.
5. The most vivid event in our sector is the traditional exhibition. Besides, the Association holds its own events – consulting and presentation workshops and roundtables. For example, we held summer workshops in Astana, Shymkent and Almaty in 2011. Another important event is the adoption of the very first state standard in the area of cleaning – Services in Cleaning of Buildings and Structures, by the Government of Kazakhstan in 2010. CACA took part in the drafting of this document.
Sincerely,
President of Central-Asian Cleaning Association
Karina Emelijanova
Date:
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
