Assessment · biohazard cleaning round biohazard-cleaning-2026-09

Vortex Cleaning review

Ranked 3 of 3 in Biohazard cleaning in Telford

Best for: sharps and body-fluid cleans for landlords and sites

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Trading as Vortex Cleaning Ltd · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands

Vortex Cleaning in short

Vortex Cleaning is a Telford firm built for the jobs landlords and site managers dread: body-fluid clean-up for blood, vomit and urine with protective procedures, plus needle and syringe collection into puncture-proof containers for disposal through licensed clinical waste channels. Its upper-tier waste registration is on the record and an active limited company stands behind the name. The firm works from Arleston Lane and names Telford, Shropshire and the wider West Midlands as its patch, with office hours plus a round-the-clock line behind the contact form [3] [4].

Customer reviews are positive but thin: a 4.6 average on Google from only a handful of ratings — enough to read, too little to lean on. The set is too small to show how the firm handles a bad day, which is the main thing a bigger review base would add. What stands out in this review instead is the documented procedure and the checkable company record behind the offer.

What counts against Vortex Cleaning is its quiet site: no insurance details and no prices or free-quote statement are published. Quotations come through the contact form, so the enquiry itself is where the price first appears [4]. Our judgement is that Vortex suits anyone managing rentals, commercial sites or public areas in Telford who needs a sharps or body-fluid incident handled properly and documented.

Vortex Cleaning reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Vortex Cleaning, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.6 out of 58

Our verdict

Our judgement: Vortex suits you if you manage rentals, commercial sites or public areas in Telford and need body-fluid or sharps incidents handled with documented safety procedures [1] [2]. The waste registration and live company record are checkable strengths [5] [6]. Against that, the review base is small and pricing is quote-only.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
67.2 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64 out of 100

Google 4.6 out of 5 from 8 reviews [7].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85 out of 100

Environment Agency Upper Tier waste carrier registration CBDU396924 is listed on the register, expiring 7 July 2027 [5].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2021 [6].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40 out of 100

No rates, menus, call-out fees or VAT position are published; quotations come through the contact form [4].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85 out of 100

The site sets out body-fluid, sharps and specialist cleaning with safety procedures [1] [2], names Telford, Shropshire and West Midlands coverage [3], and gives office hours, a 24-hour line and a contact form [4].

Evidence

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FactValueSourceRead
Years tradingsince 2009Source provider-website
Limited company since2021Source companies-house
Established2009Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You get named biohazard cover: body-fluid clean-up for blood, vomit and urine with PPE and containment procedures, set out on the site seen 4 September 2026 [1].

  • Sharps are handled compliantly: needles and syringes go into approved containers for disposal through licensed clinical waste channels [2].

  • Waste carrying is on the record: Upper Tier registration CBDU396924 sits on the EA register to July 2027 [5].

Limitations

  • The Google set is small at 8 reviews, and the 4.6 average sits below a clean sweep [7].

  • No insurance details and no prices or free-quote statement are published [4].

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Questions about Vortex Cleaning

Is Vortex Cleaning any good?

For sharps and body-fluid jobs, the offer is solid: documented safety procedures, licensed clinical-waste disposal and a checkable company record [1] [2]. The Google average is good but rests on only 8 reviews, and no insurance detail is published [7]. Confirm cover yourself and agree the price in writing first.

Is Vortex Cleaning registered for waste removal?

Yes. Vortex Cleaning Ltd holds upper-tier Environment Agency registration CBDU396924, current to July 2027, which you can check yourself on the public register [5]. Ask for the registration number alongside your quote and confirm the entry on screen matches the firm. The limited company behind the name is active on the company record, which you can check beside the register entry [5] [6].

What does Vortex Cleaning charge?

Nothing is published: no rates, menus, call-out fees or free-quote statement appear on the site, and quotations come through the contact form [4]. That means your enquiry does the talking. Describe the incident, ask for the full figure, and agree it in writing before work starts. Ask for the VAT position and payment stages to sit alongside the figure.

Where does Vortex Cleaning work?

The firm is based on Arleston Lane in Telford and covers Telford, Shropshire and the wider West Midlands [3]. It gives office hours plus a round-the-clock line and a contact form [4]. The about page sets out the firm's history and staffing behind that cover, which is more background than most small firms publish [3]. Send your postcode with the job to confirm you are covered.

How do I get a quote from Vortex Cleaning?

Send the job through the contact form with a plain account of the incident, the location and how fast you need a team there. Office hours cover the working day with a round-the-clock line behind them for urgent calls [4]. Describe sharps, fluids or odour plainly, and ask for the scope, the VAT position and the start date in writing.

What do its reviews say?

Its Google record shows 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings: positive but thin, too small a set to lean on [7]. That is why this review rests more on the documented procedures and the checkable company record than on crowd opinion. If you use the firm, your own written account afterwards helps the next reader more than usual.

How does it compare with the others in the round?

It sits third as the landlords' option: named sharps and body-fluid procedures where Sanis offers clearance and the leader offers full trauma cover. Its company record runs as deep as anyone's in the table; its review base runs the shallowest. Match the firm to the incident: needles or fluids on a site point here, a death at home points up the table.

How is Vortex Cleaning ranked?

It ranks third of the three assessed firms in our September round, picked for sharps and body-fluid cleans for landlords and sites. Documented procedures and the waste registration carry it there despite the small review base. The small review base is the main thing standing between it and the firms above. Read the full review, then send the enquiry.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Shropshire Expert Cleaners LTD75.9 / 100Ranked 1. Best for complete trauma service with licensed waste removal on record.
  2. Sanis Cleaning Specialists70.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for deep cleans and death-related clearance with free quotes.

Sources

  1. Vortex Cleaning body-fluid page — blood, vomit and urine clean-up with PPE procedures Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Vortex Cleaning needle page — sharps collection and licensed clinical waste disposal Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Vortex Cleaning about page — history, staffing and areas covered Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Vortex Cleaning contact page — numbers, hours and quote form Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Environment Agency register — VORTEX CLEANING LTD, CBDU396924, Upper Tier to 07/07/2027 Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  6. Companies House — VORTEX CLEANING LTD overview (13281325) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  7. Google Maps listing — Vortex Cleaning, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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