Ipswich was celebrating recently after scooping the "Clean Britain Award` for 2007.

Councillor Inga Lockington, Ipswich Borough Council`s Environmental portfolio holder commented on the excellent news `The award was for the whole team - there is great pride in Ipswich and residents told us they wanted a cleaner Ipswich`. `We have invested a lot of money in street cleaning, set up a graffiti squad and combined litter enforcement with education in schools. That investment is now paying off` adding `I am very proud of my hard working staff and all the residents`.

Ipswich battled its way to the final of the British Cleaning Council `Clean Britain Award - 2007` and pipped the London Borough of Lewisham to the post.

Scarab Sweepers have played their part in helping keep Ipswich clean, with a association that goes back nearly twenty five years commencing with the purchase of a Scarab MKII in the early 1980`s !

The Scarab MKII was followed by the Scarab Minor precinct sweeper alongside the large truck mounted sweepers the Scarab Major hydrostatic 7000 model.

Current Scarab sweepers operating in Ipswich incclude the big heavy duty truck mounted Scarab Magnum`s and the very latest Scarab Minor incorporating "dual sweep" to give unrivalled productivity.

North Shropshire, another Scarab Minor "dual sweep" operator also made headlines with their award for the "most improved authority".

The dual sweep Scarab Minor has proven, not just a success with recent `Award Winning Authorities", but is also cleaning up Nottingham, Chester and Watford along with those operating as far a field as France and Australia.