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ICE rolls out autonomous cleaning in Tesco stores

Published 17th June, 2026 by Neil Nixon

Darren Marston, Chairman and Founder of ICE, with the team at Tesco Bethnal Green.
Darren Marston, Chairman and Founder of ICE, with the team at Tesco Bethnal Green.

ICE has announced a new partnership with Tesco, launching a rollout of autonomous cleaning robots across 600 Tesco Express stores.

To celebrate this incredible milestone, ICE presented Tesco with the ICE Innovation and Partnership Award - celebrating a collaboration that combines expertise, creativity and shared resources to support innovation and growth. This marks the very first rollout of this scale in the UK convenience sector, showcasing how ICE’s autonomous technology can change the game:

Supporting retail teams: These machines are designed as 'co-bots' to work alongside Tesco colleagues. By taking over routine floor cleaning, they free up valuable time for the store teams to focus on what matters most: serving customers.

Guaranteed, data-driven hygiene: The technology delivers a highly consistent, premium clean every single day, backed by intelligent data tracking and reporting to give store colleagues and customers peace of mind.

Driven by a decade of expertise: As long-standing pioneers in cleaning innovation, ICE brings over 10 years of experience in autonomous equipment.

Full-service support: ICE is providing the advanced machinery, comprehensive staff training, and dedicated ongoing service support across all 600 locations.

Mark Bresnihan, CEO at ICE, said: "As long-standing pioneers in cleaning technologies, ICE is delighted to partner with Tesco on this project. We are providing not just our industry-leading autonomous machines, but also the comprehensive training and service support required to make this a success. Together, we are showing how data-driven automation can work hand-in-hand with retail teams to improve cleaning standards."

https://ice-clean.com/

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