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From Sandhurst to Starting Over: Meet Windsor Auctions' New House Clearance Cleaning Partner
We're pleased to introduce Eagle Cleaning & Construction Services as our preferred house clearance cleaning partner. So, if you've had a clearance carried out and need the property professionally cleaned afterwards - across Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, or Surrey - Dom and his team come recommended.
You can find out more about our own house clearances here, but first, Dom's story is worth telling. Because it's the kind of background that tells you everything you need to know about how he works.
Two Decades in the British Army
Dom and Harry go back to 2002. Emma, Harry’s wife, was the popular owner of the Prince Arthur pub on Grove Road. Dom was an officer cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, travelling down at weekends to stay with his brother, who lived nearby.
In the years that followed, Dom served 23 years in the British Army, with operational tours to Afghanistan, Iraq, and northern Bosnia. The kind of career that shapes a person - but doesn't come without cost.
Injuries sustained over the course of his deployments, compounded by years of competitive rugby, eventually caught up with him. In September 2022, Dom woke up unable to move the right-hand side of his body. At first, he thought he'd had a stroke.
After a long road to diagnosis, he finally got in front of a neurosurgeon in April 2023. The cause: collapsed discs in his neck, one of which had slipped onto his spinal cord. Later that year he underwent spinal surgery at Stanmore, with two discs removed and a carbon fibre cage fitted into his neck.
The injury meant he could no longer deploy. After 23 years of service, a mutual decision was reached, and in 2024 Dom was medically discharged.
It was time to start again.
It's a question thousands of veterans face, and Dom is honest about how it felt.
"I left and was just a bit lost," he admits. "I'd only ever really had one job, from the age of 22 to nearly 45."
What followed was real reflection. Dom thought about what he was genuinely good at - not what his rank suggested, but what he actually knew how to do.
The answer surprised him.
"In 20-something years, I moved 12 times. And every single military march out clean came up spotless."
A military march out clean is the rigorous standard inspection every service person must pass when vacating military accommodation - you leave it as good as you found it for the next person. It's a high bar. Dom had cleared it twelve times.
He also knew how to lead, how to solve problems, and how to see a job through to the finish. So, he bought a van, set up Eagle Cleaning & Construction Services, and got to work.
Today, Eagle Cleaning offers end of tenancy cleaning, military march out cleans, and handyman services, with a wider network of tradesmen covering building, glazing, roofing, and garden work across Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Surrey.
For now, it's a small operation - Dom does much of the cleaning himself. But he's building towards something far bigger.
His long-term vision is to crew his vans with ex-military personnel: men and women who've left the forces and need meaningful, lower-stress work where their qualities are properly valued.
"Soldiers are really impressive people who do a load of things while they're in the army," Dom says. "But we're rubbish at selling ourselves."
He's already in conversation with a national forces employment charity, with the goal of becoming a fully military-operated company within five years - giving structured, purposeful work to veterans who may be rebuilding, physically or mentally.
Dom knows that rebuild from the inside. Diagnosed with complex PTSD in 2016, he found something quietly therapeutic in the work itself.
"You go into a house, start at the top, and work your way down, ticking off each room as you go," he explains. "Cleaning a house is a series of small victories. And for someone who's had a mental health injury, small victories are big things."
At Windsor Auctions, we carry out a significant number of house clearances every year. We bring in the items worth selling - the antiques, the collectables, the hidden gems. But clearance and cleaning are two different jobs, and we're regularly asked for a trusted recommendation.
When Harry spotted Dom's flyer on social media, the fit was obvious.
Reliability. Attention to detail. The kind of standards tested in environments far more demanding than an empty property.
"Adapt, improvise, and overcome," as Dom puts it. "It's just a phrase, right? But it actually means something."
That's what makes Eagle Cleaning different - and exactly what a homeowner, estate agent, or executor needs after a clearance.
If you've recently had a house clearance and need the property professionally cleaned, we'd encourage you to get in touch with Dom directly.
Phone: 07812351045
Email: [email protected]
What areas does Eagle Cleaning cover? Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Surrey.
What services does Eagle Cleaning offer? End of tenancy cleaning, military march out cleans, handyman services, and a wider range of trades including building, roofing, glazing, and garden work.
How does the partnership with Windsor Auctions work? Windsor Auctions recommends Eagle Cleaning as its preferred cleaning partner following house clearances. Clients deal with Eagle Cleaning directly - it's a trusted referral, not a managed service.
Windsor Auctions offers free valuations and regular house clearances across Windsor, Berkshire, and the surrounding area. To find out more about consigning items or arranging a clearance, book a valuation or get in touch with the team.