Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 3rd October 2024 Issue no. 1132
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Biovate Hygienics achieves coveted Ecocert accreditation
Biovate Hygienics is celebrating after being awarded the world-renowned Ecocert certification for its natural cleaning products.
The accolade is a major achievement for the company as we are told it is the first UK manufacturer of commercial cleaning products to achieve the certification, which is recognised as one of the best-known worldwide labels for organic products.
The company's mission is to drive sustainable change in the commercial cleaning and hospitality sectors and it had earmarked this year for the next step on its journey towards closer alignment with both certification and trade bodies, to ensure its products and business are independently validated by credible third parties.
Co-founders Nick Winstone - an experienced biological cleaning entrepreneur, and Tom Burkill - an accomplished serial entrepreneur, set up the company with a vision of sustainable innovation and positive disruption - and to change the way Britian cleans.
Ecocert has given its seal of approval to a wide range of Biovate's products under its Ecodetergent certification, including surface cleaners, a fabric cleaner and a floor degreaser.
"We are thrilled to be the first UK manufacturer of commercial cleaning products to achieve an Ecocert Ecodetergent certification!” enthuses Nick. “This is a major achievement of our journey to develop the most sustainable cleaning products on the planet. Our vision and mission is to drive sustainable change to reflect our identity as a business and the many steps we've undertaken to gain Ecocert accreditation are a demonstration of our commitment to that goal.
"We aimed to bring some black and white to a market which at the moment has plenty of grey areas in a lot of its stakeholders minds and what is actually green is generally not fully understood or accredited.
In a world where ‘green washing’ is becoming a common phrase we aim to bring credence to our activity and what better way than with the hardest and most stringent of certifications, that took us over 18 months to achieve?"
Ecocert advances sustainability through its Ecodetergent certification programme ensuring that products are both naturally derived and eco-friendly. Their emphasis lies in environmentally responsible practices and natural ingredients in their approved detergents, while prioritising product performance and safety.
Headquartered in the Toulouse region in the South of France, Ecocert has around 30 years of experience for audit and certification of organic products in more than 130 countries and is recognised as the world's leading specialist in the certification of Natural & Organic sustainable practices.
Biovate Hygienics - which is based in Pury Hill, near Towcester in Northamptonshire - launched with a mission to change the way Britain cleans by:
* Ensuring its core biological products use natural biological and plant-based liquids
* Utilising groundbreaking packaging that is reusable and renewable
* Working towards carbon neutral products
* Being proudly 100% made in the UK
* Using technology to provide a cutting-edge user experience
* Innovating at all times to drive both its products and the broader industry forward in a journey towards total sustainable cleaning
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