TOMORROW’S CLEANING NOVEMBER 09
Techtex works towards
a greener future
WHEN SUSTAINABILITY IS KEY, TECHTEX LEADS THE
WAY IN THE HEALTHCARE MARKET.
Manchester based company Technical Textile care and bathroom
Services Ltd, better known as Techtex, has use. As well as
been working hard at expanding their range of
having the obvious
sustainable, environmentally friendly wet and
benefits of being
dry wipes. As a major supplier to the
quickly and
healthcare sector and the NHS, Techtex has
hygienically
been investing time and money in developing
disposed of, they
products that encourage their distributors to
are fully
“go green!”
biodegradable and
further reduce
The healthcare sector in the UK currently
clinical waste,
spends in excess of £15million on single use
making them
patient wipes, a figure that continues to grow
another
as a result of an ageing population. With this in
environmentally
mind, Techtex have developed the Clinitex Pure friendly product in
wipe that is totally biodegradable and made the Techtex range.
from 100% unbleached cotton fibre. Unlike
Work is now
synthetic wipes with low liquid absorbency,
underway to
Clinitex Pure is a soft, natural wipe that is
develop a
highly absorbent and provides excellent dirt
procedure, thereby further reducing overall
biodegradable high absorbency cloth as part of
pickup whilst being kind to the skin. Their
waste and cost. Clinitex Pure is available in an
the Clinitex Feltec product range. Clinitex
increased absorption and strength means that a
attractive, easy-to-use rigid dispenser which is Feltec is a long lasting washable cloth that has
carer will be able to use them sparingly,
made from recycled, solvent free cardboard, excellent absorption characteristics and can
reducing the number of wipes used in each
making this a totally biodegradable product. absorb ten times its own weight in liquid. As
Clinitex flush away is a
part of their environmental policy, Techtex are
flushable cleansing wipe that
working together with their suppliers to
can simply be flushed down a
develop a biodegradable version of this highly
normal hospital or domestic
successful cloth, again demonstrating their
toilet system. Manufactured
commitment to working towards a greener
from a unique blend of
future in the healthcare sector.
cellulose and water soluble www.techtex.co.uk
fibres, they disintegrate quickly
and easily in the flushing action
of the toilet, reducing the
occurrence of blocked drains.
Clinitex flush away is a soft and
highly absorbent wet or dry
wipe that is ideal for personal
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