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NEW RESEARCH SHOWS HAND CARE LEADING THE WAY IN US I&I CLEANING
INDUSTRY In the wake of many infectious diseases, growing awareness of hand hygiene has been driving the market for industrial and institutional (I&I) hand care products in the United States.
Moreover, sales of professional-use hand care products surpass other professional cleaning chemicals, such as floorcare and hard surface cleaners, growing at 3.6% in 2015 to nearly $1.5billion at the end-user level, finds the recently published Industrial and Institutional Hand Care: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global market research and management consulting firm Kline.
Hospitals are the largest end-use segment of hand care products, as well as the fastest growing segment, driven by the need to prevent the spread of germs.
Due to their popularity among consumers, foam hand soaps are the fastest growing product type. Instant hand sanitisers continue to gain market share and experience healthy growth of over 5% due to the convenience they offer consumers in maintaining hand hygiene on- the-go where there is no access to soap and water. Instant hand sanitisers were once synonymous with alcohol as being the go-to ingredient in the formulation; however, many companies have begun manufacturing alcohol-free sanitisers
with antimicrobials that provide long- lasting protection without causing dryness to the hands.
Bar soaps are losing market share due to the growing popularity of other product forms. However, there is still high demand for premium- priced bar soaps for use at lodging establishments where bar soaps are the primary form of hand soaps used.
GOJO Industries is the leading supplier of hand care products to the I&I cleaning industry with a nearly 18% market share. The company continues to gain sales due to its key focus on hand care products, as opposed to other companies that offer hand care products in addition to other cleaning products.
Ecolab, the second-largest supplier of I&I hand care products, is the leading supplier of hand care products to the food service cleaning products industry, as well as the second-leading supplier of hand care products in the janitorial cleaning products segment. Zep, the third-leading supplier of I&I hand care products, was acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2015.
Among the 10 leading suppliers of hand care products, Hillyard experienced the highest growth of 7.9% in 2015. Growth is driven by its good performance in the janitorial and housekeeping cleaning products industry segment in 2015.
Sales of hand care products are projected to continue to increase at a compound annual growth rate of under 4% through to 2020, driven by foam hand soaps and instant hand sanitisers, as well as the I&I wipes segment.
For more information, view the full report from Kline Group here.
YOUNG GIRL WITH BRAIN CANCER MAKES WISH TO ‘TAKE CARE OF
THE WORLD’ A young girl from Missouri battling brain cancer wished to ‘take care of the world’ and clean up her local parks with help from the Make-a- Wish Foundation.
Amelia Meyer, 8, was joined by hundreds of volunteers that wanted to help her fulfil her wish, as they picked up rubbish and cleaned up four of her favourite parks in Missouri.
And the state’s Make-a-Wish Manager, Megan Haw, believes that she is an inspiration to others. Speaking to KSHB, she said: “She could’ve wished to go to Disney, she could’ve wished to go on a cruise or go to Europe, and her wish was to take care of the world for the day.”
Amelia’s mother, Jill Meyer, added: “Amelia is a really happy kid, she loved the outdoors, she is definitely a very kind, thoughtful girl.”
Although diagnosed with brain cancer in December, Amelia has continued to live an active, fun-filled life, and her act of selflessness has sparked a wave of people across the US into cleaning up their own local parks, with the hashtag #AmeliasWish going viral.
The Make-a-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in the US that grants experiences described as ‘wishes’ to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
20 | Tomorrow’s Cleaning March 2016
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