FEATURE
Above: Lucky 13 Bikes Entrance
cleaning solutions, focusing on replacing hazardous chemicals with safer, water-based alternatives. Prior to entering the bike sector, Rozone sold parts washers throughout the UK, selling thousands of machines in other industries before recognising the opportunity to do the same in the cycle trade. The move into our industry came around 2012 following a visit to ‘Look Mum No Hands!’ in London. It was then that, and they stand by the claim, that they “don’t supply biological parts washers to the bike sector, they started it.” The first machine went into Look Mum No Hands! and things developed from there. All of their parts washers are manufactured in the UK. When
we talked about wider company sustainability, Paul told me that Rozone is focused on local production for local markets. They make the machines in the UK, so have spares available if needed. “The Rowasher is made in the UK, and we are making them in Germany now for the European market. We make the machines, so we stock all the bits as well,” said Paul. There’s also vast investment into research and development, working on making sure their cleaners work for bikes. “We have partnered with university labs. We’re part of a much larger
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Top: RoWasher at the back of the shop and parts in the RoWasher (above)
Swiss-headquartered environmental technology group, we’ve got 15 R&D chemists continually developing products, new ideas and testing things,” he added. In 2021, the new generation ROwasher was launched,
offering upgrades like double-skinned tanks, making improvements to previous versions. ROwasher took what they’ve learned to improve energy efficiency and develop new cleaning fluids. Even down to working with University microbial departments to find the right microbes to do specific jobs like breaking down different types of oils and greases, “All we’re doing really is taking what Mother Nature does naturally and speeding it up and helping to target it. We worked with the University to isolate those Microbes that do the work. We’re just concentrating them and targeting them to do a specific job in a parts washer,” explained Paul. There are four models available in the range: a static model, a mobile unit, a benchtop washer and an XL version, allowing shops to choose the best option for their needs. When asked about the differences in how ROwashers worked vs more traditional methods or other parts washers,
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