UKCPI welcomes new members
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on April 11, 2013.
The UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) is pleased to welcome new members, following a successful exhibit at the Cleaning Show. The first three new members are Stephenson Group, which is based in Leeds and manufactures speciality chemicals; Rozone, which manufactures a range of industrial cleaning products and is based in the West Midlands and Greyland, a cleaning […]
UKCPI launch membership offer at Cleaning Show – 6 months free
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on February 12, 2013.
A special membership offer will be launched by the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) at the Cleaning Show at the NEC in Birmingham 19-21 March. For the first time, prospective members will be offered their first six months of membership to the association for free, when they sign up at the show. Cleaning Show visitors can […]
Insights from Unilever and P&G at Cleaning Products Europe 2013
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on January 10, 2013.
Smithers Apex have announced the full conference programme for Cleaning Products Europe 2013, taking place on 26-28 March in Prague, Czech Republic. With a strong focus on innovation, collaboration and consumer engagement in the cleaning products industry, the conference programme will feature expert speakers from all levels of the supply chain – from detergent manufacturers to […]
Over half of Brits sleep in dirty sheets
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on January 9, 2013.
New research has revealed that over half (52%) of Brits could be sleeping in unclean sheets, and this can have serious implications for people with allergies such as asthma and rhinitis. Just 2 in 5 of us (40%) are managing to change our sheets weekly, 36% perform the task fortnightly, whilst shockingly, 17% of us fall far short of […]
UKCPI Council welcomes new leaders from ACDOCO, Unilever and Ecolab
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on December 13, 2012.
Representation from SMEs, multinationals and I&I companies The UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) has announced three new appointments to the leadership of its Council. Brandon Pilling of ACDOCO has been named Chairman and he will be supported by two Vice-Chairs – Petra Hangweier of Unilever and Steve Elder of Ecolab. The three new appointments […]
Industry renews commitment to resource efficient cleaning
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on December 7, 2012.
Speakers including Unilever CEO Paul Polman and the European Commissioner for the Environment mark anniversary and continued commitment to sustainability. A.I.S.E., the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance products, yesterday celebrated its 60th anniversary. As part of a conference held in Brussels, a number of high level speakers focused their attention on the theme: […]
UKCPI to support annual industry conference in Prague
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on November 20, 2012.
The UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) is pleased to be a supporting association for the fifth edition of Smithers Apex’s annual Cleaning Products Europe conference in Prague, 26-28 March 2013. The Cleaning Products Europe 2013 conference programme will be shaped and guided by an expert technical advisory board, consisting of representatives from leading companies […]
UK to lead the way on sustainable palm oil
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on October 31, 2012.
The United Kingdom is committed to achieving 100% sourcing of sustainable palm oil by the end of 2015 Government, supermarkets, manufacturers, charities, WWF and associations including UKCPI have joined forces to work towards ensuring that, by 2015, all palm oil used in everyday food and products is responsibly-produced and does not contribute to deforestation. Palm […]
Keeping your home green and clean just got easier with new logo
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on October 10, 2012.
Choosing cleaning products to help keep your family safe and care for the environment is now easy with the release of a new sustainable cleaning logo. Shoppers across the UK can now see the new Charter for Sustainable Cleaning logo on cleaning products. Starting with laundry detergents and fabric conditioners in 2012, the Charter logo will be […]
New report debunks myth that we’re too clean
Posted by Charlotte Salter, on October 3, 2012.
Allergy rises not down to being too clean, just losing touch with ‘old friends’ – hygiene more important than ever A new scientific report out today from the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) dismantles the myth that the epidemic rise in allergies in recent years has happened because we’re living in sterile homes and overdoing […]
