Ecover The Company

Ecover is the world’s leading manufacturer of ecological cleaning products and is ISO 14001 certified. Founded in 1980 in Belgium the company has over 25 years' experience in ecological cleaning using innovative formulas to tackle the toughest cleaning problems.

A trendsetter from the very start, Ecover as a pioneering company, marketed a phosphate-free washing powder even before phosphates were branded as a problem.

Having developed into the world’s largest producer of ecological detergents and cleansing products, with the company’s head office in Belgium, Ecover has sites in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and its products are marketed in more than 20 countries.

Ecover is the UK’s and worlds biggest selling ecological cleaning brand and the products it sells demonstrate Ecover’s progressive environmental policy. The company is ISO 14001 certificated and has extended its environmental policy to all departments of the company, from production to marketing.

Principles extend by Ecover go beyond their products; they buy material from sustainable sources, support fair trade and drive hybrid cars.

Ecover develops and produces its products in the world’s first ecological factory built in 1992 from recycled and recyclable materials. It is energy efficient, recycles its water, produces almost no waste and has a grass roof extending over more than 6000 m2 which supports a wild flower garden and effectively insulates the Ecover factory, drawing more than a thousand visitors every year.

Ecover has received awards and recognition for its special contributions and achievements in the field of environmentally sound, sustainable development, including being named to the Global 500 Roll of Honour of the United Nations Environment Program, which was awarded to Ecover in 1993.

Ecover products deliver

• Minimum impact on the environment – they don’t kill the fish!
• Excellent cleaning performance
• A safer environment for both user and the public

Ecover facts

• Ecover has developed and produces only ecological products
• New products are developed in Ecover’s own laboratories and manufactured in its own factories.
• Ecover leads the ecological cleaning sector in over 20 countries worldwide.

Ecover Techno Green Products

Formulated to offer highly effective cleaning solutions for the office and institutional environment, all Ecover Techno products are naturally scented and coloured to aid product identification and offer the support of a ‘product application plan’ and pictorial labels to assist non English speaking staff.

Ecover TV Adverts

In February 2010, Ecover broadcast its first UK TV adverts

Ecover Professional Products

Specially developed for use in the catering environment, the Ecover Professional range is unscented and uncoloured and offers the additional support of a ‘product application plan’ and pictorial labels to assist non-speaking staff.

• Produced from natural plant based ingredients
• Low aquatic toxicity of the whole product (OECD 201, OEDC 202 tests)
• Products leave no stable metabolites after degradation
• High ultimate degradation of the whole product and generate no stable leftovers after degradation (OECD 301F test)
• No toxic, allergenic, mutagenic or carcinogenic ingredients
• Low solvent content
• Not tested on animals
• Suitable for vegetarian customers
• High skin compatibility for products that require skin contact
• Practical dosing aids and product application plans
• Their cleaning efficacy is fully compatible with market standards
• Leave no toxic cleaning agents on work surfaces
• Minimise the impact of cleaning products on surroundings
• Competitive with leading brands
• No artificial colours or fragrances
• Ecological guidelines are far stricter than any government or EU legislation

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