Pioneering sustainable hygiene brand urges businesses to join the refill revolution

A UK manufacturer of rinse-free bathing products, based near Stroud, which has pioneered sustainable hygiene for businesses since 2010, is calling for more companies to join the refill revolution.

Waterless wants people to switch to using Nilaqua, its refillable, bulk, vegan and alcohol-free, Norovirus-killing sanitizing product.

Manufactured in Brimscombe, the carbon footprint of making Nilaqua is minimal, the company says. Its floor cleaner, surface spray and hand sanitizer are available in five-litre refill bottles.

Packaging is made from 25 per cent recycled plastics, with a local return system, meaning zero waste.

Being a water-based product, the sanitizers can also be used frequently without drying out hands.

Waterless was launched in 2009 by Peter Efford, now Managing Director. “I developed the product to help those who found traditional bathing difficult, such as the elderly and infirm,” he said.

But the business found that its products were also perfect for the expanding UK

Pennant wins two international contracts

Pennant International Group, the Cheltenham-based supplier of integrated training and support in the defence and regulated civilian sectors, has been awarded two new overseas contracts, in Australia and the Middle East.

Pennant Australasia Pty Ltd (the Group’s wholly-owned Australian subsidiary) will supply training aids and services for aviation technician training for the Australian Defence Force at a new training facility in Nowra, Australia.

The Group also received an order of around £1.5 million to provide additional training aids to the Middle East.

Pennant Group CEO, Phil Walker, said: “These exciting new contracts demonstrate not only the increasing diversity of our product and services portfolios but also the Group’s continued ability to win business internationally.

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