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Dr Greg Whiteley with Nick Roberts in the research and development facility.
From the Great Depression to a global fight against pandemics and superbugs Whiteley has remained committed to delivering world class products to the cleaning sector throughout its almost 90-year history.
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hen the business that evolved into Whiteley started back in 1933, the world was still recovering from the Great Depression. Global supply chains for cleaning products had been severely interrupted and there was a major need to develop local manufacturing. Core product components evolved towards local ingredients, and the products of the time were used to clean and disinfect public venues such as movie theatres and other hospitality venues. 34 INCLEAN May / June 2022
From the very beginning, Whiteley was established to serve the health and hygiene needs of Australia. Since then, health focused innovation has been at the heart of the ongoing growth and development of the business. The move out of the original facility in downtown Sydney and into a world class production facility in Tomago in the Hunter Region was marked with further innovation. Expansion into a broad range of personal care and hygiene technologies was supported by an array of collaborative research projects and local patenting.