Ecolab
Ecolab Inc. is a leading global provider of products and services in the field of industrial cleaning and hygiene for hotels, restaurants, breweries, agriculture, food manufacturers, laundries, hospitals and contract cleaners. Ecolab Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE: ECL)
History
In 1923 the company of Merritt J. Osborn was founded as Evaporato Company and a short time later in Economics Laborator Inc. (EL ), headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, renamed. In the 1930s, especially the dishwashing product SOILAX was known. After the death of the company founder in 1960, his son Edward Bartley Osborn took over († 1978), the company.
In 1961, the acquisition of the manufacturer of products for the agriculture and food industry, the Klenzade Products Inc. of Beloit, Wisconsin, which was known for its cleaning in place procedures for dishwashers. 1964, the sanitation service Magnus Chemical Co. Inc., of Garwood, New Jersey is adopted. In the 1970s, especially the product finish was known. In 1978, Fred Lanners the management and after his retirement in 1983 Pierson M. (Sandy ) Grieve.
1984, the company Lystads Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota was adopted.
In December 1986, the renaming of the company took place in the short form Ecolab.
In 1987, Reckitt Benckiser, the household brand of Ecolab for 250 million U.S. dollars and Ecolab bought for 376 million U.S. dollars, the company ChemLawn, the largest provider of lawn care in the U.S., was sold again in 1989.
In 1991, Ecolab with the German Henkel Group, a joint venture for Europe. 1995 carried out the integration of Klenzade in the Ecolab Food and Beverage Division.
2007, the manufacturer of infection control and fluid control products, such as disposable devices and surgical equipment, the Microtek Medical Holdings Inc. ( founded in the early 1980s) taken from Alpharetta, Georgia, United States. 2006, Microtek nor the manufacturer of disposable surgical products CMMs Holdings, Ltd.. and its European manufacturing and distribution facilities (collectively, Samco ) taken.
2011 was also taken over the U.S. Nalco with the field of industrial water treatment in the context of a merger.
Ecolab operates in more than 160 countries and employs over 40,000 people worldwide. 2012 were just under $ 12 billion achieved turnover, of which 29 % in the U.S..
Business
- Healthcare ( disinfectant)
- Building Care (cleaning products )
- Foodservice & Hospitality ( Kitchen Products )
- Textile Care (products for laundries )
- Food & Beverage Processing (products for the food industry )
In addition, part of the Ecolab Subsidiaries:
- Ecolab Healtcare (hygienic covers and cases in Healtcarebereich ) until 2010 Microtek medical
- Shield Medicare ( Cleanroom )
Products
Ecolab produces some world-famous brands with cleaning and disinfectant.
Ecolab in Europe
For the region Europe, Middle East and Africa Ecolab in Wallisellenstrasse, Canton of Zurich in Switzerland has an establishment.
Ecolab in Germany
In Germany, the subsidiary Ecolab Germany GmbH has its headquarters in Monheim am Rhein.
There is also the Ecolab Engineering GmbH (until 2008: Long Apparatus GmbH) in victory village for the development, production and sales of komplexex metering, dosing and dispensing systems and cooperates together with its subsidiary Ecolab Hygiene Systems GmbH (until 2008: Long Hygiene Systems GmbH) in Beckum.