Diversey is a global leader in cleaning and hygiene products for B2B markets. This means that Diversey products and solutions are used in hospitals, food production plants, restaurants, hotels etc., ranging from trigger spray type ready-to-use cleaning products through to plumbed dispensers providing specialist, concentrated cleaning products as well as cleaning machines such as sit-on floor cleaners. Good hygiene is essential to most industries, and for many of our customers, cleaning is a key activity in providing their products/service (think healthcare, food etc.). These customers look to Diversey as the experts in cleaning to do it better, quicker and more sustainably (e.g. less energy and water use).
AI and Digital Technologies have only been adopted in a limited manner in cleaning and hygiene products (e.g. robotic cleaners and internet connected dispensers). The insights that could be derived to improve compliance and efficiencies for cleaning processes and the customers core activities have only started to be explored. With the rapid advancing of AI and Digital technologies, how might this feed through to the future of cleaning and hygiene?
Cleaning is an activity that few people want to do but everybody has to do. The implications of not doing it or doing it poorly can be significant, even deadly. This is illustrated by infection driven mortality, particularly in developing countries, occasional headlines about food-born illness or food product recalls etc. Near-misses can often go unseen as the implication of doing it poorly is often only appreciated at these tipping points. The tools are there to clean effectively, even for pathogens that are resistant to pharmaceutical treatment (so good cleaning practices, particularly in healthcare settings is also important to reduce the burden on antibiotic medicines) - the challenge remains to know that the cleaning is being done comprehensively and cost effectively.
Enhanced cleaning products, solutions and practices through AI/digital technologies that allow cleaning to be done more comprehensively and cost effectively.
Solutions may be driven by data collected directly through cleaning activities or indirectly through other information systems already in use (e.g. footfall/movement data)
We are relentlessly pursuing our purpose to go beyond clean to take care of what’s precious. In today’s world of increasing resource scarcity – including water, energy, materials, and labor – we need to achieve more with less for the well-being of today’s generations and for future generations. We stand behind every committed leader and employee of our customers, across all levels of the organization. We stand with the buyer, the chef, the building service contractor, the food processing manager, the nurse, the doctor, dairy processor, the hotel cleaner, head teacher, the store manager and many more who understand that hygiene and infection prevention are imperative to their business, their customers, their reputation, and the environment. Our determination to take care of the precious resources on our planet and our genuine care for our people, customers, and the environment set us apart. Over the course of 100 years, we have continued to refine our suite of solutions, which combines patented chemicals, dosing and dispensing equipment, cleaning machines, services, and digital analysis. Our comprehensive sustainable range of products, services, and technologies combine our industry-leading expertise and 100 years’ experience with passion and the latest innovations to deliver the most effective, seamless, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions. As a solutions partner, we work alongside our customers to maximize impact and care for their assets, environments, and people. The Diversey name has come to be synonymous with quality and trust thanks to its trusted history of providing leading hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions that safeguard the future of the planet while also taking care of businesses, their customers, and their reputations.