Nationwide Hygiene Supplies the practical answer
April 01st 2010

Nationwide Hygiene Supplies is the UK’s largest independent supplier of cleaning and hygiene products with a turnover approaching £120 million. The Group comprises of 31 UK branches all run by shareholder companies in Nationwide.This means they all have an invested interest and pride in the business. It is in a unique position of unrivalled strength and expertise.

Nationwide Hygiene Supplies currently comprises sixteen member firms located throughout the UK, with a group head office in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. a combined annual turnover close to 120 million, a distribution fleet of 154 vehicles, making more than 1 million deliveries each year, the group successfully provides the national, regional and local service needs of over 67,000 customers. Drawing on our group strength and resources we are able to offer customers both competitive prices and provide unrivalled support in product supply and technical knowledge.

Underlining our buying and service power is our involvement in INPACS (International Partners for Cleaning and Hygiene Supplies) GmbH.We are founder shareholding partners in this company that operates throughout Europe with seven of the leading national wholesaler groups, comprised of privately owned independent businesses. This makes INPACS the unique European supplier of total solutions in the field of cleaning and hygiene. Within the alliance are other associate members providing service and delivery to every corner of Europe.

Elsewhere in the world we have a transatlantic alliance between INPACS and Network Services Company (USA), both groups are combining their strengths to better serve our current and future customers and suppliers, especially those with an international presence

Reading Matters

We have recently produced two brochures which you may find useful in planning your cleaning activities – the Nationwide Group Network Guide and our guide to Sustainable & Environmental Products. Both publications provide solutions to many of today’s cleaning problems. Our Network Guide shows the effectiveness of working with the top cleaning and hygiene supply companies around the Uk.

While the Sustainable & Environmental guide features many of Nationwide’s own brand and 4Hygiene products. All our sustainable and environmental products are selected to assist you conducting your cleaning activities whilst minimizing the environmental impact.

Practical Solutions to office and factory germs

Nationwide offers an extensive range of anti-bacterial soaps, hand sanitisers and hard surface cleaning products which can greatly help with securing effective infection control in the workplace. Our simple preventive advice remains to all employers is to encourage staff to wash their hands more frequently. Provide hand sanitisers or gels, together with paper tissues for staff to use, preferably from Nationwide. Finally, we advise to keep all hard surfaces clean at all times including telephones / keyboards, and the area where coffee and tea cups are kept.