Patents
Ecolab has been issued more than 4,000 patents worldwide, including the industry's first patents for solid warewashing detergent, clean-in-place technology for beverage and food processing, and a no-rinse enzyme-based floor cleaner for grease removal in foodservice operations.
Global Reach
Africa/Middle East | Asia/Pacific | Europe | Latin America | North America
Direct operations in nearly 70 countries. In addition, 100 other countries are reached through distributors, licensees and export operations.
Business Units
Institutional: Products, programs and services for the foodservice, hospitality and healthcare industries, including warewashing, on-premise laundry, housekeeping, water filtration and conditioning, food safety products, specialty kitchen and laundry products, and pool and spa management.
Kay: Cleaning and sanitizing products, services and training programs for quickservice (QSR) restaurants, food retail markets, movie theaters and convenience stores.
Pest Elimination: Service and technology for the detection, identification, elimination and prevention of pests in commercial facilities, as well as food safety auditing and training services.
Food & Beverage: Cleaning and sanitizing products, equipment, systems and services for the agribusiness, beverage, brewery, pharmaceutical, dairy, meat, poultry and food processing industries.
Professional Products: Janitorial cleaning and floor care products, systems and services for the retail, building services and industrial markets.
Healthcare: Products and services including healthcare personnel hand wash, surgical scrubs, cleaning and disinfection products used in processing surgical instruments, and hard surface disinfection.
GCS Service: Service and parts for the repair and maintenance of commercial foodservice equipment.
Textile Care: Cleaning and sanitizing products, programs and services, including water recycling energy solutions, and data management systems, for commercial laundries serving the work wear, linen and healthcare markets.
Vehicle Care: Vehicle cleaning, protection and detailing products and services for full-service tunnel, quick-service in-bay, self-service and detail car wash operations and corporate-owned transportation fleets.
Water Care Services: Industrial water treatment products and services for boilers, cooling water and waste treatment systems.
Awards
• Named the third best manufacturing company in the United States to sell for, according to Selling Power magazine (December 2005).
• Designated one of the "Best Workplaces for Commuters" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Transportation (September 2005).
• Earned a spot on Industry Week's third annual 50 Best Manufacturing Companies report (August 2005).
• Made its sixth appearance in Business Ethics magazine sixth annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list (April 2005).
• Recognized for "Best Corporate Governance" by IR magazine (April 2005).
• Investment consultant DeMarche Associates, Inc., named Ecolab as one of the top 100 companies for the year ending December 31, 2004 (March 2005).
• Named one of America's "Best-Managed Companies," according to Forbes magazine (January 2005).
Corporate Headquarters
Ecolab Center
370 N. Wabasha Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2233
Telephone: (651) 293-2233
Fax: (651) 293-2092
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