Cleaning
Background
The Domestic and Industrial Cleaning business in the UK is vast and most of the products available are not friendly to the environment or the people that use them. In 2018 it contributed £54.8 Billion pounds to the UK economy.
Data from the newly published Smithers study The Future of Sustainable Cleaning Products to 2026 finds that in 2021 total value for environmentally friendly laundry, surface care, dishwashing, bath & shower goods will reach $72.9 billion in retail value. A forecast compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% will drive the market to $109.7 billion in 2026.
We are looking for products that can be used in this sector, above all else your product must meet the following simple criteria;
Safe for the user - it means that the user can ingest it or handle the product without the use of gloves (additional barriers) or the need to wash the product off.
It must be safe to the environment
It must be safe to all animals and pets
NO Animal has been used in the testing of the product
It has appropriate certifications from accredited or recognised authority / sector bodies.
Context
Most products are haremful even though they may be marketed as friendly to pets, this includes liquids, solids and aerosols.
There are a number of leading challenges to improve products in this sector, these include
Reducing the impact of non-ionic surfactants
Reducing or removing the use of palm oil
Products without sytnthetic chemicals
Producing products without acrylic polymers
Your Solutions
Do you think you have a solution to this? If your product helps in any of the areas identified and is a product ready to be used either directly by end consumers or as part of an industrial process then it will be of interest to us.
Your product should be;
Innovative - Your product will solve a problem in a way that not other product in the market place can, that does not mean it needs to be unique it needs to be better, more efficient or a complete new solution.
Cost Negative - that means by using the product the consumer can reduce costs, this may be by using 1 product instead of 3 for example or it may just be cheaper than the alternative.
Environment - Your product must be sustainable, that includes all elements, including packaging and your supply chain. If you don't know how to meet this standard, then talk to us, we can provide help, support and guidance to you.
Sustainable - you need to demonstrate that you can go from the current limited production to much larger production and retain the integrity of our standards.
Next Steps
You will need to submit details of your product to us so that we can review it, we will try and do this within 10 working days. If we decide that we will take your product forwards then we will contact you directly and arrange a face to face meeting at your location.
Please remember we are NOT Angel Investors, we do not provide any access to finance or financial products.
Stage 1
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Download and sign the NDA using the link provided. Return it to us using this email link
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DO NOT provide us with any proprietary information on your product, at this stage we do not need to know technical details of your product,
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DO provide us with an overview of the product, what problem it provides a solution to and how its innovative.
Stage 2
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Return to us your signed NDA and application.
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Include any marketing material you have created
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DO NOT include sensitive technical details of the product or design drawings
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We will review the information you have sent us and let you know if your application will proceed.
Stage 3
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We like you and your product.
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We want to know more so we will set up a face to face meeting with you at your premises.
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We will ask more details from you and get to know you and your product better.
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If we decide to move forwards with your product, we will agree commercial terms with you
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Once the commercial terms are agreed we will start work to get your product to market.