Glen Smith's blog

Tork manufacturer SCA has recently launched a new range of user friendly, low maintenance foam sops, which are gentle on the skin and very cost effective. The range includes a Mild Soap, an Extra Mild Soap and an Antimicrobial Foam Soap, all three are housed in a very stylish dispenser, which has been approved by the Swedish Rheumatic Association.
Each 1ltr cartridge has 2,500 doses, around double the number contained in a liquid soap bottle.

Ecover vs. the mainstream brands? It’s no contest! We know that you trust Ecover’s mineral and plant-based ingredients to perform as well – or better – than those unnatural and unsustainable products. And we always love to hear your feedback about how well Ecover products work for you in your home. Still, we keep careful track of independent reports about how Ecover stacks up against other cleaning products on the market. After all, we want you to be a fully informed Ecover devotee!

Many of us see bubbles and think 'clean'; we believe the bubblier the better, that foamier equals effectiveness and super-suds mean super-clean dishes.

But it ain't necessarily so. There's an awful lot of froth surrounding the bubbliness of washing up liquids... why not find out more...?
The facts about washing up liquids

Its official..... today is by all accounts the worst day of the year! Experts are telling us that the UK population will be at its lowest today with the future looking bleak. Credit card bills to pay, possible redundancies......
Not so at Smith & Coburn. Even though times are tough, the team has been working harder than even to ensure that we pay every attention to our customers’ needs. During these tough times it is even more imperative to ensure that our service delivery is at the best it has ever been.

The European Commission is now planning a full review of the controversial REACH regulation, which for the first time requires chemical manufacturers to justify that their products are safe for consumers.
For many chemical manufacturers that are producing harmful products, very often under 'own label' they do not take in to consideration the harmful effects that these could be having on a cleaning operative, and this could open a can of worms for them and become a potential disaster.

I've just returned from the Premier Cottages conference earlier today and although it's early days, I feel that this time we have managed to understand the consumer better, which I hope should attract them to buy from Smith & Coburn in the future.
I was supported by both Ecover and Metsa Tissue this year, which enabled us to answer questions on sustainability, cost and quality from many of the Premier Cottages members.

Metsä Tissue is a leading supplier of tissue paper products across Europe. The Katrin brand offers total hygiene solutions for hotels, restaurants, workplaces, washrooms and wellbeing and the Katrin product range includes toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, wiping products and dispensing systems.

As a company, Metsä Tissue is absolutely committed to sustainable forest management - the basis of which is that harvesting must not exceed growth, ensuring the preservation of bio-diversity and the protection of endangered species.

I am delighted to announce that for the second year running, Smith & Coburn Ltd will be attending the Premier Cottages Members Benefit Showcase in Stafford.

Smith & Coburn have just completed our third year and as the saying goes 'time flies when you're having fun' we can't believe how quickly the time has passed!
We started trading in June 2008 and the company has gone form strength to strength, growing steadily year-on-year to establish ourselves as a prominent distributor in the supply of cleaning and hygiene products.

Last week was Green Awareness Week, which is designed to encourage companies to promote the awareness of a sustainable business and it’s benefits. I spent the week working with many organisations, and one in particular is The Green Tourism Business Scheme.
This is a fast growing organisation which is beggining to attract a lot of publicity. Their patron is Tony Juniper, who is the campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and a well-known British environmentalist. They are attracting many businesses, who now wish to be graded by GTBS in order to promote their business as being green.