There are a couple of interesting new developments from care
specialists Grangers, for one, the company now has bluesign
certification, which guarantees that the products are free from
harmful subtances.
Additionally,
the company's range of clothing cleaners and proofers have been
rebranded with a 30°C designation to emphasise that
they're formulated to work with a 30°C wash and therefore save
energy over a hotter washing process.
Bluesign Certification
The independent bluesign organisation was set up in Switzerland
and, says Grangers, 'is the world's only benchmark that guarantees
products are free from harmful substances'.
The idea is to rate products which are environmentally friendly,
pose no health hazards and conserve resources wherever possible.
"The bluesign certification underlines our commitment to minimise
environmental impact, above and beyond statutory requirements", says
Karolina Jones, Managing Director at Granger's.
"It means we can absolutely guarantee our customers and consumers
that we have excluded any chemical substances and processes that
could be hazardous to people and the environment. In addition, by
converting production to the bluesign standard Granger's will further
reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption".
It's a significant move by company, whose fluorocarbon-based
products are similar to the original treatments used by fabric
companies, but have been criticised by rivals as being
environmentally harmful and potentially a health risk.
30°C Branding
One of the handiest Grangers products we've used is the 2 in 1
Cleaner / Proofer, which like other Grangers clothing cleaning products
is now designated 30° 2 in 1 Cleaner / Proofer and
claimed to work effectively at those temperatures saving, says the
company, 40 per-cent in energy.
We have a bottle here which we're going to use to treat some
repulsively grubby shell clothing and we'll report back shortly.
More details at www.grangers.co.uk
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