In the last few months, the need for hand sanitisers has risen sharply. The American market leader GOJO is now massively expanding its production capacities to meet this demand.
Facilities are running 24/7
GOJO is continuing to take significant steps to expand its capacity to meet exponential increases in demand for PURELL® sanitiser, soap, wipes, and surface spray, as more and more businesses and institutions reopen with a sharp focus on cleanliness and hygiene.
By running its facilities 24/7, working with its existing suppliers to dramatically increase raw materials and component supplies, and by implementing creative partnerships with other companies that have directed bottles and caps its way, GOJO is producing more than two times what it did before the pandemic started, across all of its operations.
World will forever be changed by this pandemic
“We believe the world will forever be changed by this pandemic and we see this translating to a sustained increase in awareness of the importance of safe and effective hygiene practices,” said GOJO President and CEO, Carey Jaros. “This will result in ongoing, heightened demand for our essential PURELL® skincare and surface solutions. In service of our GOJO Purpose, Saving Lives and Making Life Better, our responsibility to keep the world healthy and well has never been greater. Expanding our manufacturing infrastructure is one of the many ways we are responding as the market leader in these challenging times.”
GOJO recently signed a lease agreement for a facility in Navarre, Ohio, which will be used for storage and distribution. Furthermore, GOJO announced the purchase of a 325,000-square-foot facility in Maple Heights, Ohio. GOJO Maple Heights will manufacture PURELL® Surface Spray.
PURELL® Surface Spray was launched in 2016 and has won numerous awards for its unparalleled combination of being no-rinse on food contact surfaces with lowest possible toxicity (Category IV), while effectively killing bacteria, mold, mildew, fungi, and dozens of viruses, including Influenza and Norovirus. It is listed on the EPA’s List N: Products with Emerging Viral Pathogens AND Human Coronavirus claims for use against SARS-CoV-2. Demand for the product has been enormoussince the pandemic began.
Two new facilities
These two new facilities bring the company’s Ohio manufacturing facilities to four, including those in Cuyahoga Falls and Wooster. GOJO headquarters is in Akron, Ohio, and the company also has several manufacturing facilities in France. GOJO employs more than 2,500 team members around the globe and is expecting to add at least 200 jobs with these two additional facilities.
“GOJO is an Ohio-grown company whose products, including its PURELL® products, are helping us combat the pandemic,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. “These new investments demonstrate the confidence GOJO has in Ohio’s talent, which is hard at work producing and distributing critical PURELL® products used worldwide.”
