JBL Launches Its First Products Range for Domestic Use
The first consumer-facing cleaning products range from chemicals manufacturer James Briggs Ltd (JBL) has arrived. Nilco Home has been created specifically for domestic use and includes an anti-bacterial cleaner, a glass cleaner, a kitchen grease-buster and a bathroom spray. Originally designed for professional use, Nilco encompasses products for those in the catering, washroom and housekeeping trades. Now, JBL has modified the line-up so that it is suitable for the home. “Nilco is a long-established brand for us and has become known for its high performance and reliability. There has been an undoubtable surge in popularity for home cleaning products over the last 12 to 18 months, especially with the rise of cleaning fanatics like Mrs Hinch,” said chief executive Paul Blackaby. “We spotted a real gap in the market for high-quality, premium products that could give industry-standard ranges a run for their money. We believe the Nilco Home range fills that gap perfectly by keeping the active ingredients of its trade counterpart and having the versatility to use domestically.” If successful, there are plans to expand the Nilco Home range over the next 12 months, including a concentrated floor cleaner. “We’ve already had strong interest from retailers that are looking to add something different to their cleaning product aisles and we’re confident that consumers will notice the difference in quality,” added Blackaby. Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine | The Home of Manufacturing Industry News Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine (MEM), is a the leading UK based monthly print & digital publication focused on promoting innovation in manufacturing and engineering available here in the UK. We cover : SUSTAINABILITY (Waste & Water Management, Recycling, Energy); INMOTION (Rail, Marine, Aerospace, Automotive, Defence); INFRASTRUCTURE (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Construction); Healthcare (Medical), TECHNOLOGY(Printed, Connected, Software, Composite); MANUFACTURING (Chemical, Metals, Plastics, Electronics, Electrical); CONSUMER GOODS(Furniture, Electrical, Electronics, Food) to name but a few. We have over 50,000 views of each issue of MEM on average in 2022 and go to print monthly and also publish in our newsletter, (each issue is available free for 12 months digitally). Our focus is aligned across the next 12 months with our global media partnerships around Trade Events and also contains original content.
Robots to Clean Your House
Tired of pushing a vacuum cleaner around? Fed up of the hand-and-knees job that is the kitchen floor? Worry no longer: some of the most cutting-edge, robotic technology could be standard practice in UK households by as soon as 2018. Autonomous products have become a permanent fixture in a host of industries over the last few years. Providing greater control, enhanced precision, faster production and workforce optimisation for multiple sector, robotic technologies are latest best practice model to flood the marketplace. Not just a tool with which to revolutionise business however, robots could well be the next big thing in consumer tech, fundamentally changing daily practices such as cleaning. It was at the start of last year that robotic vacuum cleaners made their mark on market, despite the first wave of consumer robots being released back in 2012. Their slow start was attributed to varied levels of performance amongst machines as well as power source issues, high initial investment costs and ongoing operational expense. Over the last few years, the challenge for manufacturers has then been to design a vacuum that would be cost-effective in the long and short term and, crucially, a machine that could match the cleaning power of a human. By and large, those solutions have now arrived and, as a new generation of robot cleaners are launched, sales are predicted to sky-rocket. In fact, it has been predicted that the robotic sector will expand to the size of the current automotive industry by 2020 with robot cleaners bearing the brunt of its new-found popularity. Susan Eustis, head of the study into robotic cleaning technology reiterated that robotic cleaners can, and will, add value only if they better cleaning results at an affordable price. She went on to say that major organisations such as iRobot, LG, and Samsung will play a key role in developing intuitive and innovative features that will incentivise making the switch to autonomous cleaning. The household robotic cleaning market is set to almost double to a value of around £1bn by 2018. And while it may be a useful commodity, even novelty, for some, it will also allow the ageing population more independence in later life and allow them to remain in their own homes for longer. Certainly food for thought.
