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The Sustainability Hub


This is the sustainability hub, your resource for practical advice and insight into lowering energy, waste, chemistry and cost in manufacturing.

Explore the four key ways to reduce your environmental impact without compromising cleaning performance.

  1. Cut Energy and Water Use
  2. Shift Away from Hazardous Chemicals
  3. Rethink Waste Management
  4. Extend Your Machine Life

 

Interested in how we’re improving sustainability?

Our initiatives are driving results for both us and our customers.

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As Europe’s largest provider of all-in-one parts cleaning services, here's how we embed sustainability across our 50k+ customers, 800k+ services and 2,100+ employees.

30%

Reduction in Scope 3 emissions

18%

Reduction on our Scope 1 emissions

50%

Less chemistry use with our Purified Water Technology (PCT)

80 million litres

Of used cleaning waste sustainably managed in 2024

Lower Energy for Smarter, More Sustainable Manufacturing

Many older or manual parts washing systems over use natural resources, resulting in high utility bills and unnecessary stress on the environment.

By adopting more efficient cleaning methods, businesses can lower their environmental impact while cutting costs and improving compliance. These are key goals of sustainable manufacturing.

Manufacturers should adopt standardised, automated cleaning process, efficient parts washers and low temperature cleaning chemistry.

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How We Help

  • We Audit Your Processes

    Our free review identifies ways to cut your energy, helping save money and the environment.

  • We Invest in Innovation

    Our machines are built with energy efficiency in mind. Our most advanced washer, the Sonickleen Eco, saves 57% energy.

Wind turbines in a green field, representing sustainable manufacturing

Shift Away from Hazardous Cleaning Chemicals

Hazardous substances have long played a role in industrial cleaning. While effective, they risk environmental and staff safety. The regulatory climate is shifting decisively away from hazardous chemistry and the window for proactive change is closing. Under these conditions, if a safer alternative exists, companies are expected to adopt it. 

The good news is that sustainable cleaning is safer, smarter, and often more cost-effective.

Forward-thinking businesses are using this transition to gain a competitive edge.

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How We Help

  • We’re reducing harsh chemicals
    70% of our cleaning solutions are now water-based.
  • Purified Cleaning Technology (PCT)
    Our unique purified water cleans twice as effectively, twice as fast, and with half the chemicals.

Rethink Your Maintenance Waste Management

Parts cleaning plays a vital role in maintaining equipment and product quality. But behind the scenes, it can also be a source of waste, from excessive chemical use to poor waste handling.

Rethinking your maintenance waste management plan isn’t just good for the planet, it’s a smart move for your bottom line.

Reducing waste at the source can unlock operational savings, lower environmental risk, and ensure regulatory compliance.

What’s left must be removed in a safe, compliant and cost effective way.

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How We Help

  • Compliance
    We adhere to strict environmental & compliance procedures, ensuring your waste is managed safely and responsibly.
  • Waste Removal
    In 2024, we collected 50,000 drums of waste and +24 million litres of oil, diverting it from landfill & reducing environmental impact.  
  • Chemistry Recycling
    We recycle 70% of our customers’ used thinners at our own refinery.
Safetykleen worker safely removes industrial waste

Extend Your Machine Life 

Simple, regular parts cleaning is one of the most effective and overlooked ways to extend machine life and operate more sustainably. 

Machines are only as reliable as their components. Over time, dirt, grease, and debris build up on parts, causing premature wear. This can also lead to overheating and corrosion. The overall stress on the machine increases, reducing the life of both individual parts and entire systems.

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How We Help

  • 99% Machine Uptime
    Our on-site maintenance keeps your machine running properly and for longer.
  • Refurbishment
    We refurbish our machines rather than scrapping and building from new. It’s a win for customers, business, and the planet — but it’s often unnoticed, as our refurbished machines look and perform like new.

 

We Are Making The Planet ‘Safer & Kleener’, One Service At A Time

We integrate sustainability at every level of our organisation, from our operations and services through to our workforce. Learn more about our sustainability achievements from reducing emissions to removing hazardous chemicals.

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