In Q2 of 2024, Spectro will start construction on the new headquarters at Drontermeer 14 in Oss. From left to right: Quintus Metternich (Spectro), Roel van Erp (Erp Bouw), Alissa Metternich & Laurens Metternich Future & Experience Building is necessary because the current offices do not provide enough space for the current and … Read more
Spectro & Gloovy Eco Gloves are going to take the gloves by storm The collaboration is, on the one hand, in the use of the gloves by Spectro’s factory employees and, on the other hand, in the distribution and collection by Spectro’s customers. First circular glove on the market Disposable gloves are one of the largest waste streams within the cleaning industry. Gloovy Eco Gloves are … Read more
Spectro receives ISO26000 certificate During the New Year’s meeting, the ISO26000 certificate was presented to Spectro and its employees. Self-declaration with extensive employee research Thanks to a so-called self-declaration, the ISO26000 certificate was presented to Spectro in January 2024 by Dave van Schaijk from New Business Oss. This was based on an extensive employee survey based on the 9 different themes from … Read more
It’s no secret that we like to enrich our range with new products. Especially when such an introduction is also sustainable. Recently, we launched the Gloovy Eco Glove: the first fully sustainable disposable glove. Of course, we thoroughly tested this glove, and the results are promising. The Gloovy Eco Glove is a sustainable alternative to … Read more
The SUP legislation is in effect. Since January 1st, businesses are no longer allowed to spend money on food and drink in plastic (disposable) products. Many are switching to plastic alternatives. But plastic brings a new challenge: it gets wet when it comes out of the dishwasher. Fortunately, we have a solution for that. Account manager Bram Maessen tells us. “Business owners … Read more
Do you still remember those heavy 25-liter jerry cans? Unlike many of our competitors, we no longer sell them. We much prefer filling our cleaning products in twenty-liter containers. Barend van den Boom (Car- & Truckwash advisor at Spectro) explains why. The 25-liter cans are slowly dying out … Read more
A blog about transparent triggers? Absolutely! Recently we’ve seen an increasing focus on fewer colorants in packaging. That’s very nice for those companies, but it’s not very innovative. Our triggers are, after all, colorless for years now and do not contain metal parts. And that’s why they’re easy to recycle: you know them: the brightly colored … Read more
In our industry, we often hear the term ‘probiotic cleaning agents’. But… this term is discouraged by various authorities. What is a better term then? “Microbiological cleaning agents”, says Laurens Metternich, CEO at Spectro. But what exactly is a microbiological cleaning agent? And how can they be used in a sustainable way? To get things straight: a microbiological cleaning agent… Read more
Many customers ask us this question. Our answer? Of course they are biodegradable, because full biodegradability is a legal requirement. Therefore, our cleaning products do not differ from those of others in this respect. How do they do that? Account manager Suzanne explains this in this blog post. Suzanne immediately gets down to business. “Our cleaning products are made to … Read more
Spectro is an authentic Dutch company. But did you know that we also have a passport for sustainable business practices? Four of our cleaning products are even ASP-certified. But what does that actually mean? And what does it bring our customers? From the words of MVO coordinator Maria Rijsdijk: In the field of sustainability, we set very high standards at Spectro. Not only do we use only environmentally friendly cleaning products, but we also strive to be more efficient and reduce our carbon footprint … Read more
