Exive International

The use of disposable gloves has become a good hygiene practice: in cleaning, catering, care, laboratories, hairdressers, nail studios, paramedical practices, tattoo shops and many other industries, it is impossible to imagine life without them. But it certainly does not always have to be latex. Nitrile, vinyl and polyethylene also merit their place.

When choosing gloves, it is useful to consider the types of risk you face. For example, if you don't have to clean up radioactive materials, you don't need gloves to protect your hands from radioactivity. However, common cleaning risks include exposure to irritating chemicals and nasty bacteria, fungi or viruses. This short article outlines what to look for when choosing gloves that protect against these things.

Microfibre is certainly not a new product in cleaning. Research and knowledge are abundantly available. Nevertheless, new products are still being developed which do a better job on the basis of microfibre. The most important facts that have already come to our attention during tests of the 100% microfibre products we develop are these.

Only a few percent of the world's plastic is recycled into new products. This is because recycled plastics of the right quality are scarce and expensive compared to virgin oil-based plastics. So while most plastics in the cleaning industry are suitable for recycling, products made from recycled plastic are not yet commonplace. But fortunately, the turnaround is already in sight.

Exive maintains high standards of business ethics and sustainability and we expect all our suppliers to adhere to similar standards. Our now-published Code of Conduct defines the minimum requirements for all Exive International suppliers in the areas of: child labour, forced labour, discrimination, harassment, health & safety, labour conditions, environment and business integrity.