Ecolab has launched its first consumer retail product line, Ecolab Scientific Clean, in partnership with Home Depot.
The product line, which is available exclusively at Home Depot, offers cleaning products like degreasers, pressure washer concentrates, floor care and bathroom cleaners, according to a company news release.
Ross Skadsberg, vice president of strategy and business development for St. Paul-based Ecolab, said the cleaning product line was launched with professionals in mind who don’t already have access to Ecolab products.
By partnering with Home Depot, Skadsberg said, construction workers, remodelers, contractors and DIY customers can use Ecolab’s professional-grade products.
The company has been working with Home Depot for a couple of years to bring this to market, Skadsberg said, noting the home improvement retailer’s “tremendous reputation” and “very loyal following.” To narrow down the product line, he said research was conducted to learn what Home Depot customers are taking on as projects from spring cleaning to building out their back patios.
“This is just the beginning with Home Depot,” Skadsberg said, “We will continue to build out the portfolio as we learn from professionals and DIYers.”
Ecolab still is primarily focused on the business-to-business space, providing institutional cleaning products and services to hotels, restaurants and health care providers, and well as industrial customers; it also has expanded globally through acquisitions of companies in the energy and water-use fields.
