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| 1946 |
GOJO founded in Akron, Ohio. Sold hand-mixed batches of hand
cleaner to co-workers in rubber manufacturing plant. |
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| 1948 |
Introduced first waterless hand cleaner to safely remove grease,
tar and oil from skin. |
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| 1950 |
Introduced first portion-control dispenser to solve customer-identified
problem of product waste. |
| 1954 |
Relocated to 5000 square foot facility on Balch Street, Akron. |
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| 1965 |
Introduced first hand cleaner with pumice to help clean hands faster. |
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| 1972 |
Expanded to 72,000 square foot facility on Cuyahoga Street, Akron. |
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| 1980 |
Expanded to 500,000 square foot facility on State Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Used a small portion
of the facility initially, but quickly expanded to utilize the entire
space. |
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| 1983 |
Entered the commercial hand cleaning business. Introduced bag-in-box
dispensing system and a full line of lotion soaps for commercial applications. |
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| 1988 |
Introduced PURELL® Instant Hand Sanitizer as part of a
handwashing/hand sanitizing regimen in the foodservice market, and
as a method for killing germs on hands in the healthcare market in
emergency situations – when sinks were unavailable. |
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| 1989 |
Entered the healthcare market with a complete line of products
for long term care facilities under the PROVON® Brand name. |
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| 1991 |
Expanded into the European market. Founded GOJO Europe.
Entered
the manufacturing market with products specifically formulated
for industrial facilities, and the durable, high-volume GOJO® PRO™ 2000
and PRO™ 5000 dispensers. |
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| 1996 |
Introduced SIGNOL™ Handwash Counter a device installed
inside GOJO dispensers to help foodservice managers measure handwash
frequency in order to build compliance.
Entered the Japanese market. Founded GOJO Japan.
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| 1997 |
Launched PURELL as a consumer product.
Introduced GOJO® HAND MEDIC® Professional Skin Conditioner to help maintain the condition of Automotive
Technician’s
skin. |
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| 1998 |
Entered the education market. Introduced the HEALTHY HANDS.
HEALTHY KIDS®. Program, a comprehensive education curriculum
focused on teaching children proper hand hygiene habits. |
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| 1999 |
Entered Latin America market. Founded GOJO America Latina. |
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| 2000 |
Relocated world headquarters to One GOJO Plaza in downtown Akron, Ohio |
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| 2001 |
Introduced the GOJO NXT® Dispensing system, a line of commercial
soap dispensers engineered to optimize wall space, providing greater
capacity in a smaller dispenser cabinet. |
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| 2002 |
Launched PURELL PORTAL™ Program, a program geared toward
helping healthcare facilities reduce the occurrence of healthcare-acquired
infections by making PURELL accessible at strategic locations
throughout a facility.
Introduced FMX™, a line of foam soap dispensers for commercial
applications
Introduced line of GOJO Professional Technician Gloves to protect
the hands of automotive technicians.
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| 2003 |
Introduced iNXT®, a new generation of smart, touch-free
dispensing systems. |
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| 2004 |
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Products purchases PURELL® consumer business unit. GOJO becomes distributor of PURELL in professional markets.
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| 2005 |
Introduced PURELL® FST™ Military Bottle, PURELL® Sanitizing Hand Wipes and GOJO® E1 Foam Handwash.
Launched Food Processing and Health & Fitness market programs, as well as PURELL® OUT FRONT™ Program for Foodservice. |
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| 2006 |
Introduced revolutionary PURELL® Surgical Scrub.
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