St. Louis, Oct. 22, 2015 – U.K.-based Bunzl Distribution has announced that it has acquired the assets and operations of Planet Clean Canada Inc., a cleaning and hygiene supplies and equipment distributor with revenue in 2014 of $C25.6 million.
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Planet Clean operates 14 locations throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The 90-plus employees of Planet Clean will join Bunzl Canada’s 750 employees in providing coast-to-coast distribution solutions from more than 50 locations throughout Canada.
"Our acquisition of Planet Clean demonstrates our commitment to expanding our cleaning and hygiene business and strengthening our core business segments," said Bunzl Distribution President and CEO Patrick Larmon. “We are excited to harness the company’s expertise in providing sustainable cleaning solutions in range of operating environments."
Planet Clean serves customers in the healthcare, hospitality, food processing, government, building maintenance and industrial sectors. The company also distributes its exclusive Chemecology brand of ECOLOGO-certified green cleaning products.
"Planet Clean is the sixth addition to our Canadian cleaning and hygiene business in two years," said Division President – Bunzl Canada John Howlett. "With these acquisitions, we’re building a national cleaning and hygiene solution that leverages our tremendous business model."
