Spectrum Industrial

What Spectrum Industrial does

Spectrum Industrial Ltd, trading as Spectrum Cleaning Products, is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals established in 1982 and headquartered in Jarrow at Bedesway, Bede Trading Estate (NE32 3EG). The company manufactures an extensive range of chemical cleaning formulations in-house under BS EN ISO 9001:2000 quality standards with quality assurance provided by an in-house laboratory. Its chemical product portfolio spans dishwashing and glasswash detergents, kitchen cleaners and degreasers, oven cleaners, sanitizers and disinfectants, bleach products, floor care and carpet care chemicals, hand-care and hand-sanitising products, beer line cleaners, vehicle cleaning products, and air fresheners, with named proprietary lines including Dishwash, Rinse Aid Multi, Gleem, Torrence, Miracol, Clearway Beer Line Cleaner, Machine Glasswash Detergent, Blusyl, Est-eem (plus RTU variant), Centurion, Merlin, Metaphos, Quartile, Steri-Clean, Surface Sanitiser, High Class, ENHANCE, Lem-Fresh, and 70% Alcohol Gel.

Beyond its proprietary Spectrum-brand chemistry, Spectrum Industrial has expanded into adjacent non-chemical categories including dosing and dispensing equipment (soap, paper, centrefeed, and toilet roll dispensers from Brightwell), floor maintenance equipment (floor pads in multiple grades and floor machines), manual cleaning tools (scrubbing brushes, platform brushes in 8"-36" widths, household brushes, toilet brushes, dustpan and brush sets, mop handles), paper and consumables (hand towels, centrefeed rolls, wiper rolls, toilet rolls, couch rolls, cloths, sacks and liners), and PPE (gloves and aprons). The company distributes both proprietary Spectrum-brand products and third-party brands including Evans, Clover, Brightwell, SYR, Cleenol, and Coventry Chemicals, positioning itself as a multi-brand cleaning-supply consolidator.

The business operates primarily through direct e-commerce B2B/B2C sales at spectrumcleaningproducts.co.uk, where commercial customers can register accounts, list historical orders, build wishlists, and compare products, supplemented by a modest social media presence on Facebook and Twitter. Vertical focus spans healthcare, transport, leisure, marine, engineering/industrial, and catering and food service segments, with multi-product merchandising tailored to each vertical. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or M&A activity identified in the source material; geographic scope is explicitly United Kingdom-only with no global footprint claimed.

Name

Spectrum Industrial

Legal name

Spectrum Industrial Ltd

Website

https://spectrumcleaningproducts.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spectrum Industrial Ltd, trading as Spectrum Cleaning Products, is a UK manufacturer of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals established in 1982. It sells proprietary Spectrum-brand formulations alongside third-party brands via a direct B2B e-commerce platform serving healthcare, transport, leisure, marine and industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Chemicals

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRADAKAH

Specialty Household Cleaners (Glass, Oven/Grill, Toilet, Descalers, Disinfectants)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Home & Fabric Care Products

SECONDARYCRAJABAI

Produce Wash & Food-Contact Surface Dish Cleaning Solutions

Consumer Products & Retail/Household Products & Cleaning Supplies/Dishwashing Products

SECONDARYCRAJAMAA

General All-Purpose Cleaners

Consumer Products & Retail/Household Products & Cleaning Supplies/All-Purpose Cleaners

SECONDARYCRADAKAG

Hard Surface & Multi-Purpose Cleaners (All-purpose, Floor, Bathroom, Kitchen)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Home & Fabric Care Products

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning chemicals
• Commercial cleaning products
• Washroom hygiene solutions
• Kitchen cleaning chemicals
• Floor care chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Jarrow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cleaning Products Sales: Direct sales of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals and hygiene products through e-commerce platform, including own-brand Spectrum products and third-party branded products from manufacturers like Evans, Clover, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spectrum Industrial Ltd manufactures and supplies a wide range of industrial and commercial cleaning chemical products under its own Spectrum brand, including dishwashing, glasswash, kitchen hygiene, degreasing, washroom, floor care, carpet care, and general-purpose cleaners, alongside dispensing equipment such as toilet tissue, soap, hand towel, centrefeed, and jumbo roll dispensers. Products are made in-house at the company's Jarrow facility and are sold via its own e-commerce platform to commercial customers across healthcare, engineering, catering, transport, marine, and leisure sectors.

Product overview

Spectrum Industrial is a manufacturer of industrial and commercial cleaning products established in 1982, operating under BS EN ISO 9001:2000 quality standards. The company offers a diversified portfolio of cleaning solutions including: chemical products (dishwashing detergents, glasswash products, beerline cleaners, kitchen cleaners, oven cleaners, floor care chemicals, hand sanitisers, disinfectants, bleach products, air fresheners, carpet care products, and degreasers), dispensing equipment (soap dispensers, toilet paper dispensers, hand towel dispensers, centrefeed dispensers, and jumbo toilet roll dispensers), and cleaning tools (scrubbing brushes, platform brushes, dustpans, brushes, mop handles, and floor maintenance pads). The products serve various industries including healthcare, transport, leisure, marine, and general engineering/industrial cleaning. The company distributes products from multiple manufacturers including its own Spectrum brand, Evans, Brightwell, SYR, Clover, Cleenol, and Coventry Chemicals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dishwashing products Spectrum-branded dishwashing chemical products for commercial and industrial kitchens, used by catering and food service operators for everyday wash-up.
• Beer Line Cleaners
• Glasswash products
• Kitchen hygiene products
• Degreasing products
• Spray & Wipe cleaners
• Super Thickened Bleach
• 70% Alcohol Gel
• Pink Stuff multipurpose cleaner
• Toilet care products
• L.S.P. Furniture Polish
• Lem-Fresh air freshener
• ENHANCE Floor Polish
• High Class floor care product
• Clean & Shine floor care product
• Comet carpet cleaner
• Detak carpet cleaner
• Toilet Tissue Dispenser
• Soap Dispenser
• Jumbo Roll Dispenser
• Hand Towel Dispenser
• Centrefeed Dispenser
• Black Floor Pads
• Tan Floor Pads
• Green Floor Pads
• Red Floor Pads
• White Floor Pads
• Cleaning Brushes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Procter & Gamble Professional: Professional division of P&G offering cleaning and hygiene products for facility management, hospitality, and healthcare. Comparable product categories to Spectrum but at multinational scale with extensive R&D and marketing budgets.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions serving food service, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial customers. Overlaps with Spectrum's verticals and product categories but at a vastly larger scale with dedicated UK commercial teams.
• SC Johnson Professional: Global manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products for professional and institutional use. Comparable product set (cleaners, sanitisers, floor care) and overlapping customer verticals with Spectrum, with much larger R&D and brand investment.
• Diversey: Global manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products and solutions serving hospitality, healthcare, food service, and facility management. Comparable to Spectrum's vertical applications and product types, but operates at far greater scale and with broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Cleenol: UK-based cleaning and hygiene chemicals manufacturer serving healthcare, hospitality, and industrial markets. Comparable to Spectrum in both product range (chemicals, sanitisers, dishwasher products) and target verticals; also distributed by Spectrum.
• Selden Research: UK contract manufacturer and brand owner of cleaning chemicals for industrial and institutional buyers. Closely comparable to Spectrum in chemical manufacturing focus, ISO-certified production, and B2B sales model.
• Robert Scott & Sons: UK manufacturer and supplier of cleaning products, mops, brushes, and janitorial equipment. Comparable to Spectrum's combination of chemicals, dispensing equipment, and cleaning tools sold to UK commercial customers.
• Clover Chemicals: UK manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene chemicals for industrial, commercial, and healthcare applications. Directly comparable to Spectrum as a competing chemical formulator selling through B2B channels; also distributed by Spectrum.
• Evans Vanodine: UK-based manufacturer of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals serving healthcare, catering, and janitorial markets. Closely comparable to Spectrum in product mix (own-brand chemical manufacturing) and UK-centric B2B customer base, and is even represented as a third-party brand on Spectrum's own website.
• Jangro: UK-based distributor and brand owner of janitorial and cleaning supplies, including own-brand chemicals. Comparable to Spectrum in serving UK commercial cleaning buyers through a mix of own-brand and third-party products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Spectrum-Industrial-102838713397605/?fref=ts

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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