Earth Safe PPE

What Earth Safe PPE does

Earth Safe PPE is a London-based private company that develops and markets biodegradable nitrile gloves as a sustainable alternative to conventional disposable nitrile PPE. Its single core product, ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves, uses a proprietary formulation claimed to achieve up to 90% biodegradation in active landfill conditions while maintaining workplace-protection performance standards.

The company targets industrial buyers with ESG mandates, pursuing four named verticals: manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and facilities management. Its go-to-market is a sales-led pilot programme that offers free onsite trials, product performance analysis, and supply chain integration support, with the intent of converting pilots into recurring product purchases. Only S Tyres (automotive/retail SMB) is named as a pilot partner with disclosed positive results.

Earth Safe PPE is at a very early commercial stage: founded in 2023, 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed revenue, no published pricing, and no certifications or patents in the available data. Revenue mechanics appear to be direct unit sales of gloves to enterprise accounts, though the revenue model field is labelled 'one_time_license'. The company's competitive positioning rests entirely on its proprietary biodegradable formulation as the principal differentiator versus traditional nitrile glove incumbents.

Name

Earth Safe PPE

Legal name

Earth Safe PPE

Website

https://earthsafeppe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earth Safe PPE is a London-based private company that sells biodegradable nitrile gloves (ESPPE) to enterprise customers in manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and facilities management via a pilot-to-supply programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Gloves, Masks/Respirators, Gowns, Face Shields) (HLAHANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protective Disposable Wear (Masks, Gloves, Shoe Covers, Hairnets) (CRADALAJ), Gloves & Mittens Manufacturing (IMAOAFAB), PPE, Safety & Infection Control Supplies Distribution (JanSan-adjacent) (CRAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Biodegradable nitrile gloves
• Sustainable PPE
• Workplace protection
• ESG-aligned safety equipment
• Industrial disposable gloves

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biodegradable Nitrile Glove Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves to enterprise clients across multiple industry sectors. Sales are pursued through pilot programmes with free onsite trials followed by supply chain integration, suggesting a land-and-expand model with recurring product purchases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Earth Safe PPE manufactures and sells ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves, a single-product line of high-performance disposable nitrile gloves engineered with a proprietary formulation that enables up to 90% biodegradation in active landfill conditions. The company sells these gloves directly to enterprise clients across manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and facilities management sectors that are seeking ESG-aligned PPE alternatives to traditional nitrile gloves.

Product overview

Earth Safe PPE is a London-based provider of sustainable workplace protection solutions. The company's offering centers on the ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves, a single core product designed to replace traditional nitrile gloves in workplace settings. The product differentiates through its proven biodegradation capability of up to 90% in active landfill conditions, supporting organizations' ESG goals and environmental commitments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves: Biodegradable nitrile gloves that achieve up to 90% biodegradation in active landfill conditions, offering high-performance alternative to traditional nitrile gloves supporting ESG goals.

Products and services

• ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves High-performance biodegradable nitrile disposable gloves that achieve up to 90% biodegradation in active landfill conditions, sold to enterprise clients across manufacturing, automotive, logistics, and facilities management as an ESG-aligned alternative to traditional nitrile gloves.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• S TyrescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026S Tyres is an early pilot partner that has provided overwhelmingly positive feedback on the ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves. The partnership involves free onsite trials, product performance analysis, and supply chain integration support. S Tyres serves as a reference customer demonstrating successful adoption in the automotive/retail sector.
• Manufacturing Sector PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Strategic partnerships with leading manufacturing organizations to pilot biodegradable nitrile gloves at scale. These partnerships are part of a multi-sector initiative to validate the technology across industrial applications.
• Automotive Sector PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Strategic partnerships with automotive industry leaders to pilot ESPPE Biodegradable Nitrile Gloves, targeting organizations seeking sustainable PPE solutions to meet environmental commitments.
• Logistics Sector PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Strategic partnerships with logistics organizations to pilot scalable deployment of biodegradable nitrile gloves across distribution and warehouse operations.
• Facilities Management Sector PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Strategic partnerships with facilities management companies to pilot sustainable workplace protection solutions, supporting environmental commitments across cleaning and maintenance operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ansell: Ansell is a global leader in PPE gloves for industrial and healthcare use, with sustainability-focused product lines. It competes directly with Earth Safe PPE in disposable nitrile gloves sold to enterprise industrial buyers.
• Showa Group: Showa is a Japanese manufacturer of disposable and industrial gloves, including eco-friendly/biodegradable nitrile lines. It is a direct competitor to Earth Safe PPE in sustainable disposable hand protection for industrial customers.
• Hartalega Holdings: Hartalega is a leading Malaysian nitrile glove manufacturer supplying global industrial and medical markets. It is a direct competitor in the disposable nitrile glove category and has invested in next-generation sustainable glove technology.
• Top Glove Corporation: Top Glove is the world's largest manufacturer of disposable gloves, including nitrile gloves sold globally to industrial and medical customers. It is a direct peer in the disposable nitrile glove category Earth Safe PPE targets.

Broad incumbents

• 3M: 3M is a diversified global manufacturer with a substantial worker safety division including PPE gloves. It is a broad incumbent whose enterprise safety sales channels overlap with Earth Safe PPE's target buyer base.
• Medline Industries: Medline is a large US-based manufacturer and distributor of medical and industrial PPE, including disposable gloves. It competes broadly with Earth Safe PPE in the industrial/occupational glove market as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Kimberly-Clark Professional: Kimberly-Clark Professional is a major global PPE and hygiene products manufacturer serving industrial customers, including glove lines. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise hand-protection procurement budgets.

Others

• Bunzl: Bunzl is a global distribution and sourcing company for JanSan, PPE, and safety consumables. It is an indirect peer/channel counterpart — a potential route-to-market for Earth Safe PPE's biodegradable gloves rather than a direct manufacturer competitor.
• Henry Schein: Henry Schein is a large distributor of medical and dental supplies including disposable gloves. It is an indirect peer — a possible distribution channel for Earth Safe PPE into healthcare-adjacent segments rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Eco Gloves: Eco Gloves is a smaller UK-based brand focused on environmentally friendly disposable gloves. It overlaps with Earth Safe PPE in sustainable glove positioning but at a different scale and category breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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