3M: New website celebrates 50th ‘buff-day’ for Scotch-Brite pads

The Scotch-Brite floor pad is 50 years old on 25th April 2008 and to celebrate this milestone 3M has launched a website – http://www.3M.co.uk/scotchbritefloorpads – filled with fascinating facts and figures about the product, a timeline showing the development of the floor pads and a competition to win £1,000 worth of holiday vouchers.

The website, which goes live on the same date, contains detailed information about the history of the product and how it has developed over the years, from the original standard slim line floor pad to the latest innovation, the purple diamond pad. It also contains information on the Scotch-Brite pad range and the technology involved in its development and manufacture.

50 years of innovation
3M invented the first ever floor pad in 1958 and has been bringing new and innovative solutions to the floor cleaning care market since then. The Scotch-Brite floor pad uses a combination of three of 3M’s core technologies. In a collaborative and innovative manufacturing process, adhesives, abrasives and non-woven fibres were bonded together. As a result, Scotch-Brite is now a brand name that is synonymous with quality and superior performance in cleaning products.

And the cleaning goes on and on…
Since the birth of the Scotch-Brite pads, products have been developed for a variety of tasks including stripping, spray cleaning and buffing and for a variety of surfaces such as marble and safety floors.

For more information on Scotch-Brite commercial cleaning products please call 01234 229496, email commcareuk@mmm.com, or visit www.3m.co.uk/scotch-brite

Notes:
3M and Scotch-Brite are trademarks of 3M Company.


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3M – Practical and ingenious solutions that help customers succeed
3M is a $24.5 billion diversified technology company which, since 1902, has been creating innovative products that help make the world smarter, faster, healthier and safer. Well known 3M brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate and Scotch-Brite.

3M employs 75,000 people worldwide, producing thousands of innovative products for customers in dozens of diverse markets in some 200 countries. Its 40+ technology platforms touch nearly every aspect of modern life - the company has applied its expertise in RFID technology to deliver biometric passports; it is using its understanding of the healthcare industry to provide hospitals with infection prevention and detection solutions; and its digital signage offerings are revolutionising the way businesses communicate with their customers, their employees and the general public.

The UK and Ireland is home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside the USA, employing 3850 people across 17 locations, including 11 manufacturing sites. Products manufactured in the UK include coated abrasives, respirators, adhesive tapes, industrial microbiology products, drug delivery systems, high-performance coatings, secure documents and passport scanners.
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