Adedapo Adesanya
By Adedapo Adesanya
Environmental Science Hygiene (ESH) Limited Nigeria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ESH Limited, United Kingdom, has launched the hand sanitiser made from palm trees.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Palm Tree Hygiene foaming hand sanitiser, the Group Chief Executive Officer at ESH Limited Nigeria, Mr Sam Awolesi explained that the need to produce this variant of hand sanitisers was embarked on following the company’s experience as a consultancy firm.
He explained that the company discovered that unique foaming products like that of Palmtree Hygiene lasted and was more effective than other alternatives including gel or handwash.
“The knowledge we have applied with the experience we have garnered over the year has made us come up with the foaming hand sanitiser.
“We decided to make use of palm tree developed ethanol for our products instead of alternatives like cassava and soybeans. Unlike most of these other sources, tapping into an existing resource means that valuable agricultural land can be used for food production instead.
“There is also the advantage that the foaming action is preferred by the healthcare sector over liquid and gel-based products,” he disclosed.
Mr Awolesi further explained that the alcohol content of the sanitiser is in excess of 60 per cent as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) alongside other regional regulators in Europe and Nigeria.
“It has been tested and certified and has WHO, NAFDAC, and also passes the test of the European standard,” he added.
He also said the company decided to source all materials locally in line with the objectives of the federal government, adding that this has further created employment for Nigerians.
“As you can see, we have tapped into nature and this is why our product is eco-friendly, vegan, and natural,” Mr Awolesi stated further.
On her part, Mrs Solape Hammond, Special Adviser, Lagos State Office On Sustainable Development Goals lauded ESH for contributing to boosting sustainability in terms of its products and promised that the state government will collaborate with the company in ensuring that it is on track to help the state with the SDG Goals.
“We are always excited when investments like this come into Lagos, it boosts our efforts at sustainability and it reduces our overdependence on imports.
“This is a good product we are launching today and it shows that the country is innovative.
“On this note, Lagos State Government will be collaborating with the organization in pushing the sustainability goal and amplifying the message in Nigeria,” the aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said.
Established in 1994, Environmental Science Group Limited was originally set up to assist the United Kingdom industry meet new and emerging Health & Safety legislation from the European Union.
Having identified a suitable and currently untapped source of ethanol from Nigeria, ESG formed a subsidiary company, Environmental Science Hygiene (ESH) Limited to develop and distribute hygiene products such as hand sanitisers, disinfectants, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), wipes, among others.
