Member Spotlight by Marc Manocchio – Regional Sales Manager
Provide us with a brief summary of your business’ services.
Proklean Services is a distributor of cleaning and disinfectant products, electrostatic sprayers, PPE and related items. We cover our consumer’s needs from surface to skin and everything in between. Proklean is a comprehensive service and product provider with a national emergency response team, offering professional application services for all entities. Continuous customer care paired with ongoing training and support in agreement with our scientifically proven formulas, has developed our brand into one that the consumer can trust.
Tell us about your company’s mission and values.
Proklean Services’ mission is – and always has been – to improve the lives of others, by making the world a safer, healthier place for all.
Proklean Services has been an emerging leader in Infection Control, Biological Decontamination Products and Services nationwide. We offer viable alternatives to harsh industrial chemicals with a line of safe, nontoxic biodegradable products that deliver power, performance and safety.
Our infection control system is a clear choice for businesses and organizations of all sizes due to its eco-friendly and organic properties.
What are the services you use the most (or are looking forward to using) from the Columbus Chamber?
-We are excited about taking steps to further support the Columbus community and becoming actively involved with those in the Chamber of Commerce. Creating a positive impact in the community is a priority for us. We strive to keep everyone safe and healthy so that they can enjoy the gift of life.
-Proklean Services is looking forward to the opportunity to network with individuals and work with new businesses both small and large. We are focused on growing our small business, especially in the state of Ohio.
-At Proklean Services, we love to interact with others outside of ‘office walls’ so the opportunity to attend events all year long resonates with our company values. This provides a fun, easy way to get to know each other and learn more about individuals themselves.
How do you stay engaged with trends that you see in your industry?
Working in the disinfectant and infection prevention industry, we must constantly stay informed of new guidelines or protocols set forth by City, State and Federal officials to update our own protocols. In this last year particularly, many protocols have changed weekly in order to make sure the public has a safe environment. In fact, we believe that a small blessing from the changes brought forth with the pandemic is that cleanliness will be. anew standard indefinitely as everyone has become more proactive about protecting themselves, patrons, and employees. Our entire staff has participated in several training courses and obtaining certifications (GBAC, federal resources infectious disease response, mold remediation, etc.) to make sure we are maximizing the health of our customers. There are many more viruses that exist that we can help defend and defeat with all the new knowledge learned about proper cleaning and disinfecting measures. We must be on top of our game to make sure we are correctly assessing our products, training others on how to use our products, and keeping our infection prevention teams are up to speed.
Industry trends for 2021-2026:
-North America is expected to dominate the surface disinfectant market, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in this region which as tremendously increased the demand for surface disinfectants. In March of 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded list of registered disinfectants for qualified use against SARS-CoV-2.
-Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, have seen rises in cases that result in extended hospital stays and hospital-acquired infections. According to 2019 data from the American Health Association, there were approximately 36.5 million hospital admissions in 2017. Many of these procedures were due to chronic diseases and critical procedures. This number is increasing and the rate of hospital-acquired infection is also rising, resulting in the growth of the market.
-Air quality and control products are also much more sought for due to the pandemic. It is important to have clean air, especially indoors to keep those contained spaces safe for all patrons. It is also important to have green products to eliminate air pollutants to save Earth’s atmosphere. Proklean Services’ EPA registered Prokure G is used to create ClO2 fast release gas, the solution to mold and mildew, odor-causing bacteria, and chemical odors.
Please describe your company culture.
We are a small business that is family oriented and close-knit. Everyone has their opinion and ideas heard during meetings and conversations to ensure all points of view are assessed. Each of us accept new ideas for building a sustainable, successful business while maintaining a healthy budget. Company outings and trips are a great way for us to bond together and include members from each employee’s family.
What defines a successful employee at your company?
To be a successful employee at Proklean Services you need to have personal drive, innovation and most importantly, patience. Patience is critical as a company does not magically change overnight as maintaining and improving health standards is a marathon, not a sprint. Performing research and obtaining overall knowledge of the industry is also a must because it is a very fluid sector. We must stay informed of all government requirements, health measures, etc. to make sure each of us has our best foot forward in order to lead others efficiently and effectively.
What makes Columbus such a great place to do business?
Columbus is becoming one of the top markets in the U.S. as it offers a great central location while doing business within the state as well as other states. Columbus holds a variety of businesses ranging from small mom and pop shops to large entities such as Amazon, The Ohio State University, and Wendy’s. The unique makeup of businesses makes it a great place to develop partnerships and feed into the continually growing community.
Social Media
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prokleanservices/
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Website: https://www.prokleanservices.com/