Zippsafe boosts hygiene of its soft locker technology with Polygiene ViralOff
Zippsafe®, the award-winning Swiss company which has reinvented the locker by replacing hard materials such as metal or wood with a smart textile, is now treating its products with the Polygiene ViralOffTM antimicrobial technology from Swedish firm Polygiene®.
The core of the Zippsafe solution is formed by textile locker bags which flexibly adapt in size to the items stored and require only 30% of the space compared to a classic locker. Clothes can be conveniently hung up via a pull-out hanger, and locker management is digitalized with the Zippsafe Management System.
The solution also provides integrated ventilation, improving locker room hygiene and reducing the risk of contamination of fresh workwear.
Now, the company is further enhancing the hygiene of its products with Polygiene ViralOff – a treatment of textiles and other products that reduces micro-organisms by over 99% on the material*.
The technology was introduced last year in response to the growing demand for antimicrobial solutions sparked by Corona pandemic. To develop the treatment, Polygiene returned to its roots – the company started in the healthcare sector in 2004 during the battle against SARS.
The inner lining of the locker bags in Zippsafe’s two main products – ZippSpace Pro and ZippSpace Regular – are now treated with Polygiene ViralOff.
Zippsafe, whose solutions are used by workers in a range of sectors across manufacturing and healthcare, says it opted to use Polygiene ViralOff after identifying the benefits of antimicrobial fabric.“In addition to the enormous space savings, we were convinced from the start that our smart soft locker technology offered enormous advantages,” the company states. “One of them we saw in hygiene, with the possibility to wash the bags completely in case of heavy soiling. Last year, the discussion intensified and we started looking for smart and antimicrobial textiles. In the process, we came across Polygiene”, says Carlo Loderer , CEO and Co-Founder ofZippsafe.
“We are excited to be part of the journey of Zippsafe and happy to supply them with a vital functionality of their products. Their innovation has revolutionized the market with a new solution to an old problem, in just a few years – we see a big potential in this untapped market in the years to come”, says Haymo Strubel, VP Commercial Operations EMEA Polygiene.
The ZippSpace Pro (including the digital locking via RFID technology) and ZippSpace Regular (trusting analog padlocks) bags treated with Polygiene ViralOff are available to order now. For more information and consulting on how to optimize and innovate your employee locker rooms, reach out directly.
For more information: https://zippsafe.com/eu_en/
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*99% on the material in two hours as per international standard ISO18184:2019 (SARS-CoV-2, H3N2, H1N1).
Polygiene ViralOffTM does not prevent diseases but protects the treated material.
Press contact
Ulrika Björk, CEO, ubj@polygiene.com, +46 (0)70-921 12 75
Kristina Kruhsberg, press officer, kristina@polygiene.com, +46 (0)70-816 21 96
About Zippsafe
Zippsafe is considered a pioneer in the field of smart soft locker solutions and is a provider of smart and highly space-saving solutions for employees' locker rooms in healthcare and manufacturing. The bag-based solution offers the highest space efficiency with the highest level of employee comfort. This can result in space savings of up to 70%, which often means hundreds of square meters. Thanks to built-in ventilation, antimicrobial fabric, and washability of the locker bags, hygiene in the locker rooms is also optimized. When using the Zippsafe Management System, the locker management process is digitalized and internal processes are made more efficient.
Founded in 2016, the young technology company has revolutionized a market that has remained virtually unchanged for decades, in just a few years. Today, the company employs around 35 people in Switzerland and the EU. Since being awarded "Best Business Idea" by "The Entrepreneurial Wave" in 2016, receiving the Venture Kick Award in 2017 and being a finalist at the SEF Awards 2020, the company has won orders from an international clientele from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Latvia and the USA.
About Polygiene
Polygiene is the world-leading provider of odor control technology and Stays Fresh solutions for clothing, sports equipment, lifestyle, textiles and other materials to help people stay fresh and confident. Polygiene brings the Scandinavian values of quality and care for the environment to life through its products and services. More than 140 global premium brands have chosen to use Polygiene Stays Fresh Technology in their products. Polygiene was established in 2006 and is listed on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm, Sweden. Erik Penser Bank AB acts as its Certified Adviser.
