Manchester company Byotrol has seen sales of its biocidal cleaning agent soar due to the swine flu outbreak, and has agreed a distribution deal with leading retail pharmacy Boots.
Byotrol’s anti-bacterial cleaning agent has been confirmed as an effective weapon against MRSA, but its potential to help control swine flu infection has determined its recent commercial success.
The cleaning agent’s residual anti-bacterial action helps to protect surfaces in clinical and other environments.
Sales of Byotrol products rose from £387,852 in 2008 to £1.9m in 2009, while losses fell from £1.4m to £590,000. The results would have been stronger still had margins not been affected by the need to source more bottles quickly in order to meet demand.
In the six months to the end of September, Byotrol also saw positive data from a product trial at Manchester Royal Infirmary and new product patents filed in the UK and Canada.
Byotrol’s consumer products division has agreed a deal with Boots, which will stock its products by the end of 2009.
Chief Executive David McRobbie called the last few months “very encouraging”, and added: “Progress at Byotrol has been notable across every stage of our product cycle, with further innovation breakthroughs, new patent applications lodged, patents granted and commercial agreements reached.
“The significant increase in sales is in part due to the concern regarding swine flu; however it can also be attributed to a greater appreciation of the qualities, efficacy and broad applications of Byotrol.”
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Byotrol products are already available to the public from Infection Protection .org.uk.
Our company has worked hard to raise public awareness of infections in hospital, in the community and at home and our website gives the reader an up to date picture of MRSA, C.difficile, MSSA. Swine Flu and other infections which are of concern to the UK public.
Have a look at our website www. infectionprotection.org.uk
Because of public demand we have also put together product packs for use in specific situations – going into hospital, caring for the infected at home, protection for the immune compromised and travel packs.
The unique Byotrol sanitisers are a key element in all these packs and the website explains why, how and where these products are best used to give maximum infection protection.