If you've been in procurement for more than five minutes, you'll have seen BRC certification listed on supplier profiles. But there's a significant difference between a business that holds BRC certification and one that holds BRC AA. That difference matters, and it's worth understanding exactly what you're signing off on when you choose a manufacturing partner.

The regulatory landscape for biocidal products in Great Britain is moving through one of its most consequential periods since Brexit. If you manufacture, formulate, or place cleaning or disinfectant products on the GB market, there are active deadlines, unresolved decisions, and structural changes underway that require attention now, not at the next annual review.

The cleaning products aisle has a problem that nobody talks about loudly enough: most of what you're buying is water. In a typical trigger spray or liquid detergent, water can account for 80 to 95 percent of the total volume.

Procurement criteria for contract manufacturing have shifted considerably over the past three years. The combination of post-pandemic supply chain disruption, tightening UK regulatory requirements, and growing retailer sustainability mandates has changed what a capable manufacturing partner looks like in practice.

This post explores the growth of UK contract manufacturing for wet wipes, focusing on regulatory compliance and market demand.