Presentation material: 2024/07/03
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Kao's BtoB Sanitation Business to Accelerate Growth in the Medical Healthcare Sector
Kao Professional Service starts cooperation with Kyoritsu Maintenance
Kao Professional Service Co., Ltd. (KPS), which is a group company of Kao Co., Ltd. (President, Yoshihiro Hasebe) and handles BtoB hygiene business, will begin cooperation with Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. (President, Nakamura Koji), which operates senior life businesses such as housing for the elderly, from 2024/7/3. The two companies' desire to provide even higher quality services by creating an environment where residents of housing for the elderly can spend their time comfortably and with peace of mind, and improving the work environment and operations of facility staff have matched, leading to this collaboration. Utilizing Kao's research and development capabilities and solution know-how cultivated by KPS in the BtoB hygiene business, we will implement comprehensive support such as in-facility hygiene management, excretion care, odor countermeasures, and skin care, using housing for the elderly as a single living space.
Background of the collaboration
The Kao Group's purpose is to “realize a rich, symbiotic world,” and its vision is “Protecting Future Lives - Sustainability as the Only Path.” In the BtoB sanitation business, which is positioned as a growth driver area in the medium-term management plan “K27,” we are proposing to create an environment where consumers can spend their time comfortably and with peace of mind by selling commercial products for restaurants, nursing homes, hospitals, and lodging facilities, and providing know-how related to hygiene management.
Through this collaboration, we will work together with Kyoritsu Maintenance to provide comfortable living spaces leading to mental and physical health by utilizing Kao's comprehensive strengths, using housing for the elderly as a single living space. Furthermore, the knowledge obtained here will be applied to the future development of commercial products and services, leading to further strengthening the medical healthcare field.
Going forward, the BtoB sanitation business will continue to grow further through co-creation with other companies, taking advantage of product development capabilities utilizing Kao's technical assets and comprehensive facility hygiene proposals by providing know-how related to hygiene management. Furthermore, we will accelerate the “Global Sharp Top,” which is indispensable to everyone in the world, and contribute to solving social issues.
Cooperation Overview
| item | contents |
|---|---|
| Excretion care at the right time | “Diaper sensor” developed by Kao*1 , “Diaper Meister Project”*2 We aim to reduce the frequency of nighttime diaper changes by introducing it to Dormy Senior and operating it according to the characteristics of residents. |
| Hygiene management in the facility | Kiralia Infection Control (Kiralia Hygiene Co., Ltd.)*3 With the introduction of), hygiene risks were visualized, and both companies established treatment methods suitable for housing for the elderly. |
| As a cleaning method Odor reduction measures | Both companies will select an appropriate cleaning agent that matches the condition of the facility and examine cleaning methods to reduce odors within the facility. |
| Full body skin care | It incorporates total care of “cleaning,” “moisturizing,” and “protection” with skin care agents utilizing Kao's ceramide care technology, leading to the maintenance of healthy and clean bare skin for residents. |
| Facility staff's Education support | Explain and practice how to properly use the product. In addition, the skills of facility staff were improved through workshops related to excretion care and skin care. |
| Preparation of an efficient cleaning manual | Labor conditions of facility staff are analyzed, and cleaning time manuals that can be operated efficiently are prepared, leading to labor load reduction. |
- *1 A device equipped with a sensor that visualizes the wetness, tilt, and movement of diapers. Tenants' urination patterns are converted into data and used for appropriate diaper changes.
- * 2 A unique project to train people who have basic knowledge of diapers and have sufficient skills to wear diapers.
- *3 It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kao Professional Service Co., Ltd., which conducts consulting services centered on hygiene.
summary
Kao Professional Service Co., Ltd.
| Representative's name | President and CEO Masaaki Ozawa |
|---|---|
| location | 2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku |
| founding | October 1, 2004 |
| Business content | Manufacture and sale of products for the food service business, medical healthcare service business, and recreational service business. Providing consulting services and solution services related to hygiene management. |
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd.
| Representative's name | President and CEO Koji Nakamura |
|---|---|
| location | 2-18-8 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| founding | September 27, 1979 |
| Business content | We are developing a dormitory business that operates student dormitories and employee dormitories “Dormy,” a hotel business that operates the business hotel “Dormy Inn” and the resort hotel “Kyoritsu Resort,” and a senior life business that operates the housing “Dormy Senior” for the elderly. |
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