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Website: http://www.ecolab.com Ecolab is a leading provider of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for hotels, restaurants, food and beverage plants, hospitals and other commercial properties. The company provides service through the following business units: Institutional, Food & Beverage, Pest Elimination, Kay, Healthcare, GCS Service, Textile Care and Vehicle Care. The company has customers in over 160 countries worldwide. For 2008, Ecolab had $6.13 billion in revenues and net income of $448.1 million. Ecolab was founded in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn developed a new product, Absorbit, which cleaned carpets on the spot and eliminated the need for hotels to shut down while their carpets were being cleaned. He called his new company Economics Laboratory (EL), reflecting its mission to save customers time, labor and money with "economic" solutions developed through "laboratory" research. Ecolab has been issued more than 4,000 patents worldwide, including the industry's first patents for solid warewashing detergent, clean-in-place technology for beverage and food processing, and a no-rinse enzyme-based floor cleaner for grease removal in foodservice operations. Benefits Ecolab offers a competitive compensation package that rewards the ability to successfully meet your goals. It includes medical, dental, 401(k) savings plan with company match, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, short and long-term disability plans, Ecolab Pension Plan, and more! We support work/life balance and continuing education through employee assistance resources, an educational reimbursement program, vacation/holiday paid days off, a dependent scholarship program, and reimbursement account programs. Updated January 9, 2010 |