Green Brand 2018/2019, 2020/2021
GREEN BRANDS awards trademarks of daily life, which embed responsible treatment of nature in their way of working and producing.
The quality seal “GREEN BRANDS” confirms the high ecological quality demand of a trademark and serves as guidance for consumers. The quality seal gives a safe indication of a responsible way of working and producing of a company and thus is a very good guidance for selection, respectively decision.
The decoration has already been re-certified for two following years.
Managing directors Saskia Lokermans-Schwindt and Sascha Schwindt received the certificate from Norbert Lux, the initiator and CEO of the GREEN BRANDS Organisation at the BIOFACH 2019, world’s leading trade fair for biological food.
Land der Ideen: Honoured for “Liquid Glass against hospital germs”
In November 2011 the NP®-application “Liquid Glass against hospital Germs” won the innovation prize “Land of ideas” and prevailed over projects of Max-Planck-Institute for neurological research and the Fraunhofer Institute for environment and safety engineering.
National winner "Land of ideas" in the science category
„Often the tiniest things are those that cause immense changes and also set new standards for our health thanks to innovative technology.”
“Now, this company starts a lifesaving revolution in the healthcare sector: They invented Liquid Glass which gives resistant MRSA germs hardly any chance. This is almost a blessing for the increasing number of hospital patients that contract those hazardous germs.”
Laudatio Nanopool – winner category science.
From left to right: Holger Lösch, chairman of the supervisory board of „Deutschland – Land der Ideen“, Sascha Schwindt, managing director at nanopool GmbH, Jürgen Fitschen
Frost & Sullivan: Best Practice Award for antimicrobial nano coatings
Nanopool has a leading position in the field of antimicrobial nano coatings 2010 according to Frost & Sullivan analysts.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognise companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.
Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
NHS Smart Solutions Awards
Within a study of the British National Health Service (NHS), a series of highly contaminated surfaces have been coated with NP Liquid Glass in different hospitals, to reduce the load of hospital germs without adding any active substances. At the end of the evaluation period it has been proven that the grade of contamination of surfaces treated with the liquid glass barrier layer in the clinical area was significantly reduced in comparison to the untreated test surfaces and provides an improvement of the efficiency and effect of the cleaning.
Green Hero
Ultra-thin layers lead to yield increase. The Jury explains that the decision is based on the following arguments: Protection of resources, reduction of chemical aggressive cleanser and environmental toxins, saving of drinking water
Green Apple Award
For most environmentally friendly product.
Mr. Prof. Dr. Maximilian Gege,President of the greatest European non-party environmental initiative of economy (B.A.U.M. e.V. www.baumev.de) : sees the importance of the award also for Germany: “We are glad about this award, because it underlines that our member Nanopool can contribute sustainably with its products and solutions also to the latest German environmental discussions.
Green Apple Bronze Winner
Protection of ressources and the environment.The judges commented: “Nanopool’s research and development of nano layers has lead to many novel products and solutions. Their imaginative work with organic materials such as crop seeds and wine corks has directly lead to massive improvements in crop yield and health, and virtually eliminated the spoilage of wine by “corking”.”
