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Announcing our new CEO

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Friesen as CEO of OPHARDT Hygiene. Ken will be OPHARDT’s third CEO since our founding, and this will mark the first time that the company will not be directly led by ownership.  In his previous...

Products

Kanary gains Soobr powers

Kanary and Soobr have joined forces to make the smart revolution in facility management even more accessible. Kanary, a pioneer in hygiene monitoring solutions, and Soobr, a cutting-edge facility management services company, are excited to announce...

Customer stories

A futuristic BRAIN Forum

Two weeks ago, people from around the world gathered in our German headquarters for two days of training, product updates, networking, and inspiration. During our annual BRAIN Forum on June 14th and 15th, OPHARDT Hygiene was pleased to host our...

Research

The future of hand hygiene according to the WHO

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published an agenda for research priorities in the field of medical hand hygiene until 2030. To coincide with World Hand Hygiene Day, the WHO published an important document in early May...

Products

Creating the Cloud Bottle

Could we take our legendary foam quality from our commercial dispensers and shrink it down into a convenience dispenser that could be used at home? This was the challenge that began the creation of the Cloud Bottle Halftime When is a product half a...

Products

Kanary release notes | June ’23

This month’s release is all about addition by subtraction. Tasks can now easily be deleted, whether one-off tasks or repeating tasks. Main features: A new delete icon (with a prompt before deleting) allows you to quickly delete tasks. Delete...

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PRAESIDIO® Mini wins Red Dot Award

Our latest dispenser is an award-winning before it even ships. The Red Dot Award 2023 recently honoured the PRAESIDIO® Mini for its exceptional design. An international jury of around 50 experts from various fields tested, discussed, evaluated, and...

Customer stories

Smart hand hygiene at St. Franziskus Hospital Lohne

Connected sanitizer dispensers from OPHARDT Hygiene now support the Hospital in Lohne in Lower Saxony’s hygiene department with data on hand sanitizer use. St. Franziskus Hospital Lohne was founded in 1856 and has since developed into an important...