HOUSEHOLD CARE
BATHROOM • KITCHEN • LAUNDRY • DISH
KIK Consumer Products is a leading North American private brand manufacturer, specializing in delivering top-tier national brand equivalent cleaners, bleach, laundry, and dish care products. With a commitment to quality and innovation, KIK takes pride in providing consumers with a range of household items that match the standards set by national brands.
Our U.S. Household business also markets branded household cleaning, bleach and laundry products, such as Comet®, Spic and Span®, Top Job®, Greased Lightning®, The Works®. Trusted brands that help clean the toughest spaces from the kitchen to the bathroom.
In Canada, our Lavo business manufactures private label and branded laundry detergent, fabric softener, bleach, and cleaning products for the retail channel under the following brands: Arctic Power®, Old Dutch®, Springtime®, La Parisienne®, and Hertel®. In addition, Lavo operates an industrial bulk bleach division and bottle blowing operation.
Milestones
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1993
KIK starts as a single manufacturing facility with 100 employees in Concord, Ontario, producing private label bleach.
1996
KIK builds North American network of private label bleach plants through a series of 8 acquisitions.
2016
KIK acquires the Purox® brand of chlorinating liquid for pools in Canada.
2017
KIK acquires Lavo, a Canadian manufacturer and marketer of laundry and cleaning products.
2018
KIK acquires James Austin Company, a U.S. manufacturer of household cleaning, pool and automotive products.
2018
KIK acquires certain assets and rights of the household cleaning brands: Comet, Spic and Span, Chore Boy, and Cinch.
POOL CARE
POOL • SPA
Our Pool business is a leading supplier of pool and spa treatment products in North America and key international markets with a broad brand and product portfolio encompassing both the Mass and Specialty Retailer channels.
We are well known for our Clorox® Pool & Spa™ (under license), Pool Time® and Pool Essentials® products in North American retailers. Our professional channels in North America include BioGuard® (also in Australia & South Africa) and Natural Chemistry®, with our Bayrol® brand all across Europe.
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2011
KIK enters pool and spa treatment products business through acquisition of Chem Lab Product.
2013
KIK signs licensing agreement with The Clorox Company to launch Clorox® Pool&Spa™ branded pool and spa treatment products.
2013
KIK acquires BioLab, expanding its pool and spa treatment business within the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
2017
2017
KIK acquires Sunbelt Pool Chemicals, expanding as a manufacturer and distributor of pool chemicals, cleaners, and windshield wash in the United States.
2019
KIK acquires NC Brands L.P., a leading provider of specialty chemicals for recreational pools and spas in North America.
2019
New Clorox Pool advertising campaign kicks off "A Clean Pool is the Beginning, What Comes Next is Everything."
2019