2016 TCA Innovation Award - ACO HygieneFirst


December 1, 2016
ACO is honored to be awarded third place for the Toronto Construction Association’s Product InnovationAward. The Innovative Product Award formerly known as TIPTA is an award recognizing excellence ininnovation in product or technology development. The product that caught the attention of the judges isACO’s new hygienic drainage solutions falling under the banner HygieneFirst. The ACO drainagesolutions are not only made in stainless steel, a material inherently associated with hygiene, but alsoincorporate many design features that minimize the possibilities of debris accumulation and hot spots forbacterial growth. 23 companies submitted new innovative products and solutions for evaluation.
ACO BECOMES FIRST AND ONLY DRAINAGE COMPANY TO OBTAIN NSF CERTIFICATION FOR HYGIENIC DRAINAGE PRODUCTS

August 22, 2016 - Leading commercial drainage company, ACO, has become the first and only drainage company to obtain NSF/ANSI 3A 14159-1-2014 certification for its products from NSF International - a not for-profit, non-governmental organization which is a world leader in standards development, product certification, education and risk-management for public health and safety. The NSF/ANSI 3A 14159-1-2014 standard refers to the hygienic requirements in food processing. This certification shows that the hygienic performance of ACO's drainage systems and products comply with the strict standards and procedures of the NSF. It also underlines ACO's ongoing commitment to the very high standards of manufacturing and to research-led product development, which ensures its products deliver optimum hygienic performance. All of ACO's hygienic floor drains, hygienic floor troughs and hygienic cast ladder grates for the hygienic floor drains will now display the NSF certification mark.
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Water Harvest Prototype – Roxton Road Parks

More information on this project can be found here.
Introducing ACO Stainless Steel drainage to the Canadian market

The main drive behind the new product family is the HygieneFirst philosophy – the drainage is hygienically-engineered and designed to ensure it minimises the build-up of harmful bacteria and it can be effectively and easily cleaned; in addition to being manufactured in stainless steel, a material which is easy to clean.
Please follow the link to find out more about ACO and its stainless steel hygienic drainage.
ACO saves the day in the 2014 World Cup
