A Greenville-based company is the disinfection and sanitization services provider of choice for all USA Gymnastics events this year.
SimplySterile Solutions has come up with a disinfection technique the company says uses the highest quality solution that can destroy bacteria, viruses and germs behind the flu, MRSA and even COVID-19.
The charge on the droplets that SimplySterile’s tech creates pulls the spray toward the target at a rate 75 TIMES THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
The spray, co-owner Blake Ayers says, is non-corrosive and harmless — even safe enough to use in restaurants. He says the solution is made of chlorine dioxide and is used in hospitals. It’s been around for more than 100 years. The company couples the solution with electrostatic sprayers for maximum effect.
Ayers and co-owner Jake Stansell say the technique is creating healthier workplaces.
“A lot of our clients are seeing a reduction of sick days anywhere from 20-40%,” Ayers says.
“The beauty behind the technology is when it’s being dispersed, our solution, through the nozzle, it receives a positive charge,” he explains. “There’s an electrode on the end of the nozzle that’ll charge the solution. And then once it leaves, it has that positive charge. So, if you think about a magnet— positive and negative — when it comes down, it wants to attract and to adhere to everything around it.”
SimplySterile began by disinfecting medical and dental labs, but Ayers says things grew rapidly from there. The company’s clients now include insurance companies, schools and manufacturing facilities. With COVID-19, people have come to better understand proper disinfection, Ayers and Stansell say.
When SimplySterile is hired by a client, they send a technician out to evaluate the home or business. From there, they develop a plan, and then the company comes out and uses machines to disinfect. Technicians, Ayers and Stansell say, focus on sanitizing high touch point areas. The disinfection is good for 30 days.
Moreover, they say they want their clients to feel safe at work or school or at home, especially after the pandemic.
That includes gymnasts competing. The company answered a call for proposals from the USA Gymnastics Board in April. After Zoom calls with the group, the organization called the SimplySterile team to Indianapolis for a trial run. The company got the deal and will be covering the upcoming gymnastics competitions in St. Louis and other future events.
SimplySterile’s growth also includes opening a franchise in Charleston and more are on the way.
“We’re working hard in the Upstate market,” Stansell says. “We’re trying to make it into a regional and national franchise.”
