phs Group

phs Group: comprehensive hygiene for businesses in the United Kingdom

phs Group presents itself as a single supplier covering businesses' hygiene, compliance, cleaning, workwear, plant management and waste needs. The company states it has the largest distribution network in the UK and has been operating since 1963, serving over 120,000 businesses and 330,000 client locations, from individual sites to large national estates.

Washroom and hygiene services

The phs catalogue includes a wide range of washroom products and services: air fresheners, air purifiers, baby changing units, dispensers, hand care, hand dryers, hygiene waste, nappy waste disposal, sanitary bins, urinal vending machines and water control. It also offers washroom deep cleaning services and hygiene waste management.

Floorcare and safety

The floorcare division comprises anti-fatigue mats, commercial entrance mats, logo mats, wet area matting, work mats and pendulum slip testing. These products aim to improve safety and hygiene in workspaces.

Healthcare waste and commercial cleaning

phs manages various types of healthcare waste: clinical, offensive, dental, medical, pharmaceutical and sharps disposal. In addition, it offers commercial cleaning services covering blind cleaning, clinical cleaning, computer cleaning, floor cleaning, high window cleaning, kitchen deep cleaning, pest hygiene, pressure washing, upholstery cleaning and washroom deep cleaning.

Specialist brands within the group

The group integrates several specialist brands: phs Compliance (electrical and fire safety testing), phs Besafe (managed workwear and laundry), phs Greenleaf (indoor and outdoor plant displays with maintenance), phs Wastekit (waste balers and compactors supplied and maintained across the UK), phs Teacrate (crate hire for offices and businesses), phs Interclean (deep cleaning and kitchen hygiene), Countrywide Healthcare (hygiene supplies and consumables for the healthcare sector), Mayflower (high-quality hand dryers and washroom products for the trade) and Warner Howard (hand dryers and washroom products).

Sectors served

phs serves a wide variety of sectors: education (colleges, universities, early years settings), construction (building sites, civil engineering, sole traders), healthcare (care homes, hospitals, medical centres, dentists), hospitality (hotels, restaurants, pubs, sports clubs), manufacturing (wholesalers, warehousing and distribution, industrial manufacturing), offices (public sector, recruitment agencies, solicitors, corporate offices), retail (shops, estate agents, hair and beauty salons, opticians, high street and shopping centres, tattoo parlours) and transport (petrol stations, vehicle dealerships, transport hubs, motorway services).

Environmental and social commitment

The company states that every service is designed with environmental impact in mind, using low-emission vehicles and responsible waste management. On the social side, phs runs apprenticeship, diversity and inclusion, washroom equality and workplace wellness programmes. It also promotes the BOG STANDARD initiative, in collaboration with Prostate Cancer UK, to facilitate the dignified disposal of male incontinence products, and has published a UK schools toilet policy toolkit.

Presence and online platform

phs Group describes itself as the leading washroom provider in the UK, Ireland and Spain. The company has an online shop (shop.phs.co.uk) with next-day delivery for hygiene supplies, consumables and cleaning products. Registered customers can view invoices, check service visits and access compliance reports, such as hazardous waste consignment notes.