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About Dustbane

Trusted Canadian Cleaning Solutions That Work. Since 1908.

Cleaning should do more than look good. It should protect people, make work easier, improve your numbers, and leave more good behind in the communities and environments you touch. That’s what Dustbane has been built for: Canadian-made products, real-world programs, and support that sticks.

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Watch: A look back at the origins of Dustbane and the values that continue to guide us today.

The Dustbane Story

Giving Meaning to Cleaning Since 1908

Dustbane began in 1908, when Chester Pickering created our namesake Dustbane sweeping compound and started building something different in Canadian cleaning. The belief was simple: do what others skip. Follow through. Show up. Give back. 

Over the decades, we grew into a national, family-owned Canadian manufacturer of commercial cleaning products and equipment. As a proudly Canadian, family-owned company, we understand the needs of the businesses we support. We have grown alongside them, continuously improving our products, processes, and expertise to meet rising standards in safety, sustainability, and operational performance. We have been evolving our chemistry, building better systems, and raising standards so cleaning programs work in real buildings, with real teams, under real pressure.

Today, Dustbane helps organizations protect people, simplify operations, and show measurable impact through products, programs, training, and Clean Impact 360™.

A Proud Canadian Story Since 1908

Chester Pickering founded the company with our namesake, Dustbane Sweeping Compound. From the beginning, Chester believed that operating a business was more than just providing a product. He believed that it was just as important to do what was right for society, and there are many stories told of his generosity in giving back to the broader community. It has been said that: 

“He would do for others that they could not do for themselves.”

Over the years, the families that have followed have sought to build on this legacy, striving to be a growth company focused on continuously improving the customer experience through our people, products, and processes while positively impacting society and the environment.

Today, Dustbane continues to be a leading family-owned company making strides towards sustainable practices and global initiatives.

A Proud Canadian Story Since 1908

Chester Pickering founded the company with our namesake, Dustbane Sweeping Compound. From the beginning, Chester believed that operating a business was more than just providing a product. He believed it was just as important to do what was right for society, and many stories tell of his generosity in giving back to the broader community. It has been said that: 

“He would do for others that they could not do for themselves.”

Over the years, the families that have followed have sought to build on this legacy, striving to be a growth company focused on continuously improving the customer experience through our people, products, and processes while positively impacting society and the environment.

Today, Dustbane continues to be a leading family-owned company making an impact with its sustainable practices and global initiatives.

A Proud Canadian Story Since 1908

Chester Pickering founded the company with our namesake, Dustbane Sweeping Compound. From the beginning, Chester believed that operating a business was more than just providing a product. He believed it was just as important to do what was right for society, and many stories tell of his generosity in giving back to the broader community. It has been said that: 

“He would do for others that they could not do for themselves.”

Over the years, the families that have followed have sought to build on this legacy, striving to be a growth company focused on continuously improving the customer experience through our people, products, and processes while positively impacting society and the environment.

Today, Dustbane continues to be a leading family-owned company making an impact with its sustainable practices and global initiatives.

A Proud Canadian Story Since 1908

Chester Pickering founded the company with our namesake, Dustbane Sweeping Compound. From the beginning, Chester believed that operating a business was more than just providing a product. He believed it was just as important to do what was right for society, and many stories tell of his generosity in giving back to the broader community. It has been said that: 

“He would do for others that they could not do for themselves.”

Over the years, the families that have followed have sought to build on this legacy, striving to be a growth company focused on continuously improving the customer experience through our people, products, and processes while positively impacting society and the environment.

Today, Dustbane continues to be a leading family-owned company making an impact with its sustainable practices and global initiatives.

Our difference: 

Clean Impact 360™

Clean Impact 360™ Assessment shows you exactly where you’re overspending, where labour time is getting burned, and where avoidable safety and environmental risk is creeping in. Then we help rebuild the program, so results show up on the floor and in your reporting.

Savings you can prove

Reduce duplication, overuse, and rework.

Simplicity that sticks

Standardize programs, clarify procedures, and make training easier.

Safety and compliance

Support safer chemistry, stronger labelling practices, and fewer gaps.

Impact you can report

Show measurable sustainability progress with confidence.

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Our Vision

 

To be the most loved and trusted name in Canadian cleaning, by making it easy for every customer to protect people, the environment, and give something back with every clean.

 

Give Meaning To Your Cleaning™

Our Core Values

Obsessed with our customers’ success

We focus on delivering real results and on making the experience delightful.

Keeping our word.

We do what we say we will do. Period.

DEEP RESPECT. TRUE BELONGING.

We treat everyone with dignity, listen to understand and celebrate different ideas and voices.

ALWAYS LEARNING, ALWAYS IMPROVING.

We stay curious, keep building ourselves and use feedback to make life better.

ACTS OF KINDNESS, EVERY DAY.

We look for everyday ways to do right by our people, our community, and our planet.

TOGETHER, WE’RE STRONGER.

We create a community where people feel connected, supported and part of something bigger.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

For more than a century, we have believed that doing what is right for people and the environment must be part of how we operate. That belief continues today through safer chemistry, responsible production, and partnerships that restore ecosystems and strengthen communities. We are dedicated to creating solutions that deliver results for our customers and lasting benefits for the planet.

We focus on measurable, real-world sustainability that translates into safer chemistry, responsible packaging, and impact initiatives you can track and report with confidence.

Sustainability at Dustbane

100+

Years of Expertise

in manufacturing reliable commercial cleaning products and equipment

300+

Proven Solutions

portfolio of high-performing cleaning products designed to meet diverse operational needs

110+

Innovative Equipment

engineered to support both everyday cleaning tasks and heavy-duty applications

Why Dustbane?

Dustbane is built for leaders responsible for people, places, and standards. We make cleaning easier to run, safer to deliver, and easier to defend because the details matter when your reputation is on the line.

Trusted Canadian partner, since 1908: Canadian-made solutions, backed by a team that shows up and follows through.

Clean Impact 360™ clarity:  See where money, labour time, and risk are leaking out, and what to change first.

Savings you can measure: Reduced duplication, overuse, and rework so Finance can see the win, too.

Ongoing training and support: Clear procedures, simple tools, and real people who stay involved after launch.

Meaningful impact you can stand behind: Safer chemistry, reduced waste, and credible ESG proof you can proudly share with confidence.

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