Disposable gloves can seem pretty, well, disposable sometimes. You get 100 in a box, 1,000 in a case, and if one or two prove defective, hey, those are the breaks (or rips or punctures). Why would that be a big deal to anyone?
Well, it’s a big deal to us. And it should be to you.
Disposable gloves are essential for—among a variety of other things—maintaining hygiene, protecting workers from potential hazards, and preventing the spread of infections. Without strict quality-control measures, even a tiny production slipup could cause an entire batch of gloves to go bad.
So we don’t take chances. Our on-the-ground inspection teams closely examine 100% of shipments.
We’ve got our eyes wide open all the time
We are, however, realistic. With billions of gloves shipped to customers every year, we understand that inspections of every shipment—even 100%—may not catch every single leaky glove. While we strive for perfection in the gloves we sell, we focus with equal intensity on customer service. In other words, if you are unhappy about an order, we will do whatever we can to make it right.
The great thing about this level of service is that it continues to show up over time. The quality will keep coming, and the service will keep following it, so after months and even years of working together, you will know AIC as a company that stays true to its promises.
Ensuring that our products—whether nitrile, vinyl, or latex, Gloveworks, X3, or AIC Professional—meet our standards and specifications is vital for several reasons:
Health and Safety: In healthcare settings, disposable gloves protect both patients and healthcare pros from pathogens, environmental hazards, and cross-contamination. AIC Professional, our lineup of nitrile exam-grade gloves, also is resistant to fentanyl based on the ASTM D6978 standard. Ensuring the quality of these gloves is paramount in high-stakes medical use.
Industrial Safety: In industries from manufacturing to food service, automotive repair to janitorial and sanitation, hand protection is needed against chemical exposure, abrasions, and more. Our Gloveworks lineup of high-quality, industrial-grade gloves can help reduce workplace injuries.
Product Integrity: In the food industry, disposable gloves help maintain integrity by preventing the spread of contamination. AIC’s X3 nitrile and vinyl gloves are the preferred choice for food prep and service, while Gloveworks gloves with Raised Diamond Texture get the job done in food processing, manufacturing, and lots more. It’s crucial that the quality of these gloves remain at our standard.
Support from a variety of teams
Like many reputable suppliers, AIC belongs to Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), and has also enrolled most of our vendors, which enables greater visibility into our supply chain.
The Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA), one of the most widely used social audit procedures in the world, is a compilation of good practice in ethical audit technique. Among the criteria reviewed are labor standards, health and safety practices, management systems, universal rights, entitlement to work, subcontracting and remote work, and in some cases environmental impact.
In the end, AIC has faith in its mission to provide the right glove for the job—and, we believe, our clients and partners benefit from the extra effort we put into quality control.
