# Home Care Industries

> Home Care Industries, Inc., known as HomeCare, manufactured vacuum bags, belts, filters and floor-cleaning products for OEM, private-label, retail and janitorial markets. Historically headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, it paired filtration engineering with broad machine compatibility and sold licensed Febreze cleaning solutions. Virginia public records date its closure to January 2013.

- **Founded:** 1959
- **Headquarters:** Clifton, United States
- **Founders:** Martin Bosses (Founder of the family vacuum-bag business, according to Soniclean’s family history)
- **Products:** HomeCare vacuum bags, belts and filters, DVC microlined vacuum bags, Micro-Liner filtration bags and Clean-Seal collars, Febreze floor-care cleaning solutions, Model-based product finder and retailer programs
- **Notable:** Patents assigned to the company cover synthetic filtration layers, reinforced bags, self-sealing fittings and manually closable collars., Febreze Allergen Removal carpet, rug and upholstery cleaner joined the Carpet and Rug Institute Seal of Approval list in June 2011., A model-based accessory finder and retailer support programs launched in May 2012.

## Products & services

- **HomeCare vacuum bags, belts and filters** — Replacement floor-care accessories supplied through branded, private-label and OEM channels.
- **DVC microlined vacuum bags** — A vacuum-bag brand marketed exclusively to independent retailers in the 2012 company announcement.
- **Micro-Liner filtration bags and Clean-Seal collars** — Filtration and disposal features described in industry product profiles.
- **Febreze floor-care cleaning solutions** — Licensed carpet, rug and upholstery cleaning solutions; the licensing deal was reported in September 2010.
- **Model-based product finder and retailer programs** — The 2012 website matched accessories to machines and offered local store search, retailer microsites and distributor marketing materials.

## Achievements

- Patents assigned to the company cover synthetic filtration layers, reinforced bags, self-sealing fittings and manually closable collars.
- Febreze Allergen Removal carpet, rug and upholstery cleaner joined the Carpet and Rug Institute Seal of Approval list in June 2011.
- A model-based accessory finder and retailer support programs launched in May 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2013-01** — Company closure is recorded in Virginia economic development reports; local reporting also describes the La Crosse shutdown that month.
- **2021-10** — A VEDP incentives report still listed a $150,000 grant clawback, due May 1, 2013 and referred for collection enforcement. This is a historical public-accountability update, not resumed company activity.
- **2026-01** — A Canadian HC trademark record records a January 14, 2026 assignment to UV Corporation. This concerns a legacy mark and does not establish a revival of Home Care Industries.

## Links

- Website: http://www.homecareind.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/home-care-industries

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