Doug Manning, OBE, whose business management experience spans three decades, founded Hygafem^® in 1997 after completing a 12-year tenure as the head of the USA subsidiary of a major, international business-to-business company.

The original Hygafem concept was initially modeled on a prior business built by Mr. Manning. The Hygafem name made its debut in Buford, GA with a small office, two employees, no customers and a small service range.  Word quickly spread about the fledgling enterprise and soon the company outgrew its first premises, moving to Gainesville, GA at the end of the year 2000.

Doug, a member of many charity-related boards in both the United States and Britain, has built his career around a solid citizen profile.

By providing a much needed service and empowering employees and his management team to do exemplary work, Doug has taken the Hygafem concept to greater heights.

Today, there are 19 Hygafem employees and numerous clients, in a territory bounded by Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Dalton, GA, Columbus, GA, Macon, GA, Athens, GA, Greenville, SC and back to Knoxville, TN.  Its service range has vastly increased and employs cutting-edge technology, which provides significantly improved hygiene standards in restrooms. The Hygafem® name is known for its excellent customer service culture and provides 100% of promised services and goes the distance by maintaining close communication with its customers from initial sale through service and billing.

The Hygafem management team has grown with the company.  Mark Furnia and Paula Neece serve as CFO/COO and Sales Director, respectively, bringing their many years of service industry knowledge to Hygafem.

They are joined on the management team by Monica Bell, who fills the role of Service Director. Monica, Paula and Mark bring significant expertise to this venture, and together with Doug, they are taking the Hygafem concept to the next level.