ISSA/INTERCLEAN INNOVATION AWARD 2010 JURY SELECTS 9 CANDIDATES
Amsterdam, 19 February 2010 –
The international trade jury of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award has selected nine candidates from a total of 82 entries (a 7% increase in comparison to the 2008 edition). This increase underlines that innovation is viewed as one of the principal elements of successfully running a business, even in times of crisis. The overall winner and the category winners of this prestigious, international prize for the best innovation in professional cleaning will be announced during the trade show's opening on Monday 26 April 2010. ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam will take place from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 April 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI.
The award has three categories:
- Machines, accessories and components
- Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety
- Cleaning Management and Training Solutions
Nominations in the category ‘Machines, accessories and components’ - Hako-Werke GmbH for the product Hako-AntiBac
(Germany – stand 01.101)
Antibacterial dirty water tank
- IPC Gansow for the product CT40 BT50 ECS
(Italy – stand 01.435)
Scrubber drier CT40 ECS
- Karcher B.V. for the product BD 50/40 RS
(the Netherlands – stand 01.135)
Cleaning machine BD 50/40 RS
Nominations in the category ‘Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety’ - Baudoin Wash-Systems B.V. for the product Travelator Cleaner
(the Netherlands – stand 02.102)
Travelator Cleaner
- MGS International B.V. for the product F.I.T. Floormop Injection Tool
(the Netherlands – stand 04.307)
F.I.T. Floormop Injection Tool
- The Clean Air Factory B.V. for the product BLOE Connect
(the Netherlands – stand 10.108)
BLOE Connect, a unit fitted between a toilet bowl and the wall
Nominations in de category ‘Cleaning Management and Training Solutions’ - Alpheios International B.V. for the product Vive Sustainability Scan
(the Netherlands – stand 01.315)
Vive Sustainability Scan
- Avista Time for the product Avista Entré
(Sweden – stand 11.725)
Avista Entré, a commercial time and attendance management product for service providers.
- Freudenberg Household Products KG for the product Vileda Professional E-College
(Belgium – stand 04.307)
Vileda Professional E-College
The jury The 2010 jury consists of:
| Michelle Marshall |
Chairman - Editor European Cleaning Journal – United Kingdom |
| Reinhard Knittler |
Publisher Reinigungs Markt - Germany |
| Paolo Pellizzari |
Chief Editor Pulizia Industriale e Sanificazione – Italy |
| Anton Duisterwinkel |
Independent scientific journalist and cleaning researcher at TNO -
the Netherlands |
| Dick van Zomeren |
Editor Service Management – the Netherlands |
| Ton van der Riet |
Managing Director Senzora – the Netherlands |
| Rob Geissler |
Group Publisher Trade Press Media Group – United States |
Guillaume
Taslé d’Héliand |
Editor Batiment Entretien – France |
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award supports African water project with € 12,000.All the registration fees received from exhibitors for the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award will be donated to AMREF (African Medical & Research Foundation) Flying Doctors' sanitation project. € 12,000 has been collected for the construction and maintenance of sanitary and water facilities in Mtwara, Tanzania.
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About ISSA/INTERCLEAN ISSA/INTERCLEAN is the largest international trade show for the cleaning industry and was started in 1967. This trade show, which is organised by Amsterdam RAI in cooperation with the global sector organisation and its American partner ISSA offers a complete overview of the latest developments in the international cleaning sector. Further information can be found at
www.issainterclean.com.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN calendar
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Amsterdam: 26 – 29 April 2010 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Latin America: 9 – 11 June 2010 in Cancun, Mexico
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America: 9 – 12 November 2010 in Orlando, USA
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Central/Eastern Europe: 18 – 20 May 2011 in Warsaw, Poland
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