by Shane Henson — December 13, 2013—ISSA recently announced the winners of its 2013 ISSA Innovation Award Program, held to recognize the most innovative products and services recently brought to market within the cleaning industry.
Through the program, cleaning-industry distributors and end customers such as building service contractors and in-house service professionals choose which innovations in five categories take home awards. The categories are Cleaning Agents, Dispensers, Equipment, Services and Technology, and Supplies. The five category winners, which were chosen through three months of online voting, are:
- Cleaning Agents: Clorox Professional Products Co.’s Clorox Commercial Solutions Clorox Urine Remover—The remover breaks urine down to quickly remove stains and eliminate odors. The non-bleach formula removes urine from porous surfaces such as grout and concrete and soft surfaces like mattresses, carpet, and upholstery.
- Dispensers: SCA’s Tork Xpress Countertop Multifold Hand Towel Dispenser—Designed with no-slip pads and an easy-load refill button, this sleek, stylish design also reduces waste and towel consumption for enhanced image and optimum performance.
- Equipment: Advance’s SC1500 REV—The stand-on scrubber increases operators’ productivity and improves the appearance of facilities. The Advance SC1500 also lets users clean up to three times longer with greater operator comfort and fewer dump and refills.
- Services and Technology: CleanTelligent Software’s Mobile Surveys and Work Orders—With this product, visitors and employees can easily scan a QR code with their smartphone, give feedback and request immediate attention to any issue they observe.
- Supplies: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.’s Collapsible X-Cart—Designed and tested to deliver reliable long-lasting performance, this compact, lightweight system provides superior maneuverability with heavy-duty weight load capacities to enhance worker productivity.
Visitors’ Choice Award Winners
- Banana Products Co.: The Banana Cone—Banana cones are slippery floor warning signs that are made with very thick polypropylene (3.5 mm thickness), weigh exactly three pounds, are extremely durable, and stack with a two-inch variance.
- Clorox Professional Products Co.: Clorox Commercial Solutions Clorox Urine Remover—The Urine Remover breaks urine down to quickly remove stains and eliminate—not mask—odors. The non-bleach formula removes urine from porous surfaces such as grout and concrete and soft surfaces like mattresses, carpet, and upholstery. The products are available in a 32 oz. spray and 128 oz. refill with a built-in spray for big jobs.
- Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.: Collapsible X-Cart—The new Collapsible X-Cart is a durable, easy-to-maneuver cart that efficiently transports large, bulk loads, then conveniently collapses to minimize storage footprint. Designed and tested to deliver reliable long-lasting performance, this compact, lightweight system provides superior maneuverability with heavy-duty weight load capacities to enhance worker productivity.
- SCA: Tork Xpress Countertop Multifold Hand Towel Dispenser—The towel dispenser adds a new level of hygiene and elegance to the washroom. Designed with no-slip pads and an easy-load refill button, this sleek, stylish design also reduces waste and towel consumption for enhanced image and optimum performance.
- Tennant Co.: T12 Battery Rider Scrubber with IRIS Technology—Tennant tackles the age-old problem of maintenance and performance optimization with IRIS technology on the state-of-the-art Model T12 Rider Scrubber. Designed by Tennant for its products, IRIS alerts customers of appropriate maintenance intervals in real-time via e-mail and provides correct part numbers to ensure proper ordering while eliminating mistakes.
“Anyone interested in seeing the future of the industry need look no further than the ISSA Innovation Award Program,” says Anthony Trombetta, ISSA director of sales. “These forward-thinking products and services are proof that the cleaning industry is constantly evolving and providing the innovative tools necessary to help industry professionals change the way the world views cleaning.”
