Finalists announced for Amsterdam Innovation Award 2014 The jury of the 10th edition of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam Innovation Award has selected its 10 final nominees from a total of 66 entries. The overall winner, the category winners and visitors’ choice winner of this international prize for the best innovation in the professional cleaning industry will be announced during the award ceremony on the opening day of ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam, on May 6. The following 10 nominees are selected as top three in their category: Chair of the Amsterdam Innovation Award jury Michelle Marshall, also editor of ECJ said: “Once again the jury has been impressed with the high standard of entries for this year’s award, and the considerable work that has gone into preparing each entry. “Across the various categories we have seen a most interesting mix, a range of products that really demonstrates how much manufacturers are developing solutions that take into account the genuine day-to-day needs of their customers.” She added: “As demonstrated in previous years, the sustainability trend is proving it is very much here to stay and we continue to see new products that use less water, energy and chemicals. Not only that, they have also been manufactured using more environmentally conscious methods and with an eye on the total life cycle impact. The jury will jointly select the three category winners and one overall winner after a live presentation and demonstration of the 10 nominated products before the exhibition. Visitors can also participate by nominating their overall winner for the Visitors’ Choice Award, which will also be presented on the opening day of ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam. Awards for sustainability In France three cleaning companies have been handed awards for sustainability The award ceremony, which took place at the end of January, was set up by the Federation of Cleaning Companies to recognise both large and small irms’ commitment to the environment. The judges were comprised of personalities known for their expertise in sustainable development, and were chaired by Patricia Savin, a lawyer at the Paris Bar who now heads the Savin Martinet Associates. In total 13 French companies from right across the cleaning industry took part in the awards evening which is now in its third year. The winner in the large company category was ISOR (5,242 employees) which was recognized for its overall commitment to environmental, social and economic, values, which the judges said, was at the heart of its strategy. In the medium enterprises category the award went to ADC CLEANLINESS (226 employees) for its ongoing sustainable development work. There was also a special SME prize for TRAPEZE (22 employees) who specialise in dificult access work. This small company has put in place a strategy for sustainable development, based on the ISO 26000 guide. The purpose of the awards is to promote the activities of French cleaning companies who can innovate to ind new ways of operating in a sustainable way. Machines, accessories and components • T17 battery powered heavy-duty ride-on scrubber, Tennant • VISIOAIR, Teinnova • Discomatic Mambo, Wetrok Equipment/tools for cleaning, care and safety • B 60/10 C, Kärcher • Biotech, Soidel • Orbio OS3, Tennant Management, Training Solutions and Related Products • Alpheios ExpertAtHand, Alpheios • European Cleaning Machines Recycling, ECMR • Hako-Fleet-Management-Solutions, Hako • Kärcher Fleet Services, Kärcher Page 4
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