Narrowing down the top product offerings takes the guesswork out of purchasing. Let jan/san distributors do the work for you.

When faced with the decision of purchasing new products, it can be very easy to become overwhelmed and question whether newer options perform better than current selections. How can custodial executives determine which of the plethora of products will meet their needs? Eighty-three percent of those executives ask their distributor for help outlining product performance, quality and durability.

Jan/san distributors work with multiple clients across various facility types, and they have seen first-hand what works and what doesn’t. With that in mind, Facility Cleaning Decisions partnered with its sister publication, Sanitary Maintenance, to survey the distribution market in an effort to identify the top products within the industry.

Appropriately named, the products featured here have each received the 2015 Distributor Choice Award. This list serves as a starting point for custodial executives wanting to simplify and narrow down product offerings that have already received the stamp of approval from distributors.

For ease of use, the products have been broken down into five categories — Floor Care; Carpet Care; Hand Soap, Towels, Dryers & Dispensers; Chemicals & Odor Control, and; Specialty Tools.

FLOOR CARE
• 3M Commercial Solutions Division – Floor Pads with Recycled Content
• Americo Manufacturing Co. Inc. – Full Cycle Floor Pads
• Kaivac Inc. – OmniFlex Dispense-and-Vac System for Foodservice Environments (ODVF)
• Karcher Commercial – B 60 W
• Nilfisk Advance – Advenger REV
• Square Scrub – EBG Series Floor Preparation Machine
• Tennant Company – ec-H2O Technology
• The Andersen Co. – Classic Impressions HD Custom Shape Logo Mats
• Windsor Karcher Group – Taz with Orb Technology

CARPET CARE
• APC Filtration – Janitized Compostable Vacuum Cleaner Filter Bags
• ProTeam Inc. – ProGen 12 and 15
• Sanitaire – 10Q QuietClean Backpacks
• Tornado Industries – Marathon 350

HAND SOAP, TOWELS, DRYERS & DISPENSERS
• Cascades Tissue Group – Tandem+
• Excel Dryer Inc. – XLERATOR with HEPA
• Georgia-Pacific Professional – SofPull High-Capacity Automated Touchless Towel Dispenser
• GOJO Industries Inc. – SMARTLINK Hand Hygiene Solutions
• Kutol Products Company Inc. – EZFoam Hand Soap in Foaming Vanilla Essence and Foaming Spring Meadow
• Palmer Fixture – Impress Lever Dispenser
• San Jamar – Electronic Touchless Hybrid Soap Dispensing System
• Wausau Paper – Artisan Premium Towels

CHEMICALS & ODOR CONTROL
• Betco Corp. - pH7Q
• Chase Products Co. – Champion Sprayon Stone Countertop Cleaner
• Claire Manufacturing Co. – Stainless Steel Wipe (CL993)
• Clorox Professional Products Company – Clorox 4 in One Disinfectant & Sanitizer
• Core Products Co. Inc. – Hydroxi Pro Force D
• Fresh Wave IAQ – Fresh Wave IAQ Natural Odor Eliminator
• Kimberly-Clark Professional – Scott 24 Hour Sanitizing Spray
• Spartan Chemical Co. Inc. – Xcelenté
• Vectair Systems – V-Air SOLID
• Zep Distribution – Quick Clean Disinfectant

SPECIALTY TOOLS
• Delamo Manufacturing Inc. – Duo Dolly
• Gator Cleaning Products, LLC – The Grout Gator
• QuestVapco Corp. – Lights Out Bed Bug Killer
• Rubbermaid Commercial Products – Collapsible X-Cart
• The Bullen Companies – RX34 Trash & Dumpster Cleaner
• Trojan Battery Co. – HydroLink
• United States Pumice Co. – The Line of Pumie Cleaning Tools
• Vileda Professional – FHP – SpillEx




POSTED ON: 8/6/2015