Honoring Jan/San Innovation Award Winners

This is the second part of a two-part article recapping ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2014.

This year’s ISSA Innovation Award Program featured more than 50 entries. Distributors, wholesalers and end users voted online prior to the show to determine winners in five categories.

The 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program Category Winners were Scotchgard Resilient Floor Protector from 3M Commercial Solutions Div. in the Cleaning Agents category; Orbio os3 System from Tennant Co. in the Dispensers category; BR 35/12 C Bp from Kärcher Commercial in the Equipment category; Bidding and Estimating from CleanTelligent Software in the Services & Technology category; and Full Cycle Floor Pads from Americo Manufacturing Co., Inc. in the Supplies category.

In addition, all nominees were on display in the Innovation Showcase on the exhibit floor and attendees voted on-site to choose winners of the 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program Visitors’ Choice Award. This year’s winners were BR 35/12 C Bp from Kärcher Commercial; e-Force Burnisher from NSS Enterprises, Inc.; Quick Cart from Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.; CompuClean from Spartan Chemical Co.; and i-mop from Ultimate Solutions, Inc.

“The ISSA Innovation Award Program was a great success from the start with a lot of enthusiasm from participants and voters alike,” says ISSA Director of Sales Anthony Trombetta. “We congratulate the winning entries and look forward to featuring more new and exciting products in next year’s lineup.”

Attendees also selected the exhibitors who provided exemplary customer contact. The 2014 ISSA Best Customer Service Award Winners were 3M Commercial Solutions Division; A.R. North America, Inc.; ABCO Products Co.; Advance; CleanTelligent Software; Expanded Technologies Corp.; J & M Technologies, Inc.; ProTeam, Inc.; Rep Toolkit; and Step1 Software Solutions.

Given this year’s positive results, many participants already are looking forward to the next edition of the North American event, which takes place October 20-23 in Las Vegas. New to the show will be the co-location of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), further broadening the array of participants.