Northbrook, IL - ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to recognize the winners of the 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program, which were announced during the ISSA Excellence Award Ceremony at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America trade show, November 7, in Orlando, FL.

This year’s ISSA Innovation Award Program featured more than 50 innovative products and services from manufacturers and service providers throughout the cleaning industry. Products and services were entered in five unique categories: Cleaning Agents, Dispensers, Equipment, Services & Technology, and Supplies. Industry distributors, wholesalers, and facility service providers voted to determine the award winners.

“The ISSA Innovation Award Program was a great success from the start with a lot of enthusiasm from participants and voters alike,” said 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.”

For the 2014 Innovation Award Program, eligible voters determined five category winners exclusively at www.issa.com/vote from August 1 to through October 31, 2014. Then, during ISSA/INTERCLEAN®North America 2014 in Orlando, FL, November 5-7, entries were on display in the Innovation Showcase and voters selected the five Visitors’ Choice award winners.

The 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program Category Winners

Cleaning Agents

3M Commercial Solutions Div. | Scotchgard™ Resilient Floor Protector

Dispensers

Tennant Co. | Orbio® os3 System 

Equipment

Kärcher Commercial | BR 35/12 C Bp 

Services & Technology

CleanTelligent Software | Bidding and Estimating

Supplies

Americo Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Full Cycle™ Floor Pads

The 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program Visitors’ Choice Award Winners 

Kärcher Commercial | BR 35/12 C Bp

NSS Enterprises, Inc. | e-Force Burnisher

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc. | Quick Cart

Spartan Chemical Co. | CompuClean

Ultimate Solutions, Inc. | i-mop

To view the complete list of entries, please visitwww.issa.com/innovation.

About ISSA

The leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide, ISSA has a membership that includes more than 7,000 distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer representative, building service contractor, in-house service provider, and associated service members. ISSA helps its members and their employees make valuable contacts through the industry’s largest cleaning shows, produced in conjunction with Amsterdam RAI under the brand name ISSA/INTERCLEAN®. For more information, visitwww.issa.com/show.

ISSA also helps increase members’ professionalism and success through ISSA’s popular web site, ISSA.com and by offering business tools, educational products, industry standards, publications, and legislative and regulatory services that specifically focus on the professional cleaning industry. It is through these initiatives that ISSA helps its members demonstrate the true value of clean to their varied constituents.

The association is headquartered in Northbrook, IL, USA, with regional offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Leicester, United Kingdom; Monterrey, Mexico; and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit www.issa.com.