Innovation Award

	ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award 2008 Ultra Clean Ltd wins ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award 2008 Michelle Marshall, Chairman of the Jury of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award 2008, announced the winner of the prestigious prize on the opening day: Ultra Clean Ltd. for the product: UltraClean. An excerpt of the Jury report on the Innovation Award Winner 2008: “The judges were truly impressed with the imagination, inventiveness and enterprising spirit shown by the developer of Ultra Clean. It is exciting to see something which has real potential to make its mark on the washroom service market being launched at the show.” UltraClean is a patented no-touch towel dispenser with an internal self-laundering system. During working hours it operates as an automatic no-touch linen towel dispenser. Then at any pre-programmed time, it provides full laundering services: it soaks and washes in clean hot water then brushes, sanitises and dries the towel. The Category Winners Next to the Overall Winner, the jury selected three Category Winners: Nilfisk-Advance A/S for the product: AX 651 Multi EDS Satino for the product: Satino Towelex VERMOP Salmon GmbH for the product: VERMOP Soft Cleaning Schedule Nominees ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Award 2008 Shortlisted companies in the three categories are: The descriptions of the products are a summary of the information provided by the exhibitor with their application. Catogory A: Machines Kärcher B.V. for the product: BRC 50/70 W | Stand 01.141 Powerful, Duo Carpet extractor, can be operated in two modes: Deep extraction and Encapsulation (interim cleaning). Targeted at contract cleaners and hotels with a cost effective price/performance ratio. Customer benefits: - Carpet is dry and ready for traffic in 20 Min. (iCapsol) - Extremely quiet (59 dB(A)) - Exact detergent dosage through integrated tanks - Change from interim to deep clean at the turn of a switch - Large surface performance. Nilfisk-Advance A/S for the product: AX 651 Multi EDS | Stand 01.335 The new AX 651 Multi EDS carpet cleaner from Nilfisk is a multi surface cleaner for both hard and soft floors. Key features: Multitasking machine for both hard and soft floors - driving down total cost of cleaning; EDS - ECO Dosage Solution - for longer running time and precise detergent metering; High cleaning standard - CRI Seal of Approval for deep cleaning of carpets; Easy to use and maintain. Ultra Clean Ltd. for the product: Ultra Clean | Stand 09.331 UltraClean is a patented no-touch towel dispenser with an internal self-laundering system. During work hours, UltraClean operates as a regular automatic no-touch linen towel dispenser. Then at any pre-programmed time, it provides full laundering services: it soaks and washes in clean hot water then brushes, sanitizes and dries the towel. Category B: Utensils, cleaning systems/solutions/concepts/chemicals Baudoin Wash-Systems B.V. for the product: City Washer | Stand 03.120 The City Washer is a compact automobile, equipped with a light (2½ kilogram) and ergonomic 'Carbo Clean Pole limited lite' pole, which can be used to wash glass and smooth facades from the ground up to 10 or 13,5 metres - depending on the type of pole - with environmentally friendly pure cleaned water. OspreyDeepclean International for the product ProVap Hygiene System | Stand 09.311 The new ProVap hygiene system from OspreyDeepclean is a fully integrated Dry Steam Vapour (DSV) cleaning system using new tools developed and tested in co-operation with the healthcare and Infection control professionals industry. This system combines the well known cleaning capabilities of steam with the well publicised dirt removal and retention capabilities of microfiber creating a unique synergy. Satino for the product: Satino Towelex | Stand 02.121 Satino Towelex is a concept for the disposal of paper hand towels without the need to ever empty a bin. The system re-uses waste water from wash basins to process used hand towels into a flushable paper substance which is then flushed out through the existing sewage connection. The Satino Towelex reduces internal and external waste handling by reducing labour, cost and truck emissions. Category C: Management and training solutions Alpheios B.V. for the product Alpheios Diensten voor Diensten 2.0 | Stand 01.315 Services for Services offers supporting and integral services to both service organisations and care institutions. This concept offers various service components that are offered to the principal as a subscription or modular service based on the principal’s own needs. Components are: Recruitment & Selection; Courses; Supervision and Support; Quality Measurement & Experience Measurement; Follow-up courses; Quick scan. Pancomp Electronics Oy for the product: PANCOMP Building Site Cleaning Management Tool | Stand 04.232 Traditionally building site management has been hard to administer for a cleaning company: how to keep track of done work to serve invoicing needs in an accurate and effective way? With PANCOMP building site cleaning management tool the company can easily track contract cleaning tasks and extra tasks - the client company ordering the services can also be monitored. The end result is accurate and reliable reports for the main contractor and for invoicing. VERMOP Salmon GmbH for the product: VERMOP Soft Cleaning Schedule | Stand 09.403 VERMOP Soft Cleaning Schedule is a software operated on PDAs that guides cleaning personnel through their daily cleaning tasks through pictograms. Personnel get updates onto their PDAs with their actual tasks for the day. This allows for maximum flexibility to best serve the end-customers’ cleaning needs and guarantees a high level of cleaning quality. It can process all relevant parameters for the cleaning operation, e.g. personnel, buildings, rooms with detailed specs and shift types.
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