An independent jury has selected the 12 nominees for Interclean’s Amsterdam Innovation Award (AIA) from 78 submissions across four categories.
Nominations range from cloths made from plastic bottles collected from coasts, beaches, seas and rivers, to eco-friendly cleaning robots and a spray bottle that turns tap water into aqueous ozone, a powerful natural sanitiser.
The latest edition of the AIA, which includes new, thematic categories, attracted 78 submissions. The majority were for the Sustainability & Environment and Workforce & Ergonomics categories.
Robert Stelling, Director of Interclean Global Events, said: “It is fantastic to see that the industry has continued to innovate during the pandemic, has taken on such an important role, and has demonstrated the important impact that cleaning has on a healthy and safe working and living environment.
“I am looking forward to the industry coming together again and to helping them present their innovations to the market. The spotlight will, of course, also be shone on all the AIA nominees.”
Michelle Marshall, AIA Jury President, added: “So many of the products we have seen have been designed with sustainability in mind and we particularly noticed an increased awareness around the use of plastics – where they are sourced, how they have been produced, and how they fit into the circular economy.
“We must also mention ‘smart’ solutions of course, as there are now so many innovations incorporating digital technology in all its forms, and we saw interesting developments there. In any cleaning operation, however, people will continue to play a vital role so we were pleased to see the continuing development of more ergonomic, user-friendly manual tools that make the everyday cleaning jobs more manageable.”
The following have been nominated for the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2022:
Sustainability & Environment
Maya Professional Tools – EVERSEA Multipurpose Cloth
Tork, an Essity Brand – Tork Biobased Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth
Spectro – Ecodos Dosage Bottle
Smart Technologies & Digitalisation
FHP Vileda SCS – Swep Evidence System D
Lionsbot International – R3 Scrub
Gaussian Robotics – Gaussian Scrubber 50 Pro
Workforce & Ergonomics
Kärcher – BVL 5/1 Bp
RCM – Nexbot
Arcora International – Arcora Pu-Pad Light
Health & Hygiene
Alani Higiene Profesional – Coreless Centre Pull Paper Towel in Tad
Consensus Group – EnozoPRO
AR-CO Chimica – Aladin GT5
From April to 3 May, fellow professionals and industry partners can vote for their favourite innovation on thewebsite. The nominee with the most public votes will win the Visitors' Choice certificate. The announcement of the category winners and the Visitors' Choice and the awarding of the Innovation Award to the overall winner are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 10 May during the Interclean Amsterdam exhibition in RAI Amsterdam. The exhibition takes place 10-13 May 2022.
