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Tennant Company wins Innovation Award at 2007 ISSA

Company’s ech2o technology, which electrically activates plain tap water, earns company top innovation honors

Tennant Company has announced its receipt of an Innovation Award at the 2007 ISSA/INTERCLEAN® USA Tradeshow and Educational Conference, which took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL in October. Tennant received the award in recognition of its launch of ech2o (pronounced “echo”), a breakthrough cleaning technology that electrically activates plain tap water, making it behave like a powerful detergent without any added chemicals.

ech2o offers significant customer advantages including lower costs, ease of use and improved operator safety plus an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cleaning methods. ech2o’s cleaning effectiveness is proven to be the same or better than general purpose cleaners, without the negative environmental impact and health issues associated with producing, packaging, transporting, using and disposing of traditional cleaning chemicals. ech2o begins as water and ends as water.

“ech2o is an industry-changing technology that definitively demonstrates Tennant Company’s commitment to being the innovative environmental cleaning solutions leader,” said Chris Killingstad, president and CEO of Tennant Company. “We’re pleased to receive this award -- an award that undeniably validates our position within the industry.”

Tennant was one of more than 25 entrants judged by customers, including distributors, building service contractors, and in-house service providers, during the trade show. Customers voted on which company had the most innovative product or service in a number of different categories as well as for the top three most innovative green products. Tennant won in the power equipment category.

Minneapolis-based Tennant Company is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com.

Reprinted from Floor Care Professional, December 2007