Innovation of the Year Award Winners Honored in Virtual Celebration

Following online voting from September 1 to November 18, the 2020 Innovation of the Year Award Winner, TASKI® IntelliSpray for swingo® by Diversey, was honored last Thursday during the Virtual Experience Closing Ceremony. The session wrapped up the week-long Virtual Experience with the award announcement, closing remarks.

“Congratulations to Diversey for winning this prestigious award amongst many amazing innovation entries”, said ISSA Show North America Show Director Amie Gonzalez.  “The mission of the ISSA Show North America is to change the way the world views cleaning and we are proud to provide the stage for the Innovation Awards Program as well as congratulate the five category award winners, the honorable mention recipients and the Innovation of the Year Award winner—Diversey.”

Honorable mentions were also recognized during the Innovation of the Year Award Announcement and Closing Entertainment Session and included:

• Dispensers: HyTech Ocean by Sofidel Group
• Cleaning Agents: Botanical Disinfectants (Kitchen, Bathroom and Wipes) by Seventh Generation Professional, a Unilever Brand

The Innovation Awards Program serves as the primary product and service accelerator platform for pioneers in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning industry. Every year, companies participating in ISSA Show North America–and Virtual Experience–take the stage to unveil their most innovative products or services in front of the global cleaning industry. These progressive solutions address key challenges industry professionals are trying to solve in their daily operations.

Now in its 11th year, the 2020 edition of the Innovation Program featured 18 ground-breaking products and service solutions from all areas of the industries. Entries are new products and services from top manufacturers and suppliers throughout the cleaning industry organized into five categories: Cleaning Agents; Dispensers; Equipment; Services and Technology; and Supplies and Accessories.