ec-H20 press release
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world, today announces that its breakthrough ec-H2O technology is now available on several of the Company's battery-powered rider scrubber-dryers, including the Tennant T7 Micro-Rider and the T15 Mid-Sized Scrubber-Dryer. ec-H2O converts plain tap water into a powerful cleaning agent without any added chemicals.
Tennant Company's ec-H2O technology was originally introduced in late 2007 on the Tennant T3, T5 and 5680/5700 walk-behind automatic scrubber-dryers. Its extension to Rider Scrubber-Dryers helps to round out Tennant Company's portfolio of offerings to its growing commercial and light industrial customer base within aviation, distribution, education, food and beverage, healthcare, light manufacturing and retail applications.
"Tennant Company's ec-H2O technology has been very well received globally in a wide array of commercial and light industrial applications. We feel strongly that this extension to our battery-power scrubber-dryer portfolio is another step in delivering our customer commitment regarding the health, safety and environmental benefits of chemical-free cleaning," said Chris Killingstad, president and CEO of Tennant Company. "Our customers have told us that our ec-H2O technology is meeting a growing need for cleaning products and technologies that not only deliver powerful cleaning results but also support sustainable cleaning practices."
In 2008, ec-H2O was named by R&D Magazine as one of the most significant technological innovations of the year. Machines equipped with ec-H2O deliver proven cleaning results without the negative environmental and health concerns associated with producing, packaging, transporting, using, and disposing of traditional cleaning chemicals. ec-H2O begins as water and ends as water, so it can be handled and disposed of easily and safely; it uses 70 percent less water than traditional cleaning methods, which increases scrub time up to three times per tank; it leaves behind no slippery detergent residue on the floor; and it releases no used detergent discharge into water systems. Eliminating the need for chemical additives enhances worker safety and reduces costs for purchasing and disposal of chemicals.
"Innovation like ec-H2O, now available on many of our Tennant scrubber-dryers, is the latest example of how Tennant Company engineering is changing the way global businesses are maintaining our environment," said Killingstad. "Based on market acceptance of ec-H2O, we continue to look for ways to expand its availability to additional products in our portfolio."
