Innovations
Visitors Choice Voting (voting is closed)
The voting for the Amsterdam Innovation Award is now open! Take this opportunity to cast your vote for the most innovative solution shaping the cleaning and hygiene industry. Voting closed on Thursday 2 May.
About the awards
For many years now, the Amsterdam Innovation Award has been granted to the most innovative product, service or solution in the cleaning and hygiene industry in four different categories. All Interclean Amsterdam exhibitors can compete to win one of these prestigious award. An international expert jury selects 12 nominees (3 nominees per category) who will be invited to come to Amsterdam in March 2024 to pitch their innovation to the Jury. From these 12 nominees, 4 categories winner and one overall winner will be chosen. Additionally there is a Visitors’ Choice Award and a Cleaners’ Choice Award.
All winners will be announced during the Keynote Opening of Interclean Amsterdam 2024 on May 14th. At the House of Awards in Hall 13, all nominees will be on display for all visitors to see. These nominees will receive global media coverage through our social channels, website, mailings and press releases. All entries will be part of the special “We Innovate” Innovation Route.
Deadlines
23 October 2023 - Start new entries Interclean Innovation Award
29 January 2024 - Final deadline for Interclean Innovation Award
Week of 22 February 2024 - Announcement Nominees
19 and 20 March 2024 - Jury Selection Days
14 May 2024 - Announcement
Categories
Interclean Amsterdam is introducing a new set of categories for the Amsterdam Innovation Award, replacing the existing 4 product-focused categories. Exhibitors can enter their innovations into four specific categories. The new categories will focus on the impact on the industry the innovative products and solutions entered have.
Each innovation can be entered into a maximum of 2 categories. For each entry, a small fee of € 150.00 (ex. VAT) is charged. All proceeds will be donated to a charity.
Sustainability & Environment
For those innovations that focus on corporate social responsibility, sustainability and/or environmentally friendly improvements, like reducing waste, using biodegradable resources or products or solutions that decrease the ecological footprint of the product/solution or even the industry itself.
Smart Technologies & Digitalisation
Focussing on all the new digital and smart technologies entering the industry, from planning tools, automated and/or autonomous cleaning, IoT, remote monitoring and management, software and everything in between.
Workforce & Ergonomics
For innovations that focus on improving the experience of the cleaner, make their work easier, safer and better. Think of training and education, ergonomic improvements or solutions, but also innovations that focus on increasing efficiency or productivity can be entered in this category.
Hygiene & Health
Focussing on those products and solutions that increase (personal) hygiene and cleanliness for a more safe and healthy environment in a wide range of settings. It also includes the products that are developed to keep the appeal of premises 100%.
The International Jury of the Amsterdam Innovation Award
The entries will be evaluated by an independent jury of specialists. The jury is selected for their expertise and profession in the industry.
Antonio Borreda
Director Revista Limpiezas - Spain
Chiara Scelsi
Editorial Coordinator Dimensione Pulito - Italy
Michelle Marshall
Chair - Chief Editor of European Cleaning Journal - United Kingdom
Pierre Deschamps
Chief Editor Batiment Entretien - France
Reinhard Knittler
Publisher Reinigungs Markt - Germany
Rob den Hertog
Industry and technology expert - The Netherlands
Corinne Zudonyi
Editor in Chief Sanitary Maintenance - USA
Ronald Bruins
Chief Editor Service Management - The Netherlands
Selection criteria
The entries are judged on four criteria:
Impact
Category fit
Technological Readiness Level
Market Readiness Level
Practicality
User friendliness
Ergonomics user
Health danger users or bystanders
Sustainability
Circularity / CtC
SDG Goals
(Eco)labels or certifications
Profitability
ROI (costsavings enduser)
End user potential
Market Acceptance
Meet all the Amsterdam Innovation Award Winners
Diversey - A Solenis Company -2024
Tork - 2022
LionsBot - 2020
Kaercher - 2018
Diversey - 2016
Kaercher - 2014
Vermop - 2012
Baudoin - 2010
UltraClean - 2008
Diversey - 2006
Vermop - 2004
Aquaclean - 2002
Diversey - 2000
Diethelm & Co. - 1998
