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. All exhibitors of Interclean Amsterdam can enter for a chance to win one of the prestigious awards. An international expert jury selects 12 nominees, 3 per category, who will be invited to pitch their innovation live in February 2026. From these, 4 category winners and one overall winner will be selected by the jury. Additionally there is a Visitors Choice Award and Cleaners Choice Award.
Winners will be announced live during Interclean Amsterdam on 14 April 2026.
Important dates
✔ Early October 2025: Submissions open (via the Exhibitor Portal)
✔ 15 January 2026: Deadline to submit your innovation
✔ 2 February 2026: Announcement of nominees
✔ 16 and 17 February 2026: Innovation Award Jury Selection days
✔ 14 April 2026: Announcement winners
Categories
The Amsterdam Innovation Award has four categories in which innovations van be entered. These categories focus on the impact on the industry the innovations have. Each innovation can be entered into a maximum of 2 categories.
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.
