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 Interclean Amsterdam exhibitors can compete to win this prestigious award. An international expert jury selects twelve nominees. The category winners and overall winner will be announced during Interclean Amsterdam. One entry receives the ‘Visitors’ Choice’ award.
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.
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

Antonio Borreda

Chiara Merlini

Michelle Marshall

Pierre Deschamps

Reinhard Knittler

Rob den Hertog

Corinne Zudonyi

Ronald Bruins
Selection 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

Tork - 2022

Leobot - 2020

Kaercher - 2018

Diversey - 2016

Kaercher - 2014

Vermop - 2012

Baudoin - 2010

UltraClean - 2008

Diversey - 2006

Vermop - 2004

Aquaclean - 2002

Diversey - 2000

Diethelm & Co. - 1998
