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
✔ Week of 16 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.
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%.
Visitors Choice Voting
This is your opportunity to cast your vote for the most innovative solution shaping the cleaning and hygiene industry.
Visitors Choice Voting will open in March 2026.
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
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
