Tennant Company Introduces New High Performance S20 Compact Mid-Size Rider Sweeper
Australia and New Zealand—October 21, 2009—Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world, today introduces its S20 Compact Mid-Size Rider Sweeper to the Australia and New Zealand markets. The S20 is an easy-to-use, compact and versatile rider sweeper that offers robust cleaning performance, increased safety, and greater value.
“The S20 rider sweeper is the latest customer-driven innovation from Tennant Company, and provides the industry with exactly what it’s been asking for. While the S20 is compact and versatile, it also offers the cleaning power and performance of a larger machine and provides users with improvements in three key areas—air quality, safety and their bottom line. With so much going for it, we anticipate the S20 will set the new standard for industrial-strength compact sweepers,” said Chris Killingstad, president and CEO of the Tennant Company.
The S20 Rider Sweeper improves air quality and optimizes cleaning with the SweepMax™ three-stage dust control system, which removes the majority of dust and moisture from the air flow before it reaches the filter, and the ShakeMax™ 360 filter shaker, which cleans the filter from the inside out, dislodging dust particles caught deep within the pleats. The sweeper improves operator, employee and environmental safety by offering excellent operator sightlines, a steering wheel-mounted horn, a seat occupancy switch that shuts down the engine within seconds if the operator leaves the seat, and a Thermo-Sentry™ hopper sensor that alerts the operator to excessive heat in the 11 ft3 /310 L-capacity debris hopper. The S20 also reduces the total cost of ownership for customers by improving productivity and reducing costs. Productivity is improved with easy no-tool access to all routine inspection and maintenance points as well as no-tool dust filter and brush change out. Costs are reduced with a nanofiber canister filter that lasts three to five times longer than a traditional panel filter.
Customers can maximize their productivity and tailor the S20 to their specific application by adding such features to the sweeper as dual side sweeping brushes that deliver a 62- inch/1,575 mm sweeping path, a vacuum wand for cleaning off-aisle and in tight spaces, and steel tower bumpers that protect against accidental contact. For facilities looking to reduce their carbon footprint by moving toward battery-operated equipment, the S20 is also available in a fume-free battery version.
According to Killingstad, the S20 is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use and in a variety of applications, including distribution centers and warehouses, parking lots/decks and outdoor spaces, heavy and light manufacturing, food and beverage, foundries, retail and shopping centers, and more. To learn more about the Tennant S20 Rider Sweeper, visit www.tennantco.com.au.
About Tennant
Engineered by Tennant Company, Tennant-branded products help cleaning professionals be leaders in creating healthy, safe, and attractive environments. Tennant is recognized as a world-leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor cleaning solutions and specialty coatings. Tennant's industrial and commercial sweepers, scrubbers, coatings, detergents, carpet cleaning equipment, vacuums, floor machines, burnishers and more deliver award-winning cleaning solutions to a number of industries, including education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, and government. For more information on Tennant, visit www.tennantco.com.au.
About Tennant Company
Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world. Its products include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; and specialty surface coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading concrete floors. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis, Minn.; Holland, Mich.; Uden, The Netherlands; Northampton and Falkirk, United Kingdom; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Shanghai, China, and sells products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com.au.
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