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Tennant Company

Tennant Company: History

Highlights of more than 135 years of floor care excellence and innovation

1870-1944: Carving out a Niche

Evolving from a frontier business to a cottage industry, Tennant claims new cleaning territory, files its first patent and moves from manual to mechanised sweeping.

1945-1979: Sweeping Transformations

World War II redefines industrial America and Tennant strikes out in new directions, pursing distant markets, the service business, vacuumised sweeping – and its initial public offering.

1980-2003: Growing Bigger, Stronger, Smarter

Quality initiatives, process improvements and global acquisitions lead to our greenest horizons ever – along with industry recognition for environmental leadership.

2004 and beyond: Inventing the Future

Tennant will extend its legacy of leadership and innovation into the future, expanding markets, finding better ways to satisfy customer needs and delivering value to it stakeholders.