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January 09, 2025 8:12 AM by
Tennant Company
TennantTrue® Parts are designed to fit your equipment perfectly, delivering superior performance and longevity. Learn why TennantTrue® parts—like brushes, squeegees, and consumables—are the best choice for your cleaning machines.
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October 31, 2024 9:17 AM by
Tennant Company
In busy warehouses across Australia, concrete floors are constantly exposed to forklift traffic, footfall, and spills. So, how do you keep your warehouse spotless? Here’s your step-by-step guide to cleaning warehouse floors efficiently with scrubbers and sweepers.
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June 27, 2024 10:06 AM by
Tennant Company
Businesses and organizations need to focus on how cleanliness impacts employee morale and performance. Employees come to the workplace far more often than customers and dirty floors and surfaces can downgrade their desire to give it their all. Unclean workplace environments can also drive good employees to seek work elsewhere as it reflects a company’s lack of interest in employee morale, health and job satisfaction.
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June 14, 2024 9:03 AM by
Tennant Company
Unlock the full potential of your floor cleaning machine with our essential tips for both seasoned operators and newcomers. Dive into the importance of understanding your equipment's nuances, from delving into the operator's manual to mastering the care of different battery types. Embrace a quick and effective daily checklist to ensure optimal performance, setting the foundation for a reliable and hassle-free experience in commercial and industrial floor cleaning.
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Productivity,
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May 11, 2022 4:09 PM by
Tennant Company
When it comes to floor cleaning solutions, one size doesn’t fit all. Mechanized mops and walk-behind floor cleaners can help clean tight spaces like bathrooms, kitchens, entryways, hospital rooms and more.
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Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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April 13, 2022 10:23 AM by
Tennant Company
More and more warehouse operations are leveraging autonomous cleaning machines to work smarter, not harder — driving efficient cleaning while freeing up human employees to focus on other core business functions.
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March 23, 2022 3:00 PM by
Tennant Company
Is your school or district is looking to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your floor care program? Here are seven key questions you should consider to get started today.
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Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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February 09, 2022 10:54 AM by
Tennant Company
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” At least that’s how the old saying goes. But with today’s cleaning machines more reliable and durable than ever, is preventative maintenance worth it?
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Productivity,
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January 18, 2022 7:43 AM by
Tennant Company
Over the last two years, facility cleaning has received more attention than ever before and faced unprecedented challenges. While the central theme of 2020 and 2021 was adapting to the unexpected, the pace of change in the facility cleaning industry keeps accelerating. Here’s a look at the key trends that will shape facility cleaning in 2022.
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Best Practices,
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January 06, 2022 12:55 PM by
Tennant Company
The right cleaning machine for the job depends on the type of floor you’re cleaning, the types of soils you’re dealing with, the size of the space, the setup of your facility and more. Here’s a quick guide to five basic types of floor cleaning machines and their purpose.
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Best Practices,
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November 30, 2021 10:06 AM by
Tennant Company
Lead acid battery maintenance is critical to optimizing the run time and overall performance of your floor scrubber. To protect your investment, it’s essential to follow proper protocols and best practices when adding water to lead acid batteries.
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November 30, 2021 10:05 AM by
Tennant Company
Learn how to properly charge your lead acid batteries with our best practices flyer, which includes our top tips for maximizing the performance of your lead acid batteries.
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September 29, 2021 11:45 AM by
Tennant Company
Follow these five simple best practices before using your automatic floor scrubbing machine to maximize efficiency and performance in your floor cleaning program.
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Best Practices,
Productivity,
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September 23, 2021 9:00 AM by
Tennant Company
As retailers gear up for the holiday shopping season, there’s plenty of uncertainty, but one thing is for sure: Clean is front and center and more important than ever.
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Best Practices,
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September 01, 2021 11:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Clean floors are the foundation of a thriving facility, but the familiarity with floor cleaning can lead to mistakes. Make sure you’re not falling into these seven common mistakes.
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Posted in Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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July 27, 2021 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
Every season (and weather that accompanies it) brings unique outdoor cleaning challenges. Here are five things you can focus on to make outdoor cleaning effective year-round.
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Posted in Productivity,
Sustainability,
Best Practices,
Industry News & Trends,
Cleaning Challenges,
Outdoor Cleaning,
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July 21, 2021 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
Are rising cleaning costs weighing you down? Before you start shopping for cheaper suppliers, try these cost cutting tips.
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Best Practices,
Industry News & Trends,
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July 12, 2021 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
We recently published our 12th annual Corporate Sustainability Report for 2020 and we are proud to share our accomplishments towards our four focus areas. Learn more about Tennant's sustainability practices.
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Posted in Best Practices,
Sustainability,
Industry News & Trends,
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July 06, 2021 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
NPS or Net Promoter Score is a simple but powerful tool to measure customer satisfaction by asking a single question - “How likely would you be to recommend the brand/company to your friend, colleague, and/or business partner?” Learn how you can use NPS to help improve your business.
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Best Practices,
Industry News & Trends,
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June 11, 2021 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
The specialized features of carpet extractors make them perfect for the unique job they serve. And they’re even more impressive when you take a deeper look.
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Posted in Staffing & Personnel,
Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
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May 26, 2021 9:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Have you ever considered how your floor cleaning equipment expenses impact your company’s bottom line? Learn more about purchasing options for various floor care equipment.
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Posted in Staffing & Personnel,
Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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May 19, 2021 9:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Properly maintaining your cleaning equipment is one of the most critical things you can do to ensure optimal cleaning performance. Use these resources to help you keep tabs on your equipment’s maintenance needs.
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Posted in Staffing & Personnel,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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May 12, 2021 9:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Floor cleaning tools have gotten better over time, but which ones are most important? See what we recommend to include in your essential floor cleaning toolkit.
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Productivity,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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May 06, 2021 9:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Personal Protective Equipment gained unprecedented levels of popularity in 2020. While it has always been important in the cleaning industry, here’s why the additional awareness was a good thing.
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Staffing & Personnel,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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April 20, 2021 9:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Our customer service team fielded nearly 240,000 calls over the past year, so we asked them about the most frequently asked questions, and share the answers.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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April 07, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Learn how to leverage mechanized floor cleaning technologies to more efficiently keep floors clean, earn customer trust and drive measurable business value.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Staffing & Personnel,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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March 31, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
If you’re new to the cleaning industry, the different types of floor cleaning equipment and what they do can cause confusion. This post will explain the types of cleaning equipment and the applications in which to use them.
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Productivity,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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March 24, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
There are a lot of rules for how to properly clean laminate flooring – for some help remembering them, just think about how cleaning laminate flooring is like doing the laundry.
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Best Practices,
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March 17, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
The T16AMR robotic floor cleaning machine is the first robotic scrubber designed specifically for large warehousing and 3PL facilities. Offering big productivity for big spaces, the T16AMR can help your business achieve results-driven cleaning.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Best Practices,
Robotic Cleaning Machines,
Innovation & Technology,
Cleaning Challenges,
Industry News & Trends,
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March 03, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
OEM stands for ‘original equipment manufacturer’, which means the replacement parts you’re using for your cleaning machine were made by the company that made the machine itself. Here’s why that matters.
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Staffing & Personnel,
Best Practices,
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February 24, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Learn how Tennant's newest floor scrubbers, the T290, T390 and T581, will help you clean more efficiently to enhance your facility's image.
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Staffing & Personnel,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Innovation & Technology,
Industry News & Trends,
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February 16, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Read our 10 Tips and Tricks to Create a Safe, Satisfying and Clean Education Experience, to discover how keeping up with a simple, but methodical, cleaning program can help keep your facility clean, safe and inviting.
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Productivity,
Health & Safety,
Best Practices,
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February 08, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Are you changing, maintaining and replacing your brushes and pads on your floor scrubber properly? Learn best practices for changing your scrubber’s brushes in pads by watching these how-to videos.
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Best Practices,
Productivity,
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January 29, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Discover how new asset management technologies provide BSCs with greater visibility into cleaning performance metrics and how to leverage data to improve productivity. Read this post to learn 5 critical steps to begin turning data into powerful results.
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Posted in Sustainability,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Robotic Cleaning Machines,
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January 08, 2021 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Tennant blog’s top 5 posts of 2020 included topics like lithium ion battery benefits, squeegee blade basics, lead acid battery charging best practices and more. Read more to learn about these popular topics.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Staffing & Personnel,
Sustainability,
Innovation & Technology,
Best Practices,
Robotic Cleaning Machines,
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December 14, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
The Diamabrush™ Concrete Prep tools take the difficult, labour-intensive and often costly work of surface preparation and simplify it for professionals and do-it-yourselfers
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Productivity,
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November 25, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
See how Tennant Company employees around the world are giving back to the community in a ‘$150K for 150 Years’ challenge in recognition of our sesquicentennial anniversary.
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Best Practices,
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November 09, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
It’s easy to see why many people enlist the help of wet-dry vacuums for cleaning up spills and messes around their homes – here’s why it can help in commercial and institutional settings.
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Posted in Staffing & Personnel,
Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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October 28, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
High-speed burnishers operate under a different set of rules than buffers and other floor cleaning machines — make sure you’re using them correctly.
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Best Practices,
Productivity,
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October 14, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
Find out why so many cleaning professionals are turning to robotic cleaning machines to boost productivity while ensuring consistent results.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Best Practices,
Innovation & Technology,
Robotic Cleaning Machines,
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October 07, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
Floor cleaning liquids or detergents are specialized to clean various floor types in different ways — answer these four questions to choose the right one for the task you’re trying to accomplish.
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Posted in Staffing & Personnel,
Cleaning Solutions,
Health & Safety,
Best Practices,
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August 21, 2020 8:00 AM by
Tennant Company
A ride-on carpet sweeper makes for efficient floor cleaning, but it might not be right for every facility. Learn how this machine can make floor care more productive for your custodial team.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Innovation & Technology,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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May 19, 2020 3:45 PM by
Tennant Company
Is a floor cleaning machine right for you? There are a number of reasons why your floors might be telling you that they’re ready for a deeper, more specialised clean than they’re currently getting.
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Posted in Cleaning Solutions,
Productivity,
Innovation & Technology,
Best Practices,
Cleaning Challenges,
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March 12, 2020 8:05 AM by
Tennant Company
Soft floor and carpet care maintenance is an important part of keeping your facility looking neat and clean but vacuuming alone isn’t enough. Read our soft floor cleaning and carpet care best practices to keep your carpets looking fresh.
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Best Practices,
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March 04, 2020 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
There are several benefits to companies that give back to the communities in which they do business. Learn about the business benefits of giving back and see how Tennant’s recent service projects helped our communities.
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Best Practices,
Industry News & Trends,
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January 15, 2020 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Environmentally friendly ways to melt ice not only protect aquatic animals and water sources, but also protect facility visitors from slip and fall accidents. Learn about eco-friendly ways to melt ice at your facilities.
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January 08, 2020 9:50 AM by
Tennant Company
Squeegee maintenance is an important component of clean, safe floors in your facility. Ensure you’re properly caring for your cleaning machine's squeegee blades with our squeegee maintenance tips.
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Industry News & Trends,
Cleaning Challenges,
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September 25, 2019 10:45 AM by
Tennant Company
Designing new cleaning equipment is a core component of Tennant Company’s business, but how do we determine what products we bring to market? Read more about how our Industrial Design team uses research mixed with artistic skill to come up with some of Tennant’s most innovative solutions.
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Industry News & Trends,
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December 13, 2018 8:34 AM by
Tennant Company
These 4 trends are up-and-coming in the flooring and cleaning industry. Cordless vacuums, new flooring types like luxury vinyl tile, and interim cleaning are all trends to keep your eye on.
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Best Practices,
Industry News & Trends,
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November 13, 2018 4:30 AM by
Tennant Company
The winter and holiday seasons can create unique retail store cleaning challenges. Get prepared with this series of holiday and winter cleaning articles from Tennant’s blog.
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Cleaning Challenges,
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September 17, 2018 11:24 AM by
Tennant Company
Learn best practices for maintaining your retail store’s flooring – no matter the type.
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Best Practices,
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August 13, 2018 8:25 AM by
Tennant Company
Service is an unavoidable part of owning cleaning equipment, but are you making these mistakes? Avoid equipment downtime and ensure your equipment is fixed on the first visit with these tips.
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April 12, 2018 8:15 AM by
Tennant Company
Are you making decisions about your business with accurate data? Ensure you have the proper metrics to make informed decisions. Download our retail eBook for best practices.
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March 19, 2018 8:45 AM by
Tennant Company
While polished concrete floors are relatively maintenance free, it’s still important to provide regular care. Download our retail eBook for best practices.
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Cleaning Challenges,
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February 05, 2018 8:05 AM by
Tennant Company
Soft floor and carpet maintenance is an important part of keeping your facility look neat and clean, but vacuuming alone isn’t enough. Read our soft floor cleaning and carpet maintenance best practices to keep your carpets looking fresh.
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