BREAKTHROUGH INNOV A TION Sustainable Cleaning Solutions ORBIO 5000S C WINS PRODUCT INNOV A TION A W ARDS In our 2011 sustainability report we discussed the Orbio 5000Sc a selfgenerating stand alone unit that uses tap water a small amount of salt and electricity to create the Orbio MultiSur face Cleaner for use in foor scrubbers carpet extractors and sprayandwipe applications The 5000Sc is breaking ground in the area of on site generation of a cleaning solution When the cleaning solution is generated onsite as in the case of the 5000Sc the footprint associated with traditional packaged chemicals manufacturing packaging transporting storing and pouring can be greatly reduced W e were confdent in the signifcance of this product to the world of sustainable cleaning solutions when we introduced it in 2011 and our efforts have now been recognized with two industr y awards These awards acknowledge T ennant Company s leadership position in developing sustainable cleaning technologies National Cleaning Suppliers Association NCSA The Orbio 5000Sc also won the Most Innovative Product award from the NCSA in Australia at the Cleanscene show held in October 2012 Our product won top honors from a pool of 28 entries in the competition Australian Business A wards The Orbio 5000Sc won the top award in product innovation from the Australian Business A wards an organization that benchmarks industr y leaders in various business and product categories The award specifcally recognizes T ennant s resear ch and development achievements in sustainable cleaning technologies A W ARDS 40000 SCRUBBERS IN THE MARKETPLACE 4000 CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE 444 M IN CUMULA TIVE SALES SINCE 2008 T ennant Company introduced its proprietar y chemicalfree ecH2O technology in 2008 ecH2O is based on the established science of electrolysis The US Patent offce has issued more than 800 patents for water electrolysis several of which belong to T ennant Company W ith scientifc testing done by fve laboratories on two continents ecH2O is used by thousands of customers around the world ecH2O customers include many of the world s largest and most successful professional cleaning and facility ser vice providers As of the end of 2012 T ennant s ecH2O had mor e than For more information please go to www ech2ofactscom 9