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SPECIAL REPORT

Technology & People-
centric Approach
In a candid talk during our
interaction, David W. Huml,
President & Chief Executive
Officer of Tennant Company,
passionately addressed the current
issues of technology adoption,
sustainability, and a customer-
centric approach to success in the
cleaning industry. Here are the
excerpts of the Q&A:

Technology driven
solutions for cleaning – demand
for
how is it enabling quality In robotic
results vis-à-vis the cost some solutions
due to similar
and time factors? Where cases, factors: labour
we see
is the change happening a shift from availability, cost,
today? manual mop and and the need for consistent
bucket cleaning to mechanized cleaning standards. These factors
Every vertical market in every solutions. This is driven by the are driving the adoption of
geography around the world need for increased productivity, both mechanized and robotic
is experiencing a change, and higher cleaning standards, and equipment to boost productivity.
mechanisation or automation is addressing labour shortages We are beginning to design more
providing greater productivity in or high labour costs. In other products, and more importantly,
cleaning applications. geographies, we see a growing focus our value proposition toward

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