Kärcher
Kärcher is a family-owned company
founded in Germany and one of the world's leading provider of cleaning technology.
The products are exported to more than 36,000 dealers in more than 160
countries. With more than 600 active patents and more than 3,000 product
categories, Kärcher covers virtually all equipment and supplies in the cleaning
sector.
In 2018, Kärcher achieved a turnover
of 2.525 billion euro, the highest in its history, of which 85% of sales came
from global markets outside Germany. In the same year, Kärcher opened new
factories in the Czech Republic, Romania, the United States and China. The company
employs 13,027 staff in more than 120 companies in 70 countries and has 70
subsidiaries and 728 Kärcher Experience Centers worldwide.
Nilfisk
Nilfisk was founded in Denmark in
1906. It is a supplier of professional cleaning equipment in both industrial,
commercial and consumer markets. Nilfisk Group is present in more than 40
countries with own sales companies reaching more than 100 countries through direct
sales and dealers. It has approximately 5,500 employees worldwide. The
Nilfisk-Advance Group's main global brands are Nilfisk, Nilfisk-ALTO, and
Viper. The largest regional brands are Advance and Clarke.
In 2018, Nilfisk achieved a total
income of 1.054 billion euro, a year-on-year growth rate of 2%, sales gross
profit of 443 million euro, gross margin of 42%, a slight decline year-on-year.
In terms of product line sales, floorcare accounted for 33%, vacuum cleaner
accounted for 20%, high pressure washer accounted for 16%, and aftermarket accounted
for 31%.
In terms of technological innovation, Nilfisk
continues to invest heavily in smart cleaning, including digital cleaning
service management and fully automated unmanned cleaning equipment. The roll-out
of the autonomous scrubber Nilfisk Liberty SC50 continued, and the first
machines were shipped to customers. Nilfisk Liberty SC50 kickstarted a
collaboration with three of the world's largest facility service providers. Another
milestone was achieved in 2018 when the Nilfisk Liberty SC50 was certified
according to a newly-established safety standard regulating robotic floorcare.
Tennant
Founded in 1870, Tennant Company (TNC),
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a world leader in designing, manufacturing
and marketing solutions that empower customers to achieve quality cleaning performance,
reduce their environmental impact and help create a cleaner, safer, healthier
world. Its products include equipment
for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments;
detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies; cleaning tools and
supplies; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading surfaces.
Tennant’s global field service network is the most extensive in the industry.
Tennant Company had sales of $1.12 billion in 2018 and has approximately 4,300
employees. Tennant has manufacturing operations throughout the world and sells
products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 100
countries.
In 2018, Tennant 's net sales
increased by 12.0% to US$1.12 billion, sales gross profit was US$445 million,
and sales gross margin was approximately 39.6%, down slightly year-on-year. At
the same time, Tennant is clearly aware that the cleaning industry is
experiencing a new technology transformation. The ever-changing robotics
technology provides intelligent, secure solutions for repetitive tasks, enabling
companies and their employees to focus on higher value-added activities. In
2018, Tennant and Brain Company established a cooperative relationship and
jointly launched the T7AMR automatic unmanned scrubber to advance the next
stage of the artificial intelligence revolution.
Conclusion
Overall, all three companies have
begun to actively deploy smart cleaning field and have launched fierce
competition. With the iterative update of robotics in the future, the smart
cleaning business is bound to become a new growth point for large enterprises
and bring about productivity innovation in the global cleaning industry.
Reference
Kärcher:
Nilfisk:
Tennant:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190221005118/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennant_Company
(——From DDROBO Smart Cleaning Team)
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