TomCat Commercial Cleaning Equipment’s first ISSA/INTERCLEAN® trade show was in 1999. The company had spent much of the previous decade designing and manufacturing sweepers and other cleaning machines for the industrial market, and was looking to branch out to the commercial cleaning market. “At the time, the decision to join ISSA and attend the association’s ...

Founded in the mid-1980s by owner Craig Mawlam, Ionic Systems Ltd. manufactures The Reach & Wash® System, an external window and façade cleaning system. The company began as a window cleaning service provider 25 years ago before beginning to manufacture and provide training in safety equipment for abseiling off high-rise buildings. Reuben Reynolds, Ionic System’s ...

Lynn Webster Consultants Ltd. (LWC) is a United Kingdom-based cleaning industry consultancy firm that prides itself on being a source of essential expertise for organisations operating in both facilities management and cleaning with in-house or contracted services. Lynn Webster, a 35-year veteran of the cleaning industry who served as national chairman of the British Institute ...

Founded in 1975, professional distribution group IGEFA Handelsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG has developed tailored solutions for the professional procurement of consumable and durable products. IGEFA is composed of six local, family-owned businesses that provide the foundation for more than 30 IGEFA branches in Germany and throughout Europe. IGEFA supplies a wide range of sanitation, ...

The Polish Cleaning Chamber of Commerce (PIGC) was founded in 2008 as a continuation of the Polish Cleaning Association, the first national body representing the interests of the professional cleaning industry in Poland. Today, PIGC takes part in shaping the technological and economic changes in the industry by organising a number of events, including seminars, ...

Founded in 2007, the Bulgarian Cleaning Association (BAC) represents 17 companies within the Bulgarian professional cleaning industry. The association’s members include distributors and manufacturers, all of which share the goal of growing and developing the cleaning industry in Bulgaria. BAC focuses on the importance of the industry and the responsibility cleaning professionals have to achieve ...

The Hungarian Cleaning-Technology Association (MATISZ) was established in 1999 to advocate on behalf of the cleaning industry. Based in Budapest, Hungary, MATISZ has 76 member companies and represents some 40,000 workers who cover 35 to 40 percent of the Hungarian cleaning industry. MATISZ’s key responsibilities include supporting members within the Hungarian cleaning industry, providing technical ...

Abena International is a Denmark-based hygiene and paper development company. The company has a turnover of approximately €380 million and employs more than 1,300 people. Abena’s United Kingdom division (Abena UK Ltd.) is headquartered in the city of Coventry. The division’s main sales activities are primarily focused on providing the UK National Health Service with ...