Archive for Best Practices

• Why You Should Use TennantTrue® Parts on Your Equipment

  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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• How to Clean Warehouse Floors: A Guide with Scrubbers and Sweepers

  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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• Why Cleanliness is Important in the Workplace

  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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• Starting Strong: 3 Essential Tips for New Floor Cleaning Machine Operators

  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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• Floor Cleaning Solutions for Tight Spaces

  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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• Why Autonomous Floor Scrubbers Make Sense in Warehouses

  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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• How to Select the Best Floor Scrubber for Your School District

  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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• Is Preventative Maintenance Worth It?

  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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• Facility Cleaning Trends for 2022

  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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• Five Types of Floor Cleaning Machines and Their Purpose

  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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• Lead Acid Battery Watering Tips

  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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• How to Charge Your Lead Acid Batteries

  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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• 5 Steps to Prepare Floors for Scrubbing

  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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• Rising Expectations for Clean: 5 Ways Cleanliness Drives Business Value for Retailers

  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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• The 7 Most Common Mistakes in Commercial Floor Cleaning

  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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• 5 Things to Focus on When Outdoor Cleaning

  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, 

  
  

• Tips to Reduce Cost to Clean

  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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• 2020 Sustainability Report

  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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• Improve Business With Customer Feedback

  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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• 4 Things You Should Know About Carpet Extractors

  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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• Should You Rent, Lease or Buy Your Floor Cleaning Machines & Equipment

  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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• 5 Resources for Maintaining Your Cleaning Equipment

  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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• Creating a Floor Cleaning Toolkit

  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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• Types of PPE for the Cleaning Industry

  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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• 4 Common Customer Questions

  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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• Get a Competitive Advantage by Mechanizing Your Mop

  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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• Types of Cleaning Equipment and Their Purposes

  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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• 3 Tips for Cleaning Laminate Flooring

  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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• Tennant Launches New Robotic Floor Scrubber T16AMR

  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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• Why You Should Use OEM Parts on Your Equipment

  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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• Introducing the T290, T390 and T581 Floor Scrubbers

  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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• Top Tips for Keeping Your School Clean

  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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• How To Change Brushes and Pads

  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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• Harnessing the Power of Data to Drive Performance & Fleet Management

  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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• Top 5 Blog Post of 2020

  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, 

  
  

• 3 Ways Diamabrush™ Makes Concrete Prep Better

  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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• Tennant Employees Give Back to Recognise 150 Anniversary

  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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• 5 Ways A Wet-Dry Vacuum Helps You

  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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• Best Practices for Burnishing Floors

  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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• How Robotic Cleaning Machines Can Improve Productivity

  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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• 4 Questions You Should Ask When Choosing a Floor Cleaning Liquid

  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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• 8 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Ride-on Carpet Sweeper

  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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• 4 Reasons to Invest in Floor Cleaning Machines

  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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• Soft Floor & Carpet Care Best Practices

  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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• How Giving Back to Charitable Causes is Good For Businesses

  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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• 5 Environmentally Friendly Ways to Melt Ice at Your Facilities

  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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• Squeegee Blades 101

  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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• What is Industrial Design and What Role Does it Play at Tennant?

  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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• Four Floor Cleaning Trends to Explore

  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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• Retail Best Practice - Cleaning Various Floor Types

  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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• 3 Mistakes to Avoid with Service Requests

  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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• Clean Smarter: Employing Asset Management & Intelligence Metrics

  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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• Gleaming as New: Preserving Polished Concrete

  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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• Soft Floor and Carpet Maintenance Best Practices

  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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