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|Articles|October 13, 2011

Rubbermaid Commercial Products Wins ISSA Innovation Award for Hygen Clean Water System

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, a leader in innovative durable facility maintenance solutions, was awarded a 2011 ISSA Product Innovation Award for its new Rubbermaid HYGEN Clean Water System. The award was presented at the cleaning industrys largest trade show, the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA)/INTERCLEAN show held in Las Vegas.

The ISSA Product Innovation Awards, in its second year as an online program, offers cleaning-industry distributors, building service contractors and in-house service providers the opportunity to cast their votes online for the most innovative products in five different categories: cleaning agents, paper/plastics, equipment, supplies and services, technology and other. Of the numerous products displayed, ISSA members selected the Rubbermaid HYGEN Clean Water System as the most innovative product in the Supplies category.

"Were proud and honored to be recognized as the leader in product innovation," says Neil Eibeler, global president of Rubbermaid Commercial Products, LLC. "Being voted by our customers in the Supplies category tells us that were on the right track as a partner of choice for innovative cleaning solutions as we strive to help create healthier, safer environments."

The award-winning Rubbermaid HYGEN Clean Water System is a revolutionary system featuring the industrys first integrated water filter that generates cleaner water, cleaner mops and cleaner floors.

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