Purus Innovation Award

PURUS INNOVATION AWARD 2023

The Award for Intelligent Products and Solutions

The Purus Innovation Award (PIA) is one of the sector's most coveted awards and reflects the great innovative strength of CMS Berlin. Exhibitors and co-exhibitors of the international cleaning trade show CMS 2023 in Berlin had the opportunity to apply for the PIA until the end of May.

The Purus Innovation Award (PIA) is one of the sector's most coveted awards and reflects the great innovative strength of CMS Berlin. Exhibitors and co-exhibitors of the international cleaning trade fair CMS 2023 in Berlin had the opportunity to apply for the PIA until the end of May.The award for innovative performance in the cleaning industry honors products, tools and systems that impress with their high application quality and outstanding overall design.

The Purus Innovation Award (PIA) honours the best of the best every two years at the leading trade show for cleaning and hygiene. It comprises six award categories and was celebrating a strong comeback at CMS Berlin 2023 with a record number of 83 entries.

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The winners have been announced!

On 19 September 2023, the six winners were announced at the CMS opening evening in the Marshall House and the coveted awards were presented. Out of the 18 nominations, these six best prevailed:

CATEGORY LARGE MACHINES

Gausium (Gaussian Robotics Holdings Limited)

Scrubber 50 Pro

CATEGORY SMALL MACHINES

Hako GmbH

Scrubmaster B5 ORB 430

CATEGORY EQUIPMENT

VERMOP GmbH

UNIVERSAL ONe SPRINT

CATEGORY WASHROOM HYGIENE

WEPA Professional GmbH

BlackSatino GreenGrow

CATEGORY DIGITAL TOOLS AND SYSTEMS

Soobr AG

Soobr - Smart Cleaning

CATEGORY CLEANING PRODUCTS

DR.SCHNELL GmbH & Co. KGaA

ECOLUTION FLOOR PODS

The renowned Innovation Award is presented by Messe Berlin.

The special show in Hall 5.2 will display all 18 competition entries from the final round during CMS Berlin 2023.

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Finalists 2023

Expert jury nominates 18 finalists for the Purus Innovation Award

Record participation in the CMS Purus Innovation Award (PIA)
Award ceremony on September 19 at the Marshall House
Exhibition of the nominated products at the PIA special area in Hall 5.2

The top-class jury of experts has selected the PIA finalists: They nominated 18 competition entries in six categories for the final round of this year's CMS Purus Innovation Awards. The award reflects the great innovative power of the cleaning industry, which will come together again live from September 19 to 22, 2023, on the occasion of CMS Berlin. Exhibitors at CMS Berlin 2023 had submitted 83 competition entries for the first round of judging - more than ever before.

Right before the start of the trade fair, the nine-member jury will determine the winners in a second round of voting. The prestigious Innovation Award will be presented by Messe Berlin on 19 September at the CMS Exhibitor Event in the Marshall Haus in the evening.

A special exhibition in Hall 5.2 will showcase all 18 competition entries from the final round during CMS Berlin 2023.

The following competition entries in six categories have qualified for the final round of the CMS Purus Innovation Award 2023:

Category Large Machines

ADLATUS Robotics GmbH Fully autonomous sweeping robot system SR1300 with service station S1300
Gausium (Gaussian Robotics Holdings Limited) Scrubber 50 Pro
Miele & Cie. KG PWM 509 Mop Star 90

Category Small Machines

Hako GmbH Scrubmaster B5 ORB 430
Nexaro GmbH Nexaro NR 1500
hyCLEANER GmbH & Co. KG solarROBOT compact

Category Equipment

Unger Germany GmbH nLITE® PowerPad
VERMOP GmbH UNIVERSAL ONe SPRINT
Wecoline GmbH BubbleFlush

Category Washroom Hygiene

Tork (a brand of Essity Professional Hygiene Germany GmbH) Tork Sustainable Dispensers
Kimberly-Clark Professional™ ICON™ Kollektion & RightCycle™-Programm
WEPA Professional GmbH BlackSatino GreenGrow

Category Digital Tools and Systems

Nexaro GmbH Nexaro HUB
Soobr AG Soobr - Smart Cleaning
Taqt SAS TaqtOne

Category Cleaning Products

Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG Natural Active Cleaner, alkaline RM 82N
DR.SCHNELL GmbH & Co. KGaA ECOLUTION FLOOR PODS
Tana-Chemie GmbH Green Care Professional Switch System

Jury

CMS Berlin is the innovation showcase for the industry. On four days of the trade show, the exhibitors' innovations are not only visible but can also be experienced in a unique way.

The products awarded by the PIA jury in a two-stage evaluation process are united by their outstanding innovative quality.

The renowned nine-member jury combines industry expertise, a flair for innovation and an eye for future-oriented developments.

Chairwoman

Tanja Čujić-Koch

Member of the Board of Directors of Bundesinnungsverband des Gebäudereiniger-Handwerks - Public Relations Committee
Managing partner at Čujić Gebäudedienste GmbH

Vice Chairman

Sascha Hartmann

Head of building cleaning devision at Dussmann Service Deutschland GmbH

"Along with my jury colleagues, I am pleased to make a contribution to promoting innovation and to strengthening the culture of innovation in our industry. Innovating is a forward-looking skill and thus a key to success."

Tanja Čujić-Koch (Jury Chairman)

"As a jury member, I am pleased to award future-oriented and sustainable developments in the cleaning industry. Innovations are essential to ensure effective and environmentally friendly cleaning and thus continuously drive the industry forward."

Sascha Hartmann (Deputy Jury Chairman)

"As the industry's medium, “rationell reinigen” reports on innovations in the building cleaning sector. Being the publisher of “rationell reinigen”, it is an honour for me to be a member of the PIA Jury and to award the best participants."

Alexander Holzmann

"I look forward to finding out about the exciting developments at the industry's dynamic edge with innovative commercial cleaning products and services as part of my PIA Jury work."

Prof. Dr. Markus Thomzik

"As a purchasing strategist and long-time PIA Jury member, I always have my finger on the pulse and keep an eye on the demands of our customers. In order to master such challenges, innovation is required - and the award offers a great opportunity in our industry."

Fadime Sarikaya

"The impact of innovation is strong in the cleaning industry. I am proud to be part of the PIA Jury. Digital innovations in particular accelerate and automate processes, integrate data and thus change familiar routines and market mechanisms."

Jürg Brechbühl

"In professional cleaning, innovations open up ideas and thoughts of other new possibilities. As a result, things are changing that we never expected to change."

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Eilts

Jürg Brechbühl

President of the Swiss Association of Cleaning Companies Allpura
Member of the Presidium of the International Association of Building Service Contractors FIDEN
Owner JLSL Consulting GmbH

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Eilts

Professor of applied cleaning and hygiene at the university Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Alexander Holzmann

Managing Publisher, Holzmann Medien GmbH & Co. KG
Media partner “rationell reinigen“

Martin Lutz

Chief Executive FIGR
Lutz-Fachbücher
State approved cleaning and hygiene technician
Building cleaning master craftsman
Publicly appointed and sworn expert for the building cleaning trade

Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters

Managing Director Future Agency Haute Innovation
Key-Note Speaker
Author
Honorary Professor
Red Dot Ambassador

Fadime Sarikaya

Market expert for strategic procurement management
Shareholder sarikohn GbR

Prof. Dr. Markus Thomzik

Professor of Business Administration
Innovation and Facility Management at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen
Innovation researcher
Podcaster
Moderator

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