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Exhibitors at this year's Interclean Amsterdam exhibition - taking place from May 14-17 - can now submit their entries to the Amsterdam Innovation Award.

There is a new set of categories this year, replacing the product-based ones of past years.

Sustainability & Environment

For those innovations that focus on corporate social responsibility, sustainability and/or environmentally friendly improvements, like reducing waste, using biodegradable resources or products or solutions that decrease the ecological footprint of the product/solution or even the industry itself.

Smart Technologies & Digitalisation

Focusing on all the new digital and smart technologies entering the industry, from planning tools, automated and/or autonomous cleaning, IoT, remote monitoring and management, software and everything in between.

Workforce & Ergonomics

For innovations that focus on improving the experience of the cleaner, making their work easier, safer and better. This can include advances in the field of training and education, ergonomic improvements or solutions, but also innovations that focus on increasing efficiency or productivity can be entered in this category.

Hygiene & Health

Focusing on those products and solutions that increase (personal) hygiene and cleanliness for a safer and healthier environment in a wide range of settings. It also includes the products that are developed to maintain the appeal of premises.

The international jury of industry experts will choose 12 nominees to present their innovations in Amsterdam this March. From those, four category winners and one overall winner will be chosen. There is also a Visitors' Choice Award and a Cleaners' Choice Award.

The winners will then be announced during the opening ceremony of Interclean Amsterdam on May 14.

"At Interclean we've always prided ourselves on bringing our international cleaning and hygiene community the very latest developments and innovations in the field," said Robert Stelling, director Interclean Global Events. "The Interclean Amsterdam trade show is the perfect platform to showcase them, as well as reward the teams behind these pioneering advances with the recognition they deserve."

Final deadline for entries is January 29. Click here to find out more.