Vermop’s ‘Mag’ system wins Amsterdam innovation award

The Mag System from Vermop Salmon was announced as winner of the prestigious Amsterdam Innovation Award prize. At midday on the event’s first day (Tuesday 8 May) an official presentation was made to the winner and recognition given to short-listed products. The jury felt that the Mag system ‘brings an entirely new way of attaching […]
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Vermop's Mag system delivers an innovative way of attaching mop covers to the mop holder

The Mag System from Vermop Salmon was announced as winner of the prestigious Amsterdam Innovation Award prize. At midday on the event’s first day (Tuesday 8 May) an official presentation was made to the winner and recognition given to short-listed products.

The jury felt that the Mag system ‘brings an entirely new way of attaching mop covers to the mop holder. In an industry that is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, it was felt the Mag system represents what appears to be a fairly simple step forward for an everyday tool.

‘Its ease of use, hygienic touch-free operation, flexibility, intuitiveness and “ergonomy” all impressed the panel. And the fact the Mag holder can be used with different mop types makes it a practical solution for today’s result-oriented cleaning operations – the best mop for each job in a practical and trouble-free way.’

According to the judging committee, sustainability was a key consideration for almost all of the entries.

Chairman of the Amsterdam Innovation Award, Michelle Marshall noted, “that from all the 71 entries we saw this year it was clear manufacturers are really thinking more carefully about the solutions they develop in terms of how they fulfill their customers’ needs – with more ability to tailor solutions for example.

“It’s encouraging to note the increasing use of web-based solutions, which until now the cleaning sector has been largely slow to adopt. Sustainability has been a key consideration for almost all of the new product entries we have seen in this year’s Amsterdam Innovation Award. This reflects how deeply these values have become embedded in the industry as a whole.”

The Category winner – Machines, accessories and components was Karcher’s B 80 W, an 80-litre walk-behind scrubber dryer designed for areas between 1500 and 3000 square metres. Simplicity and time saving are the key criteria for any user when purchasing a machine such as this, and the B 80 W meets those needs.

One of the features that impressed the judges most was the intelligent RFID key system. This consists of three different keys with different levels of authorisation – there is one for the operator, one for the supervisor/facility manager and one for the service technician. All necessary data is stored and memorised on each user’s key, so the operator is comfortable with the machine very quickly, the risk of errors minimised and training time reduced.

The Category winner – Cleaning Management and Training Solutions was Alpheios’s Infection Prevention Monitor (IPM). It offers hospitals and other healthcare institutions a practical insight into how they are dealing with protocols for infection prevention, and how the risk of cross-contamination can be avoided in their buildings. Independent hygienists carry out inspections using the IPM app on an iPad, then provide a full report along with advice as to how performance can be improved.

The system is said to go well beyond hygiene and cleaning – it also covers the handling of patients, wound care, the state of the building, medication and food handling. The system is module based so users can decide which areas should be measured, and to what extent. In developing this system the judges felt Alpheios is addressing a key area of modern hygiene practice.

Visitor’s Choice winner

For the first time, the visitors had a chance to vote for their favorite nominee. They selected category winner Alpheios with their IPM as winner of this year’s competition.

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