2022 Innovation Award Winners

ISSA Show North America announced the recipients of the 2022 ISSA Show Innovation Awards at the McCormick Place Convention Center. The Innovation Awards program recognizes the latest advancements for the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning industry.

2022 Innovation of the Year Award


Gausium Robotics was honored with the Innovation of the Year Award for its All-in-one Floor Cleaning Solution 'Phantas' which boldly integrates 4 floor cleaning modes, which grants it unrivalled versatility and usability for cleaning spaces with different types of flooring, both hard and soft.

Gausium Robotics are redefining cleaning with Technology - Their autonomous robots automate cleaning tasks to achieve improved productivity and performance. The close collaboration between Gausium Robotics and IFSC has yielded unrivalled robotic solutions grounded on more than 100 years of combined domain expertise.

2022 Innovation of the Year Honorees

Unger Generation 2 nLITE Waterfed Pole by Unger

DMx - Smart Dosing for Enhanced Food Safety Compliance by Hydro Systems

The Cleani Automated Door Handle Disinfecting Device by Cleani/h4>

Cobi 18 Autonomous Floor Scrubber by ICE Cobotics

Rosie by Tailos

2022 Industry Choice Award Winners

Manufacturer Representative Choice Award

Clorox EcoClean™ Disinfecting Cleaner by Clorox Pro

Facility Service Provider Choice Award

Tork Clarity Hand Washing Foam Soap by Tork, an Essity Brand

Distributor Choice Award

ALLORGANIC® USDA Certified Organic Hand Soap by Charlotte Products

Residential Cleaning Choice Award

800 Ct Lysol® Surface Disinfecting Wipes Bucket and Refill Pack by Lysol Pro Solutions

2022 Environment & Sustainability Award


Sofidel Group was honored with the Environment & Sustainability Award for its unique dispensers made from recovered ocean plastic. The HyTech Seas dispensers are made from recovered ocean plastic to help build a better future for our planet. Sofidel recovers plastic fishing nets from the ocean, which are one of the main causes of ocean plastic waste and turns those into an injectable material. From there, the material is molded into the highly durable HyTech Seas dispensers. Sofidel’s Papernet brand HyTech Seas dispensers are available in three options: Hardwound No-touch Electronic, Hardwound No-touch Mechanical, Twin Jumbo Roll 7”..

The Sofidel Group is a world leading manufacturer of paper products for hygienic and domestic use. With its global headquarters in Italy, Sofidel has been offering its innovative sustainable paper products to U.S. customers since 2012. Sustainability is one of Sofidel’s core organizational values, and the company is a member of the UN Global Compact and the WWF Climate Savers program. The company began in 1966 by the Stefani and Lazzareschi families which still privately own it today.

2022 Environment & Sustainability Honorees

EasyDose™Laundry Detergent by Seventh Generation Professional, a Unilever Brand

Jet H2 Ultra by Byoplanet/Clean Republic