Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 4th December 2025 Issue no. 1189
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CMS Berlin Purus Innovation Awards: finalists announced
CMS Berlin has revealed the finalists of the Purus Innovation Awards 2025. The 18 products/services, over the six competition categories, will be judged at the show in September and the winners announced.
It is interesting to note that CMS exhibitors submitted many entries in the new Robotics/AI category, which emphasises the growing influence of smart technologies in the cleaning industry.
In the first round of the selection process, the eight-member jury scrutinised and evaluated a total of 63 competition entries in terms of their outstanding innovative potential for everyday use and how well thought-out the overall concept is.
"This year's jury meeting once again offered the opportunity to take an in-depth look at a wide range of products and technologies," says
jury chair Tanja Čujić, member of the board of the Federal Guild Association of the Building Cleaning Trade and managing partner at Čujić Gebäudedienste GmbH.
“It was exciting to see which topics are currently in focus and how differently they are being implemented. The diversity of the submissions reflected the breadth of the industry and made it clear how committed people are to working on practical solutions. The professional exchange within the panel was just as valuable as the shared view of the submitted entries.”
The jury will select the winners in a second round of voting immediately before the start of the trade fair, with the Awards ceremony will take place at CMS Berlin on 23rd September as part of the CMS Welcome Evening. The finalists will also have the opportunity to present their innovations in a special way at the fair. For the first time, there will be thematically different innovation tours that will facilitate direct dialogue with trade visitors.
The finalists are:
Cleaning machines…
• Cleanfix Reinigungssysteme AG: Cleanfix Toro CAS
• MotorScrubber / Dryft: S-Motion Scrubber Dryer
• Wetrok AG: Spin Befree
Robotics/AI…
• Alfred Kärcher KG: Kira B 200
• Primech AI: Hytron bathroom cleaning robot
• Robovox Distributions GmbH: Robovox RV3
Equipment…
- Arcora International GmbH: FLEX-ON mop holder
- Emil Deiss KG (GmbH + Co.): Waste bag Re:Source Plus
- Miele Vertriebsgesellschaft Deutschland KG: Heat pump dryer - Dryer-dryer stack
Washroom hygiene…
• Diversey Deutschland GmbH OHG: Lesseau manual hand wash dispenser
• Ophardt Hygiene-Technik GmbH: Praesidio Fuel Cell - Disinfectant dispenser
• Tork - Essity Professional Hygiene Germany GmbH: Tork Xpress Compressed Multifold Hand Towels
Digital tools and systems…
• Miele Vertriebsgesellschaft Deutschland KG: Miele Move Connect
• PlanD: Paula - the AI assistant for building cleaners
• ToolSense GmbH: ToolSense 2024 (Version 2)
Cleaning agents…
• Dr Schnell GmbH & Co. KGaA: Milizid One
• Tana-Chemie GmbH: TawiPneo
• Wetrok AG: Novaline - Novafloor, Novasurf, Novascristal, Novasan forte, Novabowl
CMS Berlin is organised every two years by Messe Berlin GmbH and this year the event runs from 23rd – 26th. The supporting organisations are the Federal Guild Association of the Building Cleaning Trade (BIV); the Cleaning Systems Association of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA); and the Industrial Association for Hygiene and Surface Protection for Industrial and Institutional Applications (IHO).
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