1870-1944: Carving out a Niche
Evolving from a frontier business to a cottage industry, Tennant claims new cleaning territory, files its first patent and moves from manual to mechanized sweeping.
1945-1979: Sweeping Transformations
World War II redefines industrial America and Tennant strikes out in new directions, pursing distant markets, the service business, vacuumized sweeping – and its initial public offering.
1980-2003: Growing Bigger, Stronger, Smarter
Quality initiatives, process improvements and global acquisitions lead to our greenest horizons ever – along with industry recognition for environmental leadership.
2004 and beyond: Inventing the Future
Tennant will extend its legacy of leadership and innovation into the future, expanding markets, finding better ways to satisfy customer needs and delivering value to it stakeholders.
