Based in Bonn, Dr. Schutz Group makes floor-care and floor-renovation systems that help preserve the value of flooring worldwide. Its three core brands—Dr. Schutz, eukula and scratchnomore—cover professional and household care, including a long-established focus on parquet and cork through eukula and furniture glides that protect floors from scratches. The group develops and tests its systems at a Technikum opened in 2013 and produces in Hessisch-Oldendorf, supporting partners and customers through training and technical advice.
Ultra Shield ProductsUltra Shield Products manufactures and distributes floor-care products designed to protect and enhance floors in busy commercial and retail settings, with a particular focus on healthcare facilities. Its patented Burnishing Formula grew from cosmetic and pharmaceutical research and was tested over five years in working facilities, where floors reportedly avoided stripping during that period. The Bronx-based company also provides training materials and field case studies focused on reducing burnishing dust, maintenance frequency, and floor-care labor.BALDWIN, NY
Bonnit Brush, LLCBonnit Brush, LLC makes American-made floor-care tools that pair brushes with pads to clean the irregular surfaces that conventional flat pads miss. Invented by former janitorial contract cleaner Gary Borofsky, the company applies that idea to low-moisture carpet cleaning as well as its 3-D Grit Scrub and Grit Strip systems for commercial floors. Its tools are designed around a single motion, with the practical goal of reducing labor and drying time.FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA
TASKIFrom its 200,000-square-foot Toledo, Ohio facility, TASKI manufactures Swiss-engineered floor-care machines and related cleaning equipment for commercial and industrial facilities. The Solenis brand combines Swiss design and testing with U.S. production, and every machine is rigorously tested before leaving its factory. TASKI also supports its equipment with fleet-management technology, technical service, and parts shipped from Toledo.TOLEDO, OH
The Malish CorporationFounded in Cleveland in 1945, The Malish Corporation makes engineered brushes and floor-care tools, from rotary machine brushes to systems for restoring concrete and terrazzo. Now based in Mentor, the third-generation company combines U.S. brush manufacturing with plastics extrusion and manufacturing operations in Mexico and China, serving OEM customers and cleaning professionals on three continents. Jeff Malish, grandson of founders John and Pauline Malish, remains president and CEO.MENTOR, OH