Automatic Floor Scrubbers from Advance Receive National Floor Safety Institute Product Certification

    MINNETONKA, MN, July 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Advance, a world-leading manufacturer of professional floor cleaning equipment, offers automatic floor scrubbers that meet the requirements for National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) product certification. The mission of the NFSI is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips and falls through education, research and standards development. Featuring multiple certified models, Advance automatic floor scrubbers allow for increased operator and facility safety.

NFSI product certification provides product manufacturers with the ability to have their products independently evaluated for wet slip resistance, while offering end-users relevant product information to make an informed buying decision. Through rigorous laboratory and field testing, products can achieve NFSI certification status, ensuring operators and building occupants are protected against potentially hazardous falls.

Completion and passing of high-level testing guarantees Advance automatic floor scrubbers offer users and building occupants increased safety during floor cleaning applications. With enhanced protection and high levels of productivity, Advance automatic floor scrubbers provide a safe, sustainable cleaning technology. NFSI certified automatic floor scrubbers from Advance include:

* Warrior w/EcoFlex System
* Adgressor w/EcoFlex System
* Condor w/EcoFlex System
* SC750
* SC800
* Advenger
* Adfinity

To view Advance's complete line of floor scrubbers, visit http://www.advance-us.com/products/scrubbers.aspx.

For more information about NFSI and product certification requirements, visit http://nfsi.org/.

Advance is a brand of Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. For more information on the Advance floor scrubbers, call 866-429-8175 or visit http://www.advance-us.com

About Nilfisk-Advance

Nilfisk-Advance is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional cleaning equipmet. With global company headquarters in Denmark, the company has developed professional cleaning equipment for over 100 years. Nilfisk-Advance has production facilities in North America, South America, Europe and China, has an extensive network of sales entities in 43 countries and is represented in more than 100 countries around the world. The company currently has over 5,000 employees worldwide, with global sales of over $1 billion USD in 2010. Its Americas headquarters are based in Plymouth, Minnesota.

About NFSI

The National Floor Safety Institute was founded in 1997 as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips-and-falls through education, research, and standards development. The NFSI is led by a fifteen-member Board of Directors representing product manufacturers, insurance underwriters, trade associations, and independent consultants.

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