A wrap-up from the first day of CleanNZ, NZ's only dedicated cleaning industry trade event.

CleanNZ Expo, New Zealand’s only dedicated trade event for the cleaning and hygiene industries, was held on Wednesday, 9 May and Thursday 10, May, with more than 50 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services available in the local market.

Returning exhibitors to this year’s CleanNZ included Kärcher, Careerforce, Advance International Cleaning Systems, Whiteley Corporation, Tennant, Tork Professional Hygiene, Hako, Pacer, Glomesh NZ, Diversey, Nilfisk, Filta Cleaning Products and NZ Cleaning Supplies.

New exhibitors included P Lab Cleaning Solutions, Zero Impact, RapidClean, Clorox, Makita, The Restoration Group, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, BE Pressure, Coach8, AlorAir Australia, Megall Industires, R&J Batteries, Metrotest and iChem.

Show delegates also heard from leading local and international cleaning and restoration experts including Francesca Lipscombe, general manager of Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ); Francie Morgan, infection prevention and control nurse specialist; Abbie Reynolds, executive director of the Sustainable Business Council; Dr Agnes Zsednai, managing director of WoolSafe; Larry Carlson, industry manager of Pheonix Restoration Equipment and Peter Ralph, sustainability manager, Reclaim.

Day one concluded with a networking event sponsored by Kärcher NZ, followed by the BSCNZ’s CleanSweep Awards and gala dinner. INCLEAN NZ will report in more detail on CleanNZ’s education sessions and the key takeaway from the program’s presenters in the next edition of INCLEAN NZ magazine.

The gallery below showcases some of the highlights from day one.