Nilfisk-Advance
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Nilfisk-Advance is one of the world's leading suppliers of professional cleaning equipment.
The company is headquartered in Denmark
, with sales companies in 43 countries and manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Mexico and the United States. It has approximately 5000 employees worldwide. Nilfisk-Advance’s core businesses are the supply of industrial and commercial cleaning machines and professional high-pressure cleaning equipment. Nilfisk-Advance also markets vacuum cleaner
s and high-pressure cleaners to consumers. The Nilfisk-Advance Group's main brands are: Advance, Clarke, Nilfisk, Nilfisk-ALTO, Nilfisk CFM and Viper.
Nilfisk-Advance was founded in Denmark in 1906 by Peder Andersen Fisker (1875–1975) and Hans Marius Nielsen (1870–1954) as Fisker & Nielsen. Originally the company produced electrical engines as the basic component in ventilators, kitchen elevators, drilling machines and, later on, the Nimbus
motorcycle. The real breakthrough came with the Nilfisk vacuum cleaner of 1910, which was revolutionary at the time in weighing merely 17.5 kilos. Fisker took out a patent on this invention and later bought out Nielsen. The vacuum cleaner became a big success, and the other engine products were gradually phased out. In 1954 a really big milestone was passed - by then the company had sold 1 million vacuum cleaners.
In 1989 NKT Holding
, listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
, bought Fisker & Nielsen. In 1994 the name was changed to Nilfisk A/S and in 1998 to Nilfisk-Advance A/S.
The company is headquartered in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, with sales companies in 43 countries and manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Mexico and the United States. It has approximately 5000 employees worldwide. Nilfisk-Advance’s core businesses are the supply of industrial and commercial cleaning machines and professional high-pressure cleaning equipment. Nilfisk-Advance also markets vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner, commonly referred to as a "vacuum," is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal...
s and high-pressure cleaners to consumers. The Nilfisk-Advance Group's main brands are: Advance, Clarke, Nilfisk, Nilfisk-ALTO, Nilfisk CFM and Viper.
Nilfisk-Advance was founded in Denmark in 1906 by Peder Andersen Fisker (1875–1975) and Hans Marius Nielsen (1870–1954) as Fisker & Nielsen. Originally the company produced electrical engines as the basic component in ventilators, kitchen elevators, drilling machines and, later on, the Nimbus
Nimbus
-General meanings:* Nimbus cloud, a cloud that produces precipitation* Halo , light or mist from an object* Halo , the disk or ring around the head of a sacred figure-Specific meanings:* Nimbus , A video game...
motorcycle. The real breakthrough came with the Nilfisk vacuum cleaner of 1910, which was revolutionary at the time in weighing merely 17.5 kilos. Fisker took out a patent on this invention and later bought out Nielsen. The vacuum cleaner became a big success, and the other engine products were gradually phased out. In 1954 a really big milestone was passed - by then the company had sold 1 million vacuum cleaners.
In 1989 NKT Holding
NKT Holding
NKT Holding is a holding company and industrial conglomerate with interests in cables and wires, cleaning equipment and high-pressure cleaners for both industry and private use, flexible pipelines for the oil and gas industry as well as optical components, lasers and crystal fibres.The company is...
, listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
Copenhagen Stock Exchange
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange or CSE is an international marketplace for Danish securities, including shares, bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial futures and options...
, bought Fisker & Nielsen. In 1994 the name was changed to Nilfisk A/S and in 1998 to Nilfisk-Advance A/S.