Tennant Company engages in designing, manufacturing, and marketing cleaning solutions worldwide. The company offers floor maintenance and outdoor cleaning equipment; chemical-free and other cleaning technologies; and coatings and related products for protecting, repairing, and upgrading floors and other surfaces. Its products are used to clean and coat surfaces in factories, office buildings, parking lots and streets, airports, hospitals, schools, warehouses, shopping centers, and other retail environments. The company also provides parts, consumables, and service maintenance and repair; business solutions, such as pay-for-use offerings, and rental and leasing programs; and water-based cleaning technologies that reduce the need for chemicals in the cleaning process. Tennant Company markets its products under the Tennant, Nobles, Green Machines, Alfa, and Orbio brands. The company sells its products to building service contract cleaners, end-user businesses, healthcare facilities, and schools, as well as local, state, and federal governments through direct sales and service organization, and a network of authorized distributors. Tennant Company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.