Tennant Co. TNC

What this company does

Tennant Company offers manual and autonomous mechanized cleaning equipment for industrial and commercial use, detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables, equipment maintenance and repair services, and business solutions such as financing, rental and leasing programs, and machine-to-machine asset management solutions. It has 11 global manufacturing locations and operates in three geographic areas: the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. It aggregates its operating segments into one reportable segment that consists of the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of products used primarily in the maintenance of nonresidential surfaces. It sells products directly in 21 countries and through distributors in more than 100 countries. As of December 31, 2025, it had 4,484 employees worldwide, of which approximately 40.4% are located in the U.S. Tennant Company was founded in 1870 by George H. Tennant and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Tennant was incorporated as a Minnesota corporation in 1909, having begun as a one-man woodworking business that evolved into a wood flooring and wood products company and, eventually, into a manufacturer of floor cleaning equipment.

Written from the business description in TENNANT CO's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 24 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.