Saturday, August 8, 2015

Nilfisk WAP and KEW- A Brief History

Nilfisk WAP and KEW- A Brief History

 

WAP

 Founded in 1957 WAP was one of the first major cleaning equipment manufacturers in Germany. Nowadays Germanyis synonymous with cleaning equipment excellence with well known brands like Karcher, Ehrle and Kranzle.

Since it was founded WAP developed into a major player in pressure washer and vacuum cleaner production and was instantly recognisable by its mustard/ orange coloured covers on its cleaning equipment. In 1999 WAP joined the ALTO group. As mentioned the quality of WAP machines like the AQUA meant that many are still going strong almost 15 years after that acquisition, and are likely, with the right care, to go on performing strongly. Spares for your WAP, KEW and Alto pressure washers and vacuums are still available through Nilfisk dealers.

KEW

In 1971 KEW Technology Industries was founded as one of the early pressure washer and cleaning equipment manufactures in Denmark. Like WAP KEW was very recognisable by its light blue covers on its machines. It was responsible for scaling down a pressure washer traditionally used on ships and rigs into a small machine that was perfect for home use. The result was the KEW Hobby, an incredibly robust machine that is still being used and serviced to this day.

 The reputation forged by machines like the Kew Hobby gave the brand a reputation for quality. Other popular hot water machines like the 15A2v,  1602v and 40HA and cold water machine like Dynamic, Professional, 30CA and 02K. Kewmade acquisitions of cleaning equipment manufactures like Clarke and Maxxi before themselves being bought out by Alto, who were later acquired by Nilfisk Advance.

Nilfisk

Founded in Denmarkin 1906 by Peder Andersen Fisker and Hans Marius Nielsen and originally called Fisker & Nielsen, the company started by making electrical components for drilling machines and ventilators amongst other item likes motorbikes. In 1910 a patent on a vacuum cleaner was taken out and this product quickly became a success and outsold everything else, by 1954 this was the core of the business with over one million vacuum cleaner being sold.

 These days Nilfisk Advance are a specialist supplier of all cleaning equipment from pressure washers to scrubber cleaners and of course vacuums. Having absorbed the Alto Group, who in turn had taken over KEW and WAP, the now ‘ Nilfisk Advanced Group’ were truly a world beater in commercial and domestic cleaning machinery. Now with 5000 employees’ world wide and sales in 43 countries Nilfisk Advanced produce quality machines like P150 and E140 vacuums like the Attix and scrubber and sweepers like BA 651 and SM 800.

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