German Court Prohibits Kärcher from Spreading Disparaging Information
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 10, 2012--
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing
and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier
world, today announced that the Regional Court in Cologne, Germany, has
granted Tennant an interim injunction against Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co.
KG. The court’s decision, effective immediately, means that Kärcher is
no longer allowed to state that Tennant has weakened its ec-H2O™
advertising claims, and Kärcher must immediately remove all such
statements from the Internet. If future violations to the court’s
decision occur, Kärcher could be forced to pay a fine of up to €250,000
EUR (approximately $327,000 USD) to the German state.
Tennant sought and was granted the injunction after Kärcher refused
Tennant’s request to cease and desist in spreading false information
about Tennant’s ec-H2O advertising.
Commented
Chris Killingstad
, Tennant Company's president and chief
executive officer: “We are pleased with the court’s actions to halt the
spread of disparaging statements by a competitor. We stand behind our
ec-H2O technology and the many benefits that ec-H2O provides customers
worldwide.”
Tennant’s proprietary ec-H2O technology electrically converts water into
an innovative cleaning solution that cleans effectively, saves money,
improves safety and reduces environmental impact.
Company Profile
Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is a world leader in
designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a
cleaner, safer, healthier world. Its products include equipment for
maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments;
chemical-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies; and coatings
for protecting, repairing and upgrading floors. Tennant's global field
service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant has
manufacturing operations in Minneapolis, Minn.; Holland, Mich.;
Louisville, Ky; Uden, The Netherlands; the United Kingdom; São Paulo,
Brazil; and Shanghai, China; and sells products directly in 15 countries
and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more
information, visit http://www.tennantco.com.
Source: Tennant Company
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