Avmor, a 70-year-old manufacturer of chemical cleaning solutions and the largest manufacturer of professional cleaning products in Canada, will begin marketing its products through a select and limited number of distributors in the U.S. starting later this year.

According to Mike Sawchuk, chief business development officer for Avmor, the official announcement will be made at the upcoming ISSA/INTERCLEAN North American Tradeshow in Las Vegas.

“We are now looking for strategic alliances with select U.S. distributors and are offering exclusive territories throughout the country,” says Mike Sawchuk, chief business development officer for Avmor. “We see a lot of growth potential in the U.S. With the economies in both Canada and the U.S. doing well, now is the right time to be making this move.”

Sawchuk, who has worked directly with jansan distributors for more than twenty years, says the ultimate goal is to support growth in the U.S. of healthier, safer, and more effective cleaning products. Avmor has been planning this move to the U.S. for more than a year. During that time, the company made many changes in its operations, such as:

• Changing responsibilities of key leaders in the company.
• More Avmor products have been green-certified by leading certification organizations, including GREENGUARD, which puts greater emphasis on protecting indoor air quality than other green certification organizations.
• Used key floor finishes, both Green certified and traditional, UL 410 Certified for Slip Coefficient, and introduced a new line of floor care products designed to help prevent slip and fall accidents.
• Developed floorcare products specifically to help clean and maintain rubber and sheet flooring.
• Introduced new encapsulation and dehydration technologies designed specifically for carpet spotting, bonnet cleaning, and extraction, and can be used for tile and grout cleaning.
• Developed a black floor finish that can be used in postal operations, arenas, and other venues, as well as to help recover damaged floors.
• Added a new line of closed loop dispensing products and dispensers, ready-to-dispense systems, as well as other dispensing options.