David Huml on labor market
From IDEAS ON DISPLAY - E14: Interviu cu Dave Huml, Președinte și CEO al Tennant Company · · ROFMA
“Increasingly labor is our customers' number one challenge and number one opportunity. There are fewer people that want to pursue this as a profession, fewer people available, more variability in how reliable they are and showing up, and obviously the cost is going up for labor for our cleaning people. At the same time, the customers' price expectation is under constant pressure. So you have these competing dynamics around labor.”
On , David Huml, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at TENNANT CO, spoke about labor market during IDEAS ON DISPLAY - E14: Interviu cu Dave Huml, Președinte și CEO al Tennant Company on ROFMA.
About David Huml
In a June 2025 interview, David Huml, President and CEO of Tennant Company, discussed the company's outlook for the Central and Eastern European market, describing customers in the region as "forwardlooking, very mature and knowledgeable" and "hungry for more knowledge." He stated that Tennant views the broader market as a favorable environment with potential for accelerated growth. Huml highlighted robotics as a key innovation, noting the launch of the X4 rover, and said the company is introducing new products at a "value price position" to reach customers who cannot afford Tennant's premium-priced equipment. Huml identified labor availability and cost as the primary challenge for customers in the cleaning industry, stating that "fewer people want to pursue this as a profession." He also said customers are seeking sustainability solutions, including net-zero emissions and product circularity. Huml urged the industry to embrace innovation, saying, "The future is now. We need to get started," and encouraged partners and customers to "imagine the brighter future" by working together on new approaches to cleaning.