Bissell, more than 140 years of history

Bissell

Bissell is a American brand, still not very well known in Spain, but leader in cleaning solutions in its country of origin, with a market share that is around 20%. It currently has 2.500 employees and a turnover close to 800 million dollars annually.

Bissell Analysis

Bissell History

The company It has a long history, since it was born in 1876. Its founder, Melville Bissell, developed a sweeping machine to clean the crockery store he ran with his wife.

A few years later, it opened its first factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in less than a decade, it began its international expansion, having great success in the United Kingdom, thanks to Queen Victoria, who wanted her palace cleaned with the new invention.

At the end of the 1.000th century, it produced XNUMX carpet sweepers each day, and expanded its product range with other devices, such as vacuum cleaners (which were also invented at the end of the XNUMXth century) and carpet washing machines.

The company has demonstrated that You can have a history of more than 140 years thanks to the manufacture of quality products designed for users..

In 1979, it presented its first carpet cleaning machine, which had a self-contained tank, so it did not have to be connected to any water outlet. Finally, carpet cleaning at home was possible. In the following years, they continued to bring highly successful products to the market, such as the PowerGroom, their first upright vacuum cleaner.

Now entering the XNUMXst century, the company decided to take advantage of the experience accumulated in home cleaning to create specific products for homes with pets. Thus, in 2001, they launched their first device specially designed to clean animal stains, the SpotBot.

In 2004, it acquired a license to the Woolite brand, for carpet and upholstery cleaning products. This allowed him expand and improve your specialization in this area, designing specific solutions to clean hair and stains caused by pets. The combination of powerful and effective devices with cleaning products with specially designed formulations has achieved great effectiveness at the hands of Bissell.

Product range

The Bissell range includes multifunctional products, such as the CrossWave, stick vacuum cleaners that vacuum, mop and dry, which incorporate a version specially designed for homes with pets, the CrossWave Pet Pro, which is highly valued by its users. The cordless model is also very interesting, the Bissell CrossWave Cordless.

Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro

Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro

Bissell CrossWave Cordless

Bissell CrossWave Cordless

Also very interesting for the home is the Vac&Steam, a broom vacuum cleaner that also vaporizes, to effectively sanitize the home., and SpotClean, a range of stain removal devices, suitable for cleaning rugs and carpets, upholstery, vehicle interiors, etc.

In addition, Bissell has sled vacuum cleaners, traditional stick vacuum cleaners, handheld vacuum cleaners, as well as electric brooms, and even some wet-dry vacuum cleaner models, such as the MultiClean W&D Drum, highly appreciated by its users, for its robustness, power and good general functioning.

Bissell MultiClean W&D Drum

Bissell MultiClean WD Drum

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