{
  "icp": {
    "industries": [
      "Contract cleaners",
      "Retail",
      "Industry",
      "Transport / logistics",
      "Healthcare"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
  "proof": {
    "certifications": [
      {
        "id": "iso_9001",
        "status": "self_declared"
      },
      {
        "id": "iso_50001",
        "status": "self_declared"
      },
      {
        "id": "iso_14001",
        "status": "self_declared"
      },
      {
        "id": "ecovadis_bronze",
        "issuer": "EcoVadis",
        "status": "third_party_certified",
        "evidence_url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/sustainability/"
      }
    ]
  },
  "company": {
    "hq": {
      "city": "Stuttgart",
      "region": "Baden-Württemberg",
      "country": "DE"
    },
    "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/",
    "name": "Columbus",
    "domain": "columbus-clean.com",
    "founded": 1926,
    "same_as": [
      "https://de.linkedin.com/company/columbus-reinigungsmaschinen-g-staehle-gmbh-u-co-kg"
    ],
    "legal_name": "G. Staehle GmbH u. Co. KG",
    "description": "German manufacturer of professional floor cleaning machines, including scrubber dryers, sweepers, single-disc machines, vacuums, spray extractors, and autonomous cleaning robots, headquartered in Stuttgart since 1926."
  },
  "offerings": [
    {
      "id": "scrubber-dryers",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/scrubber-dryers/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Scrubber Dryers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Walk-behind and ride-on floor scrubber dryers with working widths from 460 mm to 1020 mm and solution tank capacities from 5 l to 200 l.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sweepers",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/sweepers/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Sweepers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Walk-behind and ride-on sweepers with working widths from 470 mm to 1450 mm and waste hopper capacities from 40 l to 150 l.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "single-disc-machines",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/single-disc-machines/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Single Disc Machines",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Single-disc floor machines from low-speed (140 rpm) to high-speed (1600 rpm) and excenter (up to 3000 rpm) variants, including thermopad and ex-protected models, working widths 400-500 mm.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "industrial-vacuums",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/industrial-vacuums/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Industrial Vacuums",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Dry and wet industrial vacuum cleaners with tank capacities from 13 l to 100 l and power ratings from 1.15 kW to 5.5 kW.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "commercial-vacuum-cleaners",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/commercial-vacuum-cleaners/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Commercial Vacuum Cleaners",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Upright dry and wet/dry commercial vacuum cleaners with capacities from 5 l to 78 l and working widths from 270 mm to 460 mm.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "spray-extraction",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/spray-extraction/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Spray Extraction",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Spray extraction machines for carpet and upholstery cleaning with tank capacities from 14 l to 50 l and spray pressures from 4 to 9 bar.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "escalators-walkways-cleaning",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/escalators-walkways-cleaning/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Escalators & Walkways Cleaning",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Escalator and moving-walkway cleaning machines (Step 110, Travel 600) combining brush scrubbing with suction recovery, with 15 l to 20 l solution and recovery tanks.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "autonomous-cleaning",
      "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/autonomous-cleaning/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Autonomous Cleaning",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Autonomous cleaning robots (SD 20, SD 45) with tank capacities of 20 l and 45 l, working widths of 430 mm and 500 mm, Li-ion batteries, and performance up to 1800 m2/h.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "amr",
          "applications": [
            "cleaning"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.columbus-clean.com/en/contact/",
    "email": "export@columbus-clean.com",
    "phone": "+49 711 95 44 – 960",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "demo",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
}