Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN, has completed its acquisition of Sociedade Alfa Ltda., maker of the Alfa brand commercial cleaning machines.
 
Sociedade Alfa Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil, with 2007 revenues of roughly $9 million, manufactures and sells commercial cleaning equipment that includes commercial ride-on scrubbers, ride-on sweepers and walk-behind scrubbers.
 
This is the second acquisition announced by Tennant Company in 2008. The company recently announced its acquisition of Applied Sweepers, maker of Green Machines® brand outdoor cleaning equipment, based in Falkirk, Scotland.
 
Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis, MN; Holland, MI; Uden, The Netherlands; Northampton, United Kingdom; and Shanghai, China; and sells products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries.