Bissell

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Field	Value
name	Bissell Inc.
logo	Bissell logo.svg
logo_size	150
image	Bissell Headquarters.jpg
image_caption	Headquarters of Bissell
image_size	220
type	Private
foundation
founder	Melville Bissell
location	Walker, Michigan, U.S.
key_people	Mark J. Bissell (President)
area_served	Worldwide
industry	Floor care
products	Vacuum cleaners (hand-operated and robotic), carpet cleaners, floor cleaners
revenue	$2.1 billion USD
num_employees	2,623 (2025)
homepage
footnotes
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Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan. The company is the number one manufacturer of floor care products in North America in terms of sales, with 20% marketshare.

History

Melville Bissell developed an early carpet sweeping machine to aid in cleaning the crockery shop he and his wife Anna owned and operated. The device was patented as the Bissell Carpet Sweeper in 1876. In 1883, Bissell built the company's first manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids. By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day.

Melville Bissell died in 1889 and his wife Anna took over as leader of the company. She served as the company president from 1889 to 1919 and chair of the board from 1919 to 1934.

Over the years the company expanded from manufacturing only mechanical sweepers to producing vacuum cleaners and carpet shampooers.

Today

In 2004, the company acquired a license for the Woolite trademark for all carpet and upholstery cleaning formulas for $62 million. It has also moved into the pet-care industry, manufacturing attachments and solutions designed specifically for cleaning up pet hair and stains. Whereas other competitors saw sales decline by numerous percentage points during the economic downturn, Bissell's sales remained steady. In 2009, they outpaced Hoover to take the number one position for floor-care sales in North America. Their top-selling carpet shampooer is Bissell ProHeat 2x Revolution Pet Pro which is the market leader as of 2020.

It was the title sponsor for the Bissell Pro Cycling Team. Bissell also has a pet foundation. With every purchase, it donates some percentage to the foundation to save pets, and grant money and assistance to various animal non-profits in all 50 states.

References

References

1. "Bissell Inc.".
2. Schroder, Gary. (April 17, 2009). "Bissell launches Smart Details line of brooms, brushes and dusters". [[The Grand Rapids Press]].
3. "[http://www.ci.walker.mi.us/Resources/MapsData/WalkerStreetMap.pdf Street Map]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110112115320/http://www.ci.walker.mi.us/Resources/MapsData/WalkerStreetMap.pdf Archive]) [[Walker, Michigan. City of Walker]]. Retrieved on December 25, 2012. The headquarters of Bissell Inc. are at B4, labeled as "Bissell"
4. ["Contact Us]"](http://www.bissell.com/contact-us/).
5. Crawley, Nancy. (January 31, 2010). "Success of Bissell is model for succeeding in Michigan, instead of abandoning state". The Grand Rapids Press.
6. "Our History".
7. Schorman, Rob. (April 2008). "Claude Hopkins, Earnest Calkins, Bissell Carpet Sweepers and the Birth of Modern Advertising". Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
8. "History of the Bissell Carpet Sweeper". Kent County Michigan Genweb Project.
9. (18 August 2020). "Bissell ProHeat 2x Revolution Pet Pro Reviews". Shelly Marcus.
10. Rogers, Neal. (February 11, 2008). "Road Warriors: Bissell takes on title-sponsor role".
11. "Bissell Pet Foundation".
12. "Our Work in Action".

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