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1900s The beginning
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P.A Fisker, the founder of Nilfisk, joined the Copenhagen School for Electro Engineering in 1898. With his life savings and some old tools, he moved to Copenhagen in 1906 to start his far-sighted production of small electric motors in a backyard workshop. He later formed a partnership with an old colleague, H.M. Nielsen, to form "Fisker & Nielsen". |
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Cleaning was hard work at the beginning of the 1900s. Back then, carpets and rugs had to be dragged outside, beaten and brushed to get rid of the dust. The idea of being able to suck dust up instead of just moving it from one place to another by the use of cloths and brushes was simply brilliant! |
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The first electrically-powered vacuum cleaner was developed around 1900. Due to its size and complexity to operate, this new invention often had to stand outside the building with the hose passed into the room through the window and was operated by a minimum of four people. |
| A huge break through came when electricity was introduced into houses. The cables provide power to towns and villages alike, often supplied by Nordisk Kabel & Tråd in Denmark, now known as NKT and the owners of Nilfisk-Advance today.
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