Since 1870 Tennant Company has been designing, manufacturing and selling quality products and services. Integral to our success is our corporate reputation for conducting business with high ethical standards and treating our employees, customers, suppliers and our environment with dignity and respect. Tennant's business integrity is rooted in our corporate Code of Ethics and compliance programs. The documents on this page set forth the basic requirements Tennant has for its suppliers in accordance with our legal and ethical standards. In addition you will find processes, procedures and forms to assist you in complying with our requirements.

Sustainability

• Learn more and review our Sustainability Report

Purchase Order

• General Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
• Purchase Order Reports

Standard Supplier Requirements

• Supplier Core Expectations
• Supplier Core Expectations (Chinese Version)
• Standard Warranty Terms
• Insurance Coverage Requirements
• Supplier Requirements Pursuant to Executive Order 11246

Supplier Quality

• Supplier Quality Manual
  • First Article Inspection Report, 740-02-15 Rev 3
  • Supplier Corrective Action, 740-02-20 Rev 4
  • Appearance Approval Request, 740-06-01 Rev 0
  • Supplier Deviation Request, 830-03-01 Rev 0
  • Supplier Design Acceptance (SDA), 740-07-01 Rev 3.1

Importing into the United States

• Importing into United States Manual
  • ISF - Data Element Definitions, 11.1
  • Sample Commercial Invoice, 11.2
  • Incoterms 2010, 11.3
  • Custom Compliance Contact List, 11.4
  • ISF (10+2) Data Sheet, 11.5

Other References

• Material Identification, External Suppliers, 740-02-22 Rev 4
• Packaging Specifications, External Suppliers, Rev 0
• Chemicals & Hazardous Products/Materials
• Country of Origin Determination

Tennant’s Open Purchase Order Report program is being migrated to an Excel friendly weekly report for our North American suppliers.  This program will replace reports that are currently transported by facsimile.  Tennant’s Open Purchase Order Report program is being migrated to an Excel friendly weekly report for our North American suppliers.  This program will replace reports that are currently transported by facsimile.  Open Purchase Order Report Facsimile transmissions will end on June 3, 2016.  The program will be completed in two phases.  The first phase will focus on migrating standard purchase orders to the new report format.  Phase two will address scheduling agreements.  Facsimile transmissions for scheduling agreements will continue to be sent until Phase two is completed. To receive the new report a general mailbox address for the supplier is preferred.

What's New

• Report Transport, delivered by email vs. fax
• Report Consolidation, all open standard orders
• Promise date listed
• Responses required on "Open POs" worksheet
• Return "Open POs" worksheet with responses to all listed Tennant buyers

Training

• User Guide