Monthly Archives: March 2022

Envoy Solutions Acquires ATRA

By |2024-03-11T15:41:56-05:00March 25, 2022|

Envoy Solutions has purchased ATRA Janitorial Supply Co. Inc. The acquisition of the Pompton Plains, New Jersey-based distributor expands Envoy Solutions’ presence and product offerings in New Jersey and marks the company’s third purchase in the state this year. Financial details of the transaction, Envoy Solutions’ 11th acquisition since August 2021, were not disclosed.                “Highly-valued companies like ATRA ...

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Visit ISSA at NFMT Next Week

By |2024-03-11T15:41:55-05:00March 25, 2022|

ISSA is happy to be back on the road helping to change the way the world views cleaning   Come visit ISSA and our family of brands at Building Operating Management’s National Facilities Management and Technology (NFMT) Conference and Expo, March 29-31, 2022 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Representatives from our education, ...

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National Cleaning Week Is Not Just About Spring Cleaning

By |2024-03-11T15:41:55-05:00March 25, 2022|

National Cleaning Week is here! The week-long event organized by ISSA and supported by a cross-section of industry partners, takes place March 27 – April 2, 2022. Additionally, the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia have all declared Cleaning Week in their states. ...

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Purpose, Values, and Guiding Principles

By |2024-01-05T22:22:14-06:00March 25, 2022|

Acquiring and retaining workers is one of the many challenges all industries are facing now. The pandemic can bear some blame for this. But there are many reasons driving this. Among them is a new phenomenon that has been called The Great Resignation, where many workers are rethinking their jobs, taking a break, or pursuing ...

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Georgia-Pacific Facility Achieves Energy Star Certification

By |2024-03-11T15:41:54-05:00March 24, 2022|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO,  announced its Brewton, Alabama, production facility has been recognized as an Energy Star Facility by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Energy Star-certified manufacturing facilities are verified to be among the most energy efficient plants in their respective industries. Less than 100 factories in the U.S. received such certification ...

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FBG Services Announces New Brand Identity

By |2024-03-11T15:41:54-05:00March 24, 2022|

FBG Service Corp. has announced a new corporate identity and will now be known as FBG Facility Services. In addition to the name change, the organization has updated its logo with a more contemporary look and feel. The logo features a new tagline—more than clean—which is intended to better reflect the company’s full-service capabilities in ...

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IICRC Joins the Professional Certification Coalition

By |2024-03-11T15:41:53-05:00March 24, 2022|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) recently became an official member of the Professional Certification Coalition (PCC). Organized by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence and the American Society of Association Executives, the PCC seeks to advance the interests of individuals who rely on professional certifications to demonstrate proven credentials. The coalition is especially ...

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Global Biorisk Advisory Council Joins Global Health Security Agenda Consortium

By |2024-03-11T15:41:53-05:00March 24, 2022|

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced that it has joined the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Consortium, a volunteer association of organizations dedicated to helping make the world safe from infectious diseases. The GHSA Consortium Board of Directors has also voted for GBAC to join the Steering Committee. “We ...

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Government Support for the Cleaning Industry

By |2024-01-05T22:22:16-06:00March 24, 2022|

Since 2020, the United States federal government has appropriated more than US$4.5 trillion in COVID-19-related spending. The first round of spending included support for health care-related expenses like testing and vaccines, while other moneys were appropriated to help individuals in the form of enhanced unemployment, stimulus checks, and housing assistance. Other aid was targeted towards ...

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March/April Edition of ISSA Today Now Available Digitally

By |2024-03-11T15:41:52-05:00March 23, 2022|

The March/April edition of ISSA Today—now available in digital format for your desktop, smartphone, or tablet―helps you stay up to date on the latest cleaning industry and ISSA-member news. This month’s issue delivers the strategies you need for handling specific workforce challenges plus all the updates on the industry and your association. The March/April issue ...

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