Monthly Archives: November 2023

ISSA President Delivers Straight Talk on the Cleaning Industry

By |2023-11-29T14:22:20-06:00November 29, 2023|

In the latest edition of Straight Talk!, ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross gets to know 2021 ISSA President Steven Lewis. Lewis, who is president of Golden Star Inc., chats with Cross about his personal and professional life. He also discusses how ISSA helped confront the COVID-19 pandemic and offers some details on what the international ...

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EarthSafe Details Sales Team Appointments

By |2023-11-29T14:22:20-06:00November 29, 2023|

EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives has announced several appointments to the company’s sales team. Brian Spada has joined EarthSafe as area vice president of the company’s Mid-Atlantic region. Demetrio Amador has been named director of health care development. Additionally, EarthSafe has promoted Joseph Papagni from sales associate to area vice president of the Northeast region and Gabriella ...

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Belle Aire Creations Names New CEO

By |2023-11-29T14:22:21-06:00November 29, 2023|

Belle Aire Creations has appointed Stacey David CEO. Stacey was named vice president of sales in 2017 and has served as Belle Aire’s chief growth officer since 2019. In addition, the company’s board of directors has named founding partner Richard David president. “I know that I speak for everyone at Belle Aire Creations in thanking ...

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GBAC® STAR Accreditation Helps College Football National Championship Shine

By |2023-11-29T14:22:22-06:00November 29, 2023|

Nearly 16,000 fans will be able to attend Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium thanks in part to the facility achieving GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. Even though the country is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the 65,000-seat Miami, Florida, stadium ...

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Registration Now Open for ISSA’s 2021 Virtual Clean Advocacy Summit

By |2023-11-29T14:22:23-06:00November 29, 2023|

Registration is now open for ISSA’s virtual Clean Advocacy Summit, March 30-31, as part of National Cleaning Week. This first-ever ISSA event is presented in conjunction with the Independent Office Products & Furniture Dealers Association’s (IOPFDA) Workplace Solutions Summit. Now more than ever, government affairs impacts the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. Especially designed ...

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McMorrow Reports Acquires FMLink

By |2023-11-29T14:22:23-06:00November 29, 2023|

The McMorrow Reports has purchased FMLink Group LLC. McMorrow Reports’ acquisition of the digital magazine expands its content offerings in the facility management marketplace. The FMLink Group also publishes a general weekly newsletter and rotating topical newsletters. Per the terms of the deal, FMLink founder Peter Kimmel will serve as a strategic account manager, engaging ...

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IICRC Publishes New Standard for Hard Surface Floor Coverings

By |2023-11-29T14:22:23-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has published a new American National Standard ANSI/IICRC S220 Standard for Professional Inspection of Hard Surface Floor Coverings. ANSI/IICRC S220 details the nondestructive procedures, methods, and systems for professional inspectors to follow when inspecting light commercial and residential hard surface floor coverings. The standard covers stone, ...

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Hill & Markes Donates to Local Charity

By |2023-11-29T14:22:24-06:00November 29, 2023|

Hill & Markes Inc. has announced the company donated more than US$1,000 in funds and gifts to the City Mission of Schenectady during the 2020 holiday season. The contributions to the Schenectady, New York, nonprofit came from fundraising by Hill & Markes’ community cares merchandise store and individual donations from employees and company ownership. “As a ...

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Cleaning for Health: Sprinting to Scale

By |2024-07-16T21:04:40-05:00November 29, 2023|

As senior director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), I provide updates on where we are right now with Cleaning for Health initiatives, from workshops, legislation in play, cleaning verification, training, certification, and more. At the 2022 ISSA Show North America at McCormick Place Convention Center (a GBAC STAR® accredited facility) in Chicago, ISSA’s ...

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Cintas Raises $64K for American Cancer Society

By |2023-11-28T19:46:23-06:00November 28, 2023|

Cintas Corp. raised US$64,552 in support of the American Cancer Society and its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign. Last month, Cintas and its partners participated in 26 different Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events across the United States. Cintas supported the American Cancer Society’s campaign in a multitude of ways, including a companywide apparel ...

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