Monthly Archives: November 2023

Allied Universal Acquires Millard Group

By |2023-11-29T14:32:15-06:00November 29, 2023|

Allied Universal, parent company of Allied Universal Janitorial Services, has acquired The Millard Group. Allied Universal’s purchase of the Lincolnwood, Illinois-based commercial cleaning provider expands the company’s custodial offerings and client base. Financial terms of the transaction were not announced. “I am very excited to add a high-quality company like The Millard Group into the Allied ...

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Georgia-Pacific Honored by American Forest and Paper Association

By |2023-11-29T14:32:16-06:00November 29, 2023|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO, recently received two sustainability awards from the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA). Georgia-Pacific received the 2021 AF&PA Leadership in Sustainability Award for Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction for its Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong® bath tissue. In producing the tissue, the company uses a manufacturing technology that saves 30% more ...

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Ecolab Facility Achieves Gold LEED Recertification

By |2023-11-29T14:32:17-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. announced that its campus in Naperville, Illinois, has achieved Gold recertification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building program. The suburban Chicago property serves as the headquarters of Ecolab’s Nalco Water division and includes more than 700,000 square feet of office and laboratory space. The 76-acre Naperville campus ...

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Sodexo Names New CEO for Healthcare Division

By |2023-11-29T14:32:17-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo has appointed Stuart Winters CEO of its U.S. Healthcare division. Winters has been with Sodexo since 2005. He had served as CEO of the company’s healthcare division in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 2018. In a related move, Philip Leigh has been tabbed as his successor. He joins Sodexo from ISS where he ...

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IICRC Adds Honorary Board Member

By |2023-11-29T14:32:17-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification’s (IICRC) board of directors has elected William (Bill) Luallen as an honorary board member. Luallen is technical director for XL North, a division of Textile Rubber and Chemical Co. He currently serves as the IICRC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) chair of the Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician (CCMT) Committee ...

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Kimberly-Clark Reports Rise in 3rd-Quarter Revenue

By |2023-11-29T14:31:57-06:00November 29, 2023|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, reported third-quarter revenue of US$5 billion, an increase of 7% from one year ago. Kimberly-Clark also reported a quarterly net income of $479 million, or $1.39 per share, a slight decrease from $483 million, or $1.38 per share, for the same period last year. Net sales in the company’s Kimberly-Clark Professional segment ...

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Industry Loses Former Deb Canada Managing Director

By |2023-11-29T14:31:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

William "Bill" Marks, former managing director of Deb Canada, passed away October 18, 2021. He was 74 years old. Marks was born December 27, 1946, in Brampton, Ontario. He began a career in sales after graduating from Ryerson University, working for such organizations as Colgate-Palmolive Co. and BP plc. In the early 1980s, Marks joined ...

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IICRC Announces New Board of Directors

By |2023-11-29T14:31:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has elected its 2021-2022 board of directors and 2022 executive committee. The institute’s 2022 board of directors executive committee consists of: Carey Vermeulen, chairman of the board Joe Dobbins, chair-elect Kevin Pearson, immediate past chairman Mark Drozdov, second vice president Lonnie McDonald, third vice president Robert Pettyjohn, ...

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ISSA Advocacy Seeks Your Input

By |2023-11-29T14:31:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

In order to best represent the interests of the cleaning industry at the federal and state government levels, ISSA’s Advocacy division is seeking the input of professionals across the supply chain. Your response to ISSA Advocacy’s important survey will help guide ISSA's position on public policy issues, aid the association in advocating on behalf of ...

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Ecolab 3rd-Quarter Sales Jump 10%

By |2023-11-29T14:32:00-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. has reported third-quarter net sales of US$3.32 billion, an increase of 10% from $3.01 billion one year earlier. Ecolab’s second-quarter profit climbed from $246.2 million, or $0.85 per share, one year ago to $324.5 million, or $1.12 per share. Sales in the company’s global institutional division increased 18% to $1.07 billion while its ...

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