Monthly Archives: November 2023

Ecolab Recognized for Commitment to UN Global Compact

By |2023-11-29T14:31:02-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. has been named a Global Compact LEAD participant for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with more than 12,000 participating companies in 160 countries. Ecolab is one of only 37 organizations to receive LEAD participant recognition. The company achieved the ...

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Spartan Adds Safety Manager

By |2023-11-29T14:31:02-06:00November 29, 2023|

Spartan Chemical Co. Inc. has appointed Luis Santiago environmental health and safety manager. Santiago joins Spartan from the City of Toledo Fire Department in Toledo, Ohio, where he served for the last 34 years. For the past seven years, Santiago was the department’s fire chief, overseeing a budget of US$73 million and a staff of more ...

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Global Tissue Market Poised to Top $57B by 2026

By |2023-11-29T14:31:03-06:00November 29, 2023|

A report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) predicts that the global market for tissue and hygiene products will reach US$57.5 billion by 2026, expanding at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next five years. The study credits the growth in the market to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ...

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ISSA LARU – Tell Congress to Retain the Employee Retention Credit

By |2023-11-29T14:31:03-06:00November 29, 2023|

Welcome to the ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update (LARU), our biweekly roundup of the latest public policy issues impacting the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. This update touches on a possible early end to the federal Employee Retention Credit, an opportunity to double your impact with the ISSA Advocacy Fund, new federal COVID-19 vaccine ...

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Diversey Opens New Research Center

By |2023-11-29T14:30:42-06:00November 29, 2023|

Diversey opened a new Innovation Zone Research and Development Center earlier this week. The facility, part of Diversey’s corporate headquarters campus in Fort Mill, South Carolina, houses the company’s research and development test centers in one centralized location. The Innovation Zone includes Diversey’s analytical; formulation; microbiology; and dosing, dispensing, and application labs. “We’re incredibly excited ...

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September 2021 CMM Digital Edition Out Now

By |2023-11-29T14:30:43-06:00November 29, 2023|

The September issue of CMM magazine is now available digitally through cmmonline.com. This month’s issue delivers a sneak peek at what is in store at ISSA Show North America 2021. You’ll also find some important cleaning chemical safety reminders, questions you should answer before you hire new workers, and ways to properly clean luxury vinyl ...

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Get Ready for International Housekeepers Week

By |2023-11-29T14:30:43-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sunday marks the start of International Housekeepers and Environmental Services Week (IHW), which takes place September 12-18, 2021. IEHA, a division of ISSA, has served as the official sponsor of IHW since it was first established in 1981. Celebrated annually during the second full week of September, IHW offers a terrific opportunity to pause and ...

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ISSA LARU—Tell Congress to Pass a Healthy Workplace Tax Credit

By |2023-11-29T14:30:43-06:00November 29, 2023|

Welcome to the ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, our biweekly roundup of the latest public policy issues impacting the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. This update touches on an opportunity now to potentially pass the Healthy Workplace Tax Credit in Congress, strengthening the cleaning industry by supporting the ISSA Advocacy Fund, Illinois as the ...

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Biden Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Large Employers, Federal Workers

By |2023-11-29T14:30:44-06:00November 29, 2023|

All  organizations with 100 or more employees would have to require that their workers be vaccinated or undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing under a new plan announced by U.S. President Joe Biden to curb the spread of the pandemic. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans to issue ...

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Betco Seeking to Expand Through Acquisitions

By |2023-11-29T14:30:44-06:00November 29, 2023|

Family-owned specialty chemical and equipment manufacturer Betco® Corp. announced that it is actively seeking opportunities to diversify and acquire culturally aligned businesses. Betco has enlisted the help of Pursant, an Illinois-based investment banking firm. Pursant has started proactively exploring the interest of companies that could supplement Betco’s existing business and benefit from the economies of ...

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