Monthly Archives: November 2023

Latest OSHA Coronavirus Guidance Recommends Masks

By |2023-11-29T14:30:02-06:00November 29, 2023|

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance that recommends even fully vaccinated workers wear masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces. The updated guidance offers appropriate measures for protecting workers in higher-risk workplaces with mixed-vaccination status workers, particularly for industries where there is often ...

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Last Chance to Vote for America’s Best Restroom

By |2023-11-29T14:30:02-06:00November 29, 2023|

The deadline to vote for the winner of Cintas Corp.’s annual America’s Best Restroom® Contest is August 20. Established by Cintas in 2002, the annual award program honors nonresidential, publicly accessible restrooms that place hygiene and style at the top of their priority list and recognize the parallel between clean restrooms and customer retention. Cintas revealed ...

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Essity Enhances Recycling Capabilities of French Factory

By |2023-11-29T14:30:03-06:00November 29, 2023|

Essity has announced a US$12.9 million investment in the company’s Hondouville, France operations. The investment will be used to upgrade the recycling capabilities of the Northern France facility, increasing its beverage carton recycling capacity by up to 24,000 tons per year, Cleaning Hygiene Today Reports. The enhanced recycling system is targeted to be operational by early ...

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Newell Brands Post Quarterly Dividend

By |2023-11-29T14:30:04-06:00November 29, 2023|

Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.23 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend―$0.92 annualized with a yield of 3.61%—is payable September 15 to Newell Brands shareholders of record at the close of business August 31. About Rubbermaid Commercial Products Headquartered in Winchester, Virginia, Rubbermaid Commercial Products is ...

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ISSA LARU—Register for Cleaning Products: A Regulatory Update

By |2023-11-29T14:30:04-06:00November 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 an upcoming ISSA-HCPA regulatory workshop, the tight labor market that continues to challenge the cleaning industry, the possible early ending of the employee retention tax ...

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The Gold Standard in Cleaning Reaches Coast-to-Coast with GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation

By |2023-11-29T14:30:05-06:00November 29, 2023|

Facility service providers across the nation are the latest organizations to earn the prestigious GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council®, (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. The GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation provides third-party validation of a building service contractor’s cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention protocols and procedures. “The latest GBAC® STAR Service ...

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CCS Facility Services Expands in New Mexico

By |2023-11-29T14:30:05-06:00November 29, 2023|

CCS Facility Services, the first business in the world to achieve GBAC® STAR Service accreditation, has acquired Sparkle Maintenance Inc. CSS Facility Services’ purchase of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based contract cleaning service provider expands the company’s reach in the Western United States. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. “We could not be more ...

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ISSA Members Ranked Among Top Global Franchises

By |2023-11-29T14:30:05-06:00November 29, 2023|

Eleven ISSA-member companies have been named to Entrepreneur magazine’s 2021 Top Global Franchises list. To be included in the publication’s annual index, each company is evaluated on objective measures including financial strength and stability, growth rate, size of the franchise system, and international appeal. The ISSA-affiliated organizations included in Entrepreneur’s 2021 list are: Anago Cleaning Systems City ...

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Industry Loses Cintas Founder

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

Richard T. "Dick" Farmer, founder of Cintas Corp., passed away on August 4 at the age of 86. Farmer was born November 22, 1934. Throughout his childhood and high school years, he worked for his father in the family’s business, Acme Wiper and Industrial Laundry. Farmer graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1956 and enlisted in ...

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Imperial Dade Purchases Randik Paper

By |2023-11-29T14:30:07-06:00November 29, 2023|

Imperial Dade has acquired Randik Paper Co. Imperial Dade’s purchase of the Modesto, California-based Randik expands the company’s geographical footprint and client portfolio in Northern California. Randik is the 39th acquisition for the company under its current leadership of Robert and Jason Tillis, Imperial Dade CEO and president, respectively. Financial details of the private transaction were ...

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