Monthly Archives: November 2023

OSHA Helps Keep Workers Safe + Sound

By |2023-11-29T14:29:46-06:00November 29, 2023|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is encouraging employers to observe Safe + Sound Week, August 9-15, to show their commitment to workplace safety. Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information on how to keep America’s workers safe. “Each year, millions of workers ...

Comments Off on OSHA Helps Keep Workers Safe + Sound

University of Arizona Recruits Aramark

By |2023-11-29T14:29:46-06:00November 29, 2023|

Aramark has been awarded a multi-year partnership with the University of Arizona Athletics Department. The agreement calls for Aramark to serve as the exclusive concessions operator at all University of Arizona sporting event venues and competition facilities. The deal will see Aramark expand cashless payment options throughout the school’s properties. Aramark will also improve the ...

Comments Off on University of Arizona Recruits Aramark

Ecolab Opens New Design Center

By |2023-11-29T14:29:46-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. recently opened the Ecolab Healthcare Advanced Design Center in Eagan, Minnesota. The state-of-the-art 22,000-square-foot facility will allow for Ecolab’s healthcare division to better collaborate with its medical device industry clients on infection prevention solutions and customized equipment drapes. The design center features a dedicated machine shop, design spaces, and a cleanroom. “The surgical equipment ...

Comments Off on Ecolab Opens New Design Center

Kaivac Appoints VP of Marketing

By |2023-11-29T14:29:47-06:00November 29, 2023|

Kaivac Inc. has appointed Keith Hartman vice president of marketing. Hartman has extensive experience in the facilities management market. He joins Kaivac from Cintas Corp., where he has spent more than 20 years in such leadership positions as director of sales and operations, director of training and development, and senior marketing manager. He succeeds longtime ...

Comments Off on Kaivac Appoints VP of Marketing

Sign up Now for CMM’s Free Restroom Care Webinar

By |2023-11-29T14:29:47-06:00November 29, 2023|

Don’t miss next week’s free one-hour restroom webinar from CMM on August 18—Rescue Your Restroom: Cleaning Tips for Your Toughest Challenges. Tod Stoneking, a facilities supervisor at the University of Utah, and Perry Shimanoff, founder and president of MC2 Management and Communications Consultants, will share best practices that will keep your facility’s restrooms sparkling clean ...

Comments Off on Sign up Now for CMM’s Free Restroom Care Webinar

ISSA Statement on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passed by Senate

By |2023-11-29T14:29:48-06:00November 29, 2023|

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684). The bipartisan 69-30 vote on the bill represented a breakthrough that has eluded Congress and presidents for years, despite both political parties identifying infrastructure as a priority. The package focuses on investments in roads, railways, bridges, and broadband internet and calls for US$550 billion ...

Comments Off on ISSA Statement on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passed by Senate

Veritiv Boosts 2nd-Quarter Sales 18%

By |2023-11-29T14:29:51-06:00November 29, 2023|

Veritiv Corp. has reported fiscal-second-quarter net sales of US$1.7 billion, an increase of 18% year-over-year. Veritiv reported a quarterly net income of $26.4 million, up from a net loss of $18.5 million in the prior year. Veritiv’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.69 and $1.62 respectively, compared to a loss for both basic and diluted ...

Comments Off on Veritiv Boosts 2nd-Quarter Sales 18%

Sodexo Sends Its Robots off to College

By |2023-11-29T14:29:52-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo has announced a new partnership with robotic delivery company Kiwibot. The agreement calls for Kiwibot to deploy its fleet of delivery robots to three Sodexo-serviced universities: New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles; and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Students at the three colleges can now ...

Comments Off on Sodexo Sends Its Robots off to College

Global Demand for Disinfectants and Antiseptics Predicted to Increase

By |2023-11-29T14:29:53-06:00November 29, 2023|

A report from market research firm Fact.MR predicts that the global antiseptic and disinfectant market will reach US$160 billion by 2031, expanding at a 21% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next decade. The market is expected to close at $24 billion by the end of 2021, with a CAGR of about 6% registered ...

Comments Off on Global Demand for Disinfectants and Antiseptics Predicted to Increase

USS Lexington Museum First Aircraft Carrier in the World to Receive GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation

By |2023-11-29T14:29:54-06:00November 29, 2023|

Visit Corpus Christi, a Destination Management Organization located in the Gulf Coast Capital of Texas, has embraced a new standard of cleanliness with GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council®, (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. Multiple businesses, facilities, and attractions in Corpus Christi have achieved the accreditation for outbreak prevention, response, and ...

Comments Off on USS Lexington Museum First Aircraft Carrier in the World to Receive GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation