Increased cleaning and disinfecting efforts by retail shops, restaurants, and other public facilities have paid off in increased consumer confidence. A new survey conducted by GP PRO found that almost half (48%) of respondents increased their participation in away-from-home activities in the previous 60 days. Of that group, 32% listed the efforts businesses have taken ...

ABCO Products Corp. has achieved supplier status with the National Service Alliance (NSA). NSA is a group-purchasing organization serving building service contractors and facility managers. As an NSA supplier, ABCO will offer its line of Green Seal GS-20 Certified mops and other cleaning products to the alliance’s members. “As we see more post-pandemic attention shifting back to providing green ...

Colgate-Palmolive Co. has reported second-quarter net sales of US$4.26 billion, an increase of 9.5% year-over-year. Colgate-Palmolive reported second-quarter operating profit of $995 million, or $0.83 per share, an increase of 5% from the same period last year. In North America, Colgate-Palmolive’s net sales dipped 21% while its European division increased sales 5%. The company’s Asia-Pacific segment saw ...

The board of directors for Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, announced the distribution of a regular quarterly dividend of US$1.14 per share. The dividend is payable on October 4 to stockholders of record on September 10. This represents the 49th consecutive year Kimberly-Clark has increased its dividend and the 87th straight year the company has paid a ...

Tennant Co. has reported fiscal-second-quarter sales of US$279.2 million, a jump of 27.5% on an organic basis from the previous year. The company posted a net income of $9.8 million or $0.51 per share, down slightly from $14.3 million, or $0.77 per share, a year earlier. Sales in the company’s EMEA division jumped 55.5% compared to the ...