Monthly Archives: November 2023

CMI Congratulates Recent Supervisor Boot Camp Participants

By |2023-11-29T14:29:20-06:00November 29, 2023|

ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) would like to congratulate attendees of its most recent Supervisor and Management Boot Camp. In a transition from remote learning, 16 cleaning industry professionals from across the country met in Baltimore for the course. The two-day boot camp is designed to sharpen both technical and soft skills involved in cleaning, ...

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Essity Teams With UN to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

By |2023-11-29T14:28:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

Essity has joined a United Nations (UN) Foundation Cross-Industry Expert Working Group on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Established in 2020, the UN’s council is a first-of-its-kind international group composed of private sector AMR experts and organizations involved in antimicrobial stewardship. Essity will collaborate with other group members to develop global policies and best practices, share research and technology, ...

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ABM Reaches Settlement in Overtime Suit

By |2023-11-29T14:28:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

ABM has entered a written settlement in the class action lawsuit ABM Industries Overtime Cases currently pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The case, originally filed in 2006, relates to a legacy timekeeping system ABM has not used since 2013. The agreement calls for ABM to admit no wrongdoing and ...

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OSHA Extends Comment Period on Emergency COVID-19 Standard

By |2023-11-29T14:28:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard (ETS) to August 20. According to OSHA, the extended commenting period will allow for additional input from stakeholders. Currently, most states have approved plans to help protect workers from contracting COVID-19 on the job but ...

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Sodexo Extends Deal With West Virginia College

By |2023-11-29T14:28:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo has secured a 16-year contract extension with Alderson Broaddus University (AB) in Philippi, West Virginia. The deal calls for Sodexo to oversee food service operations at the 89-year-old private university. Per the terms of the contract, Sodexo will invest US$1 million to renovate the university’s dining center, including updating the facility’s HVAC system, purchasing ...

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ISSA & RGX Cross Border Trade Experts Partner to Launch Market Consulting Services

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

ISSA, in partnership with RGX Cross Border Trade Experts, today announced the launch of ISSA Market Consulting Services. This new service was developed to help cleaning industry companies sustain growth by exploring new customer networks and building partnerships across international markets. ISSA Market Consulting Services are designed to help cleaning industry companies explore international markets, ...

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Sodexo Expands Food Service Offerings

By |2023-11-29T14:29:01-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo has acquired restaurant aggregator and catering provider Foodee. Established in 2011, Foodee provides corporate meal planning and catering options in 14 cities across North America. The platform will expand into additional markets, including New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal, within the next year. Financial details of Sodexo’s purchase were not disclosed. “We are excited ...

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P&G Supports COVID-19 Relief in Singapore

By |2023-11-29T14:29:01-06:00November 29, 2023|

Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO), recently donated 300,000 care packs to the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) in Singapore. P&G’s donation, valued at more than US$2.2 million, includes personal health and hygiene items as well as cleaning products. MWC will distribute the care packs to the city’s migrant worker population. ...

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Hydro Systems Expands Product Offerings

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

Pump Solutions Group® (PSG), an operating company of Dover Corp., has completed its acquisition of Dositec Sistemas.  Hydro Systems Co., a division of PSG, previously served as an exclusive supplier of Dositec in North America. The purchase expands Hydro Systems’ offerings of dispensing systems for laundry, foodservice, and commercial cleaning operations. Financial terms of the ...

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ISSA Members Saluted for Disability Hiring Initiatives

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

Nine ISSA-member companies have been listed among the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” according to the 2021 Disability Equality Index (DEI). In compiling the seventh-annual list, Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) surveyed more than 300 Fortune 1,000-size companies on their efforts to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities ...

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