Monthly Archives: November 2023

Straight Talk! With the 2021 Custodian of the Year

By |2023-11-29T14:27:06-06:00November 29, 2023|

Earlier this month, Mike Heiry was named Cintas Corp.’s 2021 Cintas Custodian of the Year®. The head custodian at North Allegheny Intermediate High School in Pittsburgh, Heiry earned 20% of the contest’s total votes cast for the 10 national finalists. Students and staff alike agreed that Heiry is part of the glue that holds everything ...

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Aramark Appoints CEO of Healthcare Division

By |2023-11-29T14:27:06-06:00November 29, 2023|

Aramark has appointed Bart Kaericher president and CEO of the company’s healthcare division. Prior to joining Aramark, Kaericher served as senior vice president of sales and marketing, retention, and strategic partnerships for Morrison and Crothall, divisions of Compass Group. Before his time with Compass, Kaericher spent more than a decade at B. Braun Medical Inc. ...

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Anago Cleaning Systems Expands in Texas

By |2023-11-29T14:27:06-06:00November 29, 2023|

Anago Cleaning Systems  has opened a new master franchise in San Antonio, Texas. The San Antonio franchise will be owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Erik and Emily Buttlar and will service a five-county area. Erik has more than three decades of retail experience, with the last 10 serving in executive leadership positions. "We are thrilled ...

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Six ISSA Members Ranked Among Fastest-Growing Franchises

By |2023-11-29T14:27:07-06:00November 29, 2023|

Six ISSA-member companies have been named to Entrepreneur magazine’s 2021 Fastest-Growing Franchises (Worldwide). The magazine’s annual list ranks 150 franchises across the globe based on the number of new franchise units added between July 2019 to July 2020. The ISSA-affiliated organizations included in Entrepreneur’s 2021 list are: Anago Cleaning Systems Jan-Pro Oxi Fresh Servpro Stratus Building Solutions Vanguard Cleaning Systems.

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Kristen Hadeed Discusses Upcoming NextGen Webinar

By |2023-11-29T14:27:08-06:00November 29, 2023|

Kristen Hadeed, founder of Student Maid, is the host of the upcoming ISSA NextGen webinar, “Leading Through the Post-Pandemic Phase” The webinar takes place June 16 at 12:00 p.m. CDT and is sponsored by Home Depot Pro. In the below video interview, Hadeed gives a preview of what attendees can expect from this two-hour webinar. She ...

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Kimberly-Clark Donates PPE and Cleaning Products to Schools

By |2023-11-29T14:27:09-06:00November 29, 2023|

Kimberly-Clark Professional recently donated more than 1 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning products to school districts across the United States. The donation, which consists of Kimberly-Clark Professional™ General Purpose Face Masks and Scott® brand wipes and sanitizers, will support more than 235,000 K-12 students, faculty, and administrators in nearly 400 schools across ...

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Reckitt Helps MLB Team Slam COVID-19 out of the Park

By |2023-11-29T14:27:09-06:00November 29, 2023|

Reckitt, parent company of Reckitt Professional, has been named an official partner of MLB’s Texas Rangers. The agreement calls for Reckitt’s team of microbiologists and disinfection experts to work with Rangers officials in determining high-touch spots throughout the team’s home ballpark, Globe Life Field. Reckitt will provide the Arlington, Texas, stadium with a supply of U.S. ...

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GBACtv Debut Examines COVID-19 Risk Management & Legal Liabilities

By |2023-11-29T14:26:40-06:00November 29, 2023|

GBACtv is a new webcast series produced by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, and ISSA Media. The debut episode features an expert panel of attorneys who dig into the legal issues that may potentially affect facilities, building owners, and managers.  Topics in this webcast include the legal implications and responsibilities facing ...

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Newell Brands 1st-Quarter Sales Climb 21%

By |2023-11-29T14:26:43-06:00November 29, 2023|

Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products, has reported first-quarter net sales of US$2.3 billion, up 21.3% from the same quarter last year. Newell’s normalized net income rose to $128 million, or $0.30 per share, up from $39 million, or $0.09 per share, a year earlier. The company’s commercial solutions division posted net sales of $471 million, ...

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ISSA Advocacy Recap—Draft OSHA Workplace Emergency Standard Under Review

By |2023-11-29T14:26:45-06:00November 29, 2023|

Welcome to the ISSA Advocacy Recap, our regular roundup of the latest public policy issues impacting the cleaning industry. This week’s recap touches on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reviewing a draft U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace emergency temporary standard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no longer prioritizing emergency ...

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