Monthly Archives: November 2023

Spartan VP Named Chair of HCPA Board

By |2023-11-29T14:22:50-06:00November 29, 2023|

William Schalitz, vice president of research and development for Spartan Chemical Co. Inc., has been appointed chair of the board of directors for the Household Commercial Products Association (HCPA). Schalitz has been with Spartan since 1993, when he joined the company as a microbiologist responsible for formulating novel antimicrobial cleaning solutions.  “The HCPA board of ...

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Softbank Teams With BOMArobotics

By |2023-11-29T14:22:50-06:00November 29, 2023|

SoftBank Robotics has entered into a strategic partnership with BOMArobotics, a division of Boma NV. The deal calls for BOMA to offer SoftBank’s Whiz industrial cobotic vacuum sweeper to its facility management and cleaning contractor clients in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. “We always look to work with forward-thinking cleaning solutions providers that are ...

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4M Adds New Regional Vice President

By |2023-11-29T14:22:51-06:00November 29, 2023|

4M Building Solutions has promoted Steve Gray to regional vice president. Gray has been with 4M for 38 years, beginning his career with the company as a floor technician. He most recently served as a regional manager. “Steve represents the best of who 4M is—a leader driven by character, compassion for his family, and a relentless pursuit ...

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P&G Reports 2nd-Quarter Sales Increase

By |2023-11-29T14:22:51-06:00November 29, 2023|

Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional, has reported a fiscal-second-quarter revenue of US$19.7 billion, an increase of 8% from a year earlier. The company reported an operating income of $5.4 billion, up 20% from $4.5 billion a year earlier. Net sales for P&G’s health care divisions increased 9%, while sales in its beauty ...

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Straight Talk! Examines the New Administration’s Impact on the Cleaning Industry

By |2023-11-29T14:22:51-06:00November 29, 2023|

Almost immediately after U.S. President Joe Biden was inaugurated this week his administration went to work establishing executive orders and other legislation to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In this edition of Straight Talk!, Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, director of the Global Biorisk Advisory CouncilTM (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, discusses the effect of these federal regulations on ...

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Sodexo Laces Up Deal With Adidas

By |2023-11-29T14:22:53-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo has been awarded a three-year facilities management contract with Adidas. The multi-million-dollar contract, which contains an option for a two-year extension, calls for Sodexo to provide the athletic shoe and apparel manufacturer with a range of services at four Adidas locations in England, including the company’s North Europe headquarters in Stockport, Facilities Management Journal ...

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Geerpres Appoints VP of Global Sales

By |2023-11-29T14:22:54-06:00November 29, 2023|

Geerpres Inc. has appointed Lee Sherrell vice president of global sales. Sherrell joins Geerpres from Kutol Products Co., where he served as a national accounts manager. Prior to his time with Kutol, Sherrell served in sales leadership positions with Sierra Soft Corp. and the Deb Group. “Lee’s extensive distribution relationships, proven track record, and experience in ...

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SC Johnson Donates to Children’s Charity

By |2023-11-29T14:22:55-06:00November 29, 2023|

SC Johnson, parent company of SC Johnson Professional, has donated US$145,000 to international  charity Save the Children. The nonprofit will use the donation to fund COVID-19 relief efforts for vulnerable children in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. The donation is a continuation of SC Johnson’s ongoing support of Save the Children. Last year the company ...

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ISSA Advocacy Recap—Executive Order Seeks Stronger OSHA Workplace Safety Guidance

By |2023-11-29T14:22:55-06:00November 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 U.S. President Joe Biden signing an executive order intended to strengthen federal workplace safety guidance, the Thirteenth Antimicrobial Workshop, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granting an emergency exemption for the ...

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Straight Talk! on ISSA’s Recent Government Advocacy Efforts

By |2023-11-29T14:22:55-06:00November 29, 2023|

In the latest edition of Straight Talk!, ISSA Director of Government Affairs John Nothdurft takes time out from his busy schedule to update viewers on the association’s latest advocacy efforts. Nothdurft recaps the US$900 billion pandemic-aid bill passed late last year and how ISSA worked to ensure the cleaning industry’s needs were included in the ...

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