Monthly Archives: October 2025

Brenntag Specialties and Synonym Partner to Launch the “Better with Bio” Program to Accelerate Bioproducts to Market

By |2025-10-31T09:59:58-05:00October 31, 2025|

Brenntag, the global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, and Synonym, the production platform for biomaterials, have announced a strategic collaboration to fast-track bioproducts to the global market. The partnership will off er end-to-end solutions to brands looking to integrate next-generation ingredients and formulations. The “Better with Bio” program will combine Synonym’s proprietary engineering solutions ...

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U.S. Green Building Council Appoints Colette LaForce as Chief Marketing Officer and Nancy Y. Nee as SVP of Product Management

By |2025-10-31T09:54:08-05:00October 31, 2025|

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading authority on green building and the global developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building program, announced that Colette LaForce has joined the organization as chief marketing officer and Nancy Y. Nee as senior vice president of product management. The new appointments come during ...

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2025 Ecolab Watermark™ Study Reveals Hidden Impact of Artificial Intelligence

By |2025-10-31T09:50:16-05:00October 31, 2025|

Ecolab, a global sustainability leader offering water solutions and services, today announced findings from its third annual Ecolab Watermark™ Study, which reports on water stewardship around the world. This year’s research highlights water’s connection to timely global trends, including new business opportunities from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer concern about its ...

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ISSA Show North America’s Innovative Leaders Program Announces Participants, Gausium Featured Among Top Products

By |2025-10-31T09:42:33-05:00October 31, 2025|

ISSA Show North America, the largest and most comprehensive event dedicated to the worldwide industrial, commercial, and residential cleaning and facilities industries, proudly shares the list of participants in the Innovation Industry Leaders Program. The Gausium Mira with Gausium Leaves has been recognized among the top products featured in the prestigious program. The Gausium Mira ...

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Find Your Perfect Customer

By |2025-10-31T09:36:23-05:00October 31, 2025|

Artificial intelligence offers companies a practical tool that many overlook: the ability to identify their ideal customer by creating detailed buyer "personas." A persona is a data-driven profile of your target customer. AI-generated personas use real-time data and behavioral insights to paint an accurate picture of someone who might hire you. "Most popular AI platforms ...

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Gausium Proudly Presents “Mira & Gausium Leaves”

By |2025-10-31T09:30:39-05:00October 31, 2025|

Gausium proudly presents “Mira & Gausium Leaves” as its entry into the ISSA Innovative Leaders Program — a powerful synergy of compact autonomous cleaning performance and sustainable cleaning intelligence. Mira: Compact Powerhouse for Smart Cleaning Mira features a pre-sweep function that simultaneously performs sweeping and scrubbing in a single pass, ensuring spotless floors in one ...

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Honoring a Legacy: Charles Wax Reflects on a Lifetime of Leadership, Innovation, and Service

By |2025-11-01T10:42:19-05:00October 31, 2025|

When you’ve spent more than 50 years helping shape an industry, the honor of being recognized with ISSA’s Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award carries a profound weight. For Charles Wax, former president and CEO of WAXIE Sanitary Supply, the award represents far more than personal recognition—it’s a celebration of a family legacy, a company culture built on service ...

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What is Commercial Cleaning? Industry Growth, Trends & Career Pathways

By |2025-10-30T13:22:52-05:00October 30, 2025|

What is Commercial Cleaning? Essential Insights for Businesses  When you walk into an office, school, hospital, or retail building, the environment’s cleanliness plays a critical role in health, safety, and overall impressions. Commercial cleaning is more than just making spaces look neat—it’s the foundation for building hygiene, safety, and operational excellence. If you’re interested in ...

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Leading With Heart, Purpose, and Service

By |2025-10-30T08:11:07-05:00October 30, 2025|

When the announcement came that Kathleen Albertson had been chosen as the recipient of the Jack D. Ramaley Industry Distinguished Service Award, she was genuinely surprised. “Lucy (Lee) from Cleaning for a Reason (an ISSA Charity program) called me and said she had nominated me,” Albertson recalled. “Then she sent me the nomination she wrote—and it had me ...

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Building Bridges Across an Industry

By |2025-10-29T13:50:46-05:00October 29, 2025|

For more than three decades, John Riches has been a fixture in the Canadian cleaning industry—a connector, a mentor, and a steady hand guiding relationships among manufacturers, distributors, and end users. This year, his lifelong dedication was recognized with the ISSA Manufacturer Representatives’ Distinguished Service Award, an honor celebrating those who have strengthened the industry through leadership, service, ...

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