As sustainability initiatives have taken hold across corporate structures, companies have turned their attention to getting as much water as possible out of shipping and storing the cleaning chemicals they use to maintain facilities. More water means more weight. Shipping less water benefits everyone along the supply chain. It reduces packaging, carries less freight cost, ...
Visitors and residents in Boston can now find original artwork created by local high school students permanently on display in some of the city’s most recognizable locations, including Faneuil Hall, Boston City Hall and the Johnson Community Center in Mission Hill. The custom designs appear on XLERATOR® and ThinAir® hand dryer covers as part of a collaboration ...
Our world and our industry are rapidly changing. So is ISSA. When I stepped onto the stage at ISSA Show North America 2025, I felt the energy, momentum, and optimism of an industry that continues to evolve. This show marked a significant milestone for ISSA—and for me personally—as we embraced our refreshed identity: The Association ...
In a market crowded with SKUs, private labels, and fast-moving disruptions, Hospeco Brands Group is attempting something simple: Make buying easier. The Cleveland-rooted company—whose family of legacy brands stretches back more than a century—has spent the past several years stitching acquisitions, manufacturers, and distributor-facing product lines into a single operating company designed to serve jansan, ...
The Housekeeping Olympics Goes Viral The 2025 Housekeeping Olympics at ISSA Show North America became a viral sensation, generating more than 50 million views across major media platforms, including coverage from CNN, Inside Edition, and others, capturing worldwide attention and spotlighting the skill, speed, and teamwork of cleaning professionals. Catch up on the excitement at ...
For professionals dedicated to safer health care environments, the word conference doesn’t always capture the full picture. But the Healthcare Surfaces Institute Annual Summit—a two-day gathering May 5-6, 2026, at the ISSA global headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois—lives up to its billing as something far more collaborative, more strategic, and more impactful than your typical industry ...
ISSA, the association for cleaning and facility solutions, hit 1,038,450 total views with its video programming in 2025, marking a major milestone in the association’s ongoing commitment to thought-leadership content, industry education, and engagement through its various digital media platforms. Throughout 2025, ISSA expanded its video strategy to serve its members and media professionals beyond ...
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) can deliver answers in milliseconds, it may feel as if the value of human inquiry is fading. But according to innovation specialist and author of Question to Learn, Joe Lalley, the opposite is true. Curiosity—real, active, five-year-old-level curiosity—is becoming one of the most important professional skills of our ...
When a building looks pristine on opening day, it is easy to assume the most challenging work is behind us. But for anyone responsible for long-term maintenance, the real test begins after the ribbon cutting—when gravity takes over, traffic patterns emerge, materials age, and cleaning professionals inherit the consequences of design decisions they did not ...
Here’s something nobody saw coming: The generation most skeptical of artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t the one who doesn’t understand it. It’s the one who understands it best. Every new technology faces resistance. The internet? A fad. Smartphones? Unnecessary. Social media? A waste of time. But tech skepticism has always followed the same pattern—older workers resisted, ...
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