Monthly Archives: May 2026

ISSA Launches Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Professional Certification Program

By |2026-05-28T14:08:29-05:00May 28, 2026|

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, today announced the launch of the ISSA Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Professional Certification (HEHP), a comprehensive, three-tier training program designed to build a consistent framework of environmental hygiene standards for in-house healthcare environmental services teams and any healthcare professionals who hold accountability for cleaning, disinfection, and patient care. ...

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Autonomous Cleaning Needs More Than Autonomous Machines

By |2026-05-28T08:23:00-05:00May 27, 2026|

Autonomous cleaning has moved past the demo-day novelty stage, but the gap between a robot that runs and a program that works keeps widening. At ISSA Show North America, it was noted that about a dozen companies showed up with robotic floor equipment. A year later, that number was creeping up to 50. The technology ...

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ISS secures seven-year partnership with West Sussex County Council in the UK

By |2026-05-27T09:44:40-05:00May 27, 2026|

ISS, a leading global workplace experience and facility services company, has been awarded a new contract by West Sussex County Council to deliver high-quality, inclusive, and sustainable school meals across the county. The contract has an annual value of approximately DKK 100 million. Under the agreement, ISS will provide approximately 25,000 meals per day to ...

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ABM Earns First-Ever 4-Star Vets Indexes Rating, Marking Third Consecutive Year of Recognition

By |2026-05-26T09:21:46-05:00May 21, 2026|

ABM (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, today announced it has earned a 4-Star Employer designation in the 2026 VETS Indexes Employer Awards. This is the Company’s first 4-Star rating and third consecutive year of recognition, reflecting ABM’s continued progress in supporting veterans and the broader military-connected community. The award ...

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Hospeco Brands Group Brings Expertise to Private Labeling for Chemicals

By |2026-05-26T09:21:29-05:00May 21, 2026|

With a broad range of chemical formulations and deep segment knowledge, Hospeco Brands Group delivers high-performance solutions tailored for demanding environments—including industrial, automotive, aviation, marine, and large-scale manufacturing operations. Products are supported by a nationwide production network to help ensure consistent quality and supply. Strategically located manufacturing and distribution centers across North America allow Hospeco ...

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The Obsolete Salesperson

By |2026-05-20T15:59:47-05:00May 21, 2026|

For decades, outside sales ran on a simple formula: get in the car, visit customers, build relationships, grow business. That model served distributors and manufacturers well. But the landscape of B2B selling has shifted dramatically, and Dave Kahle, founder of Kahle Way® Sales Systems, isn’t sugarcoating what that means for the salespeople still operating the ...

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Women Who Lead

By |2026-05-21T10:54:53-05:00May 21, 2026|

The cleaning and facility services industry is changing—and women are driving much of that change. From the factory floor to the C-suite, women are filling leadership roles across manufacturing, distribution, building service contracting, and everywhere in between. At a recent roundtable conversation, Lauren Belskie, marketing operations manager at Imperial Dade; Ashley Fubini, vice president of ...

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Are You a Sustainablist?

By |2026-05-21T10:48:55-05:00May 21, 2026|

We have economists. Scientists. Physicists. Artists. Each of these “-ists” represents more than a job title. They signal a way of thinking, a discipline, and a commitment to applying knowledge responsibly in the real world. Sustainability deserves the same level of clarity and credibility. That’s why I want to introduce—and intentionally coin—a new word: sustainablist. ...

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Smarter Cleaning Decisions

By , , |2026-05-20T15:38:13-05:00May 20, 2026|

Our research has found that people who are responsible for cleaning buildings extensively use Google to make “informed” or “smarter” decisions. We also found that people are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to “make or assist in decisions” about the procurement and use of cleaning products. We have an ongoing research question: Will people ...

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Physical AI and the Next Chapter of Productivity

By |2026-05-20T11:13:10-05:00May 20, 2026|

The cleaning industry is entering a new era, one that can best be described as the rise of physical AI. If artificial intelligence (AI) has traditionally been understood as software that analyzes information, predicts outcomes, or generates recommendations, physical AI goes a step further. It brings intelligence into the real world through machines that can ...

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