Monthly Archives: October 2026

Kärcher Shines a Light on the People Behind Our Everyday Moments

By |2026-10-13T16:15:21-05:00October 13, 2026|

As Thank Your Cleaner Day takes place on 14 October, Kärcher is encouraging people to recognise the 1.51 million people working across the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste sector. The UK’s wider cleaning, hygiene and waste sector contributes nearly £72 billion to the economy and employs 1.51 million people, around five per cent of the ...

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ISSA Residential Announces 2026 Professional Image Award Winners

By |2026-10-13T11:19:06-05:00October 12, 2026|

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 ISSA Residential Professional Image Awards: Professional Cleaner of the Year Award Presented by PerfectCLEAN and Office Team Member Award. The Professional Image Awards recognize outstanding individuals in the residential cleaning community who demonstrate dedication, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence. ...

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Building Companies and Opening Doors: Meet the Two ISSA VEO Visionario Award Winners

By |2026-10-12T10:11:59-05:00October 12, 2026|

Building a successful cleaning company is one accomplishment. Keeping it growing year after year is another. Helping other people build their own futures along the way is what the ISSA VEO Visionario Award was created to recognize. Nancy Galván, founder and CEO of Unica Enterprises in Dallas, and Veronica Vidal, founder and CEO of Custom ...

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The Half-Life of Expertise: Why Learning Matters More in the Smart Building Era

By |2026-10-12T10:17:57-05:00October 12, 2026|

Continuous learning helps facilities and cleaning professionals make better decisions about smart building technology. As sensors, robotics and artificial intelligence change how services are delivered, teams need enough digital understanding to assess suppliers, use operational data and judge whether an investment improves performance. Why smart building skills need updating There was a time when expertise ...

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Where Cleaning Performance Meets Purpose: Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions at SEPAWA Congress 202

By |2026-10-09T16:15:17-05:00October 9, 2026|

The company will showcase innovative ingredient technologies, formulation expertise, and sustainable cleaning solutions that balance performance, consumer expectations, and environmental considerations across home care and industrial cleaning applications. Sepawa Congress 2026 October 15-17, 2026 Berlin, Germany - Estrel Congress Center Stand D546-548 What’s new at Sepawa Congress 2026? Attendees are invited to connect with Univar ...

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How to Turn Government Contracts Into Growth

By |2026-10-09T10:41:49-05:00October 9, 2026|

Eric Marceleño went to work for his wife’s janitorial company in February 2016. He didn’t wait until morning to start working. “The night that I was hired, we got immediately to work, stayed up to about two or three in the morning, contacting contracting officers by email, text and just trying to market the company, ...

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ISSA’s Emerging Leaders Bring Real Stories and Practical Insights to ISSA Show North America

By |2026-10-10T05:09:50-05:00October 8, 2026|

Two years after ISSA named its inaugural class of Emerging Leaders, honorees are returning to the ISSA Show North America (register here) show floor to discuss what that recognition set in motion. Ashley Butler, vice president and general manager of GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, and Konstantin Ekelman, sales director at Imperial Brady, share ...

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From Custodian to CEO: A Family Legacy Built on Showing Up

By |2026-10-08T10:55:47-05:00October 8, 2026|

In 1985, fresh out of Santa Clara University, Ernesto Moreno told his father he would be a janitor. Armando Moreno had spent 35 years as an educator and school administrator, and he believed deeply in higher education. His answer is now part of family lore: “If you are going to be a janitor, be a ...

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Leverage, Language and a Bigger Table

By |2026-10-07T12:25:44-05:00October 7, 2026|

Victor Lizano has spent more than 30 years in financial services, much of that time working alongside small and medium-sized businesses as a banker, mentor and advisor. Today he applies that experience to the cleaning industry as co-owner and general manager of Amazing 360 Commercial Services, LLC, the Indianapolis-area company he runs with his wife. ...

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