Innovations, Trends & Technology

Clean Up With Automation

By |2024-01-05T22:20:11-06:00February 12, 2020|

Amazing new smart technologies have taken the world by storm, and this time, the cleaning industry is not merely struggling to keep up, but in many instances, setting the innovation pace. The cleaning industry is already among the largest users of robotics, and it does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The cleaning ...

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The Evolving Distribution Industry

By |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00February 2, 2020|

The distribution industry is changing—actually being reshaped—before our very eyes. For instance, did you know that Uber and Lyft are now considered part of the supply chain in the United States and in parts of Europe? Some predict that, in terms of profits, their role in supply chain logistics in key areas of the world ...

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IEHA and The W. Edwards Deming Institute

By , |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00January 30, 2020|

Welcome to the first installment of the IEHA-Deming Institute Success Series—a collaboration between IEHA, a division of ISSA founded in 1930, and The W. Edwards Deming Institute®, founded in 1993 to carry on the work of W. Edwards Deming. The series provides IEHA members with tools for success through the application of the Deming System ...

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Facing the Next Pandemic

By |2024-01-05T22:20:06-06:00January 21, 2020|

Pandemic: An infectious disease outbreak with global implications. A pandemic is coming, and we are not ready. Experts across the globe agree it’s not if, but when. Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within six months—and says we should prepare for it as we do for war.1 Laurie Garret, a ...

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New Year, New You: How Mentoring Can Benefit Your Career

By |2024-01-05T22:20:06-06:00January 20, 2020|

Are you ready to boost your career this year? Considering January is National Mentoring Month, it’s a great opportunity to utilize a tried and true professional growth tool: mentoring. Professional mentoring connects an experienced person (the mentor) with another (the mentee) to work together and enhance the mentee’s knowledge and skillset. Establishing a professional mentorship ...

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And the Winning Number Is… Zero!

By |2024-01-05T22:19:54-06:00September 25, 2019|

Every smart company is interested in reducing its footprint on the earth by developing ways to reduce waste and preserve resources for future generations. It’s the right thing to do—and it’s good business: Research proves today’s purchasers want to buy from companies that use sustainable processes in their day-to-day business. This drive to be more ...

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Charlotte Products: Driving Innovation Through Collaboration

By |2024-01-05T22:19:54-06:00September 24, 2019|

For more than three decades, Charlotte Products has been developing, formulating, and manufacturing solutions and products for the cleaning industry. The company was an early adopter of sustainability, something that is ubiquitous throughout the commercial cleaning landscape today. Charlotte Products launched its Enviro-Solutions® line of green-certified solutions in 1994, a time when the sustainability movement ...

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The AACEM/ISSA Autonomous Cleaning Survey Part 2

By |2024-01-05T22:20:00-06:00September 18, 2019|

In part one of this article series, we learned that end-users in the commercial cleaning industry—building service contractors, in-house service professionals, and facility/property managers—have varied perceptions and adoption of autonomous cleaning equipment. For the purpose of the survey that ISSA and AACEM produced earlier this year, we defined autonomous cleaning equipment as equipment that enables ...

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GBAC and Microbial Warfare

By |2024-01-05T22:19:55-06:00September 16, 2019|

We are Microbial Warriors™. While we may not recognize it, each day we respond to situations that involve biological or infectious disease agents. Experts warn that we are not ready to keep the United States—and the world—safe from the next pandemic. Global health experts such as Bill Gates, former World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret ...

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Benchmarking Laundry

By |2024-01-05T22:19:48-06:00July 1, 2019|

You are tasked to “benchmark” your laundry operations and make them more efficient and profitable. You are not allowed to spend a bunch of money to buy the needed numbers and math was not your “best” subject. This article is for anyone who: Needs to improve their operation, or Needs some solid data to compare ...

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