Innovations, Trends & Technology

Deal Yourself in for ISSA/INTERCLEAN in Las Vegas

By |2024-01-05T22:18:00-06:00September 1, 2015|

Hundreds of suppliers and thousands of potential product purchasers will be at ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America this year to meet with jansan distributors. So where will you be this October 20-23? Here’s what Jason Miller, sales executive, North American Corp. says: “This industry is all based on relationships. People do business with people they like and ...

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Bet on ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2015

By |2024-01-05T22:18:02-06:00September 1, 2015|

Thousands of your peers will be at ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America this year. Have you registered to attend yet? Rated one of the Top-100 trade shows in the United States by The Gold 100, ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2015 takes place October 20-23, 2015, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The event will feature ...

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Five Tips to Help Distributors Embrace Advanced Technology

By |2024-01-05T22:18:00-06:00July 7, 2015|

In the coming years, we anticipate that more jansan distributors will become very high-tech. Increased use of technology is one way some distributors are going to prove their added value to end customers and compete with mega-retailers that are trying to make inroads into this industry. For example, some forward-thinking suppliers are already using software ...

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Making E-Procurement E-Z

By |2024-01-05T22:17:58-06:00June 2, 2015|

Many jansan distributors and contract cleaners have likely heard the term e-procurement, and some might be using some form of this technology right now. However, with large online retailers viewing the business-to-business (B2B) world—and specifically the professional cleaning products and equipment market—as their next gold mine, distributors owe it to themselves, their customers, and the ...

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Make the Frontline Shine

By |2024-01-05T22:17:57-06:00April 7, 2015|

I attend a lot of trade shows. As an ISSA employee, I spend a good amount of time representing the industry and speaking with our members at events such as NFMT, BOMA, APPA, and IFMA—and the list goes on. One of the questions I hear most often is, “How can help train frontline cleaning professionals?” ...

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Backpack Vacuums: Front and Center

By |2024-01-05T22:17:56-06:00March 27, 2015|

The professional cleaning industry is now witnessing the beginnings of an entirely new generation of backpack vacuum cleaners. The huge amount of time, effort, and resources being put into manufacturing and machines is a pretty solid indication that manufacturers expect the selection of backpack vacuum cleaners to increase in the years to come. Backpacks have ...

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The New Carpet Era

By |2024-01-05T22:17:54-06:00February 3, 2015|

While carpeting may not be as popular in some settings as it was a couple of decades ago, that does not mean that the carpet industry has not been evolving to address changing needs and lifestyles. Facility managers, building service contractors, and carpet cleaning technicians are likely to see some changes beginning this year and ...

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The New ISSA.com – What’s in It for You

By |2024-01-05T22:17:53-06:00December 1, 2014|

As you probably have noticed by now, ISSA.com has received quite the makeover. The new, revamped website launched about a month ago and is the result of more than a year of development by the ISSA web team. Not wanting to give the site a simple facelift, the ISSA team met with and listened to ...

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Keeping Chemicals Part of the Carpet Cleaning Equation

By |2024-01-05T22:17:49-06:00November 2, 2014|

Cleaning professionals involved in carpet care may not always pay sufficient attention to the chemicals they’re using. For example, years ago, a middle-aged woman hired a professional carpet cleaning company to clean her home using the extraction method. The woman left for a few hours to allow the carpet to dry. When she returned, she ...

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Reduce Costs and Enhance Supply-Chain Accuracy

By |2024-01-05T22:17:21-06:00June 25, 2013|

Information-gathering systems and analytical tools have received little attention from the media. Yet a recent Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey found that these tools are expected to become increasingly important in both the jansan market and many related supply-chain industries. The survey, conducted during in the summer of 2012 and published in January 2013, asked 318 directors, ...

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