Formulators have spent years working around VOC limits, trading off performance for compliance one ingredient at a time. A new solvent is designed to remove that compromise altogether. The solvents that clean well, carry fragrance and keep surfactants in check tend to be the biggest drag on a product’s VOC limit, and those limits keep ...
Every healthcare facility has its own cleaning challenges, and one of the most stubborn ones sits a few inches below the faucet. Sink drains and the P-traps beneath them hold a layer of biofilm that most environmental services (EVS) teams never see and few cleaning programs ever reach. George Clarke has spent years working on ...
A bed rail can pass a visual inspection and still carry organic residue. Environmental services teams know this, yet most hospital cleaning checks still come down to someone looking at a surface and deciding it seems fine. Kikkoman Biochemifa Company wants to replace that judgment call with a number. The company, part of the Kikkoman ...
Imperial Brady operates more than 3,000 trucks and boasts roughly 20 million square feet of warehouse space, with over 2,000 sellers serving customers across the United States and Canada. About 13,000 people receive paychecks from the company. When CEO Jason Tillis was asked to describe the operation in plain language, he kept it simple: “The ...
There is a point in every growing organization when a process that works well in one location becomes much harder to replicate across many. What feels manageable in a single building can become inconsistent across a large campus or portfolio of facilities. Processes begin to vary by location, shift or operator. Small differences in execution ...
Anyone who has stood beside a freshly wiped bed rail, waiting for a disinfectant to finish its work, knows how long a few minutes can feel. In a busy hospital, that wait competes with every other task on the shift. Clorox Purell ProCare is betting that shorter contact times will make a real difference in ...
Winning a healthcare cleaning contract can open the door to significant growth for a building service contractor (BSC). But after years of working in healthcare environmental services, I've learned that winning the contract and successfully operating it are two very different challenges. I've had the opportunity to view that challenge from multiple perspectives. I've worked ...
ISSA, the association for cleaning and facility solutions, is proud to introduce the third class of honorees in 2026’s ISSA Emerging Leaders Awards program. Talent that is delivering Two classes in, the mission has not changed. The program seeks out professionals under 40 who are pushing the cleaning industry in new directions, then spotlights them. ...
What gives the cleaning products industry staying power? It is not only the products on the shelf, but the stewardship behind them: responsible product development, scientific integrity, earned trust, shared knowledge and a willingness to work collaboratively with regulators for a system everyone can depend on. That stewardship is a form of leadership, exercised not ...
ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) as the first Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor for the Cleaning Technician occupation. This apprenticeship is the first nationally recognized registered apprenticeship for frontline cleaning workers and marks the first time the professional cleaning industry has entered the national ...
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