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

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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RJ Schinner Ranked Among the Most Successful Private Companies on Deloitte’s 2026 Wisconsin 75

By |2026-10-07T12:38:20-05:00October 7, 2026|

RJ Schinner has announced that it has again ranked on the Deloitte Wisconsin 75, a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based upon sales revenue, moving up to 39th on the list, for 2026. To be eligible for Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75 recognition, companies must have a majority ownership (50+ percent) by an ...

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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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ISSA Elects New 2027 Board Members

By |2026-10-07T10:46:42-05:00October 7, 2026|

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions, is pleased to announce the individuals elected to serve on the 2027 ISSA Board of Directors, which will be led by ISSA President John Swigart of Spartan Chemical Co., Inc. 2027 Officers Vice President/President-Elect: Mercer Stanfield, Brame Specialty Co., Inc. Executive Officer: Kim Price, ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry ...

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Stratus Clean Earns Top Industry and Customer Honors as 2026 Momentum Continues

By |2026-10-06T11:01:02-05:00October 6, 2026|

Stratus Clean, the leading commercial cleaning company and fastest growing franchise, is adding three new honors to its 2026 run. The brand has been named 226 on the Franchise Times 2026 Top 400, climbing from No. 228 last year. At the franchisee level, Lee and Amy Cantres, Master Franchise Owners for the Atlanta South territory, ...

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