The New Carpet Era

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 Capital Way of Distribution

By |2024-01-05T22:17:50-06:00December 1, 2014|

Tom Hanna founded Capital Sanitary Supply Co., Inc. in 1939, selling janitorial supplies, such as mops and buckets, detergent, hand soap, and wax, throughout the Des Moines, IA metro area. His first employee was Leyland Brown, who ended up purchasing the company from Hanna in 1966. Current Capital Sanitary Supply CEO Doug Ireland joined the ...

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Exhibiting is as Easy as A-B-C

By |2024-01-05T22:17:50-06:00December 1, 2014|

ABC Compounding Co., Inc. was founded in Atlanta, GA, by business partners Armistead, Belleisle, and Cooper in 1950. Over the years, the company changed hands and is now a privately owned family business that manufactures a variety of janitorial products under its AERO house brand and for private-label. The company joined ISSA in 1954 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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Keep Your Customers’ Online Reputations Clean

By |2024-01-05T22:17:48-06:00October 7, 2014|

In the age of the Internet , a business’s online reputation is more important than ever before. Oftentimes, a customer’s first stop after a dining or shopping experience is a social media channel or online review site such as Yelp. Unlike favorable online reviews, poor reviews spread quickly and can negatively impact business. Cleanliness complaints ...

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From Family House to Warehouse

By |2024-01-05T22:17:48-06:00October 1, 2014|

After spending years selling cleaning products for the same company he started with out of college, Philip Rosenau, was looking to make a big career change. So in 1957, he made the bold move of starting out on his own and forming his own janitorial supply distribution business—Philip Rosenau Co., Inc. in Philadelphia, PA. It ...

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ISSA Member Profile: Flash B.V.

By |2024-01-05T22:17:46-06:00September 30, 2014|

Founded in the Netherlands in 1964, Flash B.V. is an Oss, Netherlands-based private label manufacturer and supplier of nonwoven wipes, cloths, mops, and pads. The current form of Flash has existed since 1986, when Ruud van den Berge took control of operations as company CEO. Since then, Flash’s supply range has expanded from the Benelux ...

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ISSA Member Profile: All Care B.V.

By |2024-01-05T22:17:47-06:00September 30, 2014|

Founded in 1996, All Care B.V. manufactures and imports jansan accessories and dispensers to wholesalers and paper and detergents suppliers throughout Europe. Based in Veenedaal, Netherlands, the company has approximately 20 sales and development team members who work together to engineer innovative technologies that benefit end-users. All Care started out importing hand dryers and sanitary ...

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From the Jewelry Counter to the Janitor’s Closet

By |2024-01-05T22:17:45-06:00September 9, 2014|

Recently, a gentleman wanted to purchase a pair of earrings for a female companion. Knowing that she likes earrings, he went to a couple of shops looking for a suitable gift. The only problem was he knew nothing about earrings or what his friend might like. At most of the stores he visited, the salesperson ...

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