The Future of Carpet Care

The Future of Carpet Care

By |2024-01-05T22:17:37-06:00February 17, 2014|

During the last decade, many cleaning-industry professionals have noticed that facilities have shown a preference for installing hard surface floors instead of carpeting. A number of reasons may exist for this shift, including the belief that hard surface floors are easier to maintain and less expensive overall. Over the years, however, trends in floor coverings—as ...

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What You Need to Know About the FDA Rule on Antibacterial Soap

By |2024-01-05T22:17:36-06:00February 4, 2014|

After more than 20 years in the making, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sought to bring closure on its rulemaking regarding antibacterial hand and body soaps by issuing a proposed rule in the December 17, 2013, edition of the Federal Register, the official journal of the federal government of the United States. The ...

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ISSA/INTERCLEAN-The Cat’s Meow

By |2024-01-05T22:17:35-06:00February 1, 2014|

TomCat Commercial Cleaning Equipment’s first ISSA/INTERCLEAN® trade show was in 1999. The company had spent much of the previous decade designing and manufacturing sweepers and other cleaning machines for the industrial market, and was looking to branch out to the commercial cleaning market. “At the time, the decision to join ISSA and attend the association’s ...

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ISSA Member Profile: Ionic Systems Ltd.

By |2024-01-05T22:17:35-06:00January 31, 2014|

Founded in the mid-1980s by owner Craig Mawlam, Ionic Systems Ltd. manufactures The Reach & Wash® System, an external window and façade cleaning system. The company began as a window cleaning service provider 25 years ago before beginning to manufacture and provide training in safety equipment for abseiling off high-rise buildings. Reuben Reynolds, Ionic System’s ...

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Five Key Flu-Fighting Tips

By |2024-01-05T22:16:45-06:00January 30, 2014|

As you probably already know, flu season is here. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that a majority of the country is experiencing widespread influenza and more than 20 states are reporting high levels of influenza-like illness. What makes this flu season different is that for the first time since the ...

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ISSA Member Profile: Lynn Webster Consultants Ltd.

By |2024-01-05T22:17:34-06:00December 3, 2013|

Lynn Webster Consultants Ltd. (LWC) is a United Kingdom-based cleaning industry consultancy firm that prides itself on being a source of essential expertise for organisations operating in both facilities management and cleaning with in-house or contracted services. Lynn Webster, a 35-year veteran of the cleaning industry who served as national chairman of the British Institute ...

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IGEFA Handelsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG

By |2024-01-05T22:17:33-06:00October 1, 2013|

Founded in 1975, professional distribution group IGEFA Handelsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG has developed tailored solutions for the professional procurement of consumable and durable products. IGEFA is composed of six local, family-owned businesses that provide the foundation for more than 30 IGEFA branches in Germany and throughout Europe. IGEFA supplies a wide range of sanitation, ...

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Airplane-Acquired Infections: The Plane Facts

By |2024-01-05T22:17:29-06:00August 20, 2013|

As thousands of jansan professionals prepare to travel to Las Vegas, NV, for ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America 2013, November 18-21, some might be concerned about the possibility of getting sick. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year thousands of airline passengers and crew members contract some type of infection as ...

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ISSA Member Profile: The Polish Cleaning Chamber of Commerce

By |2024-01-05T22:17:24-06:00August 6, 2013|

The Polish Cleaning Chamber of Commerce (PIGC) was founded in 2008 as a continuation of the Polish Cleaning Association, the first national body representing the interests of the professional cleaning industry in Poland. Today, PIGC takes part in shaping the technological and economic changes in the industry by organising a number of events, including seminars, ...

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ISSA Member Profile: The Bulgarian Cleaning Association

By |2024-01-05T22:17:27-06:00August 6, 2013|

Founded in 2007, the Bulgarian Cleaning Association (BAC) represents 17 companies within the Bulgarian professional cleaning industry. The association’s members include distributors and manufacturers, all of which share the goal of growing and developing the cleaning industry in Bulgaria. BAC focuses on the importance of the industry and the responsibility cleaning professionals have to achieve ...

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