News – Building Service Contractors

Sodexo Partners With The Leapfrog Group

By |2024-01-22T20:27:18-06:00January 22, 2024|

Sodexo has announced a strategic partnership with The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on healthcare safety. According to a press release, Leapfrog’s goal is to improve American healthcare by transparently reporting information on medical errors, accidents, and infections. As a partner with Leapfrog, Sodexo will provide advice ...

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Compass Acquires British Catering Firm

By |2024-01-22T20:25:06-06:00January 22, 2024|

Compass Group has agreed to purchase catering and hospitality services provider CH&CO Group Ltd. The purchase of the United Kingdom-based CH&CO is valued at more than US$603 million, including debt, making it Compass Group’s largest acquisition in Europe to date. According to Facilities Management Journal, the deal includes such CH&CO Group brands as Gather & Gather, ...

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ISS Extends Contract With Nordic Financial Services Group

By |2024-01-22T20:21:29-06:00January 22, 2024|

ISS S/A, parent company of ISS Facility Services, has been awarded a contract extension with international financial services provider Nordea Bank Abp. The five-year extension calls for ISS to provide catering, cleaning, security, and property management services to dozens of Nordea properties throughout the five Nordic countries. ISS has been contracted by Nordea since 1976. “Once ...

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Cintas Recognized for Road Safety

By |2024-01-19T21:37:27-06:00January 19, 2024|

Cintas Corp. has been named a recipient of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s (NETS) Road Safety Achievement Award for Overall Road Safety. The annual NETS Road Safety Achievement Award recognizes an organization for advancing the road safety of its employees, their families, and the communities where employees live and work. Cintas was recognized ...

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14 ISSA Members Among Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500

By |2024-01-19T21:34:01-06:00January 19, 2024|

Fourteen ISSA-member companies have been included in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2024 Franchise 500® Ranking. To be listed in the 45th-annual index, each company is evaluated on objective measures including financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of its franchise system, among other criteria. The ISSA-affiliated organizations included in Entrepreneur’s 2024 list include: Anago Cleaning Systems City Wide Franchise ...

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January/February Cleanfax Digital Edition Now Available

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

The Cleanfax January/February 2024 digital edition is now available online. This issue of Cleanfax, designed with cleaning and restoration businesses in mind, covers what you need to know about paying for leads and what you can do about it. You will also learn about rookie mistakes and how to avoid them, the best ways to ...

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European Cleaning Journal Launches 2024 Awards Program

By |2024-01-18T21:03:49-06:00January 18, 2024|

European Cleaning Journal (ECJ) has recently announced that the 2024 edition of the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will take place October 3, 2024, at SUD Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. ECJ’s seventh-annual awards program honors manufacturers, distributors, facility managers, and building service contractors for their contributions to the cleaning industry in Europe. Submission are now being accepted through April ...

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ISSA Launches New State Advocacy Leaders Program

By |2024-01-16T20:29:29-06:00January 16, 2024|

ISSA has announced the launch of a new State Advocacy Leaders (SALs) program to grow and strengthen its advocacy efforts. The SALs program is intended to further engage even more ISSA members in advocacy to further impact state and federal legislation important to the cleaning industry. “We’re excited to take ISSA Government Affairs to the ...

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Don’t Miss This Week’s FREE Facility Management Webinar

By |2024-01-15T20:26:10-06:00January 15, 2024|

Whether your facility is a university campus, a manufacturing site, or a corporate office, learn how the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles create an outstanding fan experience while welcoming over 70,000 fans per game to their world-class football stadium: Lincoln Financial Field. Facility Management Playbook: Improve Guest Experience with Football Season Strategies is a free webinar, being presented ...

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Winter 2024 Edition of Contractor’s Corner Now Available Digitally

By |2024-01-12T21:01:42-06:00January 12, 2024|

The Winter 2024 edition of Contractor’s Corner is available digitally from ISSA Canada. ISSA Canada’s quarterly publication is geared specifically toward the building service contractor (BSC) and in-house service provider markets. The Winter 2024 edition covers such topics as: Commercial cleaning and the way forward: ISSA’s Hygieia Network The art of meeting deadlines and staying on schedule A ...

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