News – Building Service Contractors

City Wide Expands Into Idaho

By |2023-11-28T19:41:42-06:00November 28, 2023|

City Wide Facility Solutions has opened a new office in Nampa, Idaho. Local entrepreneur Bob Bennett, a U.S. Army veteran and former business executive, will lead the branch, City Wide’s first in the state, reports Building Service Management. Prior to teaming with City Wide, Bennett spent more than two decades leading Fortune 300 organizations The ...

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ISSA Show North America Celebrates 2023 Innovation Awards Winners

By |2024-03-11T15:56:12-05:00November 16, 2023|

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America today announced the recipients of the 2023 ISSA Show Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program honors trailblazing companies in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning community. “As we celebrate 100 years of ISSA at this year’s show, it’s also important to look towards the future,” said Ed Nichols, ISSA ...

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Purchase a Piece of History at ISSA Show North America 2023

By |2024-03-11T15:56:08-05:00November 9, 2023|

Attending ISSA Show North America 2023? Be sure to visit ISSA at Booth #647 to purchase your copy of the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Official ISSA Cleaning Times: The Cleaning Industry’s Most Trusted Tasks, Tools & Workloading Resource. First released in 1963, this invaluable resource has been updated as a collaborative effort by ISSA ...

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Servicon VP Named to ISPE Board

By |2024-03-11T15:56:07-05:00November 9, 2023|

Stacey Wong has been named to the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) board of directors. Wong currently serves as vice president of strategic partnerships for Servicon. She has been with the company for more than 16 years, and in her current position, Wong is focused on developing new business partnerships in the life sciences ...

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IICRC Publishes Revised Floor Coverings Standard

By |2024-03-11T15:56:07-05:00November 9, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has released a newly revised ANSI/IICRC S800 Standard for Professional Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings (Second Edition, 2023). The IICRC S800 Standard, which has received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval, describes the procedures, methods, and systems to be followed when performing professional inspection of textile floor coverings ...

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Sodexo Names CEO of US Healthcare

By |2024-03-11T15:56:03-05:00November 7, 2023|

Sodexo has appointed Molly Matthews CEO for the company’s U.S. healthcare and seniors divisions. Matthews joined Sodexo in April 2022 as chief operating officer (COO) for the company’s healthcare division. Previously she was with Vizient, where she was senior vice president and general manager responsible for managing sales. She succeeds Stuart Winters, who is returning ...

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ISSA Submits Comments to DOL Opposing Overtime Proposal

By |2024-03-11T15:56:03-05:00November 7, 2023|

On November 6, ISSA submitted comments to Acting U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Julie A. Su opposing the department’s proposed changes to the criteria for the executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employee exemptions from the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the comment letter, ISSA Director of Government Affairs ...

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Don’t Miss Next Week’s ISSA Show North America 2023

By |2024-03-11T15:56:02-05:00November 6, 2023|

It’s not too late to register and be on hand for ISSA Show North America 2023— the annual tradeshow that brings together leaders from the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning communities—taking place November 13–16 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. At this year’s show, you'll find unique networking opportunities, 90 free educational ...

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ISSA LARU—DOL Should Withdraw Overtime Ruling

By |2024-03-11T15:55:57-05:00November 3, 2023|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on ISSA urging Congress to tell DOL to withdraw its overtime proposal, ISSA alerting EPA to PRIA5 implementation challenges, the NLRB announcing a new standard for union organizing, and ...

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