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ISSA Launches Inaugural Emerging Leaders Awards

By |2024-05-20T15:00:29-05:00May 20, 2024|

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 ISSA Emerging Leaders Awards. The inaugural awards program is designed to recognize the brightest young talents from across the cleaning industry supply chain—manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, wholesalers, distributors, building service contractors, in-house service providers, residential cleaners, and associated service members—who are ...

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Essity to Open Research Facility in France

By |2024-05-16T20:27:47-05:00May 16, 2024|

Essity has announced plans to invest in a new global center for research and development (R&D) in Alsace, France. The new facility will focus on meeting the rising demand for branded tissue hygiene products in both the professional hygiene and consumer markets. The Alsace research center is located near Essity’s Kunheim, France, R&D facility, which has ...

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Imperial Dade Acquires Canpaco

By |2024-05-16T20:26:37-05:00May 16, 2024|

Imperial Dade has purchased Canpaco Inc., Crystal Poly Converters, Arcadian Paper Converters Inc., and Canadian Paper & Packaging Co. LTD (collectively known as Canpaco) for an undisclosed sum in a private financial transaction. Owned and operated by Robert Appel, Woodbridge, Canada-based Canpaco provides its customers throughout the province of Ontario with value-added services and access to a diversified ...

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Imperial Dade Expands Coverage in New York

By |2024-05-15T21:01:56-05:00May 15, 2024|

Imperial Dade has acquired Rochester, New York-based 3G Packaging Inc. for an undisclosed sum in a private financial transaction. Established in 2016 by Vince Stango, 3G distributes industrial packaging supplies throughout upstate New York from its three locations in Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse. The purchase further expands Imperial Dade’s presence in New York and marks the 86th ...

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Industry Loses Longtime Sales Rep Laddi Frisinger

By |2024-05-13T20:01:49-05:00May 13, 2024|

Longtime cleaning industry sales representative Laddi Frisinger passed away April 20, 2024. Frisinger entered the cleaning industry in October 1970 as a sales representative with Continental Commercial Products LLC. He spent 25 years with the company, eventually serving as regional sales manager. In 1995, Frisinger left Continental to become the principal owner of Western Pacific ...

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ISSA LARU—Overtime Final Rule Released

By |2024-05-10T14:21:38-05:00May 10, 2024|

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 the U.S. Department of Labor finalizing its overtime rule, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission banning noncompete clauses, the launch of the National Coalition to End Period Poverty, and ...

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Imperial Dade Acquires Illinois Distributor

By |2024-05-06T19:58:59-05:00May 6, 2024|

Imperial Dade has purchased Decatur, Illinois-based R.D. McMillen Inc. (RDM) for an undisclosed sum in a private financial transaction. Owned and operated by Shannon McMillen-Binder, RDM distributes facility management supplies, janitorial equipment, and personal care products throughout Illinois. The purchase further expands Imperial Dade’s presence in the Midwest and marks the 85th acquisition by Imperial Dade under its current ...

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Imperial Dade Purchases Canadian Distributor

By |2024-05-01T20:15:03-05:00May 1, 2024|

Imperial Dade has acquired Wolfpack Packaging Inc. for an undisclosed sum in a private financial transaction. Owned and operated by the Gord Heyting, Newmarket, Canada-based Wolfpack distributes food service and janitorial supplies throughout the province of Ontario. The purchase further expands Imperial Dade’s presence in Canada and marks the 84th acquisition by Imperial Dade under its current leadership ...

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Grainger Reports 3.5% Increase in 1st-Quarter Sales

By |2024-04-29T21:10:45-05:00April 29, 2024|

W.W. Grainger Inc. has reported first-quarter sales of US$4.2 billion, an increase of 3.5% year-over-year. Grainger’s adjusted operating earnings for the quarter were $669 million, a decline of 1.6% compared to the same period last year. The company’s reported diluted earnings per share of $9.62 in the first quarter were up slightly versus reported earnings per ...

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ISSA Members Among Top Employers for Women

By |2024-04-26T21:10:29-05:00April 26, 2024|

Seven ISSA member companies have been named to DiversityComm Magazine’s 2024 Top Women Employers list. The publication’s annual list acknowledges companies across a variety of industries for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The ISSA member companies included in DiversityComm’s 2024 list include: 3M Colgate-Palmolive Co. Ecolab Inc. Hilton Worldwide Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) ...

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