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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

ISSA LARU—CA Committee Passes 2,000 Square Feet Production-Rate Bill

By |2024-04-26T18:13:11-05:00April 26, 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 a state of California committee passing a 2,000 square feet production-rate bill, cutting PFAS from U.S. government-custodial contracts, ISSA honoring its 2024 Advocates of the Year, and more. ...

Imperial Dade Announces 2024 Innovations Expo

By |2024-04-25T19:49:46-05:00April 25, 2024|

Imperial Dade will host its annual Innovations Expo on June 26, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT, at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The theme of Imperial Dade’s expo this year is Hands On: See, Touch, Experience. Attendees will have the chance to see the latest in foodservice packaging, janitorial supplies, floor equipment, industrial ...

WSA Opens Membership to Former Business Solutions Association Members

By |2024-04-25T15:00:19-05:00April 25, 2024|

The Workplace Solutions Association (WSA), Powered by ISSA, is pleased to announce that it welcomes all members of the organization formerly known as the Business Solutions Association (BSA) to join WSA and ISSA, effective immediately. Accordingly, WSA will convene a new WSA Manufacturer Forum to provide a unique setting for workplace solutions manufacturers to meet, ...

Grainger Shareholders Elect New Board

By |2024-04-24T19:12:05-05:00April 24, 2024|

W.W. Grainger Inc. hosted its annual shareholders’ meeting earlier this week at the company’s headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois, and named 13 individuals to the company’s board of directors. The 13 directors elected to Grainger’s board include: Rodney C. Adkins George S. Davis Katherine D. Jaspon Christopher J. Klein Stuart L. Levenick G. Macpherson Cindy J. ...