News – Healthcare Facility Cleaning

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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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

By |2024-01-12T21:00:30-06:00January 12, 2024|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee and when they would be considered an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), which ...

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Sodexo Appoints CFO for North America

By |2024-01-11T20:55:47-06:00January 11, 2024|

Sodexo has appointed Rohit Bahety chief financial officer (CFO) for Sodexo North America. Bahety joined Sodexo India in 2006 from Abbott Healthcare. He was named CFO and country president for Sodexo India in 2020 and was elevated to his most recent position, CFO of Sodexo’s North American campus and government division, in 2022. Bahety succeeds Sébastien ...

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3M Receives $34M for Infection Prevention Research

By |2024-01-11T20:54:06-06:00January 11, 2024|

3M’s medical solutions division has been awarded US $34.2 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. According to a press release, the funding will be used to develop a range of new solutions for infection prevention, as well as wound management and healing. 3M will collaborate with the University of Minnesota Medical School, the 59th Medical Wing Science & ...

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ISSA Releases 2023 Year in Review

By |2024-01-10T21:14:00-06:00January 10, 2024|

ISSA has released its 2023 Year in Review: Celebrating a Century of THE Association for the Cleaning Industry—a look back at how the association, including all of its various divisions and departments, focused on changing the way the world views cleaning. As the title suggests, this past year was particularly special for the association, as ...

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Sodexo Names New CFO

By |2024-01-10T21:13:16-06:00January 10, 2024|

Sodexo has appointed Sébastien de Tramasure group chief financial officer (CFO), effective May 1. De Tramasure has been with Sodexo for more than 18 years and currently serves as CFO of the company’s North America division. Prior to his current role, he held various finance positions, including CFO for Sodexo’s benefits and rewards services division. ...

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Sodexo Increases 1st-Quarter Revenue

By |2024-01-05T21:21:34-06:00January 5, 2024|

Sodexo reported a fiscal first-quarter revenue of US$6.89 billion, a 3.1% increase from last year’s revenue of $6.67 billion in the same time period. The company saw a 4.7% increase in sales in its facility management services division, while revenue in its business and administrations division was up 12.1% compared to the same time last year. ...

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ISSA LARU—Register for the International Cleaning Week Webinar

By |2024-01-05T15:27:34-06:00January 5, 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 free ISSA webinar on how to leverage International Cleaning Week 2024, helping ISSA submit a Cleaning Week proclamation for your state as part of ICW 2024, China ...

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