News – Healthcare Facility Cleaning

WHO Details New Terms for Germs That Transmit Through the Air

By |2024-04-22T15:56:31-05:00April 22, 2024|

Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new definitions for infectious respiratory germs that are applicable for the cleaning industry. The pathogens covered include those that cause respiratory infections, e.g., COVID-19, influenza, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and tuberculosis, among others. The publication, titled Global Technical Consultation Report on Proposed Terminology for Pathogens that Transmit Through the Air, is the result of ...

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KBS Adds Chief Commercial Officer

By |2024-03-05T20:49:36-06:00March 5, 2024|

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) has appointed Chris Studney chief commercial officer (CCO). Studney has more than 25 years of experience in the global real estate and facility services market. He joins KBS from Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), where he held numerous senior-level positions over a 12-year career, most recently serving as global vice president of client and ...

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Five ISSA Members Named to Listing of World’s Most Ethical Companies

By |2024-03-15T15:53:54-05:00March 5, 2024|

Five ISSA-member companies have been honored with inclusion in Ethisphere Institute’s 18th annual listing of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. First published in Ethisphere magazine in 2007, the annual designation is awarded to companies that have demonstrated excellence in their ethics and compliance programs. More than 130 honorees in 20 countries were recognized by the publication ...

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ISSA LARU—Only a Few Seats Remain for ISSA’s Clean Advocacy Summit

By |2024-03-01T18:37:05-06:00March 1, 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 fact that only a few spaces remain for ISSA’s 2024 Clean Advocacy Summit, a looming federal government shutdown, the NRLB joint-employer rule going into effect, and more. ...

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4M Adds Head of Corporate Development

By |2024-02-28T22:12:03-06:00February 28, 2024|

4M Building Solutions has appointed Andrew Rust head of corporate development and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Rust has more than a decade of experience leading mergers and acquisitions. He most recently served as chief financial officer (CFO) and head of M&A for Granite Comfort, a New York-based consolidator of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors. “We are ...

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Cintas to Expand Corporate HQ

By |2024-02-28T22:11:06-06:00February 28, 2024|

Cintas Corp. has announced a transformative investment into the company’s corporate campus in Mason, Ohio. According to a press release, the upgrades to the 43-acre campus, located in suburban Cincinnati, include: Indoor spaces with ample natural light and elements such as vegetation and natural materials Outdoor work areas with shaded seating, landscaped gardens, and work ...

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ABM Announces Latest Updates to Leadership Team

By |2024-02-28T22:08:29-06:00February 28, 2024|

ABM has detailed the most recent additions to the company’s leadership team. Valerie Burd has been promoted to president of ABM’s business and industry (B&I) division. Burd has been with the company for nearly 20 years and has spent the past three years as president of ABM’s educations segment. In her new position, Burd will ...

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Sodexo Secures Extension With AstraZeneca

By |2024-02-22T21:58:28-06:00February 22, 2024|

Sodexo has been awarded a five-year contract extension with multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca plc. The extended deal calls for Sodexo to provide catering and facilities management services to AstraZeneca properties in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Sodexo will also assist AstraZeneca in achieving its sustainability goals by reducing food waste ...

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3M Files With SEC for Healthcare Spin Off

By |2024-02-21T22:19:36-06:00February 21, 2024|

3M has officially filed a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the planned spin-off of its healthcare business as the newly independent healthcare company Solventum. Pending final approval from 3M’s board of directors, Solventum is slated to spin off April 1. The new company has applied to list ...

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Cintas Acquires SITEX

By |2024-02-20T21:03:01-06:00February 20, 2024|

Cintas Corp. has acquired SITEX, a Kentucky-based, family-owned supplier of uniform and facility service programs. Established by the Sights family in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1961, Sitex currently has five locations with operations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. “The Sights family has grown SITEX into a strong ...

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