News – Higher Education & K-12 Facility Cleaning

May/June CMM Digital Issue Now Available

By |2024-05-14T21:25:52-05:00May 14, 2024|

The May/June issue of Cleaning & Maintenance Management is now available in a digital format. This edition focuses on care for various types of hard flooring, from granite and marble to polished cement. It provides guidance on setting up a sustainable floor care routine, offers advice on choosing batteries and charging systems that will increase ...

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Tennant Reveals Custodians Are Key Grand Prize Winner

By |2024-05-14T21:23:27-05:00May 14, 2024|

Tennant Co. has named Izet Subasic grand prize winner of its fifth annual Custodians Are Key recognition program. First launched in September 2019, the annual program recognizes the work K–12 custodians are doing in educational facilities across the United States. This year’s campaign theme was a school yearbook, providing a look back through the past four years of the ...

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ISS Appoints Head of Investor Relations

By |2024-05-13T20:12:01-05:00May 13, 2024|

ISS S/A, parent company of ISS Facility Services, has appointed Michael Vitfell-Rasmussen head of group investor relations, effective August 1. Vitfell-Rasmussen has more than two decades of equity market and financial experience, working as an analyst covering a wide range of disciplines and industries. He joins ISS from Danske Bank where he spent the past two ...

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Sodexo Enrolls at McNeese State

By |2024-05-13T20:11:01-05:00May 13, 2024|

Sodexo has been awarded a catering and food service contract with McNeese State University. The 10-year deal calls for Sodexo to provide the Lake Charles, Louisiana, college with a range of dining services featuring a diverse range of menu items and collaborative dining stations. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We are thrilled ...

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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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Aramark’s 2nd-Quarter Revenue Rises 13%

By |2024-05-07T21:09:17-05:00May 7, 2024|

Aramark has reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of US$4.2 billion, a year-over-year increase of 7%. For the quarter, Aramark reported an operating income of $159 million, a bump of 27% compared to the prior year. Aramark’s largest segment, U.S. food and support services (FSS), reported sales of $3.04 billion, a 7% improvement during the same time last year, while the ...

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Sodexo Recruited by University of Cincinnati

By |2024-05-06T19:57:50-05:00May 6, 2024|

Sodexo’s hospitality and events division, Sodexo Live!, has been awarded a multi-year contract with the University of Cincinnati. The deal calls for Sodexo to manage premium fan hospitality at three Cincinnati Bearcats home venues— Nippert Stadium, Fifth Third Arena, and UC Baseball Stadium. Sodexo will also offer similar services at the school’s indoor practice facility and ...

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Aramark Volunteers Participate in Annual Day of Service

By |2024-05-03T20:08:28-05:00May 3, 2024|

More than 4,000 Aramark employees volunteered to participate in the company’s annual day of service, Aramark Building Community Day (ABC Day), which took place May 2. The annual ABC Day included nearly 110 community service projects in 13 countries worldwide. Project included skill development workshops, playground improvements, nutritional education, and tree planting. Since its inception in 2014, ...

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May/June Cleanfax Digital Issue Now Available

By |2024-05-02T19:29:41-05:00May 2, 2024|

The Cleanfax May/June 2024 digital issue is now available online. The latest edition includes the  2024 Restoration Benchmarking Survey Report, sponsored by Legend Brands. Crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and see how your business stacks up to the competition with this annual report. The May/June issue also covers: Unlock the Power of Video How to use simple strategies ...

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Cintas Crowns 2024 Custodian of the Year

By |2024-05-01T20:11:08-05:00May 1, 2024|

Cintas Corp. has named Bob Galewski the 2024 Cintas Custodian of the Year. The contest, now in its 11th year, called for elementary, middle, high-school, and college students, in addition to staff, to submit a short essay describing why their school’s custodian deserves the award. Ten finalists were selected from a pool of hundreds of submissions. ...

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