News – Higher Education & K-12 Facility Cleaning

Sodexo Signs Extension With Wellington College

By |2024-02-21T22:22:41-06:00February 21, 2024|

Sodexo has been awarded a 10-year contract extension with Wellington College in Berkshire, England. The US$101 million contract calls for Sodexo to provide catering, hospitality, retail, and domestic services including cleaning, logistics, and laundry to the 165-year-old college. Sodexo will also provide similar services to Wellington College’s preparatory school, Eagle House. The company has been ...

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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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Tennant Reveals Custodians Are Key Contest Finalists

By |2024-02-13T22:07:13-06:00February 13, 2024|

Tennant Co. has announced the finalists for 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 is a school yearbook, providing a look back over the past four years of the contest while highlighting the ...

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SC Johnson Professional Reveals Dispenser Design Contest Finalists

By |2024-02-12T20:10:45-06:00February 12, 2024|

SC Johnson Professional has announced the finalists for its 2023–2024 Happy Hands dispenser design contest. The contest, now in its seventh year, called for K–12 students to design and submit original artwork for a soap dispenser that promotes proper hand hygiene. The public is invited to vote for its top pick from a group of five finalists in ...

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IFMA Seeks Volunteers for New Committee

By |2024-02-07T22:30:29-06:00February 7, 2024|

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is seeking volunteers for the association’s Competency Model Advisory Committee. IFMA’s newly formed committee will be entrusted with updating and maintaining a dynamic, career-based competency model for facility management professionals. Committee members will be tasked with overseeing the updates and maintenance of the competency model. Potential committee members must ...

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17 ISSA Members Named to Fortune’s Most Admired List

By |2024-02-07T22:28:50-06:00February 7, 2024|

Seventeen ISSA-member companies have been included in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the most admired companies in the world. Fortune and global management consulting firm Korn Ferry compiled the list by surveying top executives, directors, and financial analysts, as well as identifying companies with the strongest reputations within and across industries. A total of 657 companies ...

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Aramark’s 1st-Quarter Revenue Rises 13%

By |2024-02-06T22:48:54-06:00February 6, 2024|

Aramark has reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of US$4.4 billion, a year-over-year increase of 13%. For the quarter, Aramark reported an operating income of $167 million, an increase of 10% compared to the prior year. Aramark’s largest segment, U.S. food and support services (FSS), reported sales of $3.21 billion, a 10% improvement over the same time last year, while the ...

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Open Now: ISSA Scholars 2024-2025 Applications and Sponsorships

By |2024-02-05T16:00:32-06:00February 5, 2024|

ISSA Scholars, an ISSA Charities™ signature program, today opened its scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Employees of all ISSA member companies and their families are encouraged to apply now through April 12, 2024. There are also opportunities for member companies to donate to a scholarship fund or develop a new fund to support ...

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Aramark Publishes Annual Sustainability Report

By |2024-01-30T21:36:47-06:00January 30, 2024|

Aramark has issued its 2023 sustainability report. Aramark’s 2023 Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report highlights the company’s management of key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments, and details the improvements made toward its sustainability goals. This edition details the progress the company has made with regard to its community building, ...

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International Cleaning Week Honors Cleaning Professionals Around the World

By |2024-01-29T16:00:23-06:00January 29, 2024|

International Cleaning Week takes place March 24– 30, 2024. The week-long event hosted by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is a global celebration to honor frontline cleaning professionals and advocates for the industry. For four consecutive years, ISSA has hosted National Cleaning Week at the end of March. Based on the event’s tremendous success ...

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