News – Higher Education & K-12 Facility Cleaning

ISSA Partners With Penn State & CUNY Medicine to Advance Environmental Justice

By |2023-11-30T16:00:45-06:00November 30, 2023|

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is proud to announce a partnership with Penn State’s College of Medicine and The City University of New York School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities across Pennsylvania and New York. The initiative will be funded by a US$1.19 million Pollution ...

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SC Johnson Professional Offers Tips for National Handwashing Awareness Week

By |2023-11-29T20:16:45-06:00November 29, 2023|

Taking place this year December 3–9, National Handwashing Awareness Week promotes healthy hand hygiene habits in the United States. In recognition of the week, SC Johnson Professional®  has shared the following hand hygiene tips: Understand what proper hand washing entails. The correct handwashing procedure involves a thorough process: Wet hands, apply soap, and scrub for ...

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Registration Now Open for 2024 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit and Fly-In

By |2023-11-29T16:00:39-06:00November 29, 2023|

Registration is now open for the 2024 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, the premier Capitol Hill fly-in event for the cleaning industry, April 10-11 in Washington, D.C. ISSA is co-hosting next year’s summit with the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. On the first day ...

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City Wide Expands Into Idaho

By |2023-11-28T19:41:42-06:00November 28, 2023|

City Wide Facility Solutions has opened a new office in Nampa, Idaho. Local entrepreneur Bob Bennett, a U.S. Army veteran and former business executive, will lead the branch, City Wide’s first in the state, reports Building Service Management. Prior to teaming with City Wide, Bennett spent more than two decades leading Fortune 300 organizations The ...

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ISSA Show North America Celebrates 2023 Innovation Awards Winners

By |2024-03-11T15:56:12-05:00November 16, 2023|

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America today announced the recipients of the 2023 ISSA Show Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program honors trailblazing companies in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning community. “As we celebrate 100 years of ISSA at this year’s show, it’s also important to look towards the future,” said Ed Nichols, ISSA ...

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Purchase a Piece of History at ISSA Show North America 2023

By |2024-03-11T15:56:08-05:00November 9, 2023|

Attending ISSA Show North America 2023? Be sure to visit ISSA at Booth #647 to purchase your copy of the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Official ISSA Cleaning Times: The Cleaning Industry’s Most Trusted Tasks, Tools & Workloading Resource. First released in 1963, this invaluable resource has been updated as a collaborative effort by ISSA ...

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IICRC Publishes Revised Floor Coverings Standard

By |2024-03-11T15:56:07-05:00November 9, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has released a newly revised ANSI/IICRC S800 Standard for Professional Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings (Second Edition, 2023). The IICRC S800 Standard, which has received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval, describes the procedures, methods, and systems to be followed when performing professional inspection of textile floor coverings ...

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ISSA Submits Comments to DOL Opposing Overtime Proposal

By |2024-03-11T15:56:03-05:00November 7, 2023|

On November 6, ISSA submitted comments to Acting U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Julie A. Su opposing the department’s proposed changes to the criteria for the executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employee exemptions from the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the comment letter, ISSA Director of Government Affairs ...

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Don’t Miss Next Week’s ISSA Show North America 2023

By |2024-03-11T15:56:02-05:00November 6, 2023|

It’s not too late to register and be on hand for ISSA Show North America 2023— the annual tradeshow that brings together leaders from the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning communities—taking place November 13–16 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. At this year’s show, you'll find unique networking opportunities, 90 free educational ...

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