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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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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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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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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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