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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 ...

Tennessee Cleaning Contractor Fined for Using Child Labor

By |2024-05-07T21:04:16-05:00May 7, 2024|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has entered into a consent order and judgment against Fayette Janitorial Service LLC (operating as Fayette Industrial). According to the judgement, which was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, calls for the Tennessee-based company to pay US$649,304 in civil money penalties and hire a ...

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, ...

Office Pride Appoints New CEO

By |2024-05-03T20:07:12-05:00May 3, 2024|

Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services has appointed Doug Phillip CEO. Phillip has more than three decades of franchise leadership experience and joins Office Pride from Budget Blinds, where he served as president. Prior to his time with Budget Blinds, Phillip was executive vice president of Home Franchise Concepts, where he improved the company’s profitability and grew the ...

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 ...

USGBC Announces Participants in 2024 LEED for Cities Program

By |2024-05-02T19:22:56-05:00May 2, 2024|

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program has announced 12 cities that have been selected to participate in the 2024 LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership program. USGBC’s initiative, a partnership with Bank of America, brings together local governments from across the U.S. to collaborate on and support LEED for Cities ...

4M Acquires SG360

By |2024-05-01T20:13:55-05:00May 1, 2024|

4M Building Solutions has purchased Overland Park, Kansas-based facility service provider SG360. The acquisition of SG360 expands 4M’s geographical reach into five new markets— Oklahoma, Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Led by president and CEO David Harvey, SG360 will be integrated into the 4M Building Solutions brand, adding 1,200 new team members and a customer ...

CMI Trains the Trainers in West Virginia

By |2024-04-26T21:12:03-05:00April 26, 2024|

ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) recently presented its Train the Trainer program to the West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (WVARF). Based in Charleston, West Virginia, WVARF assists individuals with various disabilities to provide them with vocational evaluation, training, extended employment, and job placement. CMI Master Trainer David Swindle provided three days of onsite training to ...

ISSA Members Among Top Employers for Women

By |2024-04-26T21:10:29-05:00April 26, 2024|

Seven ISSA member companies have been named to DiversityComm Magazine’s 2024 Top Women Employers list. The publication’s annual list acknowledges companies across a variety of industries for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The ISSA member companies included in DiversityComm’s 2024 list include: 3M Colgate-Palmolive Co. Ecolab Inc. Hilton Worldwide Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) ...

ISSA LARU—CA Committee Passes 2,000 Square Feet Production-Rate Bill

By |2024-04-26T18:13:11-05:00April 26, 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 a state of California committee passing a 2,000 square feet production-rate bill, cutting PFAS from U.S. government-custodial contracts, ISSA honoring its 2024 Advocates of the Year, and more. ...