ISS, a leading global workplace experience and facility services company, announced today that it has been awarded a new 4-year contract (with an option to extend for an additional year) with the Bank of England. Beginning Q2 2026, ISS will provide integrated facilities services (IFS), including cleaning, mailroom, front-of-house and workplace services, to multiple sites ...

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced the Top 10 States for LEED in 2025, recognizing the U.S. states with the most LEED-certified commercial space per capita in the last year. With the U.S. remaining the world’s leading market for LEED certification, the annual ranking highlights the public and private sector leaders advancing healthier, more resilient buildings ...

The sale of BASF’s optical brightening agent business to Catexel was completed end of February 2026. Optical brightening agents are ingredients in laundry detergent formulations. Both parties have agreed to keep the financial details of the transaction confidential. The transaction comprises the international business including the production of optical brightening agents at the Monthey site ...

Three U.S.-based nonprofits – Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Center on School Infrastructure, and New Buildings Institute – have formed the HVAC Change Lab, a new partnership to improve health, safety, and academic success by upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in schools. The groups are partnering with school districts ...

Global non-profit Green Seal® today announced the formation of its Technical and Policy Advisory Group, a standing body of subject matter experts that will advise Green Seal’s Standards Steering Committee on a sweeping transformation of the organization’s standard. Working in support of the Standards Steering Committee, the advisory group will help define health and environmental performance benchmarks across five of the most meaningful ...

As spring travel ramps up across the country, facilities are preparing for one of the busiest travel seasons. To help facilities stay ahead of increased foot traffic, ABCO Cleaning Products, a leading provider of sustainable cleaning tools, shares practical tips for maintaining clean, welcoming spaces during peak travel. “Spring brings increased traffic to many facilities, ...

CCS Facility Services, a national provider of custodial services, today announced a new partnership with the illustrious Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The engagement represents CCS Facility Services’ first engagement in the state of Iowa and a strategic expansion of its higher education footprint. This expansion reflects CCS Facility Services’ disciplined approach to growth—entering new markets intentionally when the ...

World-renowned cleaning provider Kärcher UK is delighted to announce its latest educational campaign, Partners in Shine. Highlighting the combined power of sweepers and scrubber dryers used together, the campaign will empower cleaning teams to deliver safer, smarter and more effective floorcare in professional environments. The campaign reinforces best practice: sweeping first, then scrubber drying, to improve cleaning performance while helping ...