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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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Market for Surface Cleaning Products Poised for Growth

By |2024-03-06T21:42:25-06:00March 6, 2024|

The global market for surface cleaning products is expected to reach US$18.75 billion by 2023, representing a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%, according to a report from market research provider Fact.MR. The report attributed the expected growth in part to a heightened public awareness of hygiene as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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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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EPA to Present Webinar on Antimicrobial Product Registration

By |2024-03-05T20:45:51-06:00March 5, 2024|

Registration is now open for a complimentary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webinar—Best Practices For Antimicrobial Product Registration—taking place March 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET. In this 90-minute webinar, experts from EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will provide an overview of the pesticide registration process under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) along ...

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Tennant Acquires European Distributor

By |2024-03-04T21:06:56-06:00March 4, 2024|

Tennant Co. has acquired M&F Management and Financing GmbH, the parent company of TCS EMEA GmbH, for an undisclosed sum. According to a press release, Austria-based TCS is Tennant’s largest distributor in Central and Eastern Europe. The acquisition provides Tennant with an experienced and knowledgeable sales team as well as established distribution channels into Romania, Hungary, ...

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ISSA LARU—Only a Few Seats Remain for ISSA’s Clean Advocacy Summit

By |2024-03-01T18:37:05-06:00March 1, 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 the fact that only a few spaces remain for ISSA’s 2024 Clean Advocacy Summit, a looming federal government shutdown, the NRLB joint-employer rule going into effect, and more. ...

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Essity Publishes 2023 Annual Report

By |2024-02-29T17:00:57-06:00February 29, 2024|

Essity recently released its Annual Report for 2023. The report details the company’s financial efforts through 2023, including its increased sales and highest ever profit. Essity’s study also covers the company’s ongoing sustainability efforts to achieve 100% recyclability and 85% renewable or recycled material in the company’s packaging, among other environmental efforts. “We leave an eventful year ...

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Truvox Partners With i-Team Professional

By |2024-02-28T22:09:55-06:00February 28, 2024|

Truvox International has entered into a strategic partnership with i-Team Professional. The deal calls for Truvox to bring two i-Team products to the British cleaning market under the Truvox name, Cleaning Hygiene Today reports. I-Team’s imop Lite and the i-scrub 21B cordless power scrubber will both be marketed under the Truvox name in the United Kingdom. ...

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Berk International President Announces Retirement

By |2024-02-27T20:26:55-06:00February 27, 2024|

Berk International LLC has some exciting news to share. After 22 years of business building and visionary leadership, Jeff Berk, a founding partner at Berk International LLC, President and Head of Sales, has decided to retire. Since co-founding Berk International in 2000, Jeff has been instrumental in shaping the company’s business into the leading manufacturer ...

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Newell Announces Updates to Board

By |2024-02-23T22:07:21-06:00February 23, 2024|

Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), has announced changes to its board of directors as part of the board’s continued commitment to refreshment. On February 15, James “Jim” Keane was elected to the company’s board of directors. Keanne is the retired president and CEO of Steelcase Inc. and is the second new director to ...

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