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Brain Corp Teams With Tennant

By |2024-02-22T22:00:59-06:00February 22, 2024|

Brain Corp has entered into an exclusive technology agreement with Tennant Co.  The deal calls for the two organizations to collaborate on accelerating the development and adoption of the next generation of robots in the floor cleaning industry. As part of the agreement, Tennant will launch the new X4 ROVR, the company’s first purpose-built autonomous mobile robot ...

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Tennant 4th-Quarter Sales Increase 7%

By |2024-02-22T21:56:45-06:00February 22, 2024|

Tennant Co. has reported fiscal fourth-quarter net sales of US$311.4 million, an increase of 7% compared to consolidated net sales of $291 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company posted a net income of $31 million ($1.64 per share), a 30.38% jump from $23.8 million ($1.27 per share) a year earlier. Sales in the company’s ...

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Genesis Biosciences Joins Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium

By |2024-02-21T22:21:26-06:00February 21, 2024|

Genesis Biosciences has joined the COMBAT AMR consortium. Led by Professor Jean-Yves Maillard of Cardiff University, the consortium seeks to understand and control the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in complex drain biofilms. Genesis Biosciences will collaborate with universities and educational institutions throughout Europe on this research project, Cleaning Hygiene Today reports. The COMBAT ARM consortium ...

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3M Files With SEC for Healthcare Spin Off

By |2024-02-21T22:19:36-06:00February 21, 2024|

3M has officially filed a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the planned spin-off of its healthcare business as the newly independent healthcare company Solventum. Pending final approval from 3M’s board of directors, Solventum is slated to spin off April 1. The new company has applied to list ...

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ISSA Members Among Top Employers for the Black Community

By |2024-02-20T21:05:06-06:00February 20, 2024|

Seven ISSA member companies have been named to DiversityComm Magazine’s 2024 Top Employers for the Black Community list. The publication’s annual list acknowledges companies across a variety of industries for promoting diversity and inclusive work environments. The ISSA member companies included in DiversityComm’s 2024 list include: Aramark Colgate-Palmolive Co. Ecolab Inc. Hilton Worldwide Jones Lang ...

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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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Sofidel Recognized for ESG Risk Management

By |2024-02-15T20:42:17-06:00February 15, 2024|

Sofidel recently ranked as the top company in the household products category of Morningstar Sustainalytics’ annual ESG Risk Ratings.  Each year, Sustainalytics analyzes more than 14,000 companies worldwide on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and its risk to the business’ financial stability. Sofidel received a score of 14.4, placing it in the Low Risk ...

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Tennant Reveals Custodians Are Key Contest Finalists

By |2024-02-13T22:07:13-06:00February 13, 2024|

Tennant Co. has announced the finalists for its fifth-annual Custodians Are Key recognition program. First launched in September 2019, the annual program recognizes the work K–12 custodians are doing in educational facilities across the United States. This year’s campaign theme is a school yearbook, providing a look back over the past four years of the contest while highlighting the ...

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Diversey Partners With Slimstones

By |2024-02-13T22:06:05-06:00February 13, 2024|

Diversey has entered into a strategic partnership with Netherlands-based manufacturer Slimstones B.V. The agreement calls for the two organizations to collaborate on further developing the LESSEAU® sustainable solid soap dispensing technology. The no-touch LESSEAU system recently won several international design awards after being released in the Netherlands. Diversey is looking to expand the system throughout Europe and ...

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Georgia-Pacific Honored by Atlanta for Local Community Leadership

By |2024-02-13T22:05:01-06:00February 13, 2024|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO, was recently awarded the Marcus Downtown Economic Impact Award by Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID). The annual award recognizes an individual, company, or project that has stimulated revitalization efforts in Atlanta and strengthened and advanced the community at large. Georgia-Pacific, which maintains its corporate ...

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