News – Residential Cleaning

Registration Now Open for the ISSA Hygieia Networking & Leadership Conference in Atlanta

By |2023-12-07T16:00:52-06:00December 7, 2023|

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, kick off the new year by joining ISSA Hygieia Network for its upcoming networking and leadership conference — Workplace Allies: The Power of Having Someone in Your Corner. This information-packed event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET at Georgia-Pacific’s headquarters in Atlanta. “We’re excited to start ...

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House Cleaning Technician Certification Offers Competitive Advantage for Residential Cleaners

By |2023-12-06T22:10:21-06:00December 6, 2023|

IICRC House Cleaning Technician (HCT) Training & Certification, sponsored by ISSA Residential, is an intensive two-day training into the science of cleaning, dissecting the various surfaces encountered and the chemicals used. In 2024, cleaning professionals have ample opportunity to gain their certification and reach the true master level in cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. “I highly ...

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Steve Ashkin Explains Why ESG Will Continue to Expand in 2024

By |2023-12-05T19:37:46-06:00December 5, 2023|

Steve Ashkin, president of The Ashkin Group LLC and an advocate for sustainability within the cleaning industry, recently shared his anticipation for the expansion of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs by more jansan companies worldwide in 2024. “Organizations in our industry realize the importance of ESG issues,” said Ashkin. “These are not just optional ...

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15 ISSA Members Obtain Perfect Corporate Equality Scores

By |2023-12-04T20:14:45-06:00December 4, 2023|

Fifteen ISSA-member companies have achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). First published in 2002, HRC’s annual list rates companies on their internal policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, consumers, and investors. This year more than 1,300 companies actively participated in HRC’s survey, with 545 ...

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ISSA Partners With Penn State & CUNY Medicine to Advance Environmental Justice

By |2023-11-30T16:00:45-06:00November 30, 2023|

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is proud to announce a partnership with Penn State’s College of Medicine and The City University of New York School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities across Pennsylvania and New York. The initiative will be funded by a US$1.19 million Pollution ...

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Registration Now Open for 2024 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit and Fly-In

By |2023-11-29T16:00:39-06:00November 29, 2023|

Registration is now open for the 2024 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, the premier Capitol Hill fly-in event for the cleaning industry, April 10-11 in Washington, D.C. ISSA is co-hosting next year’s summit with the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. On the first day ...

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City Wide Expands Into Idaho

By |2023-11-28T19:41:42-06:00November 28, 2023|

City Wide Facility Solutions has opened a new office in Nampa, Idaho. Local entrepreneur Bob Bennett, a U.S. Army veteran and former business executive, will lead the branch, City Wide’s first in the state, reports Building Service Management. Prior to teaming with City Wide, Bennett spent more than two decades leading Fortune 300 organizations The ...

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ISSA Show North America Celebrates 2023 Innovation Awards Winners

By |2024-03-11T15:56:12-05:00November 16, 2023|

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America today announced the recipients of the 2023 ISSA Show Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program honors trailblazing companies in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning community. “As we celebrate 100 years of ISSA at this year’s show, it’s also important to look towards the future,” said Ed Nichols, ISSA ...

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Purchase a Piece of History at ISSA Show North America 2023

By |2024-03-11T15:56:08-05:00November 9, 2023|

Attending ISSA Show North America 2023? Be sure to visit ISSA at Booth #647 to purchase your copy of the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Official ISSA Cleaning Times: The Cleaning Industry’s Most Trusted Tasks, Tools & Workloading Resource. First released in 1963, this invaluable resource has been updated as a collaborative effort by ISSA ...

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ISSA Submits Comments to DOL Opposing Overtime Proposal

By |2024-03-11T15:56:03-05:00November 7, 2023|

On November 6, ISSA submitted comments to Acting U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Julie A. Su opposing the department’s proposed changes to the criteria for the executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employee exemptions from the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the comment letter, ISSA Director of Government Affairs ...

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