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 ISSA show attendees fighting period poverty, ISSA State Advocacy Leaders expanding influence and driving growth in 2025, ISSA’s January 28 webinar on How to Leverage International Cleaning Week ...
Data centers powering artificial intelligence systems consumed approximately 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, with projections showing water usage will surge to 68 billion gallons by 2028—a staggering 300% increase in just five years. "Never in the history of this country has demand for water increased so dramatically in such a short time," says ...
On November 11, 2025, more than 300 ISSA Show North America attendees rolled up their sleeves at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center to assemble 500 personal-care bags for women and girls in need across the Las Vegas area. The now-annual ISSA End Period Poverty Service Project marked its third year with its biggest impact yet. ...
Ecolab Inc., a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life, announces the launch of a fully integrated, cutting-edge cooling program to optimize cooling performance at global scale. Ecolab’s Cooling as a Service (CaaS) program brings together a full suite of cooling ...
Ecolab is pleased to announce the launch of its Fill & Clean™ Series, a new line of commercial-grade cleaners that gives facilities managers a simple, budget-friendly way to deliver a consistent clean. At the core of the Fill & Clean Series is a unique “just add water” bottle design that precisely blends proven Ecolab concentrated cleaning products with ...
ISSA Show North America 2025 opened with energy, momentum, and a forward-looking message from its president, Laurie Sewell, CEO of Servicon. Sewell stands at the center of a milestone moment for ISSA as it embraces a broader identity: The Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions. Why it matters In her monthly President’s Message with host ...
Hygiene and health company Essity has entered into an agreement to acquire Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business, including the brands Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. in North America and Playtex globally. The purchase price for the assets amounts to USD 340m (approximately SEK 3.2bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition supports Essity’s strategy ...
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Last issue’s Crossing the Chasm article argued that robotic floor cleaning has officially crossed Geoffrey Moore’s chasm and hit Malcolm Gladwell’s tipping point, going from novelty to necessity. Therefore, this natural follow-up article pushes the conversation from “why adoption is happening” to “what comes next now that robots are mainstream.” All of this is being ...
GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific and leading innovator of advanced dispensing and smart monitoring solutions, continues to set the standard for intelligent restroom innovation with enhancements to its Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled KOLO® Smart Monitoring System. Hardware, software and networking updates to KOLO System 2.0 further transform facility operations with expedited implementations plus the ability ...
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