Diversified Maintenance has purchased Millers Cleaning Services. Diversified’s acquisition of the Catawissa, Pennsylvania-based commercial cleaning and janitorial firm increases the company’s client portfolio and geographical footprint in central Pennsylvania. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are happy to welcome Millers to the Diversified Maintenance family. With our new team members, we are well …

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Action Unlimited Resources Inc. has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 2022 Inc. 5,000. The publication’s 41st-annual list recognizes the 5,000 fastest-growing independent businesses in the United States. Action Unlimited was ranked No. 4,689 on Inc.’s yearly index, the second consecutive year the company has been included in the rankings. “My father founded [Action Unlimited Resources] in …

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Sodexo has been awarded a US$319 million contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice. The 10-year deal calls for Sodexo to oversee operations at HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire, England. The company will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the 900-inmate correctional facility. Sodexo is currently contracted by the Ministry of Justice …

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ISSA EMEA, a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, today announced an alliance with the Cleaning Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CPAN), the industry voice for cleaning and hygiene industries in Nigeria. Beginning on August 1, CPAN members will become ISSA members for the following year. “This alliance enhances our ability to provide professional …

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Highlands has promoted Charles Koslowsky to director of strategic accounts, jansan. A veteran of the cleaning industry, Koslowsky has held a variety of sales and distribution leadership roles throughout his career. He joined Highlands in 2015 as a business development director and has spent the past three years as the company’s director of enterprise sales. “Charles …

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Reckitt Professional‘s Lysol Pro Solutions recently revealed the top 10 office surfaces with the highest risk of germs. Conducted by a team of scientists, the report identified the following top 10 “germiest” workplace hotspots (in no particular order): Elevator buttons Coffee machine handles/buttons Refrigerator doors Kitchen sink taps/handles Vending machines Restroom door handles Computer keyboards …

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3M has declared a quarterly dividend of US$1.49 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable September 12 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 22. 3M has paid a quarterly dividend to shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years. As of June 30, the company had more than 569 million common …

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Tennant Co. has appointed Andrew P. Hider to the company’s board of directors. Hider currently serves as CEO of ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. He has more than two decades of leadership experience in manufacturing environments. “We are excited to welcome Andrew to the Tennant Company Board of Directors and leverage his extensive experience as …

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Medline Industries Inc. has published its Corporate Social Responsibility 2021 Report.  The report recaps Medline’s Corporate Responsibility (CSR) program and highlights the company’s investments in renewable energy, efforts to elevate clinical knowledge in low-resource countries, and initiatives addressing social determinants of health. “The work we’ve done to be a positive social and environmental steward has had a …

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Veritiv Corp. has reported fiscal-second-quarter net sales of US$1.8 billion, an increase of 9.8% year-over-year. Veritiv reported a quarterly net income of $91.1 million, up from $26.4 million in the prior year. Veritiv’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $6.24 and $6.12 respectively, compared to $1.69 and $1.62 respectively in the same period one year ago. …

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