City Wide Facility Solutions opened a new office in Sacramento, California. Former corporate banking executive Housi Kakar will lead the new branch, City Wide’s ninth in California. The new office in Sacramento will service several cities in the region including El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Folsom, Rocklin, Davis, Elk Grove, and Lodi. “The reason I gravitated to City Wide is because I saw the opportunity to become a …
Five ISSA member companies have been named to Selling Power magazine’s 2022 list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For. Now in its 22nd year, the publication’s annual index evaluates and ranks companies based on the potential for growth and compensation within their sales teams. Selling Power recognized the following ISSA-member companies for their selling …
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Medline Industries Inc. has entered into a prime vendor partnership with Ohio-based Genesis Healthcare System. Under the terms of the US$60 million agreement, Genesis Healthcare will have access to Medline’s portfolio of essential medical supplies, logistics services, and solutions. Medline will provide Genesis Healthcare with advanced analytics platforms to monitor key metrics such as item utilization, …
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As cases of monkeypox continue to rise, the World Health Organization is currently reassessing if the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. While still a rare disease, it’s now spread across 70 countries across six continents. In this latest ISSA Cleaning Industry Alert, Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, senior director of the Global Biorisk Advisory …
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CORA Technologies has entered into a strategic agreement with the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). The deal calls for UIC to deploy CORA’s Cleancode® platform to 82 zones throughout its campus with a weekly target service goal of 516 cleanings. Each zone features a QR code that tracks cleaning history and allows the public to rate the …
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ABCO Products Corp. has announced that two of its product lines have earned Environmental Claims Validation from UL Solutions. The third-party validation certified that ABCO’s Large Natura Broom Head is manufactured from 100% recycled content. UL also validated the company’s Natura Lobby Dustpan is produced from a minimum 48% recycled content. We’re thrilled to share our …
The ISSA Media YouTube channel recently reached a significant milestone, accumulating more than one million international video views. Originally launched several years ago, the ISSA Media YouTube channel has now delivered hundreds of pieces of video content to its viewers and subscribers across the globe. Primarily overseen by the ISSA Media team, the ISSA YouTube channel delivers …
ISS has appointed Gudrun Degenhart CEO of the company’s operations in Germany (ISS Germany), effective September 1. Joins ISS from ThyssenKrupp AG, where she held various international management positions throughout her nearly two-decade tenure. She most recently served as the company’s CEO of materials services for its European plastics operating unit. “With her strong strategic …
Essity has acquired 80% of Canadian apparel manufacturer Knix Wear Inc. for US$320 million. Toronto-based Knix designs and produces a variety of leakproof apparel for periods and incontinence. Essity anticipates the demand for such clothing to have an expected annual growth rate of more than 20% over the next five years. The company has been active in …
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has partnered with Allergy Standards Limited (ASL) to create a curriculum designed to help businesses improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and the well-being of building tenants and guests. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggests that indoor air can be up to five times more …