The May/June edition of ISSA Today—now available in digital format for your desktop, smartphone, or tablet―helps you stay up to date on the latest cleaning industry and ISSA-member news. This month’s issue explains how a respiratory droplet can impact health more than some might think, plus all the latest updates on the cleaning industry and …
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Harvard Maintenance Inc. recently added significant leadership to its executive team in support of the company’s continued expansion. Raymond Hall joins Harvard Maintenance as chief human resources officer. He has extensive HR experience, previously serving in management positions with such companies as Boeing and Cargill. Jeff Enck has been appointed executive vice president of Harvard’s …
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and ISSA announced today the launch of the Healthy Workplaces Coalition, a new coalition of nearly 40 national organizations, industry leaders, and trade associations collaborating to support and advance federal policy aimed at helping businesses and organizations better afford and implement health and safety improvements in workplaces and across …
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ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charities signature program dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the cleaning industry, today launched a new online platform for the ISSA Hygieia Network Mentoring Program. The new platform, hosted on Qooper, will connect industry professionals for one-to-one mentoring relationships. “Fostering mentoring relationships was one of the …
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Reckitt, parent company of Reckitt Professional, recently issued a report detailing the most contaminated surfaces on planes and in hotels ahead of the summer travel season. Lysol Pro Solutions’ team of scientists used an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analysis to measure contamination levels on surfaces in 10 planes, one airport, and 15 hotels across the country. The …
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Medline Industries Inc. has been named the primary supply chain vendor for Baptist Health South Florida. Per the terms of the agreement, Medline will serve as the primary supplier of medical supplies and solutions to Baptist Health’s system of 12 hospitals and more than 200 outpatient centers. The health system also will have the ability to monitor key …
Aramsco has acquired Retailers Supply Co. Inc. Aramsco’s purchase of the New Albany, Indiana-based distributor of cleaning and maintenance supplies expands its client portfolio and geographical presence in the Midwest. This marks Aramsco’s ninth acquisition in the janitorial supply market in the past three years. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. “This transaction is …
Compass Group has appointed Professor Sir Charles Godfray FRS chief climate and sustainability advisor for its operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Godfray is the current director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Population Biology at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. He previously chaired the U.K. Government Office of Science’s project …
Prestigious Cleaning Team (PCT) has arranged to deliver complimentary house cleanings to more than 20 women in Georgia currently receiving chemotherapy. The donated house cleanings were arranged through Cleaning for a Reason, an ISSA Charities signature program that provides clean homes for cancer patients. PCT is a long-time supporter of the program, having supported Cleaning …
The proposed rulemaking to amend the Short-Form Proposition 65 warnings has been discontinued for now by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), with a promise to renew its efforts in the “next several weeks.” The proposed rulemaking was opposed by ISSA, the California Chamber of Commerce, and numerous other industry groups because …
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