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Take Your Seat at the Table with ISSA Hygieia Network’s Next Virtual Conference

February 22, 2022 by

ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charities signature program dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the cleaning industry, invites cleaning industry professionals to attend its next Networking and Leadership Virtual Conference: Strategies for Taking Your Seat at the Table on Wednesday, March 30, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. CT. ISSA members and …

ISSA Relaunches Online Learning Platform, Offering Rich Catalog of Training & Education for Industry Professionals

February 21, 2022 by

ISSA today announced it has relaunched its online learning platform as the ISSA Online Learning Center. The full-scale online learning platform provides easy access to foundational and advanced workshops and courses for cleaning industry professionals. “The ISSA Online Learning Center delivers instant access to education and certification opportunities,” said ISSA Executive Director John Barrett. “By …

ISSA LARU—Clean Advocacy Summit Early-Bird Registration Extended

February 18, 2022 by

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the latest public-policy issues impacting the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. This update touches on the extension of early-bird registration for the 2022 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, ISSA applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Reinstatement …

Sodexo Names New CEO

February 18, 2022 by

Sodexo has appointed Sophie Bellon CEO. Bellon, the daughter of Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon, has served as interim CEO since Denis Machuel left the company last year. She has been with Sodexo since 1994 serving in a variety of leadership positions, most recently as chairwoman of the company’s board of directors. “I would like to thank …

GP PRO Teams With Butlr Technologies

February 18, 2022 by

GP PRO has established a marketing partnership with Butlr Technologies, a spin-out of the MIT Media Lab. The agreement calls for Butlr’s people-sensing platform, which uses wireless sensors and artificial intelligence to passively detect human presence indoors, to be paired with GP PRO’s KOLO Smart Monitoring System. The collaboration will help facilities enable traffic-based cleaning while enabling labor …

Medline Partners With University of Kansas Health System

February 18, 2022 by

Medline Industries Inc. has entered into a prime vendor partnership with The University of Kansas Health System. Under the terms of the agreement, Medline will exclusively distribute its portfolio of essential medical supplies and solutions across the health system’s five acute care hospital facilities. The health system will have the ability to monitor key metrics such as …

The United Group Adds Two VPs

February 18, 2022 by

The United Group (TUG) recently expanded its leadership team with the appointment of two executives to vice president. Mark Prosser has been named vice president of sales-–strategic accounts. A 35-year veteran of the jansan industry, Prosser has experience across the supply chain, including the distribution, supplier, and buying group sides. In his new position, Prosser will …

City Wide Adds Fellow Via Hiring Our Heroes Program

February 17, 2022 by

City Wide Facility Solutions announced Brad Alexander has joined as its corporate fellow through the Hiring Our Heroes initiative. Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide hiring effort connecting those in the U.S. military community to American businesses to help create a more diversified workforce. Alexander, a sergeant first class in the U.S. Army, has joined …

Avision Expands Presence in the Pacific Northwest

February 17, 2022 by

Avision Sales Group has successfully completed its purchase of Elite Associates Northwest Inc.’s jansan division. The acquisition expands Avision’s outsourced sales and marketing offerings in Washington and Seattle. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This addition to Avision propels us to a full nationwide service platform. We are excited to use the local …

EvaClean Partners to Distribute in Sri Lanka

February 17, 2022 by

EvaClean, an EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives company, has formed an exclusive joint venture partnership with global distribution firm Agxa-AG International. Per the terms of the deal, Agxa-AG will sell and market EvaClean’s touchless electrostatic sprayer technologies throughout Sri Lanka. “EvaClean is a foremost infection prevention solution and contributor to the advancement of public health,” said Robert Amos, EvaClean …