Monthly Archives: January 2022

Aramark Publishes Enhanced Sustainability Report

By |2024-03-11T15:40:20-05:00January 25, 2022|

Aramark has issued its 2021 sustainability report. Aramark’s 2021 Be Well. Do Well. Impact Report highlights the company’s management of key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and details the progress made toward its sustainability goals. This year’s edition is significantly expanded to include several components for the first time, such as materiality analysis, supplemental details ...

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3M Reports Rise in 4th-Quarter Sales

By |2024-03-11T15:40:20-05:00January 25, 2022|

3M has reported fiscal-fourth-quarter sales of US$8.6 billion, up 0.3% year-on-year. Sales in the company’s health care division increased 0.7% to $2.3 billion and its consumer division saw an 4.1% bump in sales to $1.5 billion. 3M’s safety and industrial division reported sales of $3.1 billion, a dip of 2.2% while sales in the company’s transportation ...

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Avision Announces Two Acquisitions

By |2024-03-11T15:40:19-05:00January 25, 2022|

Avision Sales Group announced that it has completed the merger/acquisition of two companies—OneSolution and J.J. Shearer Co.—in separate transactions. In addition to the acquisitions, Avison has announced the formation of Forward Solutions, which will serve as the umbrella brand for go-to-market brands. Minneapolis-based J.J. Shearer, a provider of outsourced sales and marketing services, will fold into ...

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ISSA Requests Stakeholder Meetings Prior to Potential New Overtime Regulations

By |2024-03-11T15:40:19-05:00January 25, 2022|

ISSA joined 109 other organizations, which represent a wide range of employers from private industry, states, municipalities, universities, colleges, K-12 schools, and nonprofits, to request that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of the department’s anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the “exemption of bona ...

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3M to Expand Operations in Tennessee

By |2024-03-11T15:40:18-05:00January 24, 2022|

3M has announced plans to invest US$470 million in the company’s Clinton, Tennessee operations. The investment will be used to increase the plant’s sustainability and boost production of two fast-growing 3M product lines, Filtrete™ air filters and Command™ Brand adhesive strips. The upgrade project is anticipated to be complete by 2025 and will allow 3M to add more ...

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Cousino Restoration Acquired by FLEET Response

By |2024-03-11T15:40:18-05:00January 24, 2022|

Cousino Restoration has been acquired by FLEET Response for an undisclosed sum. FLEET Response’s acquisition of the Perrysburg, Ohio-based Cousino Restoration expands the company’s footprint into Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. In addition to Cousino Restoration, FLEET Response is comprised of Dayspring Restoration, Alpha-Omega Disaster Restoration, Burke’s Restoration, and Dalworth Restoration. FLEET Response plans further acquisitions ...

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ISSA Opposes California’s Short Form Rulemaking

By |2024-03-11T15:40:18-05:00January 24, 2022|

ISSA joined more than 80 California-based, as well as national organizations and businesses in requesting that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) Modification of Text Title 27, California Code of regulations Proposed Amendments to Article 6 Clear and Reasonable Warnings – Short Form dated December 17. 2021 (Modified Proposed Rulemaking) be withdrawn. In ...

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ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo Announces New 2022 Dates

By |2024-03-11T15:40:17-05:00January 24, 2022|

In response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases throughout Australia, ISSA has rescheduled the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo. The ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo will now take place on September 14-15, 2022, at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney.  ISSA Oceania Manager Lauren Micallef said the decision was made following consultation with industry representatives ...

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ISSA LARU: Supreme Court Blocks Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

By |2024-03-11T15:40:17-05:00January 21, 2022|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update (LARU), a biweekly roundup of the latest public-policy issues impacting the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. This update touches on the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rules for private employers with 100 or more employees, Canada publishing final volatile organic compound ...

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Medline Announces New Purchasing Partnership

By |2024-03-11T15:40:16-05:00January 21, 2022|

Medline Industries Inc. has been awarded a five-year cooperative agreement with national purchasing organization OMNIA Partners. The deal calls for a master agreement with the University of California, San Diego (the lead public agency), for the distribution of medical supplies to the University of California and all eligible public and private agencies registered with OMNIA ...

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