Monthly Archives: March 2022

Straight Talk: The Wet Look on Floors – Just How Expensive Is It?

By |2024-01-05T22:22:08-06:00March 10, 2022|

Anyone who works with floor maintenance and cleaning wants the absolute best appearance, and for some floors, that’s to create what we call “the wet look” or shiny finish. When you achieve that, you are pretty pleased and proud of yourself or your crew. But what about the possible hidden costs of such a shiny ...

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ABM Reports 1st-Quarter Revenue Rises 29%

By |2024-03-11T15:41:29-05:00March 9, 2022|

ABM reported a fiscal first-quarter revenue of US$1.9 billion, a 29.7% year-over-year increase in sales. The company credited the revenue gains to global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic fueling the need for specialized janitorial and facility services coupled with the completion of its acquisition of Able Services. ABM reported a quarterly net income of $76 million, ...

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Newell Brands Sets 2040 Carbon Neutral Goal

By |2024-03-11T15:41:29-05:00March 9, 2022|

Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), has released its 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report. The third-annual report highlights Newell Brands’ progress on its corporate citizenship goals to create more sustainable products, reduce operational impacts, prioritize the success and growth of its employees, and invest in communities. It also discusses how the cross-functional climate task force was ...

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City Wide Continues California Expansion

By |2024-03-11T15:41:27-05:00March 9, 2022|

City Wide Facility Solutions opened a new office in in Costa Mesa, California. The Costa Mesa branch, City Wide’s sixth in the state, will service Orange County and the surrounding region. The office will be led by Ryan Romero, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, where he was most recently a marine science technician. He also has ...

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ISSA Hygieia Network Connects Canadian Cleaning Industry Professionals

By |2024-03-11T15:41:27-05:00March 9, 2022|

ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charities™ signature program dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the cleaning industry, has launched a regional community for cleaning industry professionals in Canada. The latest of eight regional communities, professionals living or working in Canada are invited to join the regional group on LinkedIn to connect and ...

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Cleanliness is Top of Mind: Meeting the Concerns of Consumers and Facility Managers

By |2024-01-05T22:22:07-06:00March 9, 2022|

It’s no secret that transparency in commercial cleaning is at the forefront of everyone’s minds—consumers and companies alike. What was once an operational expense, often dictated by tight budgets and limited resources, has now become a race to maintain rigorous cleaning schedules and keep employees and customers feeling safe from disease-causing pathogens. While cases of ...

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Kimberly-Clark Nominates New Board Member

By |2024-03-11T15:41:26-05:00March 8, 2022|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, announced that Sylvia Mathews Burwell has been nominated for election to its board of directors. Burwell has served as the president of American University since 2017. Prior to joining American University, she served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2014 to 2017. If successfully elected, Burwell will succeed ...

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OSHA Increases Inspection of Health Care Facilities Treating COVID-19 Patients

By |2024-03-11T15:41:26-05:00March 8, 2022|

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an enforcement memorandum for a short-term increase in inspections directed at hospitals and nursing care facilities that treat COVID-19 patients. According to OSHA, the goal of the inspections is to ensure continued mitigation of COVID-19 and future variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and protect ...

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Kristen Hadeed Reveals How to Be a Better Leader in ISSA Hygieia Network’s Next Webinar

By |2024-03-11T15:41:25-05:00March 8, 2022|

ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charities™ signature program dedicated to the advancement and retention of women in the cleaning industry, invites current and aspiring leaders to its next webinar featuring Kristen Hadeed: 6 Traits of Authentic Leaders. The webinar will take place on April 13, 2022, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. (CDT). To register ...

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Register Now for This Week’s FREE Building Wellness Webinar

By |2024-03-11T15:41:25-05:00March 7, 2022|

Join ISSA on Friday March 11 at noon CT for a free webinar delving into the Value of Clean® tools that will help you justify your cleaning budgets in an easy-to-follow way with hard numbers decision makers are looking for. This session, Know Your Value: Building Wellness, is hosted by ISSA Director of Membership & ...

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