Facility managers and cleaning professionals have a duty to protect the public from injuries from slips, trips, and falls and their clients from litigation that could cost millions of dollars. But how slippery is too slippery? How do you subjectively test and unbiasedly calculate how slippery a floor is for anyone in any type of ...
Cintas Corp. has named Lydell Henderson the 2022 Cintas Custodian of the Year. The contest, now in its ninth year, called for elementary, middle, high-school, and college students, in addition to staff, to submit a short essay describing why their school’s custodian deserves the award. Ten finalists were selected from a pool of hundreds of ...
Pilot Chemical Co. has increased its commitment to sustainability with two recent employee promotions. Hans Hummel has been promoted to the newly created position of sustainability manager. He has been with Pilot since 2018 when he joined the company from Lonza as business manager – biocides. In his new role, Hummel, who holds a Certificate in ...
City Wide Facility Solutions opened a new office in Birmingham, Alabama. Local entrepreneur Edwin “Bubba” Snider III has partnered with Tim Spink and existing City Wide Facility Solutions owner Ken Miner (St. Louis) to lead the Birmingham branch, the company’s first in the state and 76th overall in North America. “We have such an experienced group opening this ...
ISSA is proud to release the 2021-2022 ISSA Advocacy Fund Impact Report. In June 2020, ISSA created the ISSA Advocacy Fund (IAF) to build on the success of its government affairs efforts. Since then, the IAF has successfully influenced and impacted legislation and regulations affecting the full spectrum of the cleaning industry. “As a result ...
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council®, (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced that Dr. Deborah Birx, world-renowned medical physician, infectious disease expert, and diplomat, will be the keynote speaker at the GBAC Symposium on Air Considerations, August 16-17, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The inaugural GBAC Symposium will bring together scientists and industry thought leaders ...
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has announced its new Mold Uncovered campaign. The IICRC’s new campaign emphasizes the importance of proper mold remediation through accredited industry standards and certifications. As part of the initiative, IICRC has launched a new website—molduncovered.org—featuring an interactive map that tracks which states have taken legislative or regulatory ...
Aramark has announced plans to spin off its uniform services division. The new independently traded company will be known as Aramark Uniform Services (AUS) and the transaction will be structured to be tax-free for the company and its shareholders. Kim Scott, current president and CEO of the uniform division, will lead the independent public company ...
Diversey reported fiscal first-quarter sales of US$660 million, an increase of 4.5% from $631.5 million in sales one year earlier. The company’s institutional segment reported first-quarter net sales of $472.2 million, up 0.9% from $467.9 in the same quarter in 2021. Sales in Diversey’s food and beverage division jumped 14.8% from the previous year, up from ...
3M has declared a quarterly dividend of US$1.49 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable June 12 to shareholders of record at the close of business May 20. 3M has paid a quarterly dividend to shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years. About 3M With global sales of US$35.4 billion, 3M is a ...
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