Palen Kimball, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsden Services, has acquired Signature Mechanical Inc. According to a press release, the purchase of the Spring Lake Park, Minnesota-based commercial plumbing contractor will allow Palen Kimball to provide its clients in the Minneapolis metro area with an expanded suite of services. Financial terms of the purchase were not ...
Brady and Individual FoodService (BradyIFS) have acquired Camden Bag and Paper Co. LLC. Established in in 1932 and led by President Rob Thomas, the Camden, New Jersey-based distributor offers a diverse portfolio of jansan and food service products and equipment. The purchase expands BradyIFS’ geographical footprint in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Financial details of ...
ISSA and IOPFDA, a Division of ISSA, joined more than 100 organizations to urge Congress to pass the bipartisan Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act (ERTCRA, H.R. 6161/S. 3625). If enacted, the ERTCRA would reinstate fourth-quarter 2021 access to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). In a letter to congressional leaders, the signatories note that ...
Kaivac Inc. has earned a U.S. Patent—USPN 11,317,777—for the company’s Stretch method of cleaning wide area hard surface floors. The patented method is performed with Kaivac’s AutoVac Stretch floor care system, which has achieved a Certification of Environmental Innovation from Green Seal. The company now has a total of 20 patented cleaning innovations, with several ...
Anago Cleaning Systems has opened a new master franchise in Omaha, Nebraska. Luper and Brittanie Akough will lead the new franchise. The husband-and-wife entrepreneurial team has seen success in previous small business ventures, including an Omaha-based logistics company. Anago’s latest expansion will service the Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, metro areas. “Luper and Brittanie are exemplary master franchise owners, ...
4M Building Solutions has acquired Alamo Building Maintenance for an undisclosed sum. The purchase marks 4M’s eighth major acquisition in the past four years and its first in San Antonio, where the company has been operating since 2009. With the acquisition, 4M will increase its presence in the region to include more than 340 employees ...
Mabel Castro has been named the recipient of UMF Corp.’s 2021 Guest Room Attendant (GRA) Excellence Award. The award, now in its third year, highlights the contributions of GRAs at hotel companies across the country. Castro, a GRA at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, was recognized for her attention to detail and for developing personal connections with ...
Winners of the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards were announced last week at a ceremony hosted at the InterContinental London Park Lane in London, England. Founded in 1991, the biannual awards program honors the top contract and in-house cleaning service providers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The contest called for participants to submit a description ...
The sales function continues to play a critical role in business success today. For our industry, it is an essential differentiator that brings added value against online-only competitors. It is also a function that has encountered tremendous change over the past few years. E-commerce growth has been a significant disruptor to the role of the ...
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has opened nominations for its 2022 Hall of Fame Awards. The second-annual awards program is open to all past and present IICRC constituents with at least 25 consecutive years in the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries. Nominees must have proof of IICRC certification and have made a ...
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