Monthly Archives: April 2023

Kimberly-Clark Sponsors My Green Lab Ambassador Program

By |2024-03-11T15:51:25-05:00April 19, 2023|

Kimberly-Clark Professional has announced a sponsorship of the My Green Lab Ambassador Program. The ambassador program, developed by nonprofit organization My Green Lab, encourages scientists and laboratory professionals to design and enact sustainable practices in their lab or workplace. My Green Lab offers free online learning for laboratory professionals in support of the program, as well as other ...

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Georgia-Pacific to Invest $50M in Louisiana Production Facility

By |2024-03-11T15:51:25-05:00April 19, 2023|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO, announced plans to invest more than US$50 million in its Port Hudson mill in Zachary, Louisiana.  The expansion project will include upgrades to increase capacity and improve the capability of existing paper converting equipment and enhance internal infrastructure. Construction has begun on these enhancements and is expected to be completed by ...

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Tennant Announces New Sustainability Goals

By |2024-03-11T15:51:24-05:00April 19, 2023|

Tennant Co. has announced plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3  by 2040. In order to do so, the company has submitted a letter of commitment outlining its goals to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation. Tennant plans to supply 100% of its electricity from renewable sources across all its ...

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Can Work Clothes Spread Germs?

By |2024-01-05T22:23:23-06:00April 19, 2023|

Essential cleaning professionals frequently ask whether they can carry germs home on their work clothes and pass them on to family members or even infect themselves later in the day. Let’s examine what the research shows. Related studies on germ transport Work clothes can transport germs. Germs can accumulate on your work clothes in high ...

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ISSA PULIRE Product of the Year Finalists Revealed

By |2024-03-11T15:51:24-05:00April 18, 2023|

ISSA PULIRE Network has announced the 22 finalists for the third annual ISSA PULIRE Product of the Year Award. The ISSA PULIRE 2023 Product of the Year Award recognizes the research activity conducted by companies operating within the professional cleaning, hygiene and environmental sanitation, facility management, laundry services, and logistics sectors, and rewards the effectiveness of the ...

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IICRC to Host Fall Flooring Seminar

By |2024-03-11T15:51:23-05:00April 18, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and the Flooring Educational Guild will present the Fall Flooring Seminar October 2–4 at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia. Attendees of this three-day event will have the opportunity to learn about flooring assessment and evaluation, specifications, and inspections. A panel of flooring education experts ...

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Two Maids Celebrates 20th Anniversary

By |2024-03-11T15:51:23-05:00April 18, 2023|

Two Maids recently marked its 20th year of business. The residential cleaning provider, an as Elite Corporate Franchise Partner of Cleaning for a Reason, an ISSA Charities™ signature program that provides clean homes for cancer patients, was established in April 2003 when founder Ron Holt purchased a small cleaning business. Two Maids joined the Home ...

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SC Johnson Announces 2023 Dispenser Design Contest Winners

By |2024-03-11T15:51:22-05:00April 18, 2023|

SC Johnson Professional has revealed the winners of its 2023 Happy Hands dispenser design contest. The contest, now in its sixth year, called for K–12 students to design and submit original artwork for a soap dispenser that promotes proper hand hygiene, with the public voting on the winner from a group of five finalists selected by ...

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ISSA Accepting Nominations for Residential Cleaning Council

By |2024-03-11T15:51:21-05:00April 18, 2023|

The Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI), a Division of ISSA, is accepting nominations for three new members of the ISSA Residential Cleaning Council, the oversight body for residential cleaning members. The ISSA Residential Cleaning Council works with ISSA staff to develop the overall strategic plan for ARCSI. “Serving as a member of the ...

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Cintas’ Fire Protection Division Marks 20th Anniversary

By |2024-03-11T15:51:21-05:00April 17, 2023|

Cintas Corp.’s Fire Protection Division recently marked its 20th year of business. Cintas first launched the segment in April 2003 as part of its then-combined First Aid, Safety, and Fire Division. Beginning with a small acquisition in New Jersey and 25 employees, the company’s Fire Protection Division now employs more than 2,500 workers with dozens ...

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