Monthly Archives: August 2023

Two Georgia-Pacific Facilities Honored for Conservation Efforts

By |2024-03-11T15:54:24-05:00August 31, 2023|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO, has announced that two of the company’s facilities have been recertified to the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) Conservation Certification®. WHC’s certification is a voluntary sustainability program designed for broad-based biodiversity enhancement and conservation education activities on corporate landholdings. Participants must submit documentation to earn recertification every two years to ensure ...

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ISSA Members Named Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek

By |2024-03-11T15:54:23-05:00August 31, 2023|

Thirteen ISSA member companies have been included in Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023. In developing the annual list, Newsweek worked with data firm Plant-A Insights Group to survey more than 61,000 people living and working in the United States. for companies that employ at least 1,000 workers. The study collected more than 389,000 reviews and ...

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Acme Paper Donates to Local Students

By |2024-03-11T15:54:23-05:00August 31, 2023|

Acme Paper & Supply Co. Inc. recently donated backpacks filled with school supplies to several East Coast organizations. The company supplied more than 500 backpacks to be distributed by the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, D.C.; Backpack Buddies in Richmond, Virginia; and Billie Holiday Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, JMORE reports. The donations ...

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ISSA’s August Period Project Update – Impact Report

By |2024-03-11T15:54:22-05:00August 31, 2023|

Welcome to ISSA’s August Period Project Update. This communication from ISSA will keep you up to date on the association’s efforts to end period poverty through advocacy and education. We encourage you sign up for this monthly update. Features ISSA Campaign Positively Impacts Period Poverty in 2023 “ISSA has taken our message of period positivity ...

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Register for CMM’s Free Facility Management Webinar

By |2024-03-11T15:54:22-05:00August 30, 2023|

Optimizing facility cleaning and maintenance productivity is not just a goal—it’s a necessity. As such, you won’t want to miss CMM’s upcoming webinar, Facility Productivity Strategies: Unleashed!, being presented September 26 at 1:00 CT. This free one-hour webinar is for anyone involved in overseeing or managing buildings, facilities, or campuses. As an attendee, you will ...

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AFFLINK Lands Deal With Premier Inc.

By |2024-03-11T15:54:21-05:00August 30, 2023|

AFFLINK has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement with healthcare facilities alliance Premier Inc. Per the terms of the deal, which goes into effect November 1, AFFLINK will offer its range of paper products and janitorial supplies at a pre-negotiated rate to Premier’s network of nearly 4,400 hospitals and 225,000 alternate sites. Financial terms of ...

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Aramark Appoints COO of Uniform Services Spin-Off

By |2024-03-11T15:54:21-05:00August 30, 2023|

Aramark has appointed Chris Synek chief operating officer (COO) of Aramark Uniform Services (AUS), effective September 11. Synek joins Aramark from Neovia Logistics, where he served as CEO. He’s also worked in leadership positions for XPO Logistics, Cintas Corp., and Allied Waste. In his newly created position, Synek will lead sales, marketing, supply chain operations, logistics, ...

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Envoy Solutions to Merge With BradyIFS

By |2024-03-11T15:54:20-05:00August 30, 2023|

Envoy Solutions and BradyIFS have jointly announced the two companies plan to merge. BradyIFS currently operates as a portfolio company of Kelso & Co., while Envoy Solutions is a subsidiary of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA). The terms of the merger include a new strategic and financial partnership with global private equity firm Warburg ...

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DOL Announces Proposal to Restore and Extend Overtime Protections

By |2024-03-11T15:54:20-05:00August 30, 2023|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would restore and extend overtime protections to more than 3.6 million salaried workers. The DOL’s proposed revision would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than US$1,059 per week, or about $55,000 per year. In addition, the rule will ...

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How IEHA Helped Transform a VA Hospital

By |2024-01-05T22:23:43-06:00August 30, 2023|

When Kevin Edwards, an IEHA Master Certified Environmental Services Executive, first arrived at the VA Medical Center at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 2019, he found a facility in trouble. A lack of training, purpose, and attention to detail among the facilities staff led to the hospital being ranked #55 in the VA system for cleanliness. ...

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