Spartan Chemical Co. Inc. has promoted Dee Womack to divisional manager. Womack has been with Spartan for nearly seven years, leading the company’s sales efforts as a regional manager in the Dallas/Fort Worth region. He joined Spartan in 2016 from Kärcher North America Inc., where he worked as an account manager overseeing the distribution of supplies to ...
As key stakeholders meet in New York, New York this week as part of Climate Week, Kirsten Hochberg, a senior specialist on CloroxPro™’s clinical and scientific affairs team, offers the following suggestions on how facilities and other businesses can effectively, yet easily, implement the use of sustainable/green products. For an easy place to start, Hochberg ...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought along with it a heightened sense of awareness regarding hygiene and cleanliness. Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is a perfect example of an organization that has sustained that same value of clean in post-pandemic times. In this episode of Straight Talk!, three employees of Queen’s University—Sam Whyte, director of operations ...
Cintas Corp. has been named to Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2023 list. In compiling its annual list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey 70,000 full- and part-time employees throughout the United States. Participants evaluated their employer on such criteria as working conditions, diversity, compensation packages, potential for development and company image. This marks the ...
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has signed a 209-megawatt virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Scout Clean Energy, a portfolio company of Brookfield Asset Management, to purchase renewable electricity. Under the terms of the 20-year deal, Colgate will purchase renewable energy generated and delivered to the electricity grid from Scout’s Markum Solar Farm, which is located outside of Waco, Texas, ...
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded approximately US$12.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 100 nonprofit organizations. OSHA’s annual program is designed to fund in-person safety and health training for workers and employers in industries with high injury, illness, and fatality rates; underserved youth; workers with limited English proficiency; and small businesses. ...
Betco® Corp. has appointed Ed Zello director of skin care. Zello has more than three decades of business-to-business and consumer packaged goods experience. He joins Betco from Henkel, where he spent the past five years as national accounts manager for their Dial Professional line. In his new role as a member of Betco’s marketing team, Zello will ...
According to CNN, The Clorox Co., parent company of CloroxPro™, revealed via a regulatory filing earlier this week that a cyberattack has caused a disruption of the company’s manufacturing operations, making it difficult to keep up with customer demands. The cyberattack took place in August, when Clorox detected unauthorized activity within its information technology systems. The company’s ...
When it comes to the glue of the cleaning industry, one of the critical elements is the manufacturing sector. Whether equipment, products, chemicals, or other components needed for cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and any task related to facility maintenance, manufacturers step up and respond to the demand. Manufacturing is more than simply creating tangible goods—it embodies ...
As reported by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, its Facility and Services (F&S) Building Services department, in partnership with ISSA, recently launched a new Building Services Specialist Cleaning Program in five high-usage campus facilities. Nearly 40 building service workers at the university underwent professional development and received training certification from ISSA through its Cleaning ...
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