After 38 years, company founder John Sellars has retired from his day-to-day role at Sellars Absorbent Materials. Sellars will continue as a member of the company’s board of directors and will provide consulting services to the company for the next two years. Sellars started the company in 1985, working out of his garage and basement. He…
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Leading distribution companies BradyIFS and Envoy Solutions have reported on the completion of the previously announced merger of the two organizations. The agreement, first announced in August, was pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. The companies are now operating as a single organization as of November 1, 2023, and Kenneth D. Sweder, previously BradyIFS Chairman and CEO, will serve…
Read More >>The nomination committee of Essity has proposed that Jan Gurander be appointed chairman and member of Essity’s Board of Directors during the annual general meeting in March 2024. As previously announced, Essity’s current chairman of the board, Pär Boman, has declined re-election. “Gurander has had a long and successful career within the Volvo Group, starting…
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The Triple S Board of Directors were recently elected at an annual stockholder’s meeting for the upcoming year. “We’re pleased to announce that Joseph M. Ellis, Lansing Sanitary Supply, Lansing, MI, will serve as chairman of the board. Eric Cadell, Dutch Hollow Supplies, Belleville, IL, was elected secretary, and Craig Gilroy, Triple S, will serve as treasurer,” according…
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Jon-Don, which provides commercial supplies, equipment, consumables, and know-how to specialty contractors, welcomes Eric Royse as its new Chief Executive Officer. Royse has been a member of the Jon-Don board for two years, and is a seasoned distribution executive with over 25 years of experience in several different industries. Most recently, he was CEO at Continental Battery…
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The Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IEHA), a Division of ISSA, has announced that the 33rd annual 2023 IEHA Housekeeping Olympics will take place on Monday, November 13, from 5 to 10 p.m., at the Michelob ULTRA Arena, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas. Housekeeping teams from the United States and Canada,…
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Kaivac Inc. recently donated cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR). Kaivac sent more than 3.6 million KN95 masks and nearly 33,000 packages of disposable cleaning wipes to NAEIR’s main warehouse in Galesburg, IL. NAEIR will distribute the donation to its nonprofit members.…
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Vince Patrignani has joined the Betco® Marketing Team as Director of Laundry and Warewash. He is responsible for the growth and development of the laundry and warewash product category. Patrignani will focus on enhancing quality, efficiency, and overall performance of laundry and warewash solutions. He comes to Betco with over two decades of experience in laundry,…
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Sofidel, one of the world’s leading paper groups for the production of paper for hygienic and domestic use, has opened an automated warehouse at its plant in Ciechanów, Poland. The new 11,000 m2 warehouse can handle 32,000 pallets of goods and is designed to ensure higher efficiency and safety standards. The automated warehouse in Ciechanów,…
Read More >>ISSA has announced its 2023 Achievement Awards honorees. They are cleaning industry professionals who have driven the industry forward through their positive contributions. The five honorees will be recognized on November 14, during the “Spotlight Event: Then, Now, Forever | Celebrating 100 Years of ISSA,” which will take place as part of the ISSA Show…
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