By Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a division of ISSA The cleaning industry plays a vital role in maintaining health and safety, ensuring that workplaces, public spaces, and homes are free from harmful pathogens and pollutants. Most people spend 90 percent of their time in built environments. However,…
Read More >>By Matthew Mapus, VP, Marketing; and Carrie White, Marketing Content Specialist, both of Zenex International The number of available manufacture retail brand products on the market is substantial. There is no shortage of choices when it comes to cleaning chemicals, aerosol sprays, and industrial maintenance products in the market. Specialty automotive, industrial, and janitorial distributors…
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By Harrell Kerkhoff Maintenance Sales News Magazine Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, Colker Janitorial Supplies has been a fixture in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA, for its entirety — starting as a supplier of natural sea sponges and chamois cloths and then transforming itself into a leading jan/san distributor for a variety of end-user…
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By Keith Schneringer, Senior Director of Marketing – JanSan + Sustainability at BradyPLUS A Time Of Great Change We are living through a time of great changes in the cleaning industry. From the monumental impacts of the pandemic, to the resulting supply chain challenges and associated inflationary pressures of the past several years, to the…
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By: Bessy Ballesteros, Aluf Marketing Manager Post consumer recycled resin (PCR) is the material that comes from products that have already served their purpose for consumers. These can include greenhouse plastic, farm film, mulch film, empty laundry detergent containers and empty toothpaste tubes. The benefits to using PCR are insurmountable, therefore the push for companies…
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These days, more and more companies are incorporating recycling into their standard operating procedures. According to Julie Graverson, Chief Operations Officer of Sellars Absorbent Materials, recycling has always been a matter of course in the paper industry. Now, based on her 40-plus years of experience, Graverson offers the following advice for businesses that would like…
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The ISSA Show North America is scheduled for November 17-21, 2024, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, in Las Vegas, NV. The 2024 show will offer networking, education, and product discovery opportunities at a time when collaboration and learning are essential. Staying up to date on the latest trends and solutions for cleaning, disinfection, and…
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The global cleaning industry is remembering Don Aslett, who died on August 21, 2024, at 89. A longtime industry entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the Museum Of Clean (museumofclean.com), Aslett also authored 40 books and participated in scores of seminars, workshops, and TV appearances, with the latter including such national programs as Good Morning America,…
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