Updates From The Leading Association For The Cleaning Industry Worldwide

The ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification program saw record growth in 2010 as it more than doubled the number of in-house and contract cleaning firms currently certified. The organizations certified this year were recognized at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America 2010 tradeshow, prior to the Wednesday, November 10, general session by football great Joe Theismann.

In addition to the firms that were newly certified as CIMS or CIMS-GB organizations — 37 in total — there were another 25 who recertified or added the new CIMS-Green Building (GB) designation to their existing accolades. The 2010 class of CIMS certified firms now brings the program to a total of 78 organizations.

CIMS applies to management, operations, performance systems, and processes. Compliance with the Standard demonstrates that an organization is structured to deliver consistent, quality services designed to meet the customers' needs and expectations. The new CIMS-GB dimension, recently included in the revised U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance — LEED-EB:O&M — rating system, focuses on the delivery of environmentally preferable cleaning service.

The following is a list of organizations recognized for their 2010 CIMS certification:

• Aetna Building Maintenance
• AHI Facility Services, Inc. (plus GB)
• Alpha & Omega Building Services
• ARAMARK Facility Services: Business & Industry Division (plus GB)
• ARAMARK Facility Services: Higher Education Division (plus GB)
• ARAMARK Facility Services: Sports & Entertainment Division (plus GB)
• Bee-Clean Building Maintenance (Recertification plus GB)
• Broom Service, Inc.
• The Budd Group (plus GB)
• Capitol Cleaning Contractors (Recertification plus GB)
• City Central Services (plus GB)
• CleanPower (plus GB)
• CMS Facilities Maintenance (plus GB)
• Clear Creek Independent School District
• Commercial Cleaning Services (plus GB)
• Contract Services Group, Inc. (plus GB)
• CW Resources (plus GB)
• Devon Facility Management
• Diversified Service Contracting, Inc. (plus GB)
• Diversified Services for Industry (plus GB)
• Environmental Facility Services, Inc. (plus GB)
• Environmental Service Systems (plus GB)
• Eurest Services (plus GB)
• Floyd County Schools (plus GB)GCA Services: Southern Methodist University (plus GB)
• Grosvenor Building Services, Inc. (Recertification plus GB)
• Harvard Maintenance (plus GB)
• Held's Janitorial Services, Inc.
• IH Services (Recertification plus GB)
• ISS Facility Services, Inc.: Aviation Division
• KBM, Inc. (plus GB)
• K-tech Kleening Systems (Recertification plus GB)
• Marcis & Associates, Inc.
• MasterCorp Inc.
• MG Capital Maintenance, Inc. (plus GB)
• Mid-American Cleaning Contractors (Recertification plus GB)
• Mr. Clean Maintenance Systems
• Newbold Services (plus GB)
• Omni Facility Services (Recertification)
• Portland Habilitation Center (Recertification plus GB)
• Preferred Building Services, Inc. (plus GB)
• Premier Maintenance, Inc. (PMI) (plus GB)
• Rite Way Service, Inc. (plus GB)
• Scarlet & Gray Cleaning Service (Recertification plus GB)
• United Services of America, Inc. (plus GB)
• University of Georgia Physical Plant Division — Services Department (Recertification plus GB)
• University of Michigan Plant Building & Grounds Services Department (Recertification plus GB)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Housing & Residence Life Housekeeping Department (plus GB)
• Vonachen Services, Inc. (Recertification plus GB)

The following organizations added the CIMS-GB designation to their CIMS certification portfolio:

• Bravo! Group Services
• DMS Facility Services
• GMI Building Services, Inc.
• Matrix Integrated Facility Management
• Metropolitan Building Services, Inc.
• Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management Co.
• Pegasus Building Services
• P&R Enterprises, Inc.
• Pro Clean Building Maintenance
• Shellville Services: A Division of Matrix
• Team Clean, Inc.
• University of Maryland, College Park: Department of Residential Facilities
• Varsity Contractors

To learn more about the CIMS program, to find a CIMS certified contractor, or to find one of the more than 600 industry experts qualified to help your organization comply with the CIMS and CIMS-GB Standards, visit www.issa.com/standard.

CIMS and CIMS-GB Certified Companies Recognized by BSCAI as Industry Leaders

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce that seven members who are Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) or CIMS-Green Building (CIMS-GB) certified have been recognized by the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) as leaders among the industry. These seven certified companies are among the 11 total ISSA member companies recognized in these awards.

"Building owners and occupants are demanding that the cleaning industry become both more professional and more environmentally friendly," says ISSA Director of Facility Service Programs Dan Wagner. "ISSA has taken the lead in establishing the CIMS and CIMS-GB programs to help give those members a competitive advantage. These seven companies have taken the extra step to become certified, and we are pleased that they are being recognized as industry leaders for their efforts."

The seven CIMS or CIMS-GB certified companies who were 2010 BSCAI Awards and Recognition Program winners are:

• Bravo! Group Services — 2010 Safety Award, Category C
• Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management — 2010 Safety Award, Category D
• IH Services, Inc. — Best Company Newsletter, Large Company
• Varsity Contractors, Inc. — Best Company Uniform, Large Company
• Bee Line, Inc. — Best Company Website, Mid-Size Company
• The Budd Group — Best Company Website, Mid-Size Company
• Vonachen Services Inc. — Best Company Website, Large Company

About CIMS

CIMS applies to management, operations, and performance systems. Compliance demonstrates that an organization is structured to deliver consistent, quality services designed to meet the customer's needs and expectations. It sets forth processes, procedures, and supporting documentation proven to be characteristic of customer-driven organizations. Given that CIMS is non-prescriptive, each organization has the flexibility to choose the most effective ways in which to meet its requirements. For more information about CIMS or CIMS-GB, visit www.issa.com/standard.

The CIMS-GB dimension focuses on the delivery of environmentally preferable cleaning service and offers organizations a certification that is closely tailored to provide customers with precisely what they need to secure points under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance—i.e., LEED-EB: O&M—rating system while greening operations overall.

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