ASSOCIATION NEWS

ISSA and the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) recently signed a formal alliance agreement, the goal of which is to promote the health and safety of workers in the cleaning industry.

Hazard communication and floor safety are the main focuses of the alliance, but the groups will also help fulfill educational goals by developing improved training materials and a Web site dedicated to workplace safety in the industry.

The partnership will enhance ISSA’s “Legislative & Regulatory Update,” which will now feature an occupational safety and health article titled “Safety and Health Corner” each month.

This piece will inform readers on the latest pending and adopted rules and regulations that affect workplace health.
There will be easy-to-understand guidance on existing laws, and programs from both OSHA and ISSA will be featured.

The ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Central & Eastern European (CEE) international trade exhibition held in Warsaw, Poland, exceeded expectations. It is organized by ISSA, Amsterdam RAI and the Polish Cleaning Association (PSC).

More than 130 exhibitors participated in the show and more than 2,300 visitors attended the trade fair.

The Association of Residential Cleaning Professionals (ARCP) will hold its show in conjunction with the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Conference this year to teach participants more about this segment of the industry.

The ARCP estimates there are 18,000 residential cleaning companies in the United States that employ more than 375,000 workers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) will host its 80th annual meeting and industry convention from January 31 to February 4, 2006, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Fla. The central theme of the event is “SDA at 80: A Vital Past, An Essential Future.”

Keynote speakers for the event are ABC News and NPR analyst Cokie Roberts and political commentator Tony Blankley.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was recently selected as a recipient of the National Building Museum’s Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology.

This is the fourth time the award has been given and this year’s prize is being awarded to USGBC because of its promotion of sustainable design and building practices, specifically the development of the LEED® Green Building rating system.

The Henry C. Turner Prize recognizes an invention, innovative methodology and/or exceptional leadership by an individual or group involved in construction technology.

The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), held in Toronto, drew more than 70 companies for dinner and networking — a record-breaking number of participants. This was the first meeting for SMART’s Canadian Chapter.

At the meeting, the group elected representatives, including Farokh Ghadially, general manager of H. Salb International, Toronto, who was elected to the board of directors.


IICRC Develops Course to Tackle Floor Maintenance
Development of a Resilient Floor Maintenance Technician (RFMT) course is underway after the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) approved the course at its annual spring meeting.

The IIRC appointed Stan Hulin, president and CEO of Future Floor Technology Inc., to chair the committee that will develop the course syllabus and examination.

The IICRC has been, for the past five years, expanding upon its original Floor Care Technician (FCT) course through the creation of classes that provide training for each hard-surface floor category. Ultimately, it hopes to offer classes for eight floor types.

Industry members with knowledge about maintenance of resilient floors are welcome to provide input to influence course content.

COMPANY NOTES

Avmor Helps Local Charity Clean Up
Avmor Ltd., Laval, Quebec, recently helped to clean up Sun Youth’s offices, a charitable organization. A team of 15 employees, including company president Mattie Chinks, used Ecopure, the company’s eco-friendly line of cleaning products for the job, and it also donated approximately $5,000 in cleaning products and training.

Sun Youth is a non-profit charity located in Montreal, Canada, that serves the disadvantaged. Avmor Ltd.’s founder and chairman, Avrum Morrow is a philanthropist who aims to give back to the community in unique ways.

In July, R.J. Schinner Co., Inc., New Berlin, Wis., opened a facility in Lansing, Mich. This is the company’s fourth facility; in addition to its headquarters in Wisconsin and the new facility in Lansing, the company also has locations in Oakdale, Minn., and Columbus, Ohio.
The Lansing facility will service customers in Michigan, northern Indiana, northern Ohio and Ontario, Canada.

Scot Laboratories, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, announced the addition of three distributors of its TUFF cleaning chemicals. The new distributors are: Cleanserv Cleveland, which opened in March; Advantage Marketing, which has locations in Indianapolis and Cincinnati; and Innovative Cleaning Systems, Largo, Fla.

Consolidated Distributors Inc., Monroe, La., announced the top member and supplier awards for 2004 at its annual Member/Supplier Conference held at the Marriott Resort and Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C., in April.

Regional Distributors Inc., Rochester, N.Y., was named 2004 Member of the Year, while the 2004 Supplier of the Year was Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc., Paterson, N.J.

Pro-Link, Canton, Mass., recently awarded its 2005 distributor and supplier awards at a ceremony in San Diego. Edmar Cleaning, Woodside, N.Y., received PRO-LINK’s Distributor of the Year designation; Penn Valley Chemical, Lansdale, Pa., was honored with the Distributor Link Award; GOJO Industries, Akron, Ohio, was named the 2005 Supplier of the Year; and American Formula, Atlanta, accepted the Supplier Link Award.

Sweet Paper Sales Corp., Hialeah, Fla., recently presented top performer awards during its annual trade show at the Atlanta Convention Center. Kimberly Clark, Roswell, Ga., received top paper vendor honors; Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, was recognized as the top jan/san vendor; and the 2004 Vendor of the Year was presented to Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va.

Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va., was presented with the 2004 National Accounts Supplier of the Year Award for Excellence in the “Sanitation and Maintenance” category at the Edward Don & Co. National Supplier Expo.
It also won the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Dulles, Va., Gold Award for its folding safety cone.

Spartan Chemical Co., Maumee, Ohio, was recently awarded with a “Green Cleaning Champion” plaque by the Ashkin Group for its contributions to the green-cleaning movement.

International Paper recently announced it will move its global headquarters from Stamford, Conn., to Memphis, Tenn.
The company moved its operational headquarters from New York City to Memphis in 1987, and currently employs about 3,000 people there. The move is expected to be complete by August 1, 2006.

The United Group, Monroe, La., recently named H. Weiss Co., Armonk, N.Y., its top performing stockholder member and Pactiv Corp.-Specialty Products, Ambler, Pa., its Preferred Supplier.

PLAYERS

Alan McElroy has been appointed as regional sales manager for National Chemical Laboratories Inc., Philadelphia. McElroy has over 30 years of experience in the industry.

NISSCO LLC, Dulles, Va., recently awarded Eric Cadell, vice president of operations at Dutch Hollow Janitorial, Belleville, Ill., with the 2005 NISSCO Scholarship Award. Cadell will graduate from St. Louis University School of Business in May 2006.

Sanico, Binghamton, N.Y., recently promoted Jack Williams to vice president of purchasing. He has been in the jan/san industry for over 20 years and started at Sanico in 1999.

Tom Ward has been appointed vice president of operations by Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. Before accepting the position with Rubbermaid, Ward was in leadership positions for brands such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Procter & Gamble.

Unger Enterprises, Bridgeport, Conn., has appointed Bill Simpson as central regional sales manager. Simpson has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, most recently as a regional manager of Ohio-based Betco Corp.

Spartan Chemical Co. Inc., Maumee, Ohio, recently appointed two new regional managers. Brian Mangum, with over eight years in the industry, was appointed to the Salt Lake City region; and Robert Pecora, who has over 12 years of experience as a distributor sales representative, is the new representative of the New Jersey region.

Brady Industries Inc., Las Vegas, recently promoted Travis Brady to president of the company’s Janitorial Supply Division and Bill Brady has become chief executive officer.




POSTED ON: 9/1/2005