ASSOCIATION NEWS

The New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association (NJSSA) was out once again in full force lending a helping hand by cleaning a New Jersey-based non-profit organization.

On May 19, NJSSA sponsored its 15th Annual “Operation Clean Sweep,” which took place at HomeFront in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Armed with donations of cleaning supplies and equipment from 20 NJSSA member companies, over 25 NJSSA members and their friends and family members volunteered to clean the HomeFront facility.

“Once again our members came through for us with their dollars, supplies, and most importantly their time to help this community program,” said Dan Rubinstein, NJSSA trustee and chair of the Social Outreach Committee.

HomeFront provides food, housing, furniture, after-school care and many social services for those without homes and in need.

The facility was selected by the NJSSA board of trustees after Rubinstein and Fred Schimanski, NJSSA board president, visited the facility and met with the organization’s leaders.

“We felt their outreach to the Trenton, N.J., area community was deserving of an Operation Clean Sweep facelift and we wanted to bring them much-needed cleaning and food supplies to help families who do not have a home to go to,” said Schimanski.

With another successful Operation Clean Sweep completed, Rubenstein said that the increasing support from NJSSA members will likely lead to another successful volunteer effort next year.

“Operation Clean Sweep was established to enhance the quality of life within New Jersey communities,” said Rubenstein. “NJSSA members have been incredibly supportive of Operation Clean Sweep in the past and we know they will continue to help us in the future.”


COMPANY NOTES
Reconstruction began at MISCO Products Corp., Reading, Pa., 120 days after a fire on January 11 destroyed its warehouse and partial production facilities.

Since the fire, MISCO has been operating out of 50 percent of its previous facility footprint and making regular deliveries to its customers.

Management at MISCO expects the rebuilt facility to be fully occupied and operational in September.

Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc., Savage, Md., recently opened a 90,000-square-foot facility in Richmond, Va.

International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., was recently named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Magazine, for its strong leadership in ethics and compliance, advancement of industry discourse on social and ethical issues, and positive engagement in the communities in which it operates.

Dri-Eaz Products Inc., Burlington, Wash., recently expanded its Nashville, Tenn., warehouse capacity by 100 percent. The 32,000-square-foot facility includes distribution, education and sales sectors.

The Lolita, Texas plant of Inteplast Group was recently awarded an “excellent” rating by the Environmentally Preferred Rating (EPR) program of the California Film Extruders and Converters Association (CFECA).

Inteplast is one of the first companies in the industry to achieve such accreditation, certifying that it maintains environmentally sensitive production facilities.

Tennant Co., Minneapolis, is one of America’s most trustworthy companies according to Audit Integrity, an independent Los Angeles firm that researches corporate governance practices.

Tennant is the only jan/san company to make the inaugural “Audit Integrity Top 100” list, a list that recognizes organizations that displayed “the highest degree of accounting transparency and fair dealing to stock-holders during 2006.”

August Supply Inc., Burlingame, Calif., and Garland Paper Co., Rowlett, Texas, recently joined the Canton, Mass-based Pro-Link buying group. Pro-Link now has approximately 75 members throughout the United States representing more than 100 distribution points.

American Paper and Supply Co., Carlstadt, N.J., recently joined Network Services Co., Mt. Prospect, Ill.

Bunzl Distribution Inc., St. Louis, recently announced a rebranding of its redistribution business and legacy brands under a single national umbrella organization called “R3” (Reliable Redistribution Resource).

The R3 business will be based in Chicago and will combine the resources of all of Bunzl’s redistribution businesses.

Cleanwise Inc., Marlborough, Mass., was recently honored by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as a recipient of its 2006 Supplier Performance Awards.

The ServiceMaster Co. anticipates completing the relocation of its corporate headquarters staff from Downers Grove, Ill., to Memphis, Tenn., by the end of 2007. In March, the company announced it would be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc.




POSTED ON: 6/1/2007