A recent survey by GP PRO on public restroom behavior found more than 90% of respondents have observed others using their mobile phone while in a restroom. In conducting the study, GP PRO queried more than 500 U.S. adults on behaviors they’ve witnessed in the last six months in high-traffic restrooms, such as those in airports, ...
3M has reported fiscal-first-quarter sales of US$8 billion, a 0.3% dip in sales from one year ago. Sales in the company’s health care division increased 0.3% to $2.01 billion and its consumer division saw a 3.9% decrease in sales to $1.14 billion. 3M’s safety and industrial division reported sales of $2.73 billion, a decline of 1.7%, ...
Medline Industries Inc. has acquired the global surgical solutions business of Ecolab Inc. Once finalized, the transaction will include Ecolab’s Microtek product lines and expands Medline’s offerings of sterile drape solutions and fluid temperature management systems. Financial conditions of the acquisition were not disclosed. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to acquire a leading portfolio ...
Proctor & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Proctor & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO), has donated cleaning products and personal care items to international disaster relief charity Matthew 25: Ministries. The nonprofit, a long-time partner of P&G, will distribute the donated products to victims of the recent severe weather in Nebraska. Destructive tornadoes and extreme rainstorms earlier this month have left thousands ...
Kimberly-Clark Professional has revealed the winners of its 2024 Greenovation Award. Established in 2013, Kimberly-Clark’s Greenovation Awards recognize companies for demonstrating sustainability leadership and reducing their environmental impact by participating in landfill diversion programs. This year, Kimberly-Clark honored 56 organizations for diverting a total of 419,689 pounds of personal protective equipment (PPE) from landfills in 2023 through the ...
Nine ISSA-member companies have been named to Forbes’ 2024 Best Employers for Diversity list. In compiling the annual index of 500 companies, developed in conjunction with search firm Statista, Forbes surveyed more than 170,000 U.S. workers from businesses with more than 1,300 employees on diversity, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and disability concerns. The list also considers the composition ...
Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), has reported first-quarter net sales of US$1.7 billion, a decline of 8.4% from the same quarter last year. Newell’s operating income was $16 million compared with operating loss of $36 million in the prior year period. The company’s home commercial solutions division posted net sales of $893 million, a decline of 8% from $971 million in ...
W.W. Grainger Inc. has reported first-quarter sales of US$4.2 billion, an increase of 3.5% year-over-year. Grainger’s adjusted operating earnings for the quarter were $669 million, a decline of 1.6% compared to the same period last year. The company’s reported diluted earnings per share of $9.62 in the first quarter were up slightly versus reported earnings per ...
ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) recently presented its Train the Trainer program to the West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (WVARF). Based in Charleston, West Virginia, WVARF assists individuals with various disabilities to provide them with vocational evaluation, training, extended employment, and job placement. CMI Master Trainer David Swindle provided three days of onsite training to ...
Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO) recently presented its 2024 External Business Partner of the Year Award to 12 companies. Established in 2008, P&G’s annual award is the company’s highest recognition of its external business partners for providing exceptional service and value. In addition to the Partner of the Year ...
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