Monthly Archives: February 2022

Ecolab Chairman Announces Retirement

By |2024-03-11T15:41:15-05:00February 28, 2022|

Douglas M. Baker, Jr., executive chairman of the board of directors of Ecolab Inc., has informed the company he will step down from the board following the expiration of his current term. Baker’s term is set to end at Ecolab’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2022. He has been with Ecolab since ...

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Don’t Miss This Week’s Free Carpet Restoration Webinar

By |2024-03-11T15:41:15-05:00February 28, 2022|

Sign up now for this week’s free one-hour restorative carpet care webinar from Cleanfax on March 2 at 11:00 a.m.- How the Pros Do It: Restorative Carpet Cleaning. Participants will learn ways to improve deep cleaning of extremely soiled carpet, restorative processes that work, problem solving tips, and more. Industry experts will show real-world photos ...

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80 Companies Complete ISSA’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard Certification

By |2024-03-11T15:41:15-05:00February 28, 2022|

ISSA today announced that 80 companies around the world have achieved the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification. Created by the industry, for the industry, CIMS is the first consensus-based management standard that outlines the primary characteristics of a successful, quality cleaning organization.  “Earning CIMS certification demonstrates that organizations are dedicated to a higher standard ...

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Straight Talk: Avoiding a $150 Billion Litigation Nightmare

By |2024-01-05T22:22:06-06:00February 28, 2022|

According to the 2018 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, slips, trips, and falls were the second leading cause of all workplace injuries, accounting for 17.7% of direct costs associated with such injuries. Totaling in the cost of claims, losses, lawsuits, and other court cases, approximately US$150 billion annually is spent per year in the U.S. ...

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Hill & Markes to Host Food Service Trade Show

By |2024-03-11T15:41:14-05:00February 25, 2022|

Hill & Markes Inc. will host an Ice Cream and Food Service Trade Show , March 1 from 9:00 a.m-2:00 p.m. ET at River Stone Manor in  Schenectady, New York. The free, in-person event features expert demonstrations, how-to workshops, taste tests, and an attendee raffle. “Hill & Markes is excited to be face-to-face this year for our annual ...

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Ecolab Details Quarterly Dividend Payout

By |2024-03-11T15:41:14-05:00February 25, 2022|

Ecolab Inc. has announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of US$0.51 per share. The dividend is payable April 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business March 15. Ecolab has paid a dividend to shareholders without interruption for 85 consecutive years. About Ecolab With annual sales of US$13 billion and more than 47,000 ...

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New CDC Guidelines Ease Masking Requirements

By |2024-03-11T15:41:13-05:00February 25, 2022|

New COVID-19 safety guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today loosened recommendations for when and where Americans should wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, allowing most people to go without them in public indoor spaces. Previous CDC guidelines recommended that anyone living in areas with substantial ...

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Tennant Reports Record Net Income in 2021

By |2024-03-11T15:41:13-05:00February 24, 2022|

Tennant Co. has reported a company record annual net income of US$64.9 million for its 2021 fiscal year, up 92.6% from $33.7 million a year earlier. For 2021, the company reported net sales of $1.09 billion, a jump of 9% from the previous year’s tally of $1 billion. Organic net sales in the company’s EMEA division climbed ...

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Belle Aire Creations Appoints President

By |2024-03-11T15:41:12-05:00February 24, 2022|

Belle Aire Creations has named Daniel Grewe president. Grewe joins Belle Aire from Custom Essence Inc., where he served as executive vice president of sales. Prior to his time with Custom Essence, Grewe was co-president of Ungerer & Company. He succeeds Richard David, who will remain with Belle Aire in his new role of chairman of ...

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Deadline to Nominate Top Custodian Approaching

By |2024-03-11T15:41:12-05:00February 24, 2022|

The deadline to submit entries for Cintas Corp.’s Custodian of the Year contest is March 1. The ninth-annual contest calls for elementary, middle, high-school, and college students, in addition to staff, to submit a short essay describing why their school’s custodian deserves the award. Cintas will reveal the 10 finalists on March 15, at which ...

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