Monthly Archives: January 2019

Avmor: 70 Years Young

By |2024-01-05T22:16:55-06:00January 28, 2019|

In 2018, Avmor Ltd., celebrated its 70th year of being in business. Although the Laval, Canada-based multigenerational company has been manufacturing and delivering cleaning solutions and janitorial supplies throughout Canada for decades, it in many ways remains very young and green.  Avmor was established in 1948 by Avrum Morrow and his brother-in-law Henry Chinks outside ...

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Ebola: Prevention and Control for the Cleaning Industry

By |2024-05-23T06:29:40-05:00January 25, 2019|

Tips on preventing and controlling Ebola.

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Uncovering the Truth About Private Label

By |2024-01-05T22:16:56-06:00January 21, 2019|

Sales growth of private-label products was more than three times the rate of branded products in 2017, according to the Nielson Co. in its study of consumer goods. Nielson also said, “Retailer-branded, private-label products have surmounted stigmas of value and quality. In the last year, we’ve seen a complete reversal in growth trajectory compared to ...

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The Truth About Hand Sanitizer

By |2024-01-05T22:16:56-06:00January 17, 2019|

The war against germs and bacteria is a constant one. While washing with soap and water is the best way to ensure hands are properly freed of germs, it isn’t always a viable option. If soap and water are not available, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend using an alcohol-based hand ...

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What the Health?

By |2024-01-05T22:16:58-06:00January 14, 2019|

ACA. FSA. HRA. HSA. Networks. Formularies. Coinsurance. Cobra. FMLA. HRP. Pre-Authorization. UCR. The list goes on and on. Do you have a headache already? Sometimes it seems the insurance companies have adopted the words of President Truman who once said, “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” Is there a way that we can make ...

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ESS: Serving up Solutions

By |2024-03-21T02:40:33-05:00January 8, 2019|

When Edgar Ruth first started working for a local cleaning company in the early 1980s, he had no idea a part-time job would lead to a lifelong career—one that would eventually see him founding and leading his own building service contractor firm. “Back when I was in college in Columbia, SC, I was looking for ...

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Tariff Talk

By |2024-01-05T22:16:28-06:00January 2, 2019|

Tariffs are taxes or import duties imposed on items imported from one country to another. Typically, they are applied in situations where one country wants to help protect its manufacturers from foreign suppliers making similar products but charging less. Sometimes these tariffs are quite nominal, maybe five percent. In such situations, one country may be ...

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