Unintended Consequences of Being a Hands-on Owner
By Chuck Violand Perhaps you’ve heard of the “business owner’s beatitudes.” Some of the more popular ones are: “Blessed are the owners who work on...
Allied Restoration Achieves GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation
WEST COVINA, Calif.—October 29, 2020—Allied Restoration Services Inc. has become the first company in Southern California earn GBAC STAR facility accreditation from the Global Risk...
Image One Named a Top Franchise for Veterans
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—October 27, 2020—Image One Facility Solutions, a commercial cleaning franchise, was recently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Top Franchises for Veterans list. Each year, Entrepreneur invites companies...
IICRC Certifies 49 New Firms in September
LAS VEGAS—October 26, 2020—The IICRC welcomed 49 new Certified Firms in September. Certified Firm status provides potential customers a third-party endorsement of a company and its level...
PuroClean Earns Three Stevie Awards
TAMARAC, Fla.—October 26, 2020—PuroClean, a national restoration and remediation franchise, recently earned three Stevie Awards at the 2020 International Business Awards. More than 3,800 nominations...
Rent, Lease, or Buy
By Cleanfax staff Sometimes a company finds itself ready to venture out into new services that require new equipment but aren’t quite ready to make...
Solution to Slime [Photo Contest]
The photo contest winner this month is Kirk Conder of Conder Carpet Cleaning in San Diego, Calif. for his solution to slime stains on carpet....
Patty Olinger Named Among VenuesNow 2020 All-Stars
NORTHBROOK, Ill.—October 22, 2020—Patty Olinger, executive director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Committee (GBAC), a division of ISSA, was recently named among VenuesNow 2020 All-Stars....
IICRC Board of Directors Elects 2021 Executive Committee
LAS VEGAS—October 22, 2020—Following the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification’s (IICRC) Board of Directors election earlier this month, the IICRC Board is announcing...
November 9 Virtual Carpet Care Workshop Canceled
NORTHBROOK, IL—October 21, 2020—ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) has canceled the planned two-hour virtual carpet care certification workshop, “Key Elements to Superior Carpet Care Virtual...
