Nominations for the Ralph Bloss Humanitarian Award
Basic information The Ralph Bloss Humanitarian Award “honors members of the cleaning and restoration industry whose compassion, self-sacrifice, leadership and creativity produce significant and outstanding...
CIECA Releases Annual Conference Agenda
NORTHBROOK, IL—July 23, 2019—CIECA’s 11th annual conference, CIECA Connex 2019, will take place in Charlottesville, Virginia, September 16-18. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn...
ISSA Launches CMI Consulting Program
NORTHBROOK, IL—July 24, 2019—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has launched its new Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) Consulting Program. Developed in collaboration with Cleaning Change...
The Neglected Crawlspace [Photo Contest]
The photo contest winner this month is Ryan Jolley of Purity Cleaning & Restoration Services Inc. in Victor, MT for his restoration of a neglected...
IICRC Standards Director Will Lead SES Board
VANCOUVER, WA—July 19, 2019—IICRC Standards Director Mili Washington has been selected to serve as President of the board of directors for the Society for Standards...
MasterTech Releases New Franchise Membership Packages
BLACKWOOD, NJ—July 19, 2019—New Jersey-based MasterTech Franchise Systems has released three new, flexible franchise membership packages that offer the benefits of powerful marketing, sales, and...
The Brave New World of Carpet Cleaning
By Scott Warrington and Tom Forsythe Are you really cleaning what you think you are cleaning? You may be cleaning the wrong carpet or carpet...
CIRI Wraps Up 2019 Science Symposium
OXFORD, OH—July 17, 2019—The annual Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) concluded its CIRI Science Symposium 2019 Wednesday after two days of intense discussions and presentations...
2019 Insurance Market Trends and Expectations
By Kari Dybdahl Have you ever felt as if it would be a full-time job to keep up with all of the changes in the...
Slow-Moving Barry Drenches Gulf Coast
LOUISIANA—July 15, 2019—Hurricane Barry, the first of the Atlantic season, made landfall Saturday afternoon near Intracoastal City, LA then quickly weakened to a tropical storm...
