cleanthoughts Coverage T Throughout my 13-year editing and writing career, I’ve covered a number of industries and markets. Natural gas distribution, the automotive market and the car wash industry — I’ve spent years documenting and reporting on various industrial segments as they trans-formed, evolved and developed. But after just five months of working in this market, I’m ready to make a bold dec-laration: I have never covered anything comparable to the cleaning and mainte-nance industry. During my admittedly short tenure with Cleaning & Maintenance Management , one thing I’ve learned is that there are many is-sues and topics that must be taken into ac-count in the JanSan market. The scope and breadth of factors that af-fect the cleaning industry have proven to be quite impressive. tests, workplace safety and training oppor-tunities. Also, our regular spotlight e-Newsletters offer in-depth reportage on a wide range of industry segments and cleaning processes including carpet care, infection control, re-stroom care and education facilities. Finally, our online exclusive articles pro-vide additional coverage on related sub-jects; some recent examples addressed power washing, manufacturing, pest con-trol, floor care terminology, ID cards, bat-teries and green disinfection. Crafting Our Publisher Micah Ogburn [email protected] Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo [email protected] (518) 640-9177 (516) 404-4532 Editor Phillip Lawless [email protected] (205) 408-3744 Assistant Editor Amanda Martini-Hughes [email protected] (518) 640-9168 Account Executives Susan Pierce [email protected] Matt Moberg [email protected] Art Director Marty Harris [email protected] Graphic Designer Justin Lancaster [email protected] Business Office Manager Rebecca Wilson [email protected] (256) 715-0342 (518) 640-9172 (518) 640-9164 Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices NTP Media, division of Evolving And Changing There’s an old saying about the weather in Alabama, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a couple of hours, it will change.” Well here, if one set of magazine, e-News or online stories doesn’t catch your atten-tion, just come back in a bit, we’ll be cover-ing something completely different. As always, I plan our coverage using an open-door editorial policy. If there’s a new issue that is affecting your business or operation, and you would like to learn more about it, please feel free to contact me at any time. The wide and growing content base in the cleaning market makes for interesting days and engaging issue planning, and for that, this seasoned editor is definitely thankful. As you all know, and as I am learning, there is no such thing as a boring day in the cleaning industry. CM 19BritishAmericanBlvdWest•Latham,NY12110-6405 (518) 783-1281 FAX: (518) 783-1386 Subscription Questions or Inquiries Toll Free (866) 721-4807 Outside U.S. (847) 763-1867 or e-mail [email protected] Subscribe / Renew / Change of Address: http://www.CMMOnline.com/Subscribe Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to: Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 So Many Subjects This issue of Cleaning & Maintenance Man-agement is a good example. In the following pages, you’ll find a cover feature discussing different types of mea-surement technology and other feature articles on workloading, odor control, mo-bile worker software, teargas cleanup and sustainability. Further, our specialty coverage touches on legislation, the contractor buying pro-cess, lighting, floor mat standards and ir-rigation concerns. Along with the magazine, our online CM e-News Daily highlights different areas of concern for facility managers, building ser-vice contractors (BSCs) and their workers. In addition to traditional reportage on janitors and vendors, CM e-News fre-quently covers an array of subjects includ-ing viral and bacterial outbreaks around the globe, new cleaning regulations, event cleanup, maintenance and cleaning tips, industry studies, disaster preparation, con-Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette [email protected] Vice President of Operations [email protected] Brent Kizzire Chief Marketing Officer, Publishing Services Group [email protected] Hank Brown Vice President of Business Publishing [email protected] Tracy Aston-Martin Vice President of Finance [email protected] Brad Youngblood Director of New Business Development [email protected] Matt Gallinger Group Director of Circulation & Fulfillment [email protected] Delicia Poole Circulation Manager Anna Hicks [email protected] Editorial Advisory Board: Benjamin Tanner, Antimicrobial Test Laboratories; Bill McGarvey, Phillip Rosenau Company; Darrel Hicks, St. Luke’s Hospital; David Holly, The Ashkin Group; Kathleen Stanton, American Cleaning Institute (ACI); Jeff Cross, Cleanfax magazine; Russell Kendzior, National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI). Phillip Lawless, editor Phillip Lawless is Editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine; he can be reached at PLawless@GrandViewMedia. com. A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lawless has over 13 years of profes-sional writing and editing experience. CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ Service at www.CMMOnline.com 4 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • September 2013
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