around the industry People State Custodian Of The Year Honored The Nebraska State Custodial Association recently honored Paul Nieuwenhuis as the 2012 Custodian of the Year. The head custodian at Columbus Middle School, Nieuwenhuis was nominated by Director of Building and Grounds Tom Wunderlich during a June board of educa-tion meeting. Garcia, secondary custodian of the year from Waltrip High School. Honorable mentions were given to cus-todians Vickie Newton from T.H. Rogers Middle School and Vilma Villatoro from Red Elementary School. on products, but also serve as a vehicle to share best practices and application tech-niques. Sapphire Releases Cleaning Application News BOMA Elects Officers The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has elect-ed its 2012-2013 officers. The following were elected by the BOMA International board of governors: Joseph Markling, managing director of strategic accounts for CBRE Inc., as chair and chief elected officer; Richard Greninger, managing partner of operations for Carr Properties, as chair-elect; John Oliver, managing director for Wells Real Estate Funds, as vice chair; and Rebecca Hanner, principal and senior vice president of Cassidy Turley, as secre-tary/treasurer. Bird-B-Gone Celebrates 20 Years In 1992, Bird-B-Gone started in the home of owners Bruce and Julie Donoho with little more than a school desk, a phone and a fax machine; today, they supply the world with professional-grade bird control products in nearly every major city across the globe. The company currently holds 18 patents with 21 patents pending and is continually looking to meet the needs of their clients. Sapphire Scientific recently released the Sapphire Scientific Cleaning Guide, an easy-to-use mobile reference for cleaning technicians that is available for free down-load from the Apple App Store. Offering a wide range of cleaning insights — from quick tips to in-depth procedures and detailed spot removal techniques — the iPhone application makes it simple to find the best solution for just about any cleaning challenge a technician may encounter. Witt Unveils New Website Witt Industries recently launched a new website to better serve customers and pro-spective clients. With the easy-to-browse layout, it is easier than ever before to navigate the comprehen-sive lineup of standard and customizable waste and recycling containers, benches, planters and other site amenities — for all areas of buildings, grounds and facilities. ACI Welcomes New Employee The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) named Melissa Bernardo as manager of sustainabil-ity programs, a newly-created position that will strengthen ACI’s sustainability efforts for the cleaning products industry. ACI also announced that Brian Sansoni, vice president of communications and mem-bership, will add the title of vice president of sustainability initiatives. Super QuarterVac that is still used by Robarge ProTeam Announces Contest Winners ProTeam Inc. kicked off its 25 th anniversary with the “Oldest Vac Contest” to find the three longest-lasting vacuums out in the field. The winners include Alison Fissette of Fissette Floor Sanding, Guy Robarge of FBG Service Corporation and David Hodge of Montgomery County Public Schools. The winning vacuum from Fisette Floor Sanding has been in the field for 21 years, often attached to a floor sander for capturing fine dust on the jobsite; the other vacuums are 19 years old and 14 Americo Is Live On Facebook And Twitter District Recognizes Custodians The Houston Independent School District (HISD) recently named the elementary and secondary custodians of the year. The winners include Maria Fuentes, elementary custodian of the year from De Zavala Elementary School, and Hortencia Americo Manufacturing has launched its Facebook and Twitter pages, which will complement the existing social media pres-ence with the company’s YouTube channel. The pages, which contain company news, tips, events and a lot of interaction with dis-tributors and sales professionals, will be a resource to not only gather more information 8 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • August 2012
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