around the industry People Tighe of Industrial Cleaning Products Inc.; and John Treat of Treat’s Solutions. John Treat was elected as the chairman of the board; John Earl was elected as secre-tary; Robert Langley was serve as treasurer; and Alan Sadler will act as clerk. Kimberly Ratliff Blayne Young Kaivac Honored By NRA The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has honored Kaivac Inc. as a recipient of their 2012 Kitchen Innovations Award for their OmniFlex dispense-and-vacuum system. According to the judges, floors are left completely dry after being cleaned using this new technology, making them avail-able for immediate use by employees and customers. MMMM Adds To Management Team Mitch Murch’s Maintenance Management Company (MMMM) recently made several additions to their management team. Kimberly Ratliff has been hired as the regional manager for MMMM’s Texas region; Blayne Young has been hired as a region-al sales manager in MMMM’s Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi regions; and Khanh Hoang has been hired as a regional sales manager in MMMM’s Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Western Khanh Hoang Missouri regions. News Clorox Green Works Recognized By IEHA The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) recently announced that Green Works concentrated clean-ers from Clorox Professional Products Company have been recognized as High Performance Cleaning Products (HPCP). To be approved for the IEHA HPCP program, a product must perform exceed-ingly well on more than one type of dirt and soil as determined by the Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI) at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. NSF Offering Chemical Evaluations NSF International is now offering chem-ical reviews in accordance with Clean Production Action’s (CPA) GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals program. GreenScreen reviews, which are offered through NSF International’s Sustainability division, allow organizations to substitute hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives. NFSI and IEHA Form Educational Partnership The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) and the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) have announced an educational partnership to disseminate information designed to help the cleaning industry reduce the incidences of slips and falls. NFSI will assist IEHA in producing edu-cational materials, including additions to IEHA’s Safety and Security Module, which is integral to the Technical and Administrative portion of IEHA’s Professional Education Credentialing Program (PECP). Triple S Elects Board Of Directors At the annual Triple S stockholder’s meeting, the following individuals were elected to the Triple S Board of Directors: Jim Chittom, Jr. of Athens Janitor Supply Company; Kenneth Crutcher of Kenway Distributors Inc.; John Earl of John A. Earl Inc.; M. A. Ellis of Lansing Sanitary Supply Company; Douglas Ireland of Capital Sanitary Supply Company Inc.; Bruce Janvey of I. Janvey & Sons Inc.; Martin Munvez of Chemcraft Industries Inc.; Dutch Owens of GEM Supply Company Inc.; David Rea of House Sanitary Supply Company; Michael John Treat Partners in Performance Awards Grainger Highlights Georgia-Pacific For the second year in a row, W.W. Grainger Inc. presented Georgia-Pacific Professional with two Partners in Performance Awards at Grainger’s annual supplier conference. Georgia-Pacific Professional earned both the Green Supplier of the Year and an award for supplier excellence for 2011. EnvirOx Adds Manufacturers Representative Group EnvirOx LLC recently announced that they have partnered with Petrone Associates, a manufacturer’s representative group, to cover the state of Florida. 6 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • March 2012
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