Glance By: Amanda Martini-Hughes, assistant editor A Backwards We take one last look at some of the more noteworthy news items from a year of the CM e-News Daily. A clearer picture can be seen by analyzing past events. Once the past is firmly in the past, it is easier to look back on what has transpired and gather whatever lessons or information might be there that we missed the first time around. Throughout the entirety of 2011, CM e-News Daily delivered fresh JanSan news to subscribers’ inboxes each day, and as we look back on our coverage, we found some recurring themes that seemed to affect readers the most. ible difference between the performance of ec-H2O and plain tap water in reducing ATP,” said Wade Reitmeier, general manager of research and development and product management for Nilfisk-Advance. December 14, 2010 — MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tennant Company has put its competitors on notice that it stands behind its proprietary ec-H2O technology, according to a press release. This announcement stems from a recent press release issued by Nilfisk-Advance and related state-ments that attempt to discredit the effectiveness of Tennant’s electrically converted water technology, the release noted. “We will continue to develop and market innovative technologies and solutions and would expect to face competitive challenges as we become more and more successful in the market-place,” said Chris Killingstad, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tennant Company. “We will vigorously protect our technologies, products and brand from being the subjects of false and/or misleading statements,” Killingstad added. A Amanda Martini-Hughes is the assistant editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine. A graduate from Siena College, she can be reached at [email protected]. Since joining the publication, Martini-Hughes has worked on numerous industry articles and is responsible for populating the industry’s only daily electronic news-letter, CM e-News Daily. Chat online: Facebook.com/ CMMOnline and Twitter. com/CMeNewsDaily. Electrically Converted Water Debate Late in 2010, competitors of Tennant Company conducted independent testing of the technol-ogy in order to debunk its effectiveness, while Tennant stood firmly behind its technology. The debate, from both sides, follows. December 13, 2010 — PLYMOUTH, MN — Nilfisk-Advance Inc. has announced additional independent test results of ec-H2O, electrically converted water used in professional floor scrub-bers, according to a press release. The testing shows that a floor scrubber using ec-H2O reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the same level as plain tap water, the release stated. According to the release, Nilfisk-Advance retained an independent and internationally accredited laboratory to measure the perfor-mance of a Tennant scrubber using ec-H2O and using plain tap water. “These results confirm that, when used in a professional floor scrubber, there is no discern-Privatization There was an increase in instances where it was realized that the monetary savings of privatization didn’t always trump what would be lost by losing an in-house staff. April 5, 2011 — BREWER, ME — Custodians, teachers, staff and residents spoke out against the outsourcing of six custodial positions, but not in time, according to the Bangor Daily News . The cleaning contract, which was awarded to ServiceMaster, will eliminate six of the school for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: News . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Trends . 18 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • December 2011
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