around the industry and industry organizations. Other promotions include: Jim Lenardson to the position of corporate executive vice president; Dave Reed to the position of vice president of national accounts; and Don Papenfus to the position of vice president of operations. ■ Paper & Plastics Category: Sofpull automated touchless dispenser by Georgia-Pacific Professional ■ Services, Technology & Other Category: EcoChoice biodegradable products by Tolco Corporation ■ Supplies Category: Rubbermaid HYGEN clean water system by Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC. Access Partners Representatives News ISSA Announces Innovation Award Winners The following winners were selected by cleaning industry distributors, wholesalers, building service contractors and in-house service professionals who cast their votes for the most innovative products among the 30 entries in five unique categories. ■ Cleaning Agents Category: SmartDose by Diversey Inc. ■ Equipment Category: Adfinity REV automatic scrubber by Advance Access Partners Honors Winners JanSan manufacturers’ representative agency Access Partners has announced the winners of contest/raffle prizes at last week’s ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America convention and trade show in Las Vegas. Contest participants from California, Nevada and Arizona visited 14 Access Partners manufacturers’ booths, got a unique sticker from each booth, posted it on the official entry form and deposited the completed form at Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine’s booth Winning contest forms were drawn by Matt Gallinger, publisher of Cleaning & Maintenance Management and director of the Cleaning Management Institute (CMI). The prize winners were: ■ First Prize, 50-inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV: Chad Payne, WAXIE Sanitary Supply of Ontario, California ■ Second Prize, Apple iPad2: Carter Buck, Brady Industries of Las Vegas ■ Third Prize, $200 Gift Card to Morton’s, The Steakhouse: Carlos Serna, Servicon Systems of Culver City, California. CM Rich Content Update Cleaning & Maintenance Management has been striving to provide you with the most relevant information in intriguing, interactive formats. Here is a teaser of what’s new in the CMM Community. Be sure to bookmark CMMOnline.com/Blogs/CMM and CMMOnline.com/Podcasts. Blogs: ■ Multipurpose Products An effective multipurpose product should be able to hit the sweet spot of doing several things well. This means first and foremost that it has to clean whatever surface/soil it is designed for effectively. ■ Now Is The Time To Buy Right now, Uncle Sam has a gift for us: End users who purchase capital equipment for their businesses may be able to take advantage of excep-tionally advantageous depreciation and expense deductions that are tar-geted to expire or decline significantly in 2012. ■ Cleaning Versus Disinfecting Maintaining clean facilities requires daily cleaning and disinfection; however, cleaning personnel often use incorrect techniques and processes when com-pleting these routine tasks. CM 10 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • November 2011
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