around the industry an educational partnership to develop and promote the role of cleaning professionals in creating healthy indoor environments. As part of the partnership, HFI will pro-mote Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) as well as other IEHA initiatives that make the connection between health, housekeeping and facility operations. the ENERGY STAR Energy Management Guidelines to achieve energy savings. mentally friendly floor and surface cleaning. xpedx Aligns With ENERGY STAR Swisher Hygiene Makes Acquisitions Swisher Hygiene recently acquired both A-1 Solutions and Unitex Inc. A-1 Solutions provides chemicals and kitchenware to both hospitality and food ser-vices, while Unitex provides bar towels and aprons to food services and hospitalities. xpedx has earned the ENERGY STAR des-ignation at its locations in Livonia, Michigan, and Wilmington, Massachusetts, and has also been named as an ENERGY STAR partner. xpedx is now closer to its goal of earn-ing the ENERGY STAR designation in eight large distribution locations within the U.S. by the end of the year. CM Perkins Paper Commits To Protecting The Environment Perkins Paper Inc. has announced a fun-damental commitment to protect the envi-ronment by becoming an ENERGY STAR partner. Through its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Perkins will work to improve energy efficiency and fight global warming in part by develop-ing and implementing a plan consistent with Nilfisk-Advance Jumps Into Social Media Nilfisk-Advance Inc. announces its social media presence with the recently intro-duced Smart Cleaning blog and Twitter and Facebook pages — all designed to provide the latest information on efficient, environ-To have your News and/or People item con-sidered for CM e-News Daily and “Around the Industry,” please e-mail your release to Managing Editor Aaron Baunee at [email protected]. To sign up for the free CM e-News Daily e-mail, log on to www.cm-enews.com. Are you in the dark when it comes to finding equipment and supplies? • Search by product category to get an overview of available options • Search by brand or company name to locate your favorite product or vendor Let us guide you to the resources you want. Click on SUPPLIER SEARCH at www.cmmonline.com Convenient and reliable information for the cleaning and maintenance industry Circle Product Information no. 215 on page 32 10 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • May 2011
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