around the industry People ECi Software Appoints COO ECi Software Solutions (ECi) recently announced that Trevor Gruenewald has been appointed chief operating officer (COO). Gruenewald, who joined the ECi team in January 2009 as sen-ior vice president and general manager, will Trevor Gruenewald continue to expand his responsibilities across all business units and several corporate functional areas. division of Tacony Corporation, owners of CFR, Doug has an extensive background of industry experience in the JanSan sector. “With Doug’s back-ground and experi-Doug Berjer ence, we believe he will add tremendous value to our ‘new gen-eration’ of carpet cleaning systems,” said Schaffer. gram for dependents of full-time UGL Unicco employees by awarding 15 scholar-ships to graduating high school seniors and college students. Selected from among 61 applicants, the students received the scholarships in recognition of their strong academic skills, leadership qualities, community involve-ment, extracurricular activities and finan-cial need. IEHA Releases HPCP Prospectus The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) recently announced that the prospectus for its High Performance Cleaning Product (HPCP) testing program in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell has been finalized and is available for download. The HPCP program tests and verifies the performance of green products and helps promote hard surface cleaning products with green attributes. The HPCP prospectus can be viewed at www.ieha.org/documents/HPCP-Prospectus.pdf. News APEC products receive EcoLogo Certificartion Amano Pioneer Eclipse (APEC) recently announced that nine of its EnviroStar Green ® chemicals have been certified by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing’s EcoLogo program. The EnviroStar Green product lines con-sist of 25 different Earth-friendly chemicals that produce excellent results in all types of commercial and institutional applications. SMA Names Board Officers Strategic Market Alliance (SMA) recent-ly announced that John Rosenau, Stanley Mayfield and Gene Melzer have been appointed offi-cers on the SMA board of directors. Rosenau, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Philip Rosenau Company, has been named chairman of the board; Mayfield, president and owner of Mayfield Paper Company, has been named vice chairman; and Melzer, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of NASSCO Inc., has been named secretary/treasurer. John Rosenau Steamatic Receives Longevity Award Steamatic of Fort Wayne has received a 40-year Longevity Award and four Outstanding Contractor Awards from fran-chisor Steamatic Inc. The awards were given at Steamtic’s Biannual International Convention in Colorado Springs July 15-17. Spartan Receives Safety Award Spartan Chemical Company was recently presented with the prestigious Leadership in Safety Award from insurance provider CNA Financial Corporation. Spartan received this award based on their extremely low claim record, their proactive approach of consulting CNA’s risk department before a building plant addition and installing new tanks and their progressive response to CNA’s risk reduc-tion recommendations. Spartan was nominated by their CNA Risk Control Consultant Joan Wooley. Stanley Mayfield Tork Brand Launches New Website Tork, a brand of SCA Tissue North America, has introduced a revitalized com-pany website, www.Torkusa.com, complete with a new, user-friendly design and improved functions. The new website enables visitors to per-sonalize their settings to find ideal product solutions based on their specific needs. Gene Melzer Servicon Receives Green Cleaning Award The Ashkin Group LLC recently presented Servicon Systems and its management team with the Green Cleaning Champion Award. The award recognizes the best of the best in the cleaning industry for their commitment to sustainability and green cleaning. CM CFR Hires Brand Manager CFR Corporation recently announced the hiring of Doug Berjer as the company’s new brand manager. According to Michael Schaffer , a senior executive with the commercial floor care UGL Unicco Awards Scholarships UGL Unicco continued its scholarship pro-6 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • September 2010
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