around the industry People ProTeam sales executives are ICE certified Bob Cusick , Rich Stanley , Ray Noonan and Rich Steinberg have completed the ISSA Certification Expert (ICE) training. Several of ProTeamʼs national account partners have shown interest in the CIMS certification process, and now the company has the resources to assist these compa-nies with implementing consistent and high performance practices designed to elevate the level of services provided. Board of Directors and overseeing Spartanʼs U.S. distributor relations. Before being promoted to executive vice president of operations, Lenardson was plant manager, director of plant operations and vice president of operations. AH&LA and IEHA partner to help hotels go green The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) have joined forces to advance the greening of 48,000 U.S. hotels. The partnership initially focuses on encouraging IEHA members to adopt AH&LAʼs recently developed 11 Minimum Environmental Guidelines in hotel house-keeping departments, part of more than 60 overall guidelines that encourage hotels to measure performance in energy, water and waste reduction, and include case studies, business cases and resources. News ProTeam and American Lung Association partnership ProTeam recently announced it has renewed its national partnership with the American Lung Association. The new three-year agreement will focus on joint activities geared at helping the commercial cleaning industry better under-stand the importance of healthy indoor air and the benefits associated with imple-menting these policies. NCL appoints director of educational sales National Chemical Laboratories (NCL) announces the appointment of Robert Wellman to director of educational sales. Wellman brings over 25 years of experience in the JanSan industry to NCL and is commit-ted to healthy, green cleaning specific to K-12 education cus-tomers. Robert Wellman Wellman will work closely with NCL regional sales representa-tives and distributors to increase brand awareness for the Earth Sense ® product and training programs in this important con-sumer category. Cherokee Equipment given award Cherokee Equipment Inc. was recently rec-ognized as the 2008 Earth Friendly Products “Manufacturer Representative Firm of the Year.” The award is based on gross sales, com-mitment and dedication to Earth Friendly Products. JohnsonDiversey launches Daylight Cleaning™ program JohnsonDiversey announced the launch of Daylight Cleaning, a new component of the companyʼs comprehensive Sustainable Facility CareSM program. JohnsonDiversey is introducing Daylight Cleaning through a partnership with DCS Global Enterprises LP, a leading provider of daylight cleaning consulting services. Together, JohnsonDiversey and DCS provide customers an integrated sustain-able cleaning solution that includes green-certified products, processes, communica-tion support and consultative services. Pro-Link schools the green paper market Pro-Link, a leading JanSan marketing and buying group, has initiated a program designed to help educate its members and their customers about green paper products. One of the many goals of the program is to clarify green paper terminology and clear up some common misconceptions. This program includes an electronic Environmental Cost Worksheet that helps gauge a companyʼs carbon footprint. Spartan Chemical promotes two John Swigart has been promoted to executive vice presi-dent and James Lenardson has been promoted to executive vice president of oper-John Swigart Aetna Building Maintenance receives safety award The Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) awarded Aetna Building Maintenance its top safety award at the 2009 BSCAI Annual Convention and Trade Show. The award is BSCAIʼs ongoing effort to promote industry safety and is given to organizations with excellent safety records. Aetna Building Maintenance won in the category of 1,038,961 – 2,598,960 hours worked. Hydro Systems sponsors Healthy Schools Campaign Hydro Systems is now an official sponsor of the Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) and will support the second edition of the HSCʼs Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. The HSCʼs mission is to advocate for policies and practices that allow all stu-ations. Swigartʼs duties, on top of his new execu-tive vice president role, include maintaining his seat on Spartanʼs James Lenardson 8 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • May 2009
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