dents, teachers and staff to learn and work in a healthy school environment. Supplier of the Year Awards Network Services Company, an internation-al organization of independent distributors, recently honored five of its preferred suppli-ers for their outstanding performance in 2008. GOJO Industries was named Networkʼs “Supplier of the Year” for their outstanding cooperation and support of Network Services and its member companies. Georgia-Pacific was recognized as “National Account Supplier of the Year” for working closely with Network Services to grow and serve its national accounts. Clorox Professional received the “Wave of Excellence JanSan Award” and Dixie received the “Wave of Excellence Foodservice Award” to recognize their unique success and performance with Network Services and its member compa-nies. The Andersen Company, a mat manufac-turer, received the “Rising Star Award” for its significant increase in sales volume dur-ing the year. established that would allow the use of eco-labels in conjunction with the marketing of hard surface antimicrobial products in cooperation with the EPAʼs Design for the Environment (DfE) program. The EPA will make the recommendations on green claims at the April 22-23 meeting of EPAʼs Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee. Rotobrush announces new energy efficiency solutions Rotobrush International now offers entre-preneurs and contractors a turnkey pack-age to enter the growing energy efficiency services market and to be a total indoor environment specialist by providing solu-tions, including home energy audits, duct sealing, radiant barriers, insulation and dryer vent cleaning and air duct system cleaning. Rotobrush is currently running introduc-tory package specials on its new indoor air quality and energy efficiency service solu-tions. Clorox has first EPA-registered bleach to kill C. diff The Clorox Companyʼs Ultra Clorox ® Germicidal Bleach is the first and only prod-uct to obtain federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for killing Clostridium difficle ( C. diff ) spores on hard, non-porous surfaces. Ultra Clorox Germicidal Bleach is a regis-tered disinfectant for use in all 50 states. C. diff spores can persist in the environ-ment for many months and are highly resistant to many disinfecting formulations, until now. Tennant wins Business Innovation of the Year Award Tennant Companyʼs breakthrough ec-H2O™ technology, which converts plain tap water into a powerful cleaning agent without any added chemicals, has won the 2009 European Business Award for the Business Innovation of the Year. Tennant was chosen for the honor out of more than 7,000 applications from various companies. Cascades Tissue Group receives EcoLogo certification With 37 additional items in its away-from-home product line receiving third-party EcoLogo certification, over 85 percent of Cascadesʼ commercial brands now carry EcoLogo certification. As of March 1, 2009, all North River and Décor towel and tissue brand products will be noted as EcoLogo-certified. Rite Way Service presented with safety award BSCAI recently recognized Rite Way Service for an “Outstanding Overall Record in Employee and Vehicle Safety” for 2008. According to Glenn Keedy, Rite Wayʼs safety director, “2008 was by far the safest year in Rite Wayʼs great history. This achievement points directly to everyone in the company doing their job and doing it safely.” Kimberly-Clark acquires safety products company Kimberly-Clark Corporation has acquired Jackson Products Inc., a safety products and personal protection equipment (PPE) company. Jackson Products employs 400 people, all of which will remain employed with the company, but now under the Kimberly-Clark banner. CM Intellibot Robotics partners with DecisionOne Intellibot Robotics has selected DecisionOne to provide installation, pre-ventative maintenance and on-site service and support for Intellibotʼs full line of intelli-gent floor care robots. In conjunction with Intellibotʼs existing service staff, DecisionOne technicians will provide installation, on-site warranty and non-warranty repair services, preven-tative maintenance and product upgrades to Intellibotʼs customers throughout the U.S. EPA to recommend green claims for disinfectants and sanitizers Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials voiced interest in recommending the adoption of a policy that allows suppli-ers to make valid green claims for disinfec-tants and sanitizers. It is also possible that a policy will be News and People items in “Around the Industry” initially appeared in CM e-News Daily , a daily e-mail news service for the cleaning and maintenance industry. 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 Associate 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. www.cmmonline.com 9
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