around the industry People Aetna Building Maintenance VP receives recognition Doug Chapman is now one of more than 43,000 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited WAXIE Sanitary Supply welcomes three WAXIE Sanitary Supply is proud to wel-come three new members to their Northern California division in Livermore, CA: Bruce Schilling , former CEO and owner of August Supply and industry veterans Paul Chairez and Francisco Miranda , also of August Supply. Schilling comes to WAXIE as a former owner in the JanSan distribution industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. As a strategic account execu-tive for WAXIE, Schilling will use his expertise in the Northern California mar-ketplace to deliver WAXIE’s legendary service and unsurpassed quality of prod-ucts known to the industry since 1945. Chairez and Miranda, who both have extensive industry experience, will serve WAXIE as sanitary maintenance consult-ants and will work out of WAXIE’s Livermore facility in Northern California where they will join the existing distribu-tion team of over 55 professionals. Pro-Link starts ‘09 with four new members Four well-established janitorial distribu-tors have recently become new members of Pro-Link, a JanSan focused marketing and buying group based in Canton, MA. The four new members are: • KIC Inc., Greenville, SC • Superior Janitorial Sales and Services, Jacksonville, FL • American Champion Supply, Asheville, NC • American Chemical Co., Charlotte, NC. Professionals (LEED-APs). This profession-al accreditation is just one example of Aetna Building Maintenance’s ongoing effort to be a more environmentally conscience compa-ny, according to a company press release. LEED Professional Accreditation distin-guishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully stew-ard the LEED certification process. LEED Accredited Professionals have demonstrat-ed a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED rating system. Environmental Systems Inc. acquires ECC Controls Environmental Systems Inc. (ESI) has acquired ECC Controls Inc. (ECC) in a strate-gic growth move that expands ESI’s technol-ogy offerings and its Midwest presence. ESI provides a wide range of technolo-gy and services in the areas of building automation, systems integration, net-working and IT infrastructure, security, life safety, building operations and soft-ware applications in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. ECC provides temperature controls, building automation, energy management and security systems in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. ECC’s employees and operations have been integrated into ESI. The ECC Milwaukee location has moved to the ESI facility in Waukesha, WI. CM eCommerce Industries (ECi) names new president Ron Books has been named president of ECi. Books has been with ECi for almost a decade, spending the majority of that time working directly with the inde-pendent dealers and distributors trying to understand the specific business and soft-ware needs across their highly specialized markets. He has chaired many of the past ECi deal-er advisory conferences and, over the years, has spoken to and met with thousands of independent dealers and distributors. News System4™ Commercial Cleaning forms strategic alliance with CMI System4 is excited to announce their ground-breaking partnership with the renowned Cleaning Management Institute (CMI). This partnership is the first of its kind in the industry. Scott Kubec , master support manager at System4, underwent intensive training to earn the title of CMI Master Trainer. System4’s implementation of the CMI Custodial Training Program includes certifying all System4 operations managers as Certified CMI Trainers. The operations managers will work with System4’s 700 existing and all-new fran-chise owners to certify them as Basic and Advanced Custodial Technicians. The training includes eight modules of both classroom instruction and hands-on proce-Aetna Building Maintenance president elected to BSCAI’s Board of Directors Paul Greenland has been elected to the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) Board of Directors. Greenland has been active with BSCAI for 20 years, and has held several positions with-in the organization. He has served as a semi-nar leader, member-ship recruitment com-mittee member and as a speaker at various BSCAI events. Brooks 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. dural instruction; certification is attained after successfully passing two exams that will be verified by CMI. 10 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • February 2009
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