News | February 2017


Newell Brands Increases 4th-Quarter Sales
February 7, 2017

Newell Brands, parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products, has reported fourth-quarter net sales of US$4.14 billion, up 165 percent from $1.56 billion...read more


ISS Acquires Danish Workplace Design Firm
February 7, 2017

ISS has acquired Copenhagen, Denmark-based workplace management and design firm Signal. Per the terms of the acquisition, Signal will retain its current...read more


USGBC Reveals Top States for LEED Buildings
February 7, 2017

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its 2016 list of the top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental...read more


ABM Adds Two to Board
February 7, 2017

ABM has appointed Art A. Garcia and Filippo Passerini to the company’s board of directors as independent directors. Garcia currently serves as the executive vice...read more


Envirox Teams With Green Sports Alliance
February 7, 2017

Envirox LLC has become a member of the Green Sports Alliance’s (GSA) Corporate Members Network. As a participant in the alliance’s corporate...read more


Johnson Controls to Increase Battery Production
February 6, 2017

Johnson Controls, Inc. will invest more than US$50 million to upgrade eight U.S. manufacturing facilities. The investment will be used to increase...read more


Clorox Grows 2nd-Quarter Sales
February 6, 2017

The Clorox Co., parent company of Clorox Professional Products Co., has reported fiscal-second-quarter revenue of US$1.41 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent...read more


Virtual Mgr Partners With New York Distributor
February 6, 2017

Virtual Mgr has entered into a reseller partnership with Regional Distributors, Inc. The agreement grants Regional Distributors permission to resell Virtual Mgr’s...read more


ISSA Adds to Training & Certifications Team
February 6, 2017

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has made a series of strategic appointments to its training and certification team to ensure the...read more


ABM to Help Michigan Manufacturer Cut Energy Costs
February 3, 2017

ABM has secured a facility improvement contract with Heller Machine Tools L.P. The agreement calls for ABM to upgrade Heller’s Troy, MI,...read more