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Financial
Kimberly-Clark Increases 2nd-Quarter Sales
July 25, 2018

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has reported second-quarter net sales of US$4.6 billion for the quarter, an increase of 1 percent from...read more


Environmental
Aramark Commits to Reducing Single-Use Plastics
July 24, 2018

Aramark has announced a companywide commitment to reduce the use of  single-use disposable plastics in its food service operations by 2020. The...read more


Labor Relations
Janitors in Detroit Threaten to Strike
July 24, 2018

Hundreds of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 members in Detroit, MI, voted to strike unless a new contract can be...read more


Growth & Acquisitions
KSS Enterprises Acquires GT Packaging
July 24, 2018

KSS Enterprises has acquired GT Packaging & Janitorial. The purchase of the Traverse City, MI-based distributor expands KSS Enterprises’ product offerings and...read more


Financial
3M Reports 2nd-Quarter Sales Growth
July 24, 2018

3M has reported fiscal-second-quarter sales of US$8.4 billion, up 7.4 percent year-on-year. Sales in the company’s industrial segment increased 6.8 percent to $3.1...read more


Awards & Recognitions
NETWORK Services Honored by National IPA
July 24, 2018

NETWORK® Services Co. has been named a recipient of National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance’s (IPA) Horizon Award. The educational and public sector purchasing...read more


Growth & Acquisitions
DPA Welcomes 28 New Members
July 23, 2018

The Distributor Partners of America (DPA) Buying Group recently added 28 distributor members to its janitorial products division. In addition to the...read more


Statistics & Surveys
ACI Releases Latest Cleaning Survey
July 23, 2018

The area in U.S. homes cleaned most often is the toilet, with 88 percent of respondents to the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI)...read more


Awards & Recognitions
Tolco Honored by NETWORK Services
July 23, 2018

Tolco Corp. was recently recognized for being a preferred supplier of NETWORK® Services Co.  Tolco was presented with an award for being a...read more


Industry Losses
Industry Loses Ha-Ste Manufacturing Founder
July 23, 2018

John W. “Red” Stewart Jr, founder of Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc., passed away July 16, 2018. He was 94 years old. Stewart was...read more