Sanitation Canada.  May - June 2007.
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 ON THE COVER: Foundations of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association
The Early Days
As we continue with our biographical look at the history of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association (CSSA), the late 1960s and early 1970s were pivotal times in the evolution of the association. In 1967, Donald A. White, Huntington Laboratories of Canada Ltd., had the honour of drafting the association’s first national constitution. Upon its acceptance by the association, White became the first true National President of CSSA.  Read more...

Cascades - Green before green was trendy
Long before Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was a buzzword, Cascades was operating in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner. In fact, the company was built on a strong respect for the land, the people and the communities where it conducts business. And, the solid values that the company has espoused 42 years ago still hold true today. Everyday the company strives to be fair employers, good corporate citizens and ethical business people, respectful of the environment. Read more...

New Restroom Fixtures Have Many Benefits
Driven by growing concerns about germs and bacteria, increasingly facilities cleaned by building service contractors (BSCs) have installed automatic, no-touch, low-flow or no-flow fixtures, including faucets, toilets, urinals, and soap and paper towel dispensers. In addition to health and sanitary issues, these devices are also being installed because facility managers find they help reduce water usage and related costs significantly.  Read more...

 CSSA Annual Awards
The Canadian Sanitation Supply Association (CSSA) Annual Awards Dinner was held on May 1, 2007 at the Holiday Inn on King, Toronto.  During the event, the Board of Directors recognized members who have contributed significantly to the association in the past year. In addition, the Sam Tughan Achievement Award was posthumously presented to Mike McCabe, a former CSSA president and avid supporter of the industry in Canada. Read more...

CanClean 2007 Booth Awards
Best Booth – Equipment Canada
Best Large Booth – Metro Paper Industries
Best Linear Booth – Stockwell Wholesale Supply

Clean Atlantic
On Thurs. Sep. 27, 2007, the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association will hold the largest trade show for the cleaning and maintenance industry in Atlantic Canada.
Clean Atlantic 2007, will be held at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, NS. Attendees will include facility service providers, building service contractors, building owners, carpet and upholstery cleaners, executive housekeepers, food service and hospitality, and other uses of sanitary supplies, equipment and services. Read more...

CSSA Recognition
In celebration of the CSSA’s 50th Anniversary, the CSSA Board of Directors would like to recognize the following member companies who have been involved in the sanitary maintenance industry for more than 50 years.  Read more...

Green Paper Products
When it comes to Green cleaning, most building service contractors (BSCs) are focused on the necessary environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals, tools and equipment. However, they should not forget about the impact that the paper products they provide for their customers and use in cleaning has on our planet. In the past 40 years, the world consumption of paper has grown nearly 400 per cent. This is one reason that billions of trees are cut down each year around the globe. Read more...

 Purchasing Practices are Forcing Contractor Changes
We have seen a significant number of national procurement contracts for janitorial services in Canada in the past few years, particularly in the public sector market. Price is always important, but has not been the major component of the decision in the private sector where much of the purchase decision is based on the proposal itself and the value it brings in areas such as quality programs, management and training. The public sector has also gone into national or regional contractors, and most of these are driven by a desire for quality first and price second. The very nature of some of these contracts, however, makes prices the deciding factor when everything else looks acceptable. The cleaning business is often sold on presentation as it is an intangible making the decision tougher for the purchaser.  Read more...

What’s Going On At Your Hospital?
“Bacterial outbreak shuts Toronto neonatal until… Closure and maxed-out Ontario system could force preemies to U.S. hospitals.” (Fri. Mar. 9, 2007 – 8:04 p.m. E.T. CBC News).
“C.difficile inquiry ends with calls for new cleaning standard…” (Fri. Mar. 16, 2007, 12:10 p.m. E.T. CBC News).
“Alberta hospitals closed doors over superbug spread…” (Tues. Mar. 20, 2007, 3:22 p.m. E.T. CTV News).
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ISSA Releases Green Cleaning for Dummies
Commercial and institutional cleaning executives have no excuse for not starting a green cleaning program now that ISSA has published Green Cleaning for Dummies. This special, industry-specific edition was written by industry experts Steve Ashkin and David Holly to demystify – and simplify – the green cleaning process. Read more...

ISSA Obtains Discounted Pricing for Members on Top Green Programs
In an exciting development at April’s ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Forum, Green Seal®, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing (EcoLogo(M) Program), CleanGredients and NSF International – on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Design for the Environment (DfE) Formulator Program – all announced that they will provide ISSA members with special discounted pricing.  Read more...

ISSA Announces Charter Group of CIMS Assessors
ISSA has announced the first group to achieve accreditation as official ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) assessors. The 10 individuals who have been accredited will conduct comprehensive assessments of those cleaning organizations that have applied for certification under CIMS – a new standard developed through industry consensus to determine the universally accepted principles of a well-managed and customer-centred cleaning organization. Read more...

An Era of Consequences
In 1938 Winston Churchill was growing inpatient with the British political system and the course of discussions with Nazi Germany.
If an effort to warn the British people of the impending danger of the Nazi’s, Churchill states this famous quote: “The era of procrastination of half measures of soothing and baffling expedients is over and is being replaced with an era of consequences.”
When I tour healthcare facilities, and observe some of the practices and standards, I cannot forget these words of warning made so long ago by Churchill. Environmental services in many organizations is still being treated as just an inconvenient expense by many senior administrators. Read more...

George Davison - Apr. 22, 1933 to Mar. 3, 2007
George Davison, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend, passed away on Mar. 3, 2007 at the age of 73. Goerge (Shorty) was born on Apr. 22, 1933 in Rosetown, Sask. Read more...

Clarke Joins Green Seal Advisory Committee
Carke has recently joined the Green Seal advisory committee and will be taking an active role as a stakeholder serving as a source of technical knowledge to Green Seal’s standard development team, as well as ultimately providing a critical and thoughtful review of the standards. The goal of the committee is to set a revised standard for industrial and institutional cleaners which will continue to represent a leadership standard recognizing the most beneficial environmental health characteristics of cleaning products in the current and emerging market.

Collapsible Tri-Cone™ Caution Sign
Continental Commercial Products introduces the Collapsible Tri-Cone™ Caution Sign. The Tri-Cone features a three-sided design, and is available in both 20- and 30-inch heights. It comes with a plastic storage tube for mounting on a wall or a janitor’s cart. The caution message is imprinted in English, Spanish and French on a bright safety yellow surface. Read more...

Deb Resolves Foam Soap Patent Litigation with GOJO
DEB Group Ltd. sued GOJO Industries Inc. and Airspray International Inc. in the United States District Court for infringement of U.S. Patents Nos. 5,445,288 and 6,082,586. The case has been pending for several years and has recently been resolved by agreement of the parties.  Read more...

Scott Thomson Joins Environ-Solutions Team
Enviro-Solutions, a manufacturer of Green cleaning chemicals, is pleased to announce that Scott Thomson, president of ECO-CLEAN, has recently taken on Enviro-Solutions’ line. Thomson represents other leading lines including Cleanfix, EES, Von Schrader and Milwaukee Dustless Mops. His company will be representing Enviro-Solutions in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.  Read more...

Proteam Welcomes New Customer Service Manager
ProTeam Inc. is pleased to announce that Tracy Elliott has been hired as customer service manager to assist with the continuing growth of the 20-year-old Boise-based vacuum manufacturer. In addition to managing all aspects of service quality, he will oversee communications and orders with distribution business partners, departmental training and development, and sales leads coordination. Elliott brings more than 12 years of experience in call centre and customer service management, most recently as a customer service manager with T-Mobile, USA.

Proteam Donates Vacuums to Asthma Reduction Effort
ProTeam recently donated 50 HEPA filtration vacuums to public housing residents at the Potomac Gardens Apartments in Washington, DC, as part of a large-scale collaborative effort to reduce asthma triggers that stem from dust mites, pest infestation, tobacco smoke and other allergens. Read more...

Scott Paper Changes Name to Kruger Products Ltd.
Scott Paper changed its name to Kruger Products Ltd. in April 2007.
Kruger Inc. has owned Scott Paper in Canada for the last 10 years. While the name may be new to some, the quality products, brands and people remain unchanged. Kruger is a supplier of newsprint to such publications as the Toronto Star and La Presse newspapers.  Read more...

John Mascherin Joins Swish Maintenance as Director Of Corporate Sales
Swish Maintenance Ltd. is pleased to welcome John Mascherin to its team as director of Corporate Sales. Mascherin brings to Swish over 30 years of jansan industry experience with a sales and management background. His new role will include the development and increase of market share in specific market segments as identified within the Swish Corporate Sales Program. Swish is excited about the wealth of experience Mascherin also brings as an individual who cares about his customers, fellow staff members and the industry.

TerrChoice Hires Green Advocate Scot Case
TerraChoice Environmental Marketing is pleased to announce the hiring of Scot Case as TerraChoice’s newest vice president. Case will assist the organization in meeting the rising demand for environmental marketing tools and expertise fuelled by recent growth in the North American Green markets. Additionally, Case will be in charge of the organization’s new U.S. office located in the Philadelphia, PA area.  Read more...

New Director of Quality And Continuous Improvement at Continental
Paul Trippett recently joined Continental Manufacturing, a division of Continental Commercial Products, as director of quality and continuous improvement. Trippett, who will be based in Bridgeton, Missouri, will lead Continental’s quality efforts at the company’s facilities in Bridgeton and Hazelwood, Missouri and Norwalk, Calif.  Read more...

Scientific Breakthrough Measures Cleaning Effectiveness
The recent Cleaning Industry Research Institute Symposium (CIRI) discussed the need for cleaning professionals to be able to adequately – and scientifically – measure cleaning effectiveness removing soils, contaminants and bacteria from restroom surfaces. Fortunately, one product is now available that does this – Kaivac’s new Bio-Waste Detection Kit.  Read more...

Kimberly-Clark Professional Introduces New Line of Protective Eyewear
Kimberly-Clark Professional has announced a major extension of its well-known KLEENGUARD* brand with the launch of a new line of protective eyewear. The introduction includes 20 new KLEENGUARD Brand eye protection products, further expanding the brand’s broad selection of head-to-toe, comfortable, high-quality protective gear. Read more...

Small Battery-Powered Nobles Speed Scrub Walk-Behind Scrubber
Tennant Company has furthered its commitment to the Nobles brand with the introduction of the Nobles Speed Scrub 17- and 20-inch walk-behind automatic scrubber with optional FaST® technology. The Speed Scrub is a rugged, reliable, easy-to-use commercial scrubber that leaves just-scrubbed floors clean and dry after every use. The third member of the Speed Scrub family of automatic scrubbers, the Speed Scrub 17-20 is the second to be introduced under the recently re-defined Nobles brand. Read more..

Simple Green Clean Building Products Introduced
Sunshine Makers Inc., manufacturer of Simple Green, has announced the debut of its new Green Seal certified industrial cleaning products – Simple Green® Clean Building™. The Simple Green Clean Building products are specially formulated to meet Green Seal’s environmental standard for industrial and institutional cleaners based on their reduced human, and aquatic toxicity and reduced smog production potential.  Read more...

Unger Enterprises Introduces Smartcolour Microduster System
Unger Enterprises Inc. has announced the introduction of its SmartColour MicroDuster System, a dust mopping system that includes microfibre dry dust mop pads and a unique mesh net adapter. The dust mop pads pick up dirt better than traditional dust mop pads and the adapter allows cleaning professionals to attach the mop onto standard dust mop frames.  Read more...

Space Saving Designer Line Silhouettes
United Receptacle has expanded the popular Silhouettes line of waste receptacles to include half round models. These models are designed to fit flush against a wall to reduce obstruction in high traffic areas. The open top design allows for hands-free waste disposal and features a large capacity 12-gallon plastic liner. Choose from Stainless Steel, Uni-Koat powder coated textured black, silver metallic or desert pearl finishes. The sleek lines and graphic pattern of new Silhouettes coincides perfectly with the clean modern appeal of current interior design styles.  Read more...

New Green Time Solutions Product Line from Warsaw Chemical
Warsaw Chemical Co. Inc. has introduced a new line of earth-conscious products – Green Time Solutions. The environmentally-friendly product line focuses on cleaning, health and the environment, without losing product performance. The Green Time Solutions product line includes an all purpose cleaner/degreaser, total restroom cleaner, glass cleaner concentrate, H202 citrus all purpose cleaner, neutral floor cleaner, floor finish and floor finish stripper. Each Green Time Solutions product offers different environmental and health benefits. Some benefits include being phosphate and zinc free, using no added dyes or fragrances, containing no ammonia and using environmentally preferred solvents and biodegradable surfactants and ingredients.  Read more...