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EcoLogo Releases Lists of Newly Certified Jan/San Products
EcoLogo and TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, North America's leading environmental certifying, labeling and marketing program, has just released a listing of jan/san-related products that have recently been EcoLogo-certified.
The EcoLogo program certifies environmental leadership claims for thousands of products and services in dozens of industries. These range from cleaning chemicals and supplies to building materials and agricultural products to automotive and boating products.
The list includes products made by:
• Avmor, a 50-year-old manufacturer of professional cleaning chemicals for the jan/san and foodservice industries
• Con-O-Lab, manufacturers of a variety of cleaning and floor-care products, as well as soaps and detergents used in commercial and industrial facilities
• Bio-Active, manufacturers of urinal screens and blocks
The products recently certified as environmentally preferable are:
Avmor
• EcoPure EP68 4-in-1 Carpet Cleaner
Con-O-Lab
• Green Line All-Purpose Cleaner
• Con-O-Green Line Neutral Cleaner
• Con-O-Green Line Glass Cleaner
• Con-O-Green Line Bowl Cleaner
• Con-O-Green Line Floor Finish
• Con-O-Green Wax Stripper
Bio-Active
• Steams Para-Free Urinal Screen Urinal Blocks (Pucks)
More than certification
In addition to managing the EcoLogo certification program, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing develops marketing strategies to help these and other clients promote the environmental value proposition of their products.
"Certification is just the first step in the process," says Scot Case, vice president of EcoLogo and TerraChoice Environmental Marketing. "The next step is getting them accepted in the marketplace. This helps the client succeed as it also helps protect our environment."
California Awards First 'Green Schools' Funding Grant
The California State Allocation Board (SAB) has awarded $107,000 to the Animo Venice Charter High School in Los Angeles, making it the first school to receive a grant from the High Performance Incentive Grant program.
This California grant program earmarks $100 million for "green" school projects funded by Proposition 1D. The High Performance Incentive Grant is part of the $15.6 million the Board has awarded the school to fund the construction of the new campus, scheduled to begin in April.
"Green schools greatly improve the learning environments for kids while helping California meet Governor Schwarzenegger's goals for environmental responsibility," said Anne Sheehan, SAB chair and chief deputy director of Policy at the Department of Finance.
In December 2004, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order S-20-04, ushering in the State's Green Building Initiative. The Executive Order encourages schools built with State funds to be energy-efficient, while creating safer and healthier learning environments.
"Energy efficiency is a key element in the design of California's schools, and studies show that students attending green schools are healthier and more productive," said Rob Cook, executive officer of the SAB/OPSC. "These schools emphasize a comfortable environment, full of natural light and air, with gardens, natural shading, reduced noise levels and lowered chemical emission rates from elements such as floor and wall coverings and janitorial products."
Sustainability was a critical factor in the design of the Animo campus. Osborn Architects, the Los Angeles-based architect firm that designed the school, incorporated several "green" features in various aspects of the facility and campus life.
People in the News
National Tissue Company has appointed Jay Riley as manager of New Business Development. Riley will be responsible for working with clients to develop new products and to assist them with new business opportunities.
Pro-Link, a jan/san-focused marketing and buying group, has hired Rich Parillo as the company's new building service contractor specialist.
Mike Murphy has been named vice president of business development at Network Services Company. Murphy has over 20 years of sales management experience in the industry, including positions with Scott Paper/Kimberly-Clark, Unisource, Technical Concepts and, most recently, GCA Services Group as senior vice president of sales.
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NJSSA Supply Line 2008
May 7-8
Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J.
The Atlantic City Convention Center will be the location on May 7-8 for one of the largest shows for jan/san supplies and services on the East Coast. Supply Line 2008, the New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association's (NJSSA) biennial convention and trade show, will feature over 300 exhibitors with the newest products for the distributor and cleaning professional.
In addition, three professional education seminars are scheduled for the Conference. On May 7, Rick Johnson, principal of CEO Strategist, will present "Profit is Not a Dirty Word," focusing on getting the most from employees and creating an atmosphere that adds profit to the bottom line. On May 8, Maurice Dixon, president of Dixon and Associates, speaks on "Stairway to Successful Selling." This seminar is offered to distributing companies who want to provide sales training to new employees or re-energize their current sales team. Finally, "Environmentally Preferred Procurement Strategies" will be the topic presented by David Frank, president and founder of the American Cleaning Institute.
New to this year's show will be on-floor demonstration areas. There will be three areas with different floor coverings and counter displays where products will be showcased.
Supply Line 2008 Schedule of Events
Wednesday May 7, 2008
- 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Profit is Not a Dirty Word (For distributors, wholesalers, manufacturer representatives and exhibiting manufacturers)
- 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open (Distributors Only), Atlantic City Convention Center
Thursday May 8, 2008
- 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Atlantic City Convention Center
- 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Stairway to Successful Selling (For distributor and wholesaler sales employees and manufacturers representatives.)
- 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Environmentally Preferred Procurement Strategies - How to Establish Standards for Green Products and Services (Co-sponsored by International Executive Housekeepers Association) Continuing education credits are available for cleaning professionals
- 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibits Open (Distributors & Cleaning Professionals), Atlantic City Convention Center
For more information, contact:
New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association
PO Box 435, Butler, NJ 07405
Tel: (973) 283-1400
Fax: (973) 838-7124
www.njssa.net
Special Events
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Annual NJSSA Golf Outing-Harbor Pines Golf Club and Estates, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- 7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start (Scramble)
- 12:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon and Prizes
NJSSA President's Reception and Annual Membership Meeting-The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
- 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
World Contract Cleaning Services Market to Reach US$155.3 Billion by 2010
The World Contract Cleaning Services market is forecast to maintain a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 percent over the 2001-2010 period to reach US$155.3 billion by 2010, according to a survey by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Offices dominate the global market for Contract Cleaning Services, with a share estimated at 31.6 percent in 2007.
In long run, cleaning is considered a stable and growing market, while in the short term, there is very little effect of economic upheavals on this industry as cleaning is the last thing to be impacted in the economic cycle. In addition, the health and safety legislations restrict the companies and other sectors to cut back on cleaning activities, and the cost savings from removing cleaning activities from the basic job is very small.
Long-term drastic measures against cleaning activities are only taken when there are large-scale business failures. One of the possible reasons for long-term slowdown in the office-cleaning sector is that more and more office workers start working at home when there are business failures. These negatives are generally offset by the growing trends in facilities such as airports, major shopping centers, gyms and other public and private places.
The outsourced cleaning services are known as "Contract Cleaning Services." Cleaning services are lately being included in the support services and are apparently one of the commodity areas within this group. These services are also perceived to be a part of Facilities Management (FM), as today's customers' requirements include a number of support services.
The contract cleaning industry is labor intensive, wherein wages are the main cost borne by the service providers. Duration of cleaning contracts may vary from one year to several years. Contract cleaning service providers are exposed to growing competition, escalating insurance costs, volatile costs of supplies, and availability and sustenance of economical labor. A primary concern for the industry is the high rate of employee burnout, affecting the stability as well as growth of many service providers. Poor profit margins and intense competition from big, established companies drive out new entrants from the market.
Major companies covered in the report include ABM Industries Incorporated, Chem-Dry, Coverall Cleaning Concepts, Dublcheck, Ecolab, Inc., Horizon National Contract Services, LLC, Interserve plc, ISS (Integrated Service Solutions) A/S, JAN-PRO International, Jani-King International, Inc., JohnsonDiversey Inc., Medirest, Merry Maids, MITIE Group Plc, Pall Mall, OCS Group Ltd., OneSource, Quick Cleaning, Rentokil Initial Plc and The ServiceMaster Company.
For more details about this research report, visit: http://www.strategyr.com/Contract_Cleaning_Services_Market_Report.asp.
