Cleaning Industry News
HOST School Dates Set
Professional cleaners, building service contractors, facility managers, executive housekeepers, carpet mill technical service reps and mill salespeople are invited to attend the HOST basic school and Masters Course (graduate school) sessions. Dates for the January, February and March educational training sessions have been announced by Geoffrey Greeley, Director of Training for Racine Industries, Inc. Those attending the schools can earn Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) or Continuing Education Credits (CEC’s). The HOST School provides technical instruction in care, cleaning and total maintenance programming for commercial and residential carpeting. The different fibers, textures, and structures of carpet, and the cleaning requirements and maintenance planning steps for each type are reviewed in detail. Each school also includes a section on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).
The school’s curriculum includes: on location cleaning practice, how to deep clean all types of carpet, including stain resistant; how to remove spots and spills easily, efficiently, and permanently; and how to revive and restore “uglied out” carpet. The Basic Schools will be held in Racine, Wisconsin January 11-13, February 15-17, and March 22-24. There will be a Spanish session in Miami, Florida on March 8-11. The Graduate School will be offered in Racine on March 29-31. Space is limited, so for further information, call 800-558-9439
The following information comes from CM News Daily, an electronic news service from Cleaning and Maintenance Management and Cleanfax magazines:
SBA To Increase Lending To Minority Businesses
The Small Business Administration has signed cooperation agreements with several minority business organizations including the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the National Black Chamber of Commerce and the Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund. The SBA will work with these and other community organizations to promote SBA programs and provide resources to minority-owned small businesses. According to the 1998 Cleaning & Maintenance Magazine Contract Cleaners Statistical Survey (December issue of Cleaning and Maintenance Management magazine) 15.9 percent of cleaning professional respondents to the survey are members of minority ethnic groups.
Natural Solutions Products Win Award
Natural Solutions Corp. of North Palm Beach, Florida, announced that the company’s de-icing and anti-icing products have been awarded the Charles W. Pankow Innovative Applications Award for 1998 from the Civil Engineering Research Foundation. The awards recognize products that represent substantial innovation. Natural Solution’s Ice Ban products are designed to inhibit corrosion
and be non-toxic and “environmentally friendly.” Natural Solutions Corp. recently changed its name from Ice Ban America to better represent the range of its products.
