Albany, NY – (May 24, 2006) – Procter & Gamble Professional (NYSE: PG) and Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today announced that they have each pledged $50,000 to the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), joining ISSA and Kaivac. The money will underwrite CIRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, …
Albany, NY – (April 27, 2006) – ISSA and Kaivac, Inc. today announced that they have each committed $50,000 to the Cleaning Industry Research Institute. The money will help underwrite CIRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, a permanent committee chartered with providing expert guidance, advice, and analysis …
New Board of Directors A new Board of Directors was unanimously approved by the CIRI membership in early April. The 11-person Board includes: Patti Costello – ASHES Chuck Crawford – JohnsonDiversey John Garfinkel – ISSA Jim Harris – Concepts4 Frank Hurd – CRI Tom Jones …
Albany, NY – (February 3, 2006) – Dr. Michael Berry, author of Protecting the Built Environment: Cleaning for Health, has agreed to serve as executive director of CIRI’s Scientific Advisory Council. In his new role, Berry created a detailed program plan for the Council’s activities …
Albany, NY (January 13, 2006) – Six major cleaning industry trade associations and affiliated organizations have joined together to support the efforts of the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI). Executives from the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES), the Building Service Contractors Association International …
Albany, NY (October 20, 2005) – The Cleaning Industry Research Institute provided an update on its activities in 2005 and plans for 2006 at a press conference on Thursday, October 20th at the ISSA show in Las Vegas. During the press conference, CIRI made four …
Albany, NY (May 17, 2005) – A dozen major corporate and trade association sponsors have successfully underwritten the creation of the new Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI). “At our initial meeting at ISSA last November,” Jim Harris, CIRI’s interim Chairman stated, “we set a goal …
Albany, NY (March 25, 2005) – A steering committee that was established in December to define the structure for a proposed Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) will hold its first meeting in Chicago on March 1 and 2. The committee – originally initiated by Castle …
Albany, NY (January 16, 2005) – One of the key organizers of a proposed cleaning industry research institute expressed frustration that an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) conference sponsored by the US Surgeon General and the National Institute of Health (NIH) last week failed to include …
Lincolnwood, IL, USA, August 11, 2009—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning-industry association, and its research partner, the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI), have completed Phase I of their research—consisting of laboratory and limited field testing in 70 schools and two day-care facilities—to determine the best methodologies and …