Industry Links & Resources
Trade Publications
- American School & University
For 75 years, American School & University has been the information source for education facilities and business professionals -- serving the nation's K-12 and higher-education administrators responsible for the planning, design, construction, retrofit, operations, maintenance and management of education facilities.
- Building Services Management
The goal of Building Services Management magazine is to be the source of information building service professionals turn to when they want the job done right the first time. We will take a whole-building approach to covering the building maintenance industry, offering our readers techniques and equipment that increase productivity and efficiency, while making the workplace safer. We will meet the information needs of facility maintenance managers in a variety of commercial, industrial and institutional settings, while offering manufacturers an audience that has decision-making and purchasing power.
- CMM (Cleaning & Maintenance Management)
Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) is dedicated to providing education and information to building maintenance and management personnel worldwide. CMI was established in 1964 by Charlie Wheeler in Glendale, CA, as the American Institute of Maintenance (AIM). In 1986, the organization was sold to Harris Communications in Irvine, CA, which renamed it Cleaning Management Institute. National Trade Publications, Inc. purchased CMI in 1990 and moved it to Latham, NY.
- ICS (International Cleaning Specialist)
ICS Cleaning Specialist is the leading magazine dedicated to serving the professional carpet cleaning, floor care and smoke/water damage restoration industries. In addition to our monthly magazine, which has by far the leading market share, we have a website and active bulletin board as well as other ways to help advertisers reach this vital market.
- Maintenance Sales News
Maintenance Sales News serves distributors/wholesalers, paper and industrial distributors, janitorial/custodial distributors, food service distributors, manufacturing sales representatives, manufacturers and other allied to the field. All year long, you can depend on Maintenance Sales News to provide vital interviews with sanitary supply manufacturers and distributors, the industry news you require to run your business, a continuous flow of new product information and thorough pre- and post-event coverage conventions and trade shows.
- Maintenance Supplies
Our strategy is to present Maintenance Supplies magazine (owned by Cygnus Business Media) as an industry resource through tactical editorial coverage. Distributors depend on Maintenance Supplies for industry happenings, product innovations, methods to stabilize profit margins and much more. Through reader visits, we establish the top distributor concerns and develop our content to neutralize these issues.
- School/College Planning & Management
School Planning & Management magazine is written for you, a school district decision maker or an architect, engineer or construction manager. The articles in each monthly issue help provide solutions to problems you face each and every day. In each issue you'll learn about facility planning, safety and security, maintenance and operations, business, technology and finance issues. You and your school district will benefit from the solution-oriented feature articles and special reports.
- Services (BSCAI)
SERVICES, the magazine for growing building service contractors, provides in-depth information on all aspects of building service contracting. Each issue looks at both management and technical themes. As the voice of the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI), SERVICES is an authoritative source of information in the industry.
Organizations
- ASBO (Association of School Business Officials)
ASBO International® is a professional association which provides programs and services to promote the highest standards of school business management practices, professional growth, and the effective use of educational resources.
- ASHES (American Society for Healthy Environmental Services)
ASHES is the professional association of choice providing leadership to ensure a clean and safe health care community where all our members reach their full potential. Setting the standard for environmental excellence, ASHES advances health care environmental services, textile care professions and related disciplines. ASHES leads, represents and serves our members by promoting excellence, best practices, innovation and leadership through advocacy, education and certification.
- BSCAI (Building Service Contractors Association International)
The Building Service Contractors Association International was officially formed in March, 1965, when over 60 charter members came to Washington, D.C., for the first Annual Meeting. The groundwork for this meeting had been laid over the preceding six months by the seven founders who had held local meetings and distributed a newsletter
- CIRI (Cleaning Industry Research Institute)
CIRI is the only independent, impartial institute involved in cleaning and building maintenance research to help improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) for all types of buildings and facilities. By sponsoring unbiased technical research, CIRI upholds the best interests of the commercial and professional cleaning industries, as well as improves the quality of living for the general public.
- Healthy Schools Campaign
The mission of the Healthy Schools Campaign is to advocate for policies and practices that allow students, teachers and staff to learn and work in a healthy school environment.
- IEHA (International Executive Housekeepers Association)
The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA), is a professional member organization for persons employed in facility housekeeping at the management level. IEHA provides members with an array of channels through which they can achieve personal and professional growth.
- ISSA (International Sanitary & Supply Association)
The International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) is a trade association of more than 4,700 member companies from over 83 countries that manufacture, market and distribute cleaning and maintenance products, equipment and related services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, schools, factories, foodservice establishments, corporate complexes, commercial businesses, and a vast array of other industrial and institutional facilities worldwide.
Consulting Organizations
- Breeze Software
Breeze software is designed to manage the cleaning department. Our software workloads labor, analyzes cleaning processes to optimize productivity and monitors results with a PDA-based inspection program. Our consultants are available to help you utilize our software tools to achieve your goals.
- ICAN (The International Custodial Advisors Network, Inc.)
ICAN is a non-profit association comprised of industry consultants with a wide range of expertise in building management, indoor environmental and service disciplines.
- MC2 Management and Communication Consultants
