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Julio Badin, Executive Director of Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma — the proud recipient of the Spotless Spaces Award, sponsored by Tork, an Essity brand
April 3, 2025 Jeff Cross

Clean Starts with Purpose: How Gathering Place Built a Culture of Pride

ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross speaks with Julio Badin, Executive Director of Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma—the proud recipient of the Spotless Spaces Award, sponsored by Tork, an Essity brand.

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Matthew Urmanski, Essity's senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America
April 3, 2025 Jeff Cross

Spotless Spaces Competition + Smarter Solutions: Tork Champions Inclusive Hygiene

In this special episode of Straight Talk! recorded at the 2025 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., Matthew Urmanski, Essity's senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America, discusses the impact of the Spotless Spaces Competition and the future of inclusive hygiene in the cleaning industry.

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Matthew Urmanski, senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America at Essity, the parent company of the Tork brand,
April 3, 2025 Jeff Cross

Advocacy, Hygiene for All, and Innovation

Matthew Urmanski, senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America at Essity, the parent company of the Tork brand, stood before attendees at the 2025 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

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March 31, 2025 Katrin Ferge

Dispenser Choices Influence Hygiene and Sustainability

Long lines for restrooms and high-traffic areas that are dirty or disorganized can put a serious damper on gameday.

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3 Ways to Remove Handwashing Barriers Inside Public Restrooms
February 13, 2025 Katrin Ferge

3 Ways to Remove Handwashing Barriers Inside Public Restrooms

Around one in five Americans experience difficulties using soap or hand towel dispensers due to an injury, health condition, or physical capability.

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October 30, 2024 Amie Kromis

DEI Counts in the Restroom

Companies have a tremendous opportunity to boost their DEI efforts by making their facility restrooms more inclusive.

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The Missing Step in Handwashing
October 1, 2024 Ronnie Phillips

The Missing Step in Handwashing

While it’s great that handwashing is getting the love and attention it deserves, it raises the question of why hand drying isn’t.

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The Baby Changing Station Boom
August 5, 2024 Emerson Vogel

The Baby Changing Station Boom

Baby changing stations built into restroom sinks are an innovation that can improve user experience and boost your facility’s image.

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Will Public Restrooms of the Future Know Your Name?
July 29, 2024 Ronnie Phillips

Will Public Restrooms of the Future Know Your Name?

Until personalized restroom solutions are grounded in making the public restroom experience more hygienic, more efficient, and more trouble-free for users and maintainers, they will remain a thing of fantasy.

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Don’t Fear What’s Lurking in Healthcare Facility Restrooms
July 15, 2024 Kathleen Misovic

Don’t Fear What’s Lurking in Healthcare Facility Restrooms

People with contagious illnesses who enter hospitals can transmit pathogens to surfaces, including restroom areas. Hospital environmental services teams must be diligent in cleaning and disinfecting these surfaces.

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Think Green for Hospitality Restrooms
July 15, 2024 Giorgia Giove

Think Green for Hospitality Restrooms

Operating with sustainability in mind can conserve resources and minimize waste—while still providing a pleasant restroom experience to boost customer satisfaction and brand image.

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Revolutionize Restroom Experiences With Balanced Smart Solutions
July 12, 2024 Jason Hish

Revolutionize Restroom Experiences With Balanced Smart Solutions

Restroom maintenance has long been a challenge for cleaning professionals, facility managers, and building service contractors.

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Are Your Facility’s Restrooms Baby Boomer Friendly?
May 20, 2024 Ronnie Phillips

Are Your Facility’s Restrooms Baby Boomer Friendly?

A significant number of older Americans are now and will continue to go to work, dine out, attend live events, and travel the country. In all probability, they will be using public restrooms while doing so.

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Restroom Maintenance Strategies
February 26, 2024 Jon Dommisse

Restroom Maintenance Strategies

Over-stretched cleaning staff are on the lookout for restroom products, technologies, and features that improve maintenance, save time, cut costs, and make their jobs easier.

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Restroom Care Goes Smart
August 4, 2023

Restroom Care Goes Smart

Featuring the advice of industry experts, this one-hour webinar by Cleaning & Maintenance Management provides the guidance to help you effectively tackle the most complained about area of any building: The restroom.

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July 31, 2023 John Strom

Adapting to New Restroom Solutions

Having trouble transitioning to smart technology for your restrooms? Put it off no more! Check out these five tips that will help you take the leap.

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