umf Corporation has developed Micrillon, the first rechargeable broad-spectrum antimicrobial polymer additive that will have a significant impact on the spread of drug-resistant infections and preventable hospital associated infections (pHAIs), now considered the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. 

Amazon has a new pilot program in Seattle, Amazon Home Assistants, which hires cleaners as regular employees, not as 1099 independent contractors.

Vulnerability in LG SmartThinQ app leaves homes and offices open to hackers. Consumers who own LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaners or other smart devices, and also use the LG SmartThinQ app, may be open to hackers spying on their homes or offices. Researchers at IT security firm Check Point Software Technologies discovered a back [...]

Ahead: a massive change in how services will be delivered to consumers In parts 1 and 2 of The Future of the Home Services Industry, I explained how two giants of technology—Google and Amazon—have moved from their original marketplaces of data and physical products to home services. I limited that discussion to how [...]

Amazon and Google are using very different approaches as they battle to dominate the home services market In part 1 of this series I explained that there is an ongoing battle between tech giants to control the home services marketplace. The two big entries into this battle so far are Amazon and Google [...]

How Google, Amazon, and others are battling it out to control our marketplace There is a battle taking place that will have huge effects on the  future of home services industry and the future of cleaning. This battle is taking place on two seemingly unrelated fronts, but the trends are coming together in [...]

The program features new products and services from top manufacturers and suppliers throughout the cleaning industry. Northbrook, IL, USA—September 14, 2017—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, recognized industry advances by presenting its annual Innovation Visitors’ Choice Awards and overall ISSA Innovation of the Year Award on September 14, 2017, at the conclusion of [...]

New tool for job seekers and employers set to roll out in the next few weeks Google is set to launch a jobs search engine in the US in the coming weeks. CEO Sundar Pichai gave a glimpse of the new tool in the company's recent developers conference, I/O. Job seekers will be able [...]

From robotics to the Internet of Things to augmented reality, high-tech innovations are poised to take cleaning to a whole new level of efficiency. From robotic machinery to augmented reality-driven services, emerging technologies are helping to standardize the industry while making a positive impact on best practices, quality and operational efficiencies. The Internet of [...]