MoreLincolnwood, IL, USA-ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) today have jointly announced their agreement on and formation of a strategic alliance to capitalize on the strengths of both organizations for the betterment of the industry and their respective associations and to benefit the members of each organization.
Through this new cooperation, ISSA and BSCAI will jointly collaborate to co-host or otherwise cooperate with events, educational programs, membership, and regulatory and civic issues toward providing mutual benefit to the members, consisting of distributors, building service contractors, in-house service providers, and manufacturers. This historic agreement is designed with the purpose of creating improved understanding, sharing, and efficiency for all parties. It further aligns both groups’ participation at the respective annual events of each-ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America and the BSCAI annual conference-among other products, services, and events each offers its members.
BSCAI President Ernie Clark, CBSE, stated: “Our strategic partnership with ISSA will drive additional value to our members and further enhance the networking, educational, and professional services provided to our members.”
“It has been a long time coming,” said ISSA President Bob Stahurski. “As the worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA values our strategic alliances with all our industry partners and welcomes this opportunity. ISSA is proud to have reached a mutually cooperative agreement with BSCAI.”
Recently, BSCAI participated as an exhibitor at the 2008 ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America event in Las Vegas, NV, as a first step in aligning the two groups’ membership values and to demonstrate commitment to the new strategic partnership.
“BSCAI’s presence and participation in the ISSA/INTERCLEAN show was outstanding,” said BSCAI Executive Vice President Maurice (Moe) Desmarais. “We attracted many new members as well as exhibitors for the association’s annual conference. This is just the beginning!”
The formation of the strategic partnership between ISSA and BSCAI has been in progress for several months and was driven by requests from members, vendor partners, and leadership of both associations.
“This strategic partnership between ISSA and BSCAI is designed to create improved value, business relationships, and efficiency for the industry among all channel partners by bringing the distributors, building service contractors, facility services managements, and product manufacturers closer together,” said ISSA Executive Director John Garfinkel. “I expect this announcement to be the first of several between us, identifying and creating greater synergies and mutual efficiencies both for the associations and particularly for our respective members.”
ISSA is committed to participating in BSCAI’s Annual Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for March 6-9, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL.
“The interaction between both organizations will provide new co-educational opportunities benefiting the membership of both organizations,” Stahurski added. “We look forward to promoting, exhibiting at, and sponsoring educational speakers for BSCAI’s March 2009 convention.”
Additional details of the strategic partnership are being finalized and will be announced at the BSCAI Annual Convention and Trade Show, during the event’s General Session on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
“The leadership of ISSA and BSCAI, by entering into this cooperative agreement, has acted in the best interests of our respective members and the cleaning community as a whole,” said Jim Chittom Sr., a distributor member and past president of ISSA, who took a leadership role in the early development of the alliance. “The agreement will help promote a healthier world through education and cooperative efforts.”
For further information, contact ISSA Director of Industry Outreach Dianna Bisswurm at 847-982-0800; e-mail, diannab@issa.com; or BSCAI Director of Marketing Tracy Schorle at tschorle@bscai.org.
Through this new cooperation, ISSA and BSCAI will jointly collaborate to co-host or otherwise cooperate with events, educational programs, membership, and regulatory and civic issues toward providing mutual benefit to the members, consisting of distributors, building service contractors, in-house service providers, and manufacturers. This historic agreement is designed with the purpose of creating improved understanding, sharing, and efficiency for all parties. It further aligns both groups’ participation at the respective annual events of each-ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America and the BSCAI annual conference-among other products, services, and events each offers its members.
BSCAI President Ernie Clark, CBSE, stated: “Our strategic partnership with ISSA will drive additional value to our members and further enhance the networking, educational, and professional services provided to our members.”
“It has been a long time coming,” said ISSA President Bob Stahurski. “As the worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA values our strategic alliances with all our industry partners and welcomes this opportunity. ISSA is proud to have reached a mutually cooperative agreement with BSCAI.”
Recently, BSCAI participated as an exhibitor at the 2008 ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America event in Las Vegas, NV, as a first step in aligning the two groups’ membership values and to demonstrate commitment to the new strategic partnership.
“BSCAI’s presence and participation in the ISSA/INTERCLEAN show was outstanding,” said BSCAI Executive Vice President Maurice (Moe) Desmarais. “We attracted many new members as well as exhibitors for the association’s annual conference. This is just the beginning!”
The formation of the strategic partnership between ISSA and BSCAI has been in progress for several months and was driven by requests from members, vendor partners, and leadership of both associations.
“This strategic partnership between ISSA and BSCAI is designed to create improved value, business relationships, and efficiency for the industry among all channel partners by bringing the distributors, building service contractors, facility services managements, and product manufacturers closer together,” said ISSA Executive Director John Garfinkel. “I expect this announcement to be the first of several between us, identifying and creating greater synergies and mutual efficiencies both for the associations and particularly for our respective members.”
ISSA is committed to participating in BSCAI’s Annual Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for March 6-9, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL.
“The interaction between both organizations will provide new co-educational opportunities benefiting the membership of both organizations,” Stahurski added. “We look forward to promoting, exhibiting at, and sponsoring educational speakers for BSCAI’s March 2009 convention.”
Additional details of the strategic partnership are being finalized and will be announced at the BSCAI Annual Convention and Trade Show, during the event’s General Session on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
“The leadership of ISSA and BSCAI, by entering into this cooperative agreement, has acted in the best interests of our respective members and the cleaning community as a whole,” said Jim Chittom Sr., a distributor member and past president of ISSA, who took a leadership role in the early development of the alliance. “The agreement will help promote a healthier world through education and cooperative efforts.”
For further information, contact ISSA Director of Industry Outreach Dianna Bisswurm at 847-982-0800; e-mail, diannab@issa.com; or BSCAI Director of Marketing Tracy Schorle at tschorle@bscai.org.
