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INDUSTRY DIRT Head of the Class The Cleaning Equipment Trade Association (CETA) established the Lifetime Achievement Award and Distinguished Service Award to annually recognize those who have achieved excellence in the Pressure Cleaning Industry. CETA recently announced its 2021 award winners. 2021 CETA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient – Sam Humphrey Humphrey has served as President of the Mi-T-M Corporation since 1998. Graduating from Eastern Illinois University, he worked in both education and retail management where he developed a deep understanding of team building. Humphrey relies on his team building experiences today to lead the Mi-T-M management team in their continuous effort to improve business practices, manufacturing efficiencies, and enhance customer relations. The scope of his leadership has spanned to virtually all aspects of Mi-T-M. Humphrey has been instrumental in the growth of Mi-T-M since he joined the company in 1991 as marketing manager. AJ Spiegel, CEO and owner of Mi-T-M, came to rely on him for his strategic approach and sound decision making. Mi-T-M had become well known for cold water pressure washers since the company was founded in 1971. In 1983, Mi-T-M decided it was time to make the leap to building hot water machines. Eventually, Humphrey earned a promotion to President of Mi-T-M and was a major force to drive the efforts of Mi-T-M to become a leader in this advanced segment of the cleaning equipment industry as well. Under his direction, the Mi-T-M company now manufacturers more than 45 industrial models of pressure washers. Always looking for solid growth opportunities Humphrey’s team realized the coming importance of water conservation. Seeing the need to meet the federal, state, and local clean water requirements, Humphrey led his team to develop a water reclamation division as a compliment to the industrial pressure washer product line. In 1998, the first Mi-T-M Biological Water Treatment System was installed at the Bay Hill Country Club in Orlando, Florida. In 2007, The Kiplinger Letter recognized the Mi-T-M Corporation as a leading manufacturer of water recycling technology. Mi-T-M’s vision of growth through diversification was accomplished under the leadership of Humphrey and his management team. Under his guidance, the Mi-T-M Corporation has progressed from a respectable cold water pressure washer manufacturer to currently manufacturing hot and cold pressure washers, air compressors, portable generators, wash water reclaim systems, industrial wet/dry vacuums, jobsite boxes, portable heaters, water transfer pumps, and a very sophisticated metal fabrication division, as well as a world-class industrial parts painting facility in a one million square foot facility in Peosta, Iowa. Humphrey lends his knowledge and offers his support on many industry boards. He thrives on interacting with the customers and, over the years, cultivated lifelong friendships with many. 2021 Distinguished Service Award Recipient – Jack Hill Hill has been in the pressure wash business for 37 years. He worked side by side with Mike Christopherson building General Pump into the great company it is today. Hill has spent his career developing and improving products for the cleaning equipment manufacturers and distributors in the industry. If you visit with Jack about a new product or about improving a current product, you never hear the word “no”. He will always go to work to solve the problem, or he will go to work having a product developed to help you. Hill and General Pump have supported CETA since the beginning of the organization. You will always see General Pump on the trade show floor with Hill himself to greet you. For many years, Hill and General Pump have helped to sponsor the CETA Convention Opening Reception. Hill is truly the voice of General Pump and is well known throughout the industry. Taking it to the Streets KUSI TV News in San Diego, California reported on the city of San Diego beginning a pilot program in November 2021 for sanitizing sidewalks intended to help keep the city’s sidewalks cleaner for longer. “Through evaluating the effectiveness of current efforts and creative thinking by our city and Clean Harbor crews, we’re taking cleanliness to the next level,” Mayor Todd Gloria said in the KUSI story. “These sidewalk resets will prevent the spread of bacteria, beautify our neighborhoods and improve the quality of life for our residents and visitors.” Since a hepatitis A outbreak resulted in 592 cases and 20 deaths in 2017, San Diego has sanitized sidewalks across the city on a regular basis to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, according to the news station. Recently, the city increased those efforts to seven days a week due to an outbreak of shigellosis among the city’s homeless, it reported. According to KUSI, the city’s new “Sidewalk Reset” approach is a deep-cleaning method intended to remove grime and build-up from sidewalks downtown, in beach areas and the South Bay, with other areas being 16 | PRESSURE WASH NEWS | VOL. 4, NO. 1 | WINTER 2022 evaluated. Crews developed the new approach after noticing the regular sanitizing solution beading off the sidewalks due to build-up of grease and dirt. The station reported that regular sidewalk sanitization efforts consist of a quick spray application of a mist containing a mixture of water and bleach to kill bacteria and that the Sidewalk Reset involves a deep power washing of the sidewalk and gutter, street sweeping and removal of the water — a process that can take up to two hours per block. According to the report, San Diego’s environmental services department contracts with a company called Clean Harbors to provide sidewalk sanitization services, as well as remove incidental hazardous waste, primarily consisting of human waste and hypodermic needles. KUSI added that the city’s stormwater department assists with the street sweeping and removal of water runoff. Come Together Power Washers of North America (PWNA) will host certification classes at the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) Annual Convention at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida Feb. 7-11, 2022. The PWNA Certification Class Schedule is as follows: • Roof Certification – Tuesday, Feb. 8 - AC Lockyear - 12-6 p.m. • Flatwork Certification – Wednesday, Feb. 9 - Andy Reinsel - 8-12 p.m. • House Washing Cert – Thursday, Feb. 10 - Bo Josetti - 8-11:30 a.m. • Wood Restoration Certification – Friday, Feb. 11- Everett Abrams - 8-5 p.m. You must be a PWNA member to attend Certification Classes.
The International Window Cleaning Association and Power Washers of North America invite you to the 2022 IWCA ANNUAL TRADE SHOW & CONFERENCE February 7th - 11th, 2022 at the Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, FL Over 60 Trade Show vendors, PWNA Tracks, 30 plus educational sessions and Certification Courses, Brandon Vaughn Keynote and deep dive on all things recruiting, Carl Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, First Timers Reception, Vendor Reception after the Trade Show, Outdoor Demos, and much much more!! You don’t want to miss it! Register today at www.iwca.org and click Annual Convention near the top of the page for only $249 for Members!!
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