Cleaners of the World Unite!

What’s an ISSA?

The ISSA is – collectively – the worldwide cleaning industry association.  Everybody who manufactures, distributes, or uses cleaning supplies is represented by the International Sanitary Supply Association and is eligible to become a member.

In other words, if you are in the cleaning industry, the ISSA is you and me!

The ISSA is focused on providing education to the market to change the way the world views cleaning – and in the process, increasing the appreciation for cleaning as an investment in human health, the environment and an improved bottom line.

 “The Show” for the Cleaning Industry
To further this mission, each year ISSA coordinates the ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America – “The Show” for the cleaning industry.

“I realized there was a great deal I did not know about the business.  I presumed that a conference of successful distributors, drawn from various metropolitan cities, would result in an exchange of ideas that would be beneficial to all.”

This statement from Alfred Richter, the founder of the original “National Sanitary Supply Association” in 1923, sums up the basic vision of this annual show.

Sounds Like a Party
And just to add to the fun and exchange of ideas, the following associations also co-locate their annual conventions at ISSA/INTERCLEAN, further solidifying “The Show” as the place to be in the cleaning industry:

BSCAI (Building Service Contractors Association) www.bscai.org


IEHA (International Executive Housekeepers Association) www.ieha.org


ARCSI (Association of Residential Cleaning Services International) www.arcsi.org 

See You in Las Vegas!

“The Show” is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from October 18-21, 2011 – and WAXIE will be there!  Will we see you?

Interested in learning more?


For ISSA check out www.issa.com

For ISSA/INTERCLEAN check out www.issa.com/show