International Sanitary Supply Association
| Founded | June 19, 1923 |
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| Founder | Alfred Richter |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Cleaning industry |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Members | 6,000+ |
| Website |
ISSA - the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association' (formerly known as the International Sanitary Supply Association) is an international association of more than 6,000 companies in the professional cleaning industry. ISSA's member organizations include distributors, manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, building service contractors, in-house cleaning professionals, and associated service firms.
ISSA was founded in the United States in 1923 as the National Sanitary Supply Association. As its membership grew internationally, the association changed its name to the International Sanitary Supply Association in 1966. Then, in 2005, the association embraced cleaning service providers, prompting the association to change its name and tagline simply to ISSA - The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association.
ISSA is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, USA, with regional offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Leicester, United Kingdom; Monterrey, Mexico; and Shanghai, China. ISSA regularly works with more than 85 associations, alliances, advocacy groups, and government agencies around the world to promote the value of commercial and institutional cleaning.
In conjunction with its trade show partner Amsterdam RAI, ISSA hosts the industry's largest cleaning shows under the brand name ISSA/INTERCLEAN.
ISSA also helps increase industry professionalism and member success by offering business tools, educational products, industry standards, publications, and legislative and regulatory services that specifically focus on the professional cleaning industry.