SCRIA Votes to Merge with ISSA

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has announced that members of the Australian-based Specialized Cleaning & Restoration Industry Association (SCRIA) have voted to enter a merger with ISSA.

As recently reported in Happi, ISSA is on the move. It partnered with Cleaning for a Reason and also merged with IEHA.

Under this particular merger, SCRIA members will retain their SCRIA memberships on a local level while their benefits will expand to include ISSA membership benefits. SCRIA members will have the resource of a local management office within ISSA’s Oceania division, based in Botany, Australia.
 
The ISSA member benefits that will become available to SCRIA members after the merger include enhanced market exposure, networking opportunities, business tools and data, expanded training and education, and industry information.
 
 “The merger with SCRIA represents an exciting step toward fulfilling ISSA’s mission to change the way the world views cleaning—particularly in our recently established Oceania region,” said ISSA Executive Director John Barrett. “We are delighted and proud to partner with SCRIA members to help them achieve their bigger-picture goals to bring about progress within their industry.”
 
SCRIA President Gidon Kabaker is equally excited about the partnership.

“Following an emergency general meeting on June 1, SCRIA is proud to announce this merger and become a part of ISSA,” he said. “This is the step forward that SCRIA and its members needed. The carpet care and restoration industry is going through a very challenging time now, and we need to band together to bring about change toward a self-regulated industry. I believe our merger with ISSA will help us achieve that. SCRIA board members are committed to working closely with ISSA Oceania Manager Kim Taranto and see this as a fantastic opportunity to contribute positively to the value our members receive and to the carpet and restoration industry overall.”
 
SCRIA commissioned ISSA’s staff to provide administrative support, which began on June 5. Transition of support from the former office to the ISSA Oceania office will take place over the next few weeks.