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Monday, September 06, 2010

Bottomline $ervices

BottomLine: These Programs Save You Money

TRSA has made partnerships with several companies in order to receive discounts or special offers on products association members need to run their business. For more than a decade, TRSA BottomLine $ervices have helped members reduce expenses or increase profits.

Topic Listing

Business Insurance Program Natural Gas Purchasing Program

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Business Insurance Program

Contact: Vic Marchetti, Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.; 800-289-1501 or vmarchetti@haylor.com
Goal: Reduce members’ costs for property and casualty, workers’ compensation and other industry specific insurance coverages.

The Business Insurance Program is TRSA’s most popular BottomLine $ervice. Dozens of textile rental companies and industry suppliers have saved tens of thousands of dollars on their insurance premium thanks to this TRSA members-only service. Program manager Vic Marchetti and his team at Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. are experienced at dealing with the complex insurance issues in the textile rental industry. Call today to see what you can save.

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Natural Gas Purchasing Program

Contact: Robert Hedrich, Integrys Energy Services Inc.; 708-409-9858 or rhedric@integrysgroup.com.
Goal: Pools the volume of natural gas purchased by the textile rental industry in order to offer member companies of al l s izes discounted energy rates.

Consistently members point to the high cost of energy as a threat to their business’ profitability. TRSA has done something to help. Integrys Energy Services offers TRSA members discounted rates on natural gas. The program is currently being offered throughout the Northeast, but will be rolled out to other areas of the country in the near future. Call Integrys today to find out if you can qualify for this program, which can cut your energy costs by up to one-third.

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ProfitPoint™

Contact: Art Kuperman; M.R. Weiser & Co LLP; 732-549-2800 or akuperman@mrweiser.com Wayne Murphy, M.R. Weiser & Co. LLP; 212-375-6935 or wmurphy@mrweiser.com
Goal: Provides members a software tool to help them determine the profitability of accounts.

ProfitPoint™ is powerfu l s oftware written specifically for the textile rental industry to determine profitability by account (PBA). The program enables textile rental operators to identify unprofitable customers, determine costs by work center, benchmark against other data, learn inventory item cots and much more. The ProfitPoint™ Integration Module enables companies to easily import data from the industry route accounting software packages, and the SalesRep Module allows sales staff to analyze prospects based on management’s guidelines. Find out which customers are your most – or least – profitable, call M.R. Weiser today.

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e-Commerce Software Applications

Contact: Jennifer Fisher; Blue Collar Commerce; 716-839-6506 or jfisher@fishertowne.com
Goal: Provide companies a cost-effective option for developing high-end, enterprise-level applications.

Blue Collar Commerce ( BCC ) is a high-tech venture formed specifically to service the textile rental industry. BCC is a division of Fisher Towne & Associates, a development firm that have built e-Commerce and hand-held applications for Fortune 500 corporations. BCC ’s focus has created and implement software applications that enable businesses within the textile rental industry to utilize e-Commerce to its fullest potential. If you need to super-charge you e-Commerce services, contact Blue Collar Commerce.

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Freight and Logistics Services

Contact: AFS Logistics at 888/311-2111 ext. 250
Goal: Provide members with specialized freight bill accounting services.

AFS Logistics Inc. is a full-service, third-party logistics “3PL” firm that provides members specialized freight bill accounting services and number other logistics programs, including freight bill post auditing, pre-audit and payment services, discount less than truckload “LTL” routing program and damage claim filing. Learn how you can use this service, by calling AFS Logistics.

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Car Rental Discount

Contact: Avis at 800-831-8000; AWD# T073100
Goal: Offers members discounts on rental cars
Website: Click Here for Discount

Avis offers TRSA members 10% off super value daily rates and 5% off their promotional rates. By giving Avis, or your travel agent, the TRSA code, members, their employees and family members can take advantage of these low rates. Even lower rates are offered for TRSA meetings and events.

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