Crown Joins Local Job-Training Program

08/25/2017

TRSA operator member Crown Linen LLC, Miami, recently joined forces with several businesses in the Haines City, FL, area to boost employment opportunities for local residents, according to news reports. Crown Linen has a total of five plants in Florida, including one in Haines City that opened in April 2016.

Jackpot! Hospital Employee Returns $9K to Patient

08/25/2017

A laundry employee at a Providence, RI, hospital recently recovered a large amount of cash, along with a patient’s passport, mixed in with clean healthcare linens inside a dryer, according to news reports. The hospital was able to locate the patient and return the belongings, the report noted.

POS Gets Report on TRSA Customer Study

08/25/2017

TRSA recently presented the results of its 2015 textile services customer research to a Prudential Overall Supply (POS) companywide sales meeting, emphasizing the study’s value to industrial and mixed companies like POS as they seek to diversify into food and beverage, healthcare and hospitality markets.

Healthcare Partnership: Standard and Vestagen

08/24/2017

TRSA associate member Standard Textile Co. Inc., Cincinnati, and Vestagen Protective Technologies Inc., Orlando, FL, recently announced a strategic partnership to market VESTEX® Active Barrier garments, according to a news release. This line of healthcare garments are designed to minimize the risks to healthcare workers associated with unexpected exposures to body fluids during everyday use.

Feds Crack Down on Illegal Hanger Imports

08/24/2017

U.S. customs officials recently have investigated several cases of “transshipping” of wire hangers and other goods from China that are transported through third countries, such as Thailand, in order to evade U.S. import duties.

TRSA Schedules More Local Networking Dinners

08/18/2017

TRSA is extending its dinner meetings for local laundry operators and suppliers to discuss strategic issues such as regulatory developments. A new series of dinner gatherings is slated for October and November. 

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