UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, was presented with a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Best Use of Technology in Customer Service” category at the 12th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. This is the second award in three years that UniFirst has won for customer service, according to a news release.

TRSA operator member Cintas Corp. is building a new industrial laundry facility in a fast-growing part of Fresno, CA, according to news reports.

TRSA’s monthly webinar series continued with a presentation on the latest technologies for route service representatives (RSRs). The webinar, titled “Mobile Device Functionality for Route Service Representatives,” was presented by TRSA’s Industrial/Uniform Committee.

Jim Vaudreuil, the president and CEO of Huebsch Services, Eau Claire, WI, recently visited Inwatec in Odense, Denmark, according to a news release.

Cintas Corp. recently announced that its uniform rental location in Mobile, AL, received Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star certification from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The announcement took place during a special ceremony at the Cintas’ facility in Mobile, according to a news release.

UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently purchased Paramount Uniform, a family-owned uniform supplier based in Memphis, TN. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, according to news reports.

California is living up to its reputation for far-reaching environmental and other business-unfriendly regulations that could have a dramatic – possibly even life-threatening – impact on linen, uniform and facility services companies operating in that state, according to a Sacramento-based lobbyist who’s working with TRSA to mobilize behind more moderate approaches to issues, such as climate change and antiquated washing requirements for healthcare goods.

TRSA Vice President of Government Relations Kevin Schwalb recently held a conference call with several TRSA members and a consulting group based in New York to discuss opportunities for the association to advocate on behalf of linen, uniform and facility services operators regarding congestion pricing for companies making deliveries into New York City.