Several JENSEN-GROUP executives joined the company’s Head of Communications Gerda Jank to highlight new machinery for laundries in mat rolling and soil sorting, wash-aisle equipment and finishing equipment. The news conference was held on June 21, the second day of the Clean Show in New Orleans.
A group of TRSA member military veterans got a rare treat during the Clean Show in New Orleans with an address by Ronnie Abboud, a Word War II veteran and “Big Easy” native who spoke about the National World War II Museum in New Orleans and its treasure trove of stories and artifacts related to the fight to save the world from tyranny in the 1940s.
Bob Corfield, CEO of Laundry Design Group LLC, offered a group of 60-plus Clean Show attendees an overview of TRSA certification programs during a Saturday-morning presentation on June 22 at the Clean Show in New Orleans.
Clean Show 2019 came to a close on June 23 after four days of exhibitions, education and networking designed for professionals in the linen, uniform and facility services industry. Registrations for the 2019 edition of the show totaled 11,108, with 224,500 net square feet of trade show floor space, a sellout for the second consecutive show.
The International Textile Services Alliance (ITSA), a global community of national and regional linen, workwear and textile services associations, will host the World Textile Services Congress (WTSC) on June 18-19, 2020, in Frankfurt, Germany, prior to Texcare International. The WTSC will build on the success and momentum of WTSC 2016 held in Bruges, Belgium, which attracted nearly 200 linen, uniform and facility services professionals from around the globe.
In support of all veterans and their service to the United States, the Alsco Las Vegas branch recently made a donation in support of Veterans Village, a transitional and permanent housing residence that provides food, shelter and other services to U.S. veterans, according to a news release.
CLEAN, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, recently named Myra Tourick as the company’s chief people officer. Tourick has been appointed to the role permanently following two months as interim chief people officer and will be responsible for leading the development of CLEAN’s 1,450-strong workforce. She also will help devise people and development strategies, as well as create an overall HR vision for the company.
ARCO/Murray, Downers Grove, IL, recently broke ground on a new 41,400-square-foot laundry build-to-suit for Montana Linen in Belgrade, MT. Construction began in late May and will finish in December. The new facility will provide additional capacity to support Montana Linen’s rapid growth as they continue to serve local and regional customers in the food-and-beverage, hospitality, industrial and healthcare markets, according to a news release.
UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently announced the 2019 recipients of the company’s Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti scholarships, according to a news release.
The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) Consultation Department presented Prudential Overall Supply, with its “STAR Site” designation through the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) on June 12. Companies and job sites that are awarded the STAR designation demonstrate exemplary and comprehensive safety and health management systems, according to a news release.
