TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci addressed “Trade Organizations on a Global Platform” at the recent Textile Services Association (TSA) Congress in Birmingham, UK. Nearly 100 linen, uniform and facility services executives and suppliers participated in the one-day, invitation-only event.
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past October, Mission Linen Supply, Santa Barbara, CA, raised a total of $8,550 to support breast cancer research, education, awareness and support services.
Gurtler Industries and the Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG) recently announced a long-term strategic partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Gurtler will provide all the specialty laundry chemicals and service to HLSG’s facilities under the Logan’s Linens and Superior Health Linens names, according to a news release.
TRSA held its latest webinar, titled “TRSA Advocacy Efforts and Policy Update,” to apprise its members on current legislation and regulation that could affect the industry, as well as give an update on TRSA’s efforts on behalf of linen, uniform and facility services businesses at both the federal and state levels. The webinar featured Kevin Schwalb, TRSA vice president of government relations and certifications; Bill Spencer, TRSA federal government counsel; R.J. Cervantes, TRSA California legislative counsel; and Paul Thomas, TRSA New York legislative counsel.
With no Clean Show planned for 2020, next year’s Texcare International, scheduled for June 20-24, in Frankfurt, Germany, is expected to draw a worldwide audience of laundry operators and suppliers to this quadrennial exhibition, according to Johannes Schmid-Weidersheim, who serves as the show director for Messe Frankfurt, the company that produces not only Texcare and the Clean Show, but hundreds of other trade exhibitions for launderers and other businesses worldwide. In 2018 alone, Messe Frankfurt produced more than 500 trade shows and other programs, according to its website.
Additional recent headlines from consumer media of interest to linen, uniform and facility services operators, and especially readers of Textile Services Weekly.
The TRSA 10th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, on March 25-26, 2020, is your best opportunity to establish relationships and help educate our nation’s legislators on the issues that are important to you and your linen, uniform and facility services business.
Kleen Laundry & Dry Cleaning Services Inc., Lebanon, NH, recently was awarded nearly $3.8 million by a jury in a lawsuit Kleen filed against its compressed natural gas equipment installer, according to news reports.
West Michigan Uniform, Holland, MI, recently announced a name change due to expanding its customer base across the state of Michigan, according to news reports.
Penn Emblem, Trevose, PA, recently announced that it partnered with Movember® to raise money and awareness for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention, according to a news release.
