Additional recent headlines from consumer media of interest to linen, uniform and facility services operators, and especially readers of Textile Services Weekly.

NOVO Health Services, Atlanta, and Cupron Inc., Richmond, VA, recently announced an exclusive partnership agreement to offer Cupron’s antimicrobial copper patient linens to healthcare providers in key markets, according to a news release.

NOVO Health Services recently acquired a laundry processing facility in Rockmart, GA, from Angelica, effective Jan. 31. The acquisition adds a 12th laundry facility, and up to 60 million additional pounds of processing capacity, to NOVO’s expanding network of facilities serving 19 states in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest.

Positek RFID Inc., Norristown, PA, recently partnered with Medico Healthcare Linen, Los Angeles, to create a state-of-the-art process for the clean and consistent delivery of reusable isolation gowns to healthcare providers, according to a news release.