Cupron Inc., Richmond, VA, and NOVO Health Services, Atlanta, recently announced that their exclusive partnership agreement to offer Cupron’s antimicrobial copper patient linens to healthcare providers in key Midwest markets has been expanded to include portions of Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, according to a news release.

TRSA offices will remain closed on Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Columbus Day.

A new survey of consumers of hotel, restaurant and healthcare services indicates that TRSA’s Hygienically Clean and Clean Green certification programs could have a more positive impact on the attitudes of textile end users than previously thought.

SEAMS, which represents the U.S. sewn products industry, and its strategic partner, the Reshoring Initiative, recently announced the winners for 2021 in the Brands & Vertical Retailers and Cut & Sew Manufacturers categories for its Annual Sewn Products National Reshoring Awards. TRSA supplier partner Venus Group was presented with the Cut & Sew Manufacturers Award, according to a news release.

Encompass Group LLC, McDonough, GA, recently named Steve Berg as the company’s vice president, product strategy and development, healthcare textiles. In collaboration with the Encompass internal sourcing and product teams, as well as the external national sales organization, Berg will direct and support companywide strategic sales and product development plans for the healthcare market, according to a news release.

A recent blog post detailed the success a pair of healthcare systems had when shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) were commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRSA’s three Reopening Tour legs have generated unprecedented information-sharing through personally reporting these meetings’ highlights to members at subsequent stops on each leg and generating social media posts for industry stakeholders to view everywhere as the trips proceeded. The legs consisted of two 2,500-mile-plus road trips with staff driving to meet members through 14 U.S. states and a fly/drive covering more than 600 miles in California.

Because Mission Linen & Uniform Service has rental customers across the range of businesses served by the industry, the TRSA Reopening Tour stop at the company’s Newark, CA, plant on Sept. 22 provided insights into pandemic impacts and recovery applicable to the entire industry. Tour hosts shared their experience dating back from the onset of COVID-19 to their present-day tactics for addressing employment and supply-chain challenges.

TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification for laundries serving food manufacturing and processing markets continues to attract more laundries seeking to promote their cleanliness in this market. Facilities most recently qualifying for the designation include Plymate Inc., Shelbyville, IN and Unifirst Corp., Nashville, TN. These additions bring the total to 103.

Aladco Linen Services, Adams, MA, recently sold its rental business to private independent investors. James Gutheim & Associates, Encino, CA, served as the financial adviser in the sale, according to a news release.