Michael Halter, director of loss control at Haylor, Freyer and Coon Inc., Syracuse, NY, will keynote this year’s TRSA HR, Health & Safety Summit scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, in Chicago. Halter, a certified safety professional with more than 30 years of safety and health consulting experience, will provide an outside perspective on how to be safe and compliant in today’s ever-changing landscape.
Girbau North America (GNA), Oshkosh, WI, recently welcomed military service veteran James Roberts to its staff as a service support technician, according to a news release.
Local uniform provider Ace ImageWear recently announced that 2022 marks the company’s 90th anniversary. Ace ImageWear is a family-owned and operated independent business with locations in Kansas City, MO; Houston; and Beaumont, TX. Ace ImageWear is now in its third generation of family leadership.
From coast to coast, TRSA is hosting a series of in-person events in May, ranging from a state legislative conference in Albany, NY, to a pair of regional town halls in Chicago and Long Beach, CA, plus several summits focused on issues such as fleet vehicles, human resources and safety.
The Roscoe Co., a Chicago-based independent industrial launderer, formally marked its centennial on April 16 with a dinner program at the Drake Hotel downtown. The celebration – delayed by COVID-19 concerns – highlighted the family-owned company’s roots in the North Lawndale community on the city’s west side, which has faced social and economic challenges in recent decades.
Economy Linen and Towel Service Inc., Dayton, Ohio, recently reached an agreement to acquire selected assets of Midwest Laundry Inc., a healthcare and hospitality laundry located in Butler County, Ohio, near Cincinnati. With the acquisition, Economy Linen will provide laundry and linen services to all of Midwest Laundry’s customers, according to a news release.
Hr Björkmans Entrémattor has saved another 4.5-million liters (1.2-million gallons) of water after opening its newly-built Stockholm plant, according to a news release.
TRSA’s Business Pulse Survey for the first quarter of 2022 indicated that across all market specialties, at least 80% of operators are looking to find new supplier partners (products and/or supplies, parts, etc.) to mitigate ongoing supply-chain shortages. This bodes well for the upcoming Clean Show, slated for July 30-Aug. 2 in Atlanta.
TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci recently addressed the VDMA’s Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Board of Directors and General Session meetings in Nuremberg, Germany. VDMA represents the manufacturing and engineering industry in Germany and throughout Europe providing economic, technical and scientific support, as well as export assistance, standards development and research. VDMA also is an adviser to Messe Frankfurt for Texcare International, Techtextil North America and other global events related to textile services and textile production.
Brim Laundry Machinery Co. Inc., Hutchins, TX, recently added Gary Ostrum to its team as a regional sales manager for the Northeastern U.S., as well as provinces in Eastern Canada. Ostrum has more than 30 years of experience in the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and brings with him a diverse set of skills and knowledge, according to a news release.
