Association Execs Highlight Global Industry Initiatives

07/31/2022

A morning panel presentation on the second day of The TRSA Experience at The Clean Show featured global association leaders highlighting initiatives impacting the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and how those initiatives can benefit operators in the U.S. market.

Could Outsourcing Maintenance Prolong Machine Life?

07/31/2022

As outsourced laundries continue to face difficulties recruiting maintenance and engineering personnel, these operators face the same fundamental proposition they ask their customers to consider about doing their own linen or uniforms: go outside your organization for the expertise you need. TRSA conversations with operators and exhibitors at the Clean Show verified the increasing popularity of this practice.

TRSA Unveils Consumer, B2B Market Research Report at Show

07/31/2022

TRSA announced at the Clean Show it will offer to the public the TRSA Market Recovery & Research Report. The research, collected in the fall of 2021, utilized focus groups and an online survey to collect data from 1,000 consumers across the United States with recent experience with hotel, restaurant and healthcare businesses and industrial uniforms. The business-to-business (B2B) quantitative online survey reached 200 decision makers in these four key target groups.

Summer Savings: Tips for Reducing Energy Usage (& Costs)

07/31/2022

For many of us, above average temperatures have already hit. Unfortunately, higher temperatures and higher energy bills go hand in hand if not properly managed. Coupled with the volatile electricity and natural gas prices of late, many businesses are looking at significant increases on their energy bills this summer. Despite rising temperatures and costs, businesses can take action to try to curb energy usage and the associated costs with some easy-to-implement energy savings tips.

Hotel Industry on the Rebound in Latest Report

07/31/2022

The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) recently released its Midyear State of the Hotel Industry report, which includes updated forecasts on hotel performance as well as the latest regarding trends in hotel investment and traveler sentiment. The report includes exclusive data and analysis from Oxford Economics, STR, Avendra and JLL, and survey research conducted by Morning Consult, according to a news release.

Royal Basket Trucks Celebrating 40th Anniversary

07/31/2022

Since 1982, Royal Basket Trucks®, Darien, WI, has been manufacturing carts and during that 40-year time frame, the company has become a recognized brand within many industries, including the linen, uniform and facility services industry, according to a news release.

Kemco Gets Patent for Water-Recycling Process

07/31/2022

TRSA supplier partner member Kemco Systems, Clearwater, FL, recently announced the award of a patent for its KLEENWATER™ system. The patented process employs the combination of Kemco’s ceramic membrane filtration system and specialized reverse-osmosis technology which conserves water and thermal energy, according to a news release.

Seminar Explains How Hygiene Certification Applies to All Markets

07/31/2022

Linen, uniform and facility services managers and executives at a TRSA luncheon presentation July 30 grasped how hygiene certification concepts refined for healthcare laundry can be applied to service other industries. These participants at this Clean Show session learned that although customers in other businesses may not require such certification as hospitals do, earning the TRSA Hygienically Clean designations for other industries sends a powerful message of credibility to these markets.

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