TRSA staff, members and guests gathered to celebrate the industry at the 111th Annual Conference and Exchange, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO, on Sept. 24-26.

Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the results of their Third-Quarter 2024 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey.

The President & CEO of United Hospital Services, Indianapolis, recently penned a book about his time in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.

The recently completed combination of responses to the TRSA and Textile Services Association (TSA-UK) fire safety surveys will be among plant operations developments at an upcoming TRSA in-person event. This Production Summit and Plant Tours takes place Oct. 15-16 at Newark (NJ/NY) International Airport, with fire safety among the topics discussed the first day.  

Amid a leadership change earlier this year, including the naming of seven new auditors, Textile Services Weekly recently joined an audit team at the Alsco Uniforms mixed plant in Sarasota, FL, to see how things are going.

TRSA’s 111th Annual Conference concludes today in Colorado Springs, CO, where its new board members were elected this morning at its Annual Business Meeting.

UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently announced that it hired Kelly Rooney to serve as the company’s COO, effective Sept. 30.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the deadline for companies to begin submitting PFAS reporting data as required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) rule.

Apparel, footwear and fiber industry groups and manufacturers of numerous other imported products are sounding a warning that a labor dispute could be a major disruption to U.S. port operations next month.

The Canadian government has initiated a consultation to address waste in the textile and apparel sector. TRSA submitted comments to engage with the Canadian government and establish our industry as key stakeholders and partners in promoting textile circularity.