HLS Linen Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, recently marked its 50th anniversary in business. Since 1974, HLS has grown from a regional hospital laundry service processing 4 million lbs. per year to where the company is today, operating two facilities totaling 249,000 square feet and shipping nearly 75 million lbs. of laundry across Ontario and with more than 600 employees.
Energenics Corp., Naples, FL, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, according to a news release.
On Aug. 14, U.S. Linen & Uniform, Richland, WA, marked its 80th anniversary. The company got its start on Aug. 14, 1944, as Richland Laundry & Dry Cleaning after Harvey Stoller won the bid to provide laundry service to the government town of Richland.
UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently marked its 23d annual Founder’s Day commemoration – a tradition observed since 2001 to honor the memory of company founder Aldo Croatti.
The Encompass Group LLC, McDonough, GA, is marking its 25-year anniversary in 2024.
The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the State of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations recently recognized the Cintas Rental Division location in Reno, NV, for successful renewal as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) participant. The program recognizes employers and staff members who have implemented effective safety-and-health-management systems and maintain injury-and-illness rates below national Bureau of Labor Statistics averages for their industry.
WW Uniform Service, Wallingford, CT, recently announced that 2024 marks an incredible milestone – 100 years of service. What started as a small laundry provider in Deep River, CT, in 1924 has grown into a leading uniform rental company serving Connecticut, the five boroughs of New York City, New York State, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently submitted a Congressional Record (CR) to honor Continental Linen Services’ (CLS) 125th anniversary.
For the seventh consecutive year, Cintas Corp., Mason, OH, has been named to the Fortune 500. Cintas’ position on this year’s list rose to 437 from a previous ranking of 473 in 2023.
Thermal Engineering of Arizona (TEA), Tucson, AZ, is celebrating 50 years of business since its founding by Richard O. Kaufmann in 1974.
