As noted in Textile Services Weekly on March 11, Shasta Linen Supply Inc., Sacramento, CA, recently acquired five electric step vans worth roughly $1 million. This change moved Shasta Linen into compliance with California’s pending commercial-vehicle regulations. It also put the company in the vanguard of independents that have embraced alt-fuel route vehicles.
Reino Linen’s plant in Brownstown, MI, has come a long way since its founding in 2009 as a satellite facility for Reino’s Gibsonburg, OH, laundry. Reino/Brownstown currently is processing roughly 45-48 million lbs. of healthcare textiles annually for Detroit-area hospitals and clinics. Textile Services magazine is also planning a profile article on the Michigan plant.
The Textile Services Association (TSA-UK) has released its sustainability report that outlines the industry’s journey to a sustainable future where industrial laundering thrives on radical innovation to decarbonize the industry’s primary energy demands. The report also shines a light on the importance of actively engaging with its global value chain and the critical role played by people at all levels to make a lasting difference.
TRSA’s Industrial, Uniform and Workwear Committee presented “Market Sector Conversations” on Nov. 7. In this virtual roundtable discussion on Zoom, nearly 30 members offered perspectives on four of the committee’s key 2023 industry issues: sustainability, service, energy savings and route material handling.
With cooler weather upon us and the winter season looming on the horizon, it is the ideal time to consider the volatility that winter storms and cold weather can bring to your energy bill. For businesses, heating your facilities could be one of your largest expenses, so it is never too early to consider ways to prepare and methods to prevent these unexpected energy costs.
Laundry operators typically scoff when they hear “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.” But in the case of Balfurd Linen and Uniform Co., Tipton, PA, access to state and federal grant money for improving energy efficiency is generating a big payback, including a $182,976 grant for new dryers that are expected to net the company $54,630 in yearly utility-cost savings. A similar grant request is in the works for a new tunnel washer, according to a news release from the Penn State Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP).
TRSA’s 2023 Maintenance Management Institute (MMI), the association’s educational program for advancing best practices and strategies for engineering and maintenance leaders, concluded its 2.5-day program on Sept. 29.
APPI Energy, Salisbury, MD, recently announced that Kathryn Allen has advanced to director, strategic partnerships.
Attendees at TRSA’s upcoming Fourth Annual Canadian Production Summit & Plant Tours this Oct. 4-5 in Toronto will get a close look at a company that not only survived a disastrous fire and a series of COVID-19 lockdowns, but now has a fully refurbished plant, and an outlook on the future that’s brimming with optimism.
Prudential Overall Supply, Irvine, CA, recently announced its first solar project constructed at its Milpitas, CA, cleanroom laundry processing plant.
