Cintas to Transform its Headquarters

03/01/2024

Cintas Corp. recently announced an investment in its 43-acre corporate campus in Mason, OH, to secure a continued path of growth for the company and its employee-partners. The project will help the company grow and retain key senior-level talent and train the Cintas leaders of the future at its headquarters.

Baird Adds Healthcare Question to Quarterly Survey

01/12/2024

Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the results of their Fourth-Quarter 2023 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. In the latest survey, Baird added a question to gauge revenue growth among linen, uniform and facility services companies that service the healthcare sector.

Exit Interview – Q&A With M+A Matting’s David Watterson

01/12/2024

After 34 years’ service in the business of supplying mats to the linen, uniform and facility services industry, David Watterson, M+A Matting’s vice president of field and international sales, recently announced his retirement from the LaGrange, GA-based company. M+A helped fuel the growth of the mat-rental market, starting with its founding in the early 1960s as Mountville Mills Inc. Because of Watterson’s pivotal role in that growth, we asked if he’d answer a few questions about where the business is headed in the 2020s and beyond. Excerpts of his responses appear below.

Plymate Names Ben Warnecke as President

01/11/2024

Plymate Inc., Shelbyville, IN, recently named Ben Warnecke as president. In this new role, Warnecke is taking over the responsibilities for all Plymate operations. He is the fourth generation to operate the family business, according to a news release.

Second Industry Awareness Video Released

01/05/2024

The TRSA Marketing, Sales & Service Committee, a group of operator and supplier member volunteers from across the industry, had set a 2023 goal of developing two videos to help build industry awareness. The first video, titled “The Jobs You Never Knew Existed,” launched in July. The video focused on exploring commercial laundry jobs behind the scenes and relaying the importance of the industry. The second video, completed in December 2023, continues to expand awareness and positions the commercial laundry industry as the environmental choice for cleanliness and convenience.

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