TCS Kicks Off $10 Million Plant Makeover
Textile Care Services, a healthcare and hospitality operator based in Rochester, MN, is now in the midst of its first major upgrade since the plant was established in 1993.
Textile Care Services, a healthcare and hospitality operator based in Rochester, MN, is now in the midst of its first major upgrade since the plant was established in 1993.
Crothall Laundry Services, a leading provider of outsourced laundry and linen-management services to the healthcare and hospitality sectors, is now Core Linen Services. As part of the continued evolution of the organization, the rebranding to Core Linen Services is a significant milestone in the company’s 33-year history.
Textile Services Weekly recently visited commercial laundries in Ft. Myers and West Palm Beach, FL, to share insights with readers on how these companies, Premier Linen Services and Gold Coast Linen Service, are managing growth as the tourist season revs up in South Florida. Both companies reported robust sales, despite inflation and fierce competition for trade in textile services at area restaurants and hotels.
Hygienically Clean Food Service and Hospitality recently exhibited at The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show in Orlando, FL. TRSA staff used this opportunity to educate attendees on the importance of using a Hygienically Clean-certified laundry for all their textile needs in their restaurants, food service and lodging establishments.
K-Bro Linen Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Buanderie Villeray and its affiliate Buanderie La Relance for an enterprise value of $11.5 million and a potential earnout of $1 million, according to a news release.
Produced by the Industrial, Uniform & Workwear Committee, TRSA’s Nov. 7 virtual Market Sector Conversations will prompt you to consider how four major business challenges have shaped your career and personal development, and will continue to do so. As you discuss these issues’ impact on the industry’s service to its key customer industry markets (F&B/Hospitality, Healthcare and Industrial), regardless of your professional role, you’ll benefit from the experience-sharing and idea exchange.
The TRSA Board of Directors and Strategic Planning Committee have identified enhancement of the Hygienically Clean and Clean Green certification programs as a priority initiative over the next three years. Addressing increased demand for these and potential new certifications, efforts will be made to streamline and improve administration and inspection processes to increase their efficiency and rigor, better reflecting industry best practices.
Loop Linen Service, a fourth-generation family-owned full-service textile rental company, announced that it will invest $15 million to construct a new 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art commercial laundry facility.
U.S. hoteliers and laundry operators can learn valuable lessons from their British cousins on converting customer-owned goods (COG) laundry services to rental plans. That was the message that two United Kingdom (UK) consultants brought to a Sept. 27 TRSA webinar titled “Why UK Rental Linen Leads and How the U.S. Can Follow.”
The Coin Laundry Association (CLA), the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) and TRSA recently gathered industry organizations via Zoom to discuss current regulatory issues impacting their various members such as microfiber/microplastics filtration, single-use plastics, PFAS and extended provider responsibility legislation.