HR Compensation Survey Deadline Extended

03/15/2024

The TRSA Plant Employee Compensation study survey has been extended to allow for maximum operator involvement. The deadline for submission is March 29. TRSA members who participate in the survey receive at no cost a customized digital copy of the survey results for easy benchmarking. Non-participants can purchase the report.

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.

Industry Performance Report Reflects a Mixed Bag of Financial Results

12/15/2023

TRSA’s recently released Industry Performance Report indicates a return to parity in profitability between operators serving different customer industry markets typical of the pre-COVID era. Built from a survey of financial data collected confidentially from TRSA members by MacKay Research Group, Boulder, CO, the one-of-a-kind industrywide report enables operators to compare income statements, balance sheets, and financial and employee productivity ratios.

TRSA Unveils Emerging-Trends Survey for Healthcare

09/22/2023

TRSA’s Healthcare Committee is launching an initiative to survey operators on trends affecting the healthcare textile industry. The survey, which will be sent to healthcare operators during the week of Sept. 25, will address six trend categories: financial, fleet management, automation and technology, labor, infection control, and certification and sustainability.

Growth Slows from Record Pace in Q2 Uniform Rental Survey

06/23/2023

Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the results of their Second-Quarter 2023 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. After an optimistic growth outlook in the first-quarter survey, uniform rental operators were more cautious about growth prospects in the second quarter, while linen rental operators remained in line with recent survey data.

Generate Industrywide Financial Data with TRSA Survey

06/16/2023

TRSA is encouraging operators to participate in the 2023 TRSA Industry Performance Report (IPR) survey. The IPR survey generates industrywide financial data that provides intel on the linen, uniform and facility services market, allowing members to benchmark themselves within the industry.

Uniform Rental Revenues on the Rise in Latest Baird Survey

01/06/2023

Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the results of their Fourth-Quarter 2022 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. A majority of survey respondents on both the uniform and linen rental side of the business reported revenues meeting or exceeding their expectations in the final quarter of 2022.

Annual Industry Performance Report Reflects Financial Recovery

12/16/2022

TRSA’s recently released Industry Performance Report shows many financial indicators improving to pre-COVID levels. Using 2021 financial data collected from TRSA members on a confidential basis and compiled by the MacKay Research Group, Boulder, CO, the TRSA report is the only industrywide research report that enables operators to compare their income statements, balance sheets, and financial and employee productivity ratios.

Compensation Report Provides Vital Benchmarks

12/16/2022

Now available for download, the 2022 TRSA Plant Employee Compensation Report provides detailed salary, wage and fringe benefit results for linen, uniform and facility services operators. This year, the survey was revised to include salary and hourly rates in ranges, instead of exact numbers.

Consumer Tracker Raises Hopes for Dining-In Renaissance

11/18/2022

Prospects are dubious for restaurant patrons to return to previous high levels of dining in versus carrying out. Dining in is likely to grow from current levels, however, as some defection to takeout subsides and the overall restaurant market grows. A leading consumer trend analyst who advises foodservice operators offered this forecast in a Nov. 1 webinar.

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