Following rising COVID-19 cases in China, the organizers of Texcare Asia & China Laundry Expo (TXCA & CLE) have decided to defer the fair to 2023 in Shanghai. The trade show was previously scheduled to be held this Nov. 17–19 in Ningbo, according to a news release.

Elis, a leading international provider of laundry services in Europe and Latin America, recently announced its acquisition of a key provider of laundry services in Mexico.

As part of a strategic outreach effort, TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci recently traveled to the United Kingdom (UK) for talks with the British Textile Services Association (TSA), plus tours of four highly regarded laundries around London and the northern city of Leeds, England.

TRSA continued its international theme on the second day of The Clean Show in Atlanta with a lunchtime panel of CEOs from worldwide leaders in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.

A morning panel presentation on the second day of The TRSA Experience at The Clean Show featured global association leaders highlighting initiatives impacting the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and how those initiatives can benefit operators in the U.S. market.

Four TRSA member companies, also members of the European Textile Services Association (ETSA), were recognized with top prizes or nominations in the inaugural ETSA Awards competition in a May ceremony in Rome.

Textile Services Weekly recently interviewed Andreas Holzer, managing director of Bardusch GmbH, Kusnacht, Germany, about trends in sustainability and how European operators are dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19. Holzer, whose company is a TRSA member, also serves as the elected chairman of the European Textile Services Association (ETSA). Excerpts of our discussion follow.

Hr Björkmans Entrémattor has saved another 4.5-million liters (1.2-million gallons) of water after opening its newly-built Stockholm plant, according to a news release.

TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci recently addressed the VDMA’s Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Board of Directors and General Session meetings in Nuremberg, Germany. VDMA represents the manufacturing and engineering industry in Germany and throughout Europe providing economic, technical and scientific support, as well as export assistance, standards development and research. VDMA also is an adviser to Messe Frankfurt for Texcare International, Techtextil North America and other global events related to textile services and textile production.

TRSA recently partnered with several international linen, uniform and facility services industry associations to present a webinar on diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the industry. The 90-minute presentation, titled “Gender and Diversity in the Textile Care Industry: Let’s Have a Conversation,” featured TRSA Chair Noël Hammer Richardson.