A common concern with automation is that robots will replace people. The reality, at least at Rentex, a commercial laundry in Holland that Textile Services Weekly recently visited, is that robots make peoples’ jobs safer, easier and more efficient. Read on to learn more about Rentex and watch for an upcoming article in Textile Services magazine.
The recently completed combination of responses to the TRSA and Textile Services Association (TSA-UK) fire safety surveys will be among plant operations developments at an upcoming TRSA in-person event. This Production Summit and Plant Tours takes place Oct. 15-16 at Newark (NJ/NY) International Airport, with fire safety among the topics discussed the first day.
Amid a leadership change earlier this year, including the naming of seven new auditors, Textile Services Weekly recently joined an audit team at the Alsco Uniforms mixed plant in Sarasota, FL, to see how things are going.
One of the highlights of the TRSA Regional Production Summits is the opportunity for attendees to tour other facilities. The Northeast Production Summit, conveniently located at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott in Newark, NJ, will run from Oct. 15-16. On the second day, attendees will have the chance to tour two different facilities in the Newark area.
For food-and-beverage (F&B) laundry operators battered by three years of COVID-driven dining downturns, Morgan Service’s Cleveland plant is showing the way forward, a tale that’s detailed in September’s Textile Services magazine.
UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, announced the grand opening of its latest state-of-the-art uniform service and processing facility in London, Ontario, Canada. The facility, located at 2365 Innovation Drive, marks a significant investment in the region and underscores UniFirst’s commitment to supporting businesses across London, Guelph, Cambridge, Kitchener, Chatham, Windsor, and surrounding areas with enhanced service capabilities.
Alsco Uniforms, Salt Lake City, recently announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art laundry processing facility in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, which relocated earlier this year from the company’s downtown Vancouver facility.
Patrick R. Garcia, president and CEO of Division Laundry, San Antonio, recently was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Wildman Business Group recently welcomed U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) to its headquarters in Warsaw, IN. Josh Wildman, the company’s third-generation CEO, has helped grow the family-owned business into a leading industrial laundry serving the Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio markets.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally honored Cintas Corp.’s Rental location in Milwaukee as a VPP Star-certified location during a ceremony at their facility.
