While laundry operators in the U.S. have long pursued outreach efforts with local or county jail authorities to access inmate labor, the association representing linen, uniform and facility services operators in Great Britain recently has taken this idea a step further with a national initiative that they’ve dubbed, “Giving People a Second Chance.”
Marco Garcia recently joined the staff at Lavatec as a service technician. Based in Las Vegas, he has more than 25 years of mechanical and technical experience working with industrial machinery.
To support a growing population of systems and machines in North America, the domestic factory operation of Jiangsu Sea-lion Machinery Co. Ltd., Sea-lion America Co., recently increased its staff to boost sales and technical support.
David Stevens, CEO of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Textile Services Association (TSA) said the economic challenges confronting commercial launderers in Great Britain are equal to if not more critical than those facing operators in North America. Nonetheless, he sees the situation as likely to stabilize in the near term.
Sounds simple enough, right? But how many laundry operators take the time to probe beyond superficial attitudes to learn what staff in today’s diverse workplaces expect from their employers? Those that do and take actions to demonstrate that they care about employees are likely to fare better in today’s ultra-tight labor markets.
Joe Greenwell joined ABS in February as a senior business consultant, according to a news release.
G.A. Braun Inc., Syracuse, NY, recently announced the expansion of the company’s inside sales and project-management team.
Matt Wilson recently was promoted to director of engineering and manufacturing at Kannegiesser ETECH, Minneapolis.
Superior Group of Companies Inc. (SGC), Seminole, FL, recently announced that COO Andrew D. Demott Jr. will retire effective March 31. Demott will continue to serve on SGC’s Board of Directors.
Emerald Textiles, San Diego, recently announced that Dan Sanchez has joined the executive management team as vice president, sales and marketing.
