Plenty of laundries offer opportunities for developmentally challenged people to work in washing or finishing departments. The Ergon laundry in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has taken this idea further than most with a high-tech “fossil-free” laundry staffed largely by people with disabilities. Textile Services Weekly toured Ergon earlier this year. Highlights follow.
Coburger Towel and Mat Service, an industrial launderer in south-central Germany, has implemented a number of innovations aimed at saving energy, water and labor as it seeks to grow its floor mat, cloth-roll towel (CRT) and other business lines in Germany and beyond.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently passed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation, which set legally-enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds.
In today’s fiercely competitive market, an independent industrial launderer has to ensure a high value proposition to keep pace with national and regional rivals. That’s precisely what Service Uniform, Englewood, CO, has sought to do with a recent upgrade of its wash aisle in a plant that serves some 2,200 customers in metro Denver and beyond.
The Textile Services Association (TSA-UK) has released its sustainability report that outlines the industry’s journey to a sustainable future where industrial laundering thrives on radical innovation to decarbonize the industry’s primary energy demands. The report also shines a light on the importance of actively engaging with its global value chain and the critical role played by people at all levels to make a lasting difference.
While fleet owners and policymakers largely agree on the need for more environmentally friendly trucks, a combination of technological limits and high costs are complicating efforts by regulators to push operators to switch to alternative-fuel vehicles.
Among the many challenges facing today’s linen, uniform and facility services operators, few would rate the need to upgrade their maintenance program as a top issue. But some undoubtedly should. Because without effective upkeep, companies are at risk of entering a downward spiral, according to an article in January’s Textile Services.
TRSA’s 2023 Maintenance Management Institute (MMI), the association’s educational program for advancing best practices and strategies for engineering and maintenance leaders, concluded its 2.5-day program on Sept. 29.
Attendees at TRSA’s upcoming Fourth Annual Canadian Production Summit & Plant Tours this Oct. 4-5 in Toronto will get a close look at a company that not only survived a disastrous fire and a series of COVID-19 lockdowns, but now has a fully refurbished plant, and an outlook on the future that’s brimming with optimism.
Like hotel laundries across the U.S. and beyond, UHS soldiered on through the downturn that accompanied the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Now the company has fully recovered and reports robust growth in the article titled “United Hospitality Services—‘A Company of Solutions.’”
