Member Benefits
TRSA members strongly agree they were drawn to TRSA by its advocacy on behalf of their companies as the world’s largest association dedicated to protecting and promoting linen, uniform and facility services. They maintain their membership because it dramatically expands their industry contacts and improves their staffs’ knowledge of industry best practices. Each year more than 6,000 owners, executives, managers and others from more than 300 member companies benefit from participation in TRSA advocacy, certification, education, research and networking activities and gain practical insight from TRSA print and online resources. Wherever members are located, industry information from TRSA supports them in making numerous business decisions.
Operator-Specific Benefits
Every member linen, uniform and facility services laundry operator, regardless of geographic reach (local, national, international) or customer industry served, has one vote in governing TRSA and deciding how its resources should be allocated
Supplier Partner-Specific Benefits
TRSA provides the most extensive access and business information for suppliers to maximize their potential in the linen, uniform and facility services market. As contributors of talent, expertise and support, Supplier Partners help fulfill TRSA objectives to promote and protect the industry.
Textile Services Digital Magazine and E-News
As a TRSA member your company receives as many FREE subscriptions to Textile Services magazine and e-news as you like. This gives every manager and supervisor on your staff the chance to benefit from the wealth of information-sharing facilitated by TRSA, the world’s largest association of international, national, regional and independent linen and uniform services.
Live and Recorded Webinars
TRSA webinars are FREE to members both live and recorded. These cover many of the same subjects as TRSA media articles while providing more depth and interactivity between subject matter experts and participants. Webinars approximate the intimacy of in-person, face-to-face education events and preserve the interactive elements of a live presentation in a more convenient multimedia format.
Virtual Roundtables
FREE to members, TRSA Virtual Roundtables bring the experience of an informal in-person discussion in a small conference room to Zoom for networking and information-sharing.
Employee Training Books and Videos
Textile Laundering Technology
TRSA’s best-selling text ever, Textile Laundering Technology, guides plant managers, washroom supervisors and other laundry staff in creating and executing wash procedures. The updated edition covers procedures for efficient chemical use and handling, energy use and trouble-shooting throughout the laundry process. The book helps answer questions and solve problems encountered in laundering all types of linen and industrial supply soil classifications.
Members save $60
Laundry Operations and Management
Laundry Operations and Management is a 200-page overview of all aspects of laundry operations; a primer on procedures, technologies and transactions of production. It’s the only resource that explains how every manager and employee affects every stage in the laundry process. Easy-to-read, illustration-filled chapters explain procedures, technologies and transactions of production, sales and service as they apply to plant workflow. All management and employee positions in laundries are described with emphasis on how departments work together. Available in print or digital.
Members save $70
Additional Publications & Reports
See the TRSA online Store for safety training on hazardous energy control (English and Spanish) and managing regulators’ inspections. Members save $25 on each.
TRSA research and benchmarking reports provide data that support our efforts to protect and expand markets for linen, uniform and facility services while enabling members to improve performance and safety.
Interactive E-Learning Courses
Presentations for more intensive training are discounted for members:
Certified Professional Laundry Manager Self-Study and Exam
Online program bestows CPLM certification for demonstrating mastery of the range of responsibilities of laundry management. Verifies candidate’s understanding of the tasks, skills and knowledge required to oversee all functions from soil sorting to packout. Curriculum includes Laundry Operations and Management, Professional Management Institute (PMI) study guides, Production Training Videos, webinar recordings and additional study materials.
Research Reports/Data
Website-based data and utilities that help you build your company’s business are FREE to members. These include consumer preference studies, environmental life cycle analyses, infographics, whitepapers and financial calculators. As a member you shape such future resources by participating in TRSA efforts to raise awareness and educate customers about the value and benefits of textile services such as image, safety, cleanliness and sustainability, as well as cost savings and waste reduction.
Examples of research reports immediately applicable to your company’s daily operations available at member discounts :
