TRSA recently held a webinar titled “Navigating TRSA’s New Website and Accessing Resources.” The hour-long presentation took an in-depth look at the association’s new website at www.trsa.org and how association members can use the website as a tool to access the information you need from TRSA.
TRSA staff recently gathered as a team to build care packages for service members and their families in the Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland area.
U.S. Clean Green-certified laundries are marking Earth Day 2018 (April 22) by commending the 250,000-plus businesses across the nation that use such certified operations for linen, uniform and facility services.
Bates Troy Inc., Binghamton, NY, recently was honored by its insurance carrier for working nearly 1.5 years without experiencing a lost-time injury among its staff of 110 people who work in their healthcare plant and three retail dry-cleaning stores, according to a news release.
R.W. Martin Co., Kent, OH, recently named Patrick Jovanovic as parts specialist for its Parts PLUS Team, according to a news release. In this new role, Jovanovic will manage the company’s large inventory of replacement parts for equipment for the linen, uniform and facility services industry. He’ll also ensure that customers receive the correct original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or aftermarket laundry parts with speed and efficiency.
Nearly 40 TRSA members recently gathered in New York City to gain insight into issues affecting the linen, uniform and facility services industry. Among the topics discussed were “congestion pricing,” which would increase fees for delivery into New York City, as well as delivery restrictions.
Noel Richardson, president & CEO of Shasta Linen Supply Inc., Sacramento, CA, recently testified in front of the California State Assembly Committee on Health in favor of Assembly Bill 2679 (AB 2679). The legislation, if enacted, would require the California Department of Health (CDH) to update the antiquated Title 22 healthcare laundry regulation that requires a prescribed method of processing linens for healthcare facilities.
In October in Italy following the EXPOdetergo show in Milan, TRSA will present its latest European Laundry Tour. Participants will trek from the show through Verona to Florence, enjoying a total of five nights in those two cities and visiting nine linen, uniform and facility services laundries.
Your ironer isn’t producing the quality you desire. Your delivery-fuel usage is up, but route stops are down. The fold on flat-goods is off square. Your engineering crew is working overtime, but you can’t get ahead with preventive maintenance. Bags on the monorail system stick and need to be prodded to move. Finished uniforms look droopy and wrinkled. What can you do?
AmeriPride Inc.’s branch in Twin Falls, ID, is donating hundreds of pairs of surplus jeans and other garments to a local United Way office that will tap volunteers to remove the goods from hangers and take off company labels, according to news reports.