A group of about 100 TRSA members recently toured the Ecotex Healthcare Linen plant in Mississauga, Ontario, a visit that served as the closing event of the Aug. 29-31 Canadian Plant Tours and Roundtable in Toronto.

Acquired by Ecotex in 2016, this is one of the largest plants we’ve seen. The building covers a total of 307,000 total square feet. However, only about 205,000 square feet is currently used for production. Another 6,000 square feet is dedicated to offices. The balance is idle right now, but could be brought on line in the future to deal with growing demand in ...