Tech Upgrades: Berendsen Chips its Linens
 
TRSA international member Berendsen PLC, London, recently was profiled in an online article that detailed the company’s efforts to use RFID chips and scanners to manage its linen inventory. ZDNet spoke with Berendsen IT Director Duncan Macmillan to get a handle on the company’s plans. The company moved away from barcodes and into RFID chips for its goods, including bedsheets, tablecloths and clothing. The chips are embedded into the seams, Macmillan noted. Berendsen uses technology to scan and manage every item, as well as Microsoft Azure, a cloud-based computing service, to ...