Textile Services recently toured the Elis SA plant located in Clisson, France, about two hours southwest of Paris. After our walk-through, we sat down with two company executives for questions on a range of issues facing this $5.6 billion (4.5 billion euro) global company that recently joined TRSA. Excerpts of our talk with Communication Director Florence Du Chesne and Engineering, Purchasing and Supply Chain Director Frédéric Deletombe, follow.

1. Is business in Elis’ key sectors—hospitality, healthcare and industrial—steady or growing in France?

France achieved an organic growth of 3.3% in 2024, driven by a combination of volume ...