TRSA kick started its 13th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, with a three-hour workshop designed exclusively for supplier partners to the linen, uniform and facility services industry. The workshop’s four sessions were designed to inform and educate industry suppliers about the latest supply-chain trends, sustainable practices, the importance of branding and how understanding the industry’s end users helps build relationships with operators.

The workshop on March 21 began with Aric Newhouse, the senior vice president of policy and government relations at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Newhouse gave a report on the manufacturing industry’s outlook on supply-chain issues ...