David Stevens, CEO of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Textile Services Association (TSA) says the economic challenges confronting linen, uniform and facility services companies in Great Britain are equal to if not more critical than those facing operators in North America. Nonetheless, he sees the situation as likely to stabilize in the near term.

“I think we’re just living in the ‘new norm,’” said Stevens, who spoke to Textile Services while he was attending TRSA’s March 22-23 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. “I’m not saying it’s right. But we’ve just got to get on.”

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