TRSA research and benchmarking provides data that support our efforts to protect and expand markets for linen, uniform and facility services while enabling members to improve performance and safety.
On-Premises Laundry Cost Calculator | Business to Business and Consumer Perceptions |
Environmental/Health Data | Benchmarking Reports
On-Premises Laundry Cost Calculator
The On-Premises Laundry Cost Calculator demonstrates the clear advantages to using an external provider of laundry service, namely avoiding the economic stress of maintaining an internally managed operation.
Business to Business and Consumer Perceptions
Two national surveys completed by TRSA, the leading global textile services trade association, have found the majority of both businesses and consumers prefer that employees wear uniforms. The primary reasons for this preference, according to the survey are related to image, trust and identification.
Use this research to support marketing and communications.
Executive Summary | Business to Business Survey | Consumer Survey
Environmental/Health Data
Learn about how your textile choices affect the environment and health of the population.
Life Cycle Assessment | Industry Sustainability Survey | Shop Towel Health
Linen, uniform and facility services companies use the TRSA Industry Performance Report to compare their detailed financial results with operations similar to theirs in these respects:
TRSA members who participate in the survey receive at no cost a customized digital copy of the survey results for easy benchmarking. Non-participants can purchase the report.
The TRSA Plant Employee Compensation Report quantifies differences in pay and benefits between various types of linen, uniform and facility services operations for the range of exempt and non-exempt positions in the industry. Companies are classified similarly to the TRSA Industry Performance Report, enabling readers to contrast the offerings of specialists (healthcare, hospitality, industrial and mixed) and local, regional and national operations.
TRSA’s Safety Report indicates that TRSA members perform better in workplace safety than the linen and uniform supply (LUS) industry as a whole in two key metrics such as days away from work, job restriction or transfer (DART rate) and total recordable injuries and illnesses (TRIR).
Persistent drought in U.S. regions has heightened interest in water usage – especially among legislators and regulators at the state and federal level. In the nation’s capital, regulators are implementing rules and regulations pertaining to reduction in energy usage and stationary-source emissions.