By John Goetz, Global Product Manager, Hydro Systems From hospitals to restaurants, hotels, daycare, fitness centers and spas, there are many different businesses that require regular laundering of bed linens, cloth napkins and tablecloths, towels and even uniforms. Proper laundering helps remove stains from linens that can negatively impact customer satisfaction and keeps employees looking …
UniFirst a North American provider of customized work uniform programs, corporate attire, and facility service products, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the opening of its new 73,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art industrial laundry plant at 13123 Rosecrans Ave. in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The new facility has created …
JENSEN USA announced the appointment of Blaine Tipton as Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest Territory, encompassing Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. During his employment with JENSEN USA since 2016, Tipton has worked alongside some of its national account partners developing an understanding of production goals and challenges that come with operating …
Encompass LLC, McDonough, Ga. has announced the retirement of Ken Tyler, vice president of government operations. Tyler led and developed Encompass government programs since 2004. He will continue to consult during a transition period. Tyler was recently awarded the VA Lifetime Achievement Award for his part in modernizing and building 73 laundry facilities supporting VA …
Healthcare laundry and linen provider Hospital Central Services (HCSC) has earned the Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification for its Baltimore plant, reflecting their commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing. The Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification confirms …
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A new resource is available from the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) called the HLAC Laundry Process Monitoring Toolkit™. It validates the effectiveness of a laundry’s processes by measuring the number of microorganisms found in a laundry on hard surfaces, in the air, on linen, in the water and on employee hands. Final phase testing of …
Pellerin Milnor Corporation has announced the retirement of Applications Engineering Manager Mike Diedling. Diedling began his career in the laundry industry as an Industrial Engineer for Morgan Services, where he worked on increasing the efficiency and productivity of their plants. He then joined the Milnor family in 1978 as an Industrial Engineer in the Laundry Engineering Department. …
Leonard Automatics welcomes Dhiraj Muthyala to its Design Engineering Team. Muthyala will be actively involved in new product development, machine design and product improvements. He graduated with a Bachelor‘s Degree in Automotive Engineering from VNR VJIET, Hyd, India and recently completed his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC). Muthyala’s …
Kannegiesser ETECH announced that Kelly Outram has been promoted to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the Western United States sales region. Outram has spent the last 32 years supporting sales efforts in the laundry industry, the previous 8 years with Kannegiesser ETECH in the southeast region. He brings his experience of innovative linen processing …