A lot of laundry has passed through the hundreds of plants that have benefited from Bill Mann’s expertise since he entered the industry as a teen-age “bundle boy” in September 1958. Now after a 62-year career in the laundry industry and a key post as director of industry affairs for TRSA, Mann will retire next …
Crown Health Care Laundry Services, a provider of outsourced linen management services and specialty products to hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities, announced that The Pritzker Organization (“TPO”) has made an investment in the Company to help fuel its next phase of growth, according to a news release. As part of TPO’s investment, affiliates of …
By Liz Uram Have you ever dreaded having a conversation with an employee who wasn’t meeting performance expectations? Maybe you avoided it, hoping it would improve on its own? If so, you are not alone. Most managers would agree that one of their least favorite tasks is talking to an employee about poor performance. When …
Linen King, a provider of healthcare laundry services in the south and central United States, recently announced a change to its senior leadership team, according to a news release. Chris Corcoran has been brought on to serve as Chief Operations Officer for the Company. Chris has more than 30 years’ worth of operations and executive …
Healthcare laundry company Westport Linen Services is locating operations in Greenville, Mississippi. The project is a $5.8 million corporate investment and will create 75 new jobs and retain 75 existing jobs, according to a news release. “This year has gotten off to a great start in terms of job creation, and I am proud to …
When artificial intelligence meets RFID: Datamars Textile ID is paving the way for a New generation of reading systems. Neural networks are used to recognize and filter stray reads with an unprecedented level of accuracy, deploying all the potential of fully automated identification and tracking of textiles. For the first time in textile identification for …
Kannegiesser ETECH announced the promotion of Tony Schult to Executive Vice President. For 17 years, Schult has worked in various areas of Kannegiesser ETECH. He pioneered the development of the company’s Systems Performance Team and also played a vital role in merging and designing the company structure of the E-Tech and Kannegiesser teams. “I look …
by Jason V. Barger There is no magic pill, button or wand that you wave that will quickly fix or treat the ails of your culture. We live in an instant gratification world where people/employees/leaders want things to change for the better immediately. They want the negativity, dysfunction and toxic elements of the organization to …
Changing times have been challenging PPE and safety needs for fire departments and evolving National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for decontamination of gear are top concerns. No one knows that more than Chief George Luck, Jr. at New Jersey’s Kingston Volunteer Fire Department. The 96-year-old department has always adapted with the times to serve …
Linen King, a provider of healthcare laundry services in the south and central United States, recently announced a change to its senior leadership team, according to a news release. Chris Corcoran has been brought on to serve as Chief Operations Officer for the Company. He has more than 30 years of experience in operations and …
