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  • EPA Settles With Industrial Laundry

    EPA Settles With Industrial Laundry

    New England Industrial Uniform Rental Service, Inc. in Springfield Mass., will be taking steps to reduce air pollution from operations due to a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a recent news release. The industrial laundry will be paying a penalty of $51,700 for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. “This

  • Strategies to Boost Your Business Resilience and Weather the Storm

    Strategies to Boost Your Business Resilience and Weather the Storm

    By  Jill J. Johnson The level of distress that many leaders experience during a crisis is unsettling but normal. When many are displaced from their work and income, it can be comforting to just hide because you are so overwhelmed. Yet those who will recover demonstrate resilience. They catch their breath and then move forward

  • Sodexo and UC Health Tap Lavatec Tunnel System

    Sodexo and UC Health Tap Lavatec Tunnel System video

    See how University of Cincinnati Health, managed by Sodexo, relied on Lavatec to replace an entire tunnel wash line at their Midwest Laundry facility which processes 15 million pounds of healthcare yearly.  The installation was completed with no disruption to customer service.     For more information, contact the company’s web site:  LAVATEC    

  • ALM Conference Goes Hybrid

    ALM Conference Goes Hybrid

    The Association for Linen Management (ALM) recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic has affected all of us on multiple levels. Some of us are comfortable with traveling, while others are unable or unwilling to do so. To best provide its members and other professionals in the textile care services industry with the education and networking expected

  • ImageFIRST Opens New California Plant

    ImageFIRST Opens New California Plant

    ImageFIRST, a provider of laundry services for the healthcare industry, announced the opening of a new plant in Gilroy Calif, according to a news release. The ImageFIRST San Francisco team completed the construction and opened the new 15,000-square-foot plant in April. The new facility was built to meet the demand of tremendous growth in the

  • EDRO — 300 Days Without Reported Injury

    EDRO — 300 Days Without Reported Injury

    Working at a manufacturing facility may be considered one of the most physically involved jobs ever. Duties include lifting, squatting, walking, standing, and operating machinery for hours. Injuries and mishaps involving forklifts, machinery, and trucks (loading and unloading) can occur. Some manufacturing facilities can go a week, or even a month without injuries. Others may

  • Milnor Recognizes Top Sales Dealers

    Milnor Recognizes Top Sales Dealers

    For more than 70 years, Pellerin Milnor’s dealer network has provided sales and service support to Milnor customers around the world. TLC TriState Laundry Companies, headquartered in Valdosta, GA, was awarded First Place for machinery sales amongst Milnor’s worldwide distributor network in 2019. “Pellerin Milnor’s strong distributor network is one of the cornerstones of our

  • New From Encompass Group – The Comfort Care

    New From Encompass Group – The Comfort Care

    New from Encompass Group, The Comfort Care™ underpad comforts hospital and senior living residents by helping to protect their skin, greatly improving upon the clinical performance of its predecessor with 20% better moisture wicking and absorbency and only 1/3rd the amount of moisture retention on the surface next to the skin. This ability to remove moisture from

  • Standard Textile Welcomes Tyler and Knewitz

    Standard Textile Welcomes Tyler and Knewitz

    Standard Textile, a global innovator, manufacturer, and distributor of healthcare, hospitality, and consumer products, announces the addition of two new associates to the company’s healthcare team, focused on serving the government marketplace. Lyddane Knewitz has joined the company as Government Sales Manager. An accomplished sales professional in this arena, Knewitz comes to Standard Textile with significant

  • Girbau and Elisava Students Create New Material From Textile Waste

    Girbau and Elisava Students Create New Material From Textile Waste

    Barcelona, July 2020.- Students of Advanced Materials on the degree course in Industrial Design Engineering and the Simultaneous Studies Programme at Elisava, the University School of Design and Engineering in Barcelona, and Girbau Lab, the open innovation platform at Girbau – one of the world’s top groups manufacturing industrial laundry solutions – have created Clint, a