ARCO/Murray recently completed a build-out for a Cooperative Laundry in Kearny, New Jersey. The new 57,000 square-foot laundry will serve the New York City metro area hospitality market and it is one of the most technologically advanced laundries in the United States, according to a press release. Kannegiesser E-Tech supplied the facility with an automated …
Emerald Textiles recently expanded in California via the acquisition of MediClean Linen and Laundry, a healthcare linen service provider based in Los Angeles. The acquisition increases the company’s West Coast locations to seven. Also announced were plans for a new state-of-the-art, 60-million pound facility in Northern California. The new facility is expected to be complete …
Marketing reusable textiles in a disposable-centric society is challenging. However, ARTA is committed to create greater awareness and appreciation for woven textiles and in 2017 founded the Nate Belkin Award. The Nate Belkin Award for Excellence in Marketing Reusable Textiles is presented biennially to the ARTA member company that best exemplifies ARTA’s mission. Nate Belkin, PhD, founded ARTA …
A note from B&C Technologies: We’ve had several people asking about how things are shaping up after Hurricane Michael since the media isn’t covering the continued recovery efforts. We feel that an update may be in order. Even though our facility fared well and is fully operational the town itself is still experiencing damage from the …
Mel Davis has joined the Kannegiesser ETECH team as the Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast USA. He brings approximately 15 years of Laundry operations experience to the team having worked previously as the SVP Operations for Angelica and VP Operations for Crothall Laundry. Davis has an extensive understanding of equipment, engineering, and efficiency and will bring …
Note: This is one of a four-article series (links below) originally published in Infection Control Today and sponsored by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC). Reprinted with permission of HLAC. By Gregory Gicewicz and Janice Carter Larson In matters concerning healthcare textiles (HCTs), the focus of most infection preventionists (IPs) has logically been related to the …
Soft surfaces have traditionally been one of the bigger challenges to sanitize in the health care environment. One study found that 92 percent of privacy curtains have been found contaminated with infectious bacteria within one week of laundering.1 Yet another study cites that as much as 60 percent of nursing and physician attire can be a …
UniMac, a source of heavy duty industrial laundry solutions, recently appointed Dynamic Sales and Service (DSS) the distributor in the Pacific Northwest. “Dynamic Sales and Service mirrors the values that UniMac prides itself on, such as delivering a level of customer service that reflects the quality of the brand,” said Bill Brooks, UniMac North American …
Meese (formerly MODRoto) is proud to be honored with an important Safety Recognition Award from the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM), a trade association representing manufacturers of rotationally molded plastic products throughout North America. This award recognizes Meese’s outstanding record for zero recordable injuries in the 2017 calendar year, validated with Meese’s OSHA 300A log. …
The Healthcare Linen Alliance announced that Rick Gaffney has joined the group to head business development and partnerships, in a news release. Gaffney has spent much of his career in the commercial healthcare laundry industry. With experience that extends from Operations Management to Service to Sales, he brings his extensive background in the industry to …
