Felins, a Milwaukee-based packaging solutions company, announced a full rebrand including a new logo, positioning and website. With a strong focus on sustainability and innovation in packaging, the rebrand is a representation of Felins’ growth over the past several decades and outlook on the future of the industry. With a unique set of technologies and …
Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) research published by APIC’s journal confirms that reusable isolation gowns provide a significant improvement in energy, environmental footprint, water, and energy-associated emissions. Additionally, reusable gowns are more cost-effective and offer a 95% reduction in waste stream, it was announced in an ARTA release. “Our life cycle analysis proves that reusable …
TRSA’s Seventh Annual Healthcare Conference is a premier event for companies that supply, launder and maintain linens, scrubs, garments and other reusable textiles for the healthcare sector. TRSA will host the event at the Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Golf Resort and Spa in Charlotte, NC, Nov. 28-29. This two-day conference includes opportunities to gain insight, share information …
Victor Heredia, Operations Manager of Emerald Textiles, announced his retirement. Heredia has worked for over 40 years in the laundry industry. During his time at Emerald, Heredia oversaw all operations of the plant including production operations, engineering and maintenance. Through his focus on environmental responsibility and streamlining efficiencies Heredia and his team won awards from …
Prudential Overall Supply, an industrial laundry operation in the uniform and facility services industry, announced that it has earned recertification as a Clean Green textile services operator, according to a press release. The accolade reflects the company’s continued minimization of the use of water, energy and other supplies in its core operations: laundering and delivering …
By Joe Gudenburr, President, GA Braun Change is the one thing that remains constant in business. The speed of change has accelerated with the advent of new technologies and through the creativity of the brilliant minds that are perpetually enhancing, and in some cases disrupting, the norms of our time. As we all grow older …
By Samuel V. King, Vice President, Fraud Investigations, EMPLOYERS According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, on average, more than 2,000 workers in the personal and laundry services industry get injured or sick on the job each year.(1) With regular exposure to chemicals and the risk of muscle strain from moving bulks of laundry, …
Faultless Healthcare Linen opened its new, state-of-the-art, 83,000-square-foot medical laundry plant. Located at 154 S. Trudeau, this facility replaces the company’s plant at 1615 N. 25th Street, which opened six years ago. The new Faultless Healthcare Linen plant has more than 110 employees and opened with the capacity to process 22 million pounds of healthcare …
Meese (formerly MODRoto), recently opened a new plant in Jacksonville, Florida. This 50,000-sq-ft plant is the fifth US plant for Meese and is located conveniently and strategically between I-95 and I-10. “The addition of the Jacksonville plant means we can reduce shipping costs for our Southeast customers while staying better connected to all of our …
B&C Technologies announced the grand opening of their recently remodeled 70,000 sq ft facility in Panama City Beach, Florida. “Since we started B&C Technologies, we’ve outgrown 5 facilities. Now that we’ve moved into our new permanent location, we have the ability to expand and allow for future growth,” Executive Vice President and owner, Mats Bruce …
