Due to challenging health issues, George Graves, 59, recently passed away. Graves co-founded G.S. Manufacturing in 1985 with his wife, Susan. The international manufacturing operation designs and produces laundry carts for the institutional, health care, and hospitality laundry industry. Company reins have since been passed down to his daughter, Cathy Ballow and his brother, Arthur …
During the Maytag® Commercial Laundry 59th Annual Meeting in Rhode Island, exemplary customer performances were acknowledged at the Annual Fred Maytag Awards Dinner for the following categories. ● Taking home the most coveted and prestigious accolade, Harco Co. Ltd of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, won the Fred Maytag Award. This honor is presented to the customer that best emulates the …
Mission Linen Supply, a provider of linens, uniforms, laundry services and supplies, received a Bronze Stevie® Award in the large company of the year category of the 2018 American Business Awards®. The competition drew more than 3,700 nominations across various categories. “The nominations submitted for the 2018 American Business Awards were outstanding,” said Michael Gallagher, …
Superior Uniform Group, a $267 million publicly traded company is rebranding itself as Superior Group of Companies (SGC) to better reflect its diverse offerings. Founded in 1920 as a uniform provider of medical apparel, the company grew into one of the country’s largest designers, manufacturers and distributors of branded uniform programs. It launched a call …
By Scott Paton When purchasing equipment for a facility, there are several things to be considered. In part one we looked at the hallmarks of in-service ‘vintage’ equipment including superior manufacturing processes and personal equipment support. Read Part One here. Today we’ll look at manufacturer support offerings such as service schools and discuss what you …
Big data, automation, artificial intelligence, laundry robotics and integrated processing were just some of the key issues addressed at the first JENSEN Performance Days in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Over seven days, more than 1000 customers from Europe, the Americas and Asia were updated on new processing technologies. Highlights of JENSEN’s booth were the new Senking Universal …
ARTA’s Educational Conference is planned for July 25-27 at the Chateau Laurier in Ontario, Canada. The educational offerings include: Case History on Silva Clean/Silver Clear Does a silver additive extend the shelf life and kill factor for treated textiles? Learn results from Medline representatives and the COMTEX team. By Myles Noel, COMTEX and Chuck Rossmiller, Medline. Bac-Stat Versus No Bac-Stat? This once popular …
Hydro Systems, an independent manufacturer of proportioning and dispensing systems, introduced EvoClean, a venturi-based, water-powered laundry dispenser for on-premise laundry (OPL) applications with three to eight chemical products. “The EvoClean is revolutionary because unlike other laundry dispensers, it does not require squeeze tubes. This drives dramatic reductions in service parts and maintenance costs,” said John Goetz, …
MISSION, KS — The American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA) has announced that its life cycle research on cleanroom coveralls has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology. The PDA Journal is published by the Parenteral Drug Association. The study was conducted by Environmental Clarity, Inc., and compared the …
Retail Textile Cleaning and Industrial Textile Services companies will showcase the capabilities of modern Professional Textile Care at The Global Best Practice Awards (October 18-20), in Milan, Italy, during ExpoDetergo 2018. Approximately 150 participating companies representing over 45 countries will be evaluated by an International Expert Jury with members from over 25 countries. Forty nominees …
