TRSA’s 2018 event calendar will offer many of the same popular formats that have attracted managers and executives of linen, uniform and facility services companies to TRSA professional development activities in recent years—with two Summits added. Eleven events have been scheduled, including the new Leadership Summit in June in Rosemont, Ill. (Chicago O’Hare Airport) plus …
SAN DIEGO, CA – Emerald Textiles®, a Southern California environmentally responsible commercial healthcare laundry, announced that a group affiliated with its ownership has purchased the Otay Mesa facility that houses its processing plant. Last year the commercial healthcare laundry increased its footprint by 45,000 square feet when it took the remaining space in the building. …
NEW YORK, NY — HX: The Hotel Experience, North America’s trade event for the hospitality industry (formerly IHMRS), announced at the opening of its 2017 show that it has transitioned to full ownership under Hospitality Management Group (HMG), a division of ST Media Group. HX was previously co-owned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association …
OSHKOSH, Wis.—Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently partnered with Hills Commercial Laundry, in Anchorage, Ala., to provide on-premise laundry equipment throughout Alaska. As a result, the company will represent Continental’s complete line of on-premise washer-extractors, drying tumblers and ironers. Hills Commercial Laundry carefully examines commercial and on-premise laundry operations to provide laundry solutions that boost productivity …
MIAMI–EnviroStar, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of Tri-State Technical Services, Inc., a distributor of commercial laundry products in Georgia with revenues of approximately $27.0 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2017. The transaction is expected to be accretive to EnviroStar’s earnings for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, according to …
Six months after the announcement that Kannegiesser had acquired E-Tech and formed “Kannegiesser ETECH”, the company has expanded its customer service through several organizational changes. The company has named Tony Schult to a key management post – Director of Systems Performance Team. “I am very happy to announce that the combined customer service team will …
The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has named Mike Dineen its “2017 Lifetime Achievement” recipient. The honor was presented at IAHTM’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Education Conference being held Charleston, SC. Dineen is vice president at Pellerin Milnor Corporation, Kenner, LA. He is a 54-year veteran of the textile maintenance industry. He was nominated …
Kortrijk, Belgium — Lapauw International N.V. announced that the company has completed the acquisition of Transferon. Founded in Germany in 1971 by Mr. Peter Zaiser, Transferon has been delivering laundry equipment worldwide for more than 45 years. The company started with the production of dryers, then moved to develop the full product range including ironers, washer-extractors …
From artificial intelligence to multi-location F&B concepts to deep dive research into the minds of hotel guests, the education sessions have been announced for HX: The Hotel Experience, November 12-13, 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. “We strive to make the overall content of HX second to none. And …
Aramark announced that it entered into definitive agreements to acquire Ameripride, a uniform, linen rental and supply company; and Avendra, a hospitality procurement services company. “Today is an historic day at Aramark as we announce we will join forces with two leading companies that will significantly improve how we service our customers, while expanding our …
