SEGUIN, TEXAS — A Texas size BBQ was held at the TQI Factory for two outstanding team members, Jose Enriquez and Charlene Thorne who were officially recognized their 20 years of employment at TQ Industries. Enriquez and Thorne were among the first hires when the company relocated to Seguin Texas in 1996. During the ceremony, …
Ecolab Chairman and CEO Doug Baker ranks 41 in Harvard Business Review’s 2016 list of the Best-Performing CEOs in the world. In compiling the top 100 list, Harvard Business Review measured the effectiveness of CEOs of S&P Global 1200 companies across the length of their tenures. There were 33 new CEOs on the list this …
By Matt Wilson Laundry Design Specialist, Kannegiesser Many times laundry owners/managers will delay upgrades to their facility due to concerns of cost or what they perceive to be an inconvenience to their customers via disruptions in the laundry process from equipment replacement or building expansion. Or maybe there’s just too much on their to-do list, …
MADISON, Ind. – MODRoto earned the coveted cover story in the 2016 Rotational Molders Ranking issue of Plastics News, the magazine reporting on trends and innovations in the plastics industry worldwide. The Plastics News issue ranked the company as the 16th largest rotational molder in North America out of the top 100 rotational molders. A …
NASHUA, NH — Prudential Overall Supply, an industry leader in reusable image work apparel and related textiles, recently broke ground for its Nashua, NH Cleanroom & Industrial Laundry Processing Facility. The project is a 131,371-square-foot commercial laundry facility to be located at 45 Simon Street, Nashua, NH on a 14.23-acre tract. Prudential is building a …
DANVERS, Mass. — When aging washers at the North Shore Hotel needed to be replaced, General Manager, Chad Hanson saw it as an opportunity reduce the facility’s water usage. The hotel laundry was processing approximately 30 loads of sheets, towels and meeting room linens for the 134 room hotel in two 65-pound washers daily. “We were …
WILMINGTON, Mass.–UniFirst Corporation announced that it has completed an acquisition of Arrow Uniform (Arrow) for approximately $122 million. The deal is structured as an asset acquisition, with UniFirst acquiring essentially all of Arrow’s assets and virtually none of its liabilities. UniFirst is a provider of workplace uniforms and facility services to businesses, large and small, …
NEW YORK, NY – Eastern Funding, a leading provider of equipment financing to the commercial laundry, garment care and other industries, introduces a new financing program, XPRESS-APP, designed to provide faster access for loan approvals for replacement laundry equipment. Through the XPRESS-APP program, self-service owners may apply for new equipment loans under $200,000. On-premise laundry …
By Dave Burnham, EDRO Corp. Many times when loading a washer extractor, not much thought is given to the fact that how a machine is loaded will affect proper processing of the goods. But incorrect loading does affect the goods being processed. Let’s see how. There are four controlling factors to consider when gauging the …
AKRON, Ohio—Advantage Equipment Inc. (Advantage), will commemorate its 20th anniversary this fall with laundry equipment discounts through the end of 2016. The full-service laundry equipment provider, established by President Scott Vlahos in September of 1996, caters to on-premise, industry laundry and vended customers throughout West Virginia and large portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania. “We’re slashing …