TRSA, the association for linen, uniform, and facility services, hosted the swearing-in of new Officers and Directors Oct. 22 during the business meeting at its 107th Annual Conference in Alexandria, VA, as elected by a mail-in vote of a quorum of its members. Noël Hammer Richardson, president, CEO and owner, Shasta Linen Supply Inc., Sacramento, …
UMF Corporation announced the recipient of the company’s first annual Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award, which acknowledges the contributions of guest room attendants (GRAs) at hotels across the United States. Katrina Minnis, a GRA at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, is the recipient of this year’s award, which celebrates the workers who serve as …
PureStar, a North American provider of laundry services and linen management to the hospitality industry, announced the appointment of Brian Herington as Chief Executive Officer and to the Company’s Board of Directors, according to a recent news release. Herington has more than 30 years of industrial and commercial experience leading complex, technology-driven businesses both regionally …
MIP Inc., a supplier of healthcare textile solutions, recently announced that Chris Healey joined the company as a sales consultant. He will be covering Texas and its surrounding states. According to the news release, Healey, an industry veteran, spent time on the textile side as a salesman and a sales trainer and most recently on …
The Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signed contracts with nine American businesses for the delivery of 73 million COVID-19 disposable isolation gowns at a cost of $335M, according to a recent news release. The contracts will support the replenishment of the HHS-managed Strategic National Stockpile and …
Unitex, a regional business with locations throughout the Northeast and a leader in the healthcare laundry industry, continues to grow with the acquisition of United Linen Service, located in Lawrence Massachusetts, according to a recent news release. United has long served the healthcare industry in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, providing exceptional laundry services to …
The ARTA Board of Directors has confirmed the selection of officers and directors for 2020-2021. The complete roster for ARTA’s 2020-2021 Board of Directors includes: President Gabriel Boardman of MIP, Montreal, Quebec; Past President Brendan O’Neill of London Hospital Linen Service, Inc., London, Ontario; 1st Vice President Jerry Martin of Prudential Overall Supply, San Diego; 2nd Vice President Duane Houvener of American Dawn, Compton, California; Secretary Steven …
Whirlpool Corporation was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for 2020, awarded by Forbes and JUST Capital, a nonprofit organization recognizing the top 100 out of 922 publicly-traded companies in the United States. JUST Capital surveyed 95,000 Americans on the nation’s priorities and what they felt corporations should do about it. This year, good …
Emerald Textiles, a healthcare linen provider serving the West Coast market, has had its San Diego, Calif., plant certified Hygienically Clean for Healthcare. This is the second of Emerald Textiles’ locations to achieve the certification, since its Turlock, Calif. plant earned the Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification in 2019, according to a news release. Achieving this …
Prudential Overall Supply, a reusable image work apparel and related textiles company, announced that it has been nominated for consideration for the Top Family-Owned Business Award. Prudential is one of five Orange County family-owned businesses that were selected by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) for award consideration, according to a news release. The nomination …
