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  • Benefiting St. Jude

    Benefiting St. Jude

    JOHNSTOWN, Colo.–Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies (Commercial Laundry Systems) recently announced an initiative to donate 5 percent of profits, gleaned from equipment sales during May 2016, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude). Company owner Pete Valconesi, who expects the donated sum to be between $3,000 and $5,000, said he’s glad to give

  • Green Fleets

    Green Fleets

    VERNON, Calif. — AmeriPride and Motiv Power Systems recently introduced the first all-electric delivery truck in AmeriPride’s fleet. Built on a Ford F59 Chassis, this walk-in step van is the first Motiv-powered vehicle to utilize a previously used body. It is one of ten vehicles that AmeriPride has ordered from Motiv as a part of

  • A ‘New World’ Addition

    A ‘New World’ Addition

    At the end of last year, a new Lavatec tunnel washer system, complete with extraction press and five drying units, arrived at the central laundry for Eastern Health in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Without missing a beat, the laundry was up and running while experiencing immediate gains with the new Lavatec equipment in the facilities

  • AmeriPride Redesigns Website

    AmeriPride Redesigns Website

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – AmeriPride Services, a textile rental services and supply company, announced the launch of its newly redesigned company website at www.AmeriPride.com. The streamlined, mobile-friendly site was designed to improve the customer experience and features a fresh, modern look consistent with the company’s other new digital tools. Customers can now fully access the site

  • Paris Companies Honored

    Paris Companies Honored

    DuBOIS, Penn — Paris Companies and its President and CEO, Dave Stern, were recently tapped by Pennsylvania Business Central (PBC) magazine as members of the Top 100 Organizations and Top 100 People in central Pennsylvania for 2015. Annually for the past twenty years, PBC recognizes central Pennsylvania companies that have achieved record performance or make

  • TRSA and Universal Unilink Announce Partnership

    TRSA and Universal Unilink Announce Partnership

    ALEXANDRIA, Va.,  – TRSA, a domestic and international textile services association, announced its partnership with Universal Unilink, a group of North American independent textile services operators, to jointly promote services to improve the safety and performance of their member companies. Combined, the organizations reach more than 250 national, regional and independent operators in North America and

  • OSHA Form 300A Reminder

    OSHA Form 300A Reminder

    WASHINGTON, DC — Employers have an obligation to post a copy of OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2015. The summary must be displayed in a common area where notices to employees are usually posted each year between Feb. 1 and April 30. Businesses with 10 or fewer employees and

  • Ecolab Honored by Fortune Magazine

    Ecolab Honored by Fortune Magazine

    Ecolab Inc. has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of 2016’s World’s Most Admired Companies. This is the second consecutive year that Ecolab has been named to the list. The recognition measures corporate reputation based on nine key attributes from financial soundness to innovation. Within the chemicals industry, Ecolab ranked third overall and first

  • Clean Show’s New Address

    Clean Show’s New Address

    ATLANTA, Ga. — Riddle & Associates, management company for the Clean Show, has moved to new offices. Their new address is 2751 Buford Highway, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia USA.  The phone number remains the same, 404-876-1988.  The new fax number is 404-968-9800. “We encourage past exhibitors and attendees to make this change in all departments of their

  • What Color is Your Cart?

    What Color is Your Cart?

    MADISON, Ind.– Serenity blue may be a Pantone 2016 “Color of the Year” but instead of setting the trend, the color experts may be following what laundry managers have known and demonstrated for years.