Encompass Group is a leading manufacturer and marketer of healthcare textiles, healthcare apparel, patient warming and therapeutic support products for the healthcare industry with products designed to provide a safe and comfortable patient care experience and improved laundry efficiencies. Solutions include healthcare and hospitality textiles, healthcare apparel (patients and staff), replacement support surfaces, pillows, positioners, …
Prudential Overall Supply, an image work apparel and related textiles company, is celebrating its 91st anniversary. Founded by John D Clark in 1932, Prudential has grown from a one-man operation to a national brand serving customers throughout North America. Prudential’s third generation CEO, John Clark said, “Our team looks forward, but never forgets that Prudential was …
Prudential Overall Supply, a supplier of reusable image work apparel and related textiles, announced that it has acquired the customer accounts from Delta Uniform & Linen in New Mexico. “We chose Prudential Overall Supply to carry on the customer service experience that Delta Uniform & Linen customers have come to expect,” says Delta Uniform & …
Pinnacle Textile Industries, LLC, King of Prussia, PA, a manufacturer of service apparel, aprons and napery dedicated to servicing the rental and hospitality markets, has purchased a majority of the assets of Topps Safety Apparel Inc. of Rochester, IN, a manufacturer of public safety and flame resistant uniforms offered through a network of leading distributors …
Sigmatex – Lanier Textiles announced the addition of Tiffany Henry as a Sales Executive. Henry previously worked at Streamline Solutions where she serviced accounts spanning the United States and Canada. She will be responsible for developing and overseeing new and strategic accounts as well as managing some key accounts. Henry earned a Bachelor’s degree from …
Prudential Overall Supply, an industry provider or reusable image work apparel and related textiles, announced its 2018 customer satisfaction index (CSI) score. The score is measured through the Company’s Customer Visitation (CV) process. The CV occurs with a face to face meeting with each reviewed customer. The CV rates each customer service touch-point. “The CV …
The Healthcare Linen Alliance announced that Rick Gaffney has joined the group to head business development and partnerships, in a news release. Gaffney has spent much of his career in the commercial healthcare laundry industry. With experience that extends from Operations Management to Service to Sales, he brings his extensive background in the industry to …
Note: This is one of a four-article series originally published in Infection Control Today and sponsored by the Healthcare Laundry
Maintaining both the quality and cleanliness of processed healthcare textiles (HCTs) prior to their use is a shared responsibility. It calls for a collaborative effort between laundry operators and …
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) said in a recent release that wash processes that conform to the guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and which are a core component of the HLAC Accreditation Standards document, sufficiently reduce the possibility of exposure of laundry workers, patients and the hospital environment to Clostridium difficile (C diff) spores. …
Clean 2017 marks 40 years since The World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning debuted as the premier event for textile care. Industry professionals from around the world gather to learn and discover the newest and most innovative technology, products, and systems the industry has to offer. The Clean Show is the largest textile care …