TRSA announced its return Canada for the 5th Canadian Summit and Plant Tours, scheduled for October 29-30 at the Intercontinental Toronto Center. The summit will feature a keynote address by Paul Zikopoulos, a renowned future trends expert and VP of Technology Group Skills Vitality & Enablement at IBM. His keynote, titled “Generative AI – The …
TRSA’s 2024 Industry Performance Report, compiled from members’ data from their 2023 income statements and balance sheets, again quantified variance in financial achievement between linen, uniform and facility services. In the annual survey, median profit margins for respondents from the Industrial segment were their highest in the past five years and the highest for …
James Buik, president and owner of Roscoe Co. located in Chicago, IL, will be honored at the 111th TRSA Annual Conference & Exchange in September with the TRSA Operator Lifetime Achievement Award. The award pays tribute to exceptional personal service to TRSA and the industry as nominated by past linen, uniform and facility services award …
TRSA’s new Hygienically Clean Certification Portal has launched. It is part of the Hygienically Clean Certification Program Enhancement Initiatives. Hygienically Clean certified plant representatives may now use the Certification Customer Portal for all their Hygienically Clean certification activities. This includes: *Online application process (new applicants and renewals): New online application that allows new or renewal …
Individuals and companies were honored by their peers for outstanding achievements in specialized categories related to their digital, safety, educational, inclusionary and operational pursuits at TRSA’s Annual Industry Awards Dinner at the association’s 14th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington DC. In total 11 award categories were presented to 60 member companies and individuals, each of …
The advocacy efforts by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) continue to bolster the drive toward greater utilization of reusable healthcare personal protective equipment (PPE) garments. Additionally, TRSA is actively working to enhance our industry’s access to federal funding for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pretreatment, according to a news release. On April 11, TRSA …
The Hygienically Clean and Clean Green Certification Programs welcome seven industry professionals to serve as new auditors as part of TRSA’s Certification Program Enhancement Initiatives, according to a news release. On Jan. 22-23, the new auditors gathered for an initial in-depth training session held in Las Vegas, which included a comprehensive review of the Hygienically …
The TRSA 14th Annual Legislative Conference and Annual Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Apr. 10-11, 2024, provides members a chance to meet legislators in person to establish relationships and help educate our nation’s legislators on the issues that are important to the linen, uniform and facilities industry. The day before the Legislative Conference, a workshop …
Memphis, Tenn., was the location for TRSA’s 6th Annual Marketing, Sales & Service Summit, the most well-attended Marketing Summit to date. Adding service to the mix for the first time reinforced the importance of a team approach to customer satisfaction and retention in the linen, uniform and facility services industry. In his keynote address, …
TRSA’s 110th Annual Conference was held this Oct. 10-12 at The Ritz-Carlton Tiburon Golf Resort Hotel in Naples, FL. The conference connected key linen, uniform and facility services industry leaders, allowing an opportunity to mix professional development and industry updates with several networking opportunities. The conference’s agenda offered a wide range of general and breakout …