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  • Sharing Textile Services Experiences

    Sharing Textile Services Experiences

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nearly 125 textile services industry executives from linen and uniform supply companies from 15 countries are pre-registered for the World Textile Services Congress (WTSC), being held from October 5-7 in Bruges, Belgium. WTSC organizers expect a larger final attendance count as laundry operators participate to learn about business opportunities common to the industry

  • New York City Council Passes the Clean Act

    New York City Council Passes the Clean Act

    New York, NY– The New York City Council passed the Clean Act, legislation that will require industrial laundry plants to meet cleanliness standards when processing linens for restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and other businesses use. The bill passed unanimously, 43-0. In February, 2015, the Council introduced the Clean Act to address the alleged “public health threat” posed by

  • TRSA’s Enhanced Exchange Cart Best Practices

    TRSA’s Enhanced Exchange Cart Best Practices

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., — TRSA facilitated its quarterly Hygienically Clean Users Group with representatives from nearly 50 certified plants to answer questions and ensure compliance with its recently enhanced exchange cart best practices for its Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certification standard. The revised guidance addresses the care and use of exchange carts, a long-time industry practice for the safe delivery

  • TRSA New Conference Format

    TRSA New Conference Format

    ALEXANDRIA, Va.—TRSA is introducing a new approach to reduce the expense for an operator member (laundry) to attend TRSA’s Annual Conference while facilitating more constructive problem-and-solution discussions with associate member (laundry supplier) partners. The Sept. 19-21 event near Phoenix will feature the new Executive Exchange, replacing exhibits with scheduled interactions. Changing how textile services executives

  • TRSA & ETSA Announcement

    TRSA & ETSA Announcement

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., and Brussels, Belgium – TRSA, and the European Textile Services Association (ETSA), a European textile services association, announced an agreement to jointly offer access to their respective resources to improve the safety and performance of their member companies. Combined, the organizations serve the largest international, national and independent laundry operators and suppliers, providing a

  • 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

  • Unitex Executive Meets With D.C. Lawmakers

    Unitex Executive Meets With D.C. Lawmakers

    VERNON, NY — David Potack, vice president of Unitex, along with a group of laundry operators and associate members, met with national leaders and congressional lawmakers in Washington DC to discuss a range of industry issues including tax breaks on machinery, chemicals and other items used by commercial launderers. Advocacy is a central function of TRSA,

  • TRSA Compensation Report

    TRSA Compensation Report

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. —Healthcare launderers and food and beverage linen services compensate employees better than their counterparts with largely industrial customers or a balance of these markets, according to the 2015 TRSA Plant Employee Compensation Report, the only laundry industry-specific report available that lists actual salaries, wages and benefits in the industry. The study of 35

  • TRSA Summit Set for Walt Disney World

    TRSA Summit Set for Walt Disney World

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Visits to two laundries at Walt Disney World (Florida) including its new resort linen processing facility highlight the agenda for TRSA’s next Production Summit and Plant Tours, Feb. 23-24. This twice-yearly event updates attendees on emerging industry-wide best practices and gives them ideas for new plant operations strategies as they make and