Tingue to Receive the Maglin-Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award

TRSA announced that David Tingue, the CEO of Tingue, Brown & Co., Peachtree City, GA, has been honored with the 2025 Maglin-Biggie Supplier Partner Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is a testament to Tingue’s exceptional leadership, his significant contributions to the linen, uniform and facility services industry, and his steadfast dedication to excellence.

“I’m incredibly honored to receive the TRSA Supplier Partner Lifetime Achievement Award,” Tingue said. “I feel a bit overwhelmed by this honor, as it has me reflecting on the many individual mentors and influencers in my life. Above all is my father, Bill Tingue, who was a recipient of this award in 2003. Dad showed me that you can come out on top while acting like a gentleman. The names of past recipients are truly humbling – these are my idols, and they always will be. Thanks to all of them for setting such a great example.”

Tingue is a stalwart of the commercial laundry industry and has had many highlights throughout his career. He led Tingue in building a global presence, solidifying a versatile supply chain that has weathered financial crises and pandemics, so that Tingue’s laundry customers were never without their necessary consumables, spare parts and local service. Under his leadership. Tingue has opened and acquired businesses in Hong Kong, Canada, the Caribbean and Ireland. He is also a visionary in digitalizing Tingue’s operations – launching an e-commerce platform in 2023 that has been widely accepted and is already depended upon by hundreds of laundry operators in their chosen global markets, including more than 100 different TRSA members.

Tingue has dedicated much of his professional time to TRSA, serving on various committees (Healthcare, Marketing, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning and, his personal favorite, the Government Relations Committee), and serving a term on the Board of Directors (2002-’04). He is a graduate of TRSA’s SMI (Sales and Marketing Institute) and is a consistent TRSAPAC contributor. A constant cheerleader for TRSA programs   – he has sent dozens of Tingue employees to EMI, MMI, PMI, committees and various TRSA-sponsored events.

Tingue became the fourth-generation family manager of the firm in 1992 after earning an MBA degree from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. He held various management positions in the Tingue division, becoming president in 2000. In January 2007, David succeeded his father, William J. Tingue, as CEO of the parent company. Under David’s leadership, the business has closed 18 acquisitions, three business divestitures and six real estate deals.

David resides in Tampa, FL, with his wife, Andrea, and their 14-year-old daughter Hayden. Their daughter Darby (27) is a marketing executive in Chicago. Son John is the fifth-generation Tingue in the family business. A regional sales manager based in Chicago, John oversees six sales reps for the company while actively influencing the company’s digital capabilities. He is married to Hannah, who is expecting the family’s first grandchild this summer.

“We recently launched a new mission statement at Tingue: Fostering a benevolent culture that drives us to be the familiar, friendly and trusted solution for our laundry partners,” Tingue said. “This Lifetime Achievement Award suggests that we are on the right path. While this award marks a significant milestone, I believe there is still more to contribute. I look forward to continuing to support and advance the industry, ensuring that the next generation can build on the strong foundation we’ve all worked so hard to establish. Thank you to my friends of the TRSA.”

Tingue will receive the award at TRSA’s 112th Annual Conference, scheduled for May 13-15 at The Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas in Indian Wells, CA. Registration and details can be found at www.trsa.org/annualconference.