TRSA’s latest webinar, “The Six C’s of Handling Clean Linen,” was presented by Angela D. Freeman, TRSA’s manager of certification programs. The webinar featured the debut of “The Six C’s: Handling Clean Healthcare Linen,” a video for training healthcare facility teams.
U.N.X. Inc., Greenville, NC, recently was purchased by the family of Josh Clark, according to a news release. The company has supplied chemicals and services to the laundry and institutional markets since 1958.
The TRSA 106th Annual Conference will provide attendees with an expanded, more inclusive format that begins on Sept. 17 with TRSA committee meetings. Industry professionals, from managers up through CEOs and owners, are encouraged to participate in these meetings, which will include a 30-minute open discussion roundtable on industry-related issues.
ImageFIRST, King of Prussia, PA, recently announced the acquisition of its largest franchisee, ImageFIRST Tampa. ImageFIRST Tampa provides medical laundry services across central Florida, including in Tampa and Orlando. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a news release.
Exhibit space officially sold out with roughly a month until the kickoff of Clean 2019 in New Orleans, according to a news release. The 2019 edition of the trade show follows in the footsteps of Clean 2017, which also sold out well before the show opening and was honored as one of Trade Show Executive’s 50 Fastest-Growing shows of 2017. Total exhibit space for 2019 totals 223,800 net square feet with 434 exhibiting companies.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its semi-annual regulatory agenda for the rest of this year and beyond, including a proposal to revisit rules associated with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that could bring relief to employers, according to news reports.
TRSA associate member companies, 3M (i.e., the company’s Scotchlite Reflective Material division), Compass One Healthcare (including Crothall Healthcare) and Medline Industries Inc. recently appeared on a list of the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare.” The list was assembled by Becker’s Hospital Review, an online healthcare trade publication.
Prudential Overall Supply (POS), Irvine, CA, recently announced a leadership transition. Longtime President Tom Watts will retire at the end of this year. The company’s Chairman of the Board and CEO Dan Clark will continue as chairman of the board, while John Clark, the son of Dan Clark and a third-generation family member will assume the CEO position. Chris Welch will be promoted to the position of president from his current role as VP of operations, according to a news release.
TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci recently gave an update on the state of the United States linen, uniform and facility services industry to more than 130 international executives at the Annual Meeting for Sveriges Tvätteriförbund, the Swedish Laundry Association. The Annual Meeting was held on May 16 at the Scandic Rubinen Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden.
ImageFIRST, King of Prussia, PA, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Faultless Healthcare Linen with the support of Calera Capital, a middle market private-equity firm. Susan Witcher, Mark Spence, and other members of the Spence family will retain an equity interest in the combined business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a news release.
