TRSA hosted its inaugural General Managers’ Virtual Roundtable on Jan. 26. Topics discussed during the hour-and-a-half virtual meeting included building middle management, maintenance and engineering staffing and employee retention.
TRSA recently released the details of its agenda for the Kentucky Legislative Conference, scheduled for Feb. 22-23 in Frankfort, KY.
In light of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) expanding their waste-disposal ban to include textiles, TRSA hosted an hour-long information session on Jan. 25 to discuss the impact on the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
Jarrod Randle recently joined the Softrol Systems Inc., Acworth, GA, sales team as the company’s new manager of service and support, according to a news release.
ImageFIRST, King of Prussia, PA, recently announced that it completed its acquisition of Island Fox Inc. This acquisition marks ImageFIRST’s second laundry processing plant in the state of New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Cindy Lapidakis, vice president of sales & marketing at Royal Basket Trucks, recently was recognized as one of the 2022 Notable Women in Manufacturing by BizTimes, a publication focused on business news in the Milwaukee area. After starting her career in the printing industry, Cindy joined the Royal team in 2007 to facilitate the expansion of operations while targeting new growth markets.
Gurtler Industries Inc., South Holland, IL, recently held its three-day Global Sales Conference at the Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville, IN, just outside Chicago. The conference was attended by more than 75 members of the Gurtler sales and service team, headquarters support team and management, according to a news release.
Additional recent headlines from consumer media of interest to linen, uniform and facility services operators, and especially readers of Textile Services Weekly.
February’s Textile Services magazine will include a feature article on a recently refurbished, highly automated healthcare plant, the HCSC Laundry in Camden, NJ.
Standard Textile Co. Inc., Cincinnati, recently announced that Alex Heiman will assume the role of president. Alex succeeds his father, Gary Heiman, as the fourth-generation president of Standard Textile. Gary Heiman continues to serve in a leadership role at Standard Textile as chairman and CEO, according to a news release.
