Submission dates for consideration for Textile Rental Education and Research Trust (TRERT) scholarships are approaching. Webform applications and emailed supporting documents are due May 31 for the Merit-based College/Technical Institution scholarship for students and June 30 for the TRSA Institutes scholarship for member company staff.
TRSA recently hosted the CEOs and Executives of the industry’s largest companies in Washington, DC, following TRSA’s 14th Annual Legislative Conference. The meeting facilitated information sharing among leaders of the industry’s largest organizations. Representing both public and privately held companies, this group discussed macroeconomic impacts on their businesses and shared insights into trends, pressure points and opportunities in the industry.
TRSA’s annual Industry Needs Assessment questionnaire will be distributed to members this week. The email will come from surveys@strategicinsightpartners.com. Responses guide TRSA’s identification of trends and opportunities, and evaluation of the association’s performance.
TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci appears on the latest episode of The Manufacturers Network Podcast, hosted by Lisa Ryan. During the podcast, Ricci shared his insights into the $50 billion U.S. linen, uniform and facility services industry, touching on its economic impact, sustainability efforts and future trends.
TRSA recently hosted its 14th Annual Legislative Conference & Industry Awards Dinner in Washington, DC. The conference was bookended by a Supplier Partner Workshop on the front end and Annual Hill Day meetings between industry executives and key congressional representatives to close the conference.
TRSA kicked off the 14th Annual Legislative Conference with a workshop designed for supplier partners on April 9 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC. Ben Kniffen, CEO of LinkedSelling, led the session with over 50 attendees and offered skills and tools that enable placing the right message in front of the right person through the right channels, and how to develop a sales process that ties everything together.
Evidence abounded on April 11 that advocacy has strengthened TRSA’s efforts to facilitate greater use of reusable healthcare PPE garments and to open our industry’s access to federal funding for PFAS pretreatment. TRSA members visiting Capitol Hill emerged from their 118 meetings in congressional offices confident that their collective dialogue resonated with policymakers.
NOVO Health Services’ Miami facility took home the TRSA Plant of the Year honor during the April 10 Industry Awards Dinner at the 14th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. This honor was bestowed among 60 awards to member companies and individuals present at the event in 11 categories of awards.
The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board approved a congestion-pricing plan in an 11-1 vote on March 27 that could dramatically hike the costs of commercial vehicles delivering textiles and other goods into a high-traffic area of Manhattan.
Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the results of their First-Quarter 2024 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. Respondents to both the uniform rental and linen rental surveys remained optimistic about their growth prospects this year.
