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.
UniFirst’s Owensboro, KY, distribution center is the Gold level honoree of the 2024 SafeTRSA Safety Excellence Award. The 400-team-partner staff, building on their history of state and federal recognition, has been hailed for moving forward with an “unwavering commitment” to continuous improvement. The 360,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment space is one of the area’s largest employers.
Session topics for TRSA’s April 23 Fleet Safety Summit will cover high priority topics for risk management based on opinions of members of the TRSA task force on this subject. These presentations are the centerpiece of the TRSA event, located at the NAFA (Fleet Management Association) Institute & Expo, April 21-24, San Antonio, TX.
TRSA member virtual networking is in high season. Two events occurred March 5 and 7, with the Production Network Virtual Open Forum and Women in Textile Services Virtual Roundtable, respectively. On March 12, the Human Resources and Safety Networks will conduct a roundtable of their own.
A March 14 webinar at 11 a.m. EDT will profile fertile markets for uniform rental and direct sale: business locations that require both. This panel presentation featuring Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Dealers (NAUMD) and TRSA members will examine job functions in these markets to sort opportunities for each.
Webform applications and emailed supporting documents are due May 31 for the Merit-based College/Technical Institution scholarship from TRSA’s Textile Rental Education and Research Trust (TRERT). Full-time employees of a TRSA member company, as well as their children and grandchildren, are eligible for these funds for study at an accredited college, university or technical school.
For the first time, Messe Frankfurt is organizing a Texcare Forum in Casablanca, Morocco, thus opening a door to the booming region of North Africa. The forum also will serve as a prelude to Texcare International, scheduled for Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in November 2024.
Texcare International will take place once again after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 247 exhibitors from 30 countries have already registered for the event, scheduled for Nov. 6-9 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. This is significantly more than at the same time of the planned previous event in 2020, according to a news release.
Five TRSA member companies will receive 2024 TRSA Community Service Awards for significant contributions to their communities. These awards will honor those who’ve volunteered their time, actions, talents and dedication outside the workplace. TRSA will present these awards during an April 10 dinner at the 14th Annual TRSA Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.
TRSA kicked off its Regional Production Summit and Plant Tour series on Jan. 24-25 in Las Vegas. The summits aim to make industry-specific educational content and networking opportunities accessible to all members by rotating throughout different regions of the U.S.
