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Overloading or Underloading That Washer? You Risk Poor Quality, Unhappy Customers (Part 1 of 3)

Is my washer-extractor’s loading capacity set in stone? I mean,...

Overloading or Underloading That Washer? You Risk Poor Quality, Unhappy Customers (Part 2 of 3)

Is my washer-extractor’s loading capacity set in stone? I mean,...

Overloading or Underloading That Washer? You Risk Poor Quality, Unhappy Customers (Part 3 of 3)

Is my washer-extractor’s loading capacity set in stone? I mean,...

When Hotels Upgrade, Pressure's On to Process Carefully (Part 4)

My hotel has upgraded its guest-room linens and bedding package, as...

Fires Slow But Don't Stop Determined Whitecap Linen

COLUMBIA, N.C. — When Mark Yacobi heard that a fire had struck...

When Hotels Upgrade, Pressure's On to Process Carefully (Part 3)

My hotel has upgraded its guest-room linens and bedding package, as...

When Hotels Upgrade, Pressure's On to Process Carefully (Part 2)

My hotel has upgraded its guest-room linens and bedding package, as...

Which Term Best Communicates Your Message?

When my oldest son was just beginning to talk, he went through a phase...

When Hotels Upgrade, Pressure's On to Process Carefully (Part 1)

My hotel has upgraded its guest-room linens and bedding package, as...

Contain and Confine Still Guiding Principle of Infection Control

The infection-causing bacteria known as methicillin-resistant...

Nonuniform Shelf Cart Styles Force One to Adapt

For years, various linen companies have irritated me by insisting on...

Compact Laundries Strive to Make Most of Limited Space

Whether a laundry has enough space to efficiently produce a given...

Key to Laundry Design: Know Your Volume

If a laundry manager is asked to participate in the design of a new...

The Soft Side of Hardball

CINCINNATI — The 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) season provided...

Hospitality Laundering: Rear Guard of the Bed, Spa and Chef Wars (Part 2)

The Bed Wars, Spa Wars and now Chef Wars have created enormous...

Operators Thinking 'Green' in Mat Service Could Save Green on Utilities

Thinking “green” with mat service could save textile...

Hospitality Laundering: Rear Guard of the Bed, Spa and Chef Wars (Part 1)

The Bed Wars, Spa Wars and now Chef Wars have created enormous...

What Do You Do With Laundry's Leftovers?

It seems like everywhere I go, someone is talking about how to protect...

Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss, Part 5

Since every hospital employee has a responsibility to protect the...

Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss, Part 4

Controlling the way linen is used is also essential to preventing...

Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss, Part 3

Based on the findings documented by the End User Survey, the...

Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss, Part 2

The first step in preventing hospital linen loss is to establish...

Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Campaign to Stop Linen Loss, Part 1

Linen is a consumable medical product that has significant monetary...

What Lesson Can You Learn From a Sponge?

Every once in a while, I try to do something different to challenge my...