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Keys for Keystone: Inventory Three Times a Week and Keep ‘The Beast’ Fed (Part 2 of 2)

KEYSTONE, Colo. — You might not expect a town of 825 permanent residents to have much need for production laundry services, but try adding 230 inches of annual...

keystone resort, colorado

Keys for Keystone: Inventory Three Times a Week and Keep ‘The Beast’ Fed (Part 1 of 2)

KEYSTONE, Colo. — You might not expect a town of 825 permanent residents to have much need for production laundry services, but try adding 230 inches of annual...

linen

Taking Inventory Necessary to Successful Linen Management (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Taking inventory is often cause for headaches at any laundry facility, and a recent webinar on linen inventorying addressed how to make the process work...

towels

Taking Inventory Necessary to Successful Linen Management (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Taking inventory is often cause for headaches at any laundry facility, and a recent webinar on linen inventorying addressed how to make the process work...

washer dryer

Inventorying, Documentation Keys to Good Parts Management (Part 2 of 2)

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Managing a laundry facility is a challenge, and when expensive equipment breaks down, the ability to repair it can hinge on knowing where to...

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Inventorying, Documentation Keys to Good Parts Management (Part 1 of 2)

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Managing a laundry facility is a challenge, and when expensive equipment breaks down, the ability to repair it can hinge on knowing where to...

finding the right mix

Hotel Laundry Can Maximize Effectiveness with Right Equipment Mix (Part 2 of 2)

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — When striving toward a properly equipped hotel laundry facility, owners and operators have a number of factors to consider, including the right...

finding the right mix

Hotel Laundry Can Maximize Effectiveness with Right Equipment Mix (Part 1 of 2)

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — When striving toward a properly equipped hotel laundry facility, owners and operators have a number of factors to consider, including the right...

cotton spools

Infection Control Just One Driver of Changes in Healthcare Apparel (Part 2 of 2)

COMPTON, Calif. — Infection control might be on everyone’s radar, but it is just one factor in recent changes to healthcare apparel. Peter Menaker, regional...

hospital gown

Infection Control Just One Driver of Changes in Healthcare Apparel (Part 1 of 2)

COMPTON, Calif. — Infection control might be on everyone’s radar, but it is just one factor in recent changes to healthcare apparel. Peter Menaker, regional...

Meese Orbitron Dunne spring-loaded cart

Rise of the Ergonomic Spring-Loaded Platform (Part 2 of 2)

ASHTABULA, Ohio — When laundry managers review their injury logs with inspectors from OSHA or from their workers’ compensation insurance carriers, back...

meese orbitron dunne spring-loaded cart

Rise of the Ergonomic Spring-Loaded Platform (Part 1 of 2)

ASHTABULA, Ohio — When laundry managers review their injury logs with inspectors from OSHA or from their workers’ compensation insurance carriers, back...

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Crothall Unveils Its First Built-from-Scratch Plant (Part 2 of 2)

OAK CREEK, Wis. — When Crothall Laundry Services officially opened its new 83,000-square-foot plant during a June 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony, it marked a couple of...

crothall plant

Crothall Unveils Its First Built-from-Scratch Plant (Part 1 of 2)

OAK CREEK, Wis. — When Crothall Laundry Services officially opened its new 83,000-square-foot plant during a June 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony, it marked a couple of...

Solving the Compact-Laundry Dilemma (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Anyone who has ever been challenged to shoehorn a functional laundry into a tiny space knows that they can perform such a feat, but the sequel is making...

Solving the Compact-Laundry Dilemma (Part 1 of 2)

CHICAGO — Anyone who has ever been challenged to shoehorn a functional laundry into a tiny space knows that they can perform such a feat, but the sequel is making...

linen storage

Processing Only Half of Equation, Secure Linen Storage is also Component Vital to Success

CHICAGO — Today’s rising price of cotton is making healthcare textiles more valuable—and more costly to replace—heightening the importance of storing...

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Energy-Efficient Equipment, Advanced Controls Offer Means to Green OPL

RIPON, Wis. — Many businesses continue to feel the impact of the economic downturn. And while it may be hard to improve revenue streams, some businesses have found...

Peter Menaker

Troubleshooting Textiles: What Causes Pilling? Redeposition? Shrinkage?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When laundry and linen distribution managers are faced with quality issues regarding their linen products, the root cause could be their equipment,...

Carl Rau

Detailed RFP Process Goes Long Way in ID'ing 'Quality' Linen Processor (Pt. 2 of 2)

LOUISVILLE — If your institution or business is in the market for a laundry service provider, how can you tell which candidate is a ‘quality’ linen...

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Detailed RFP Process Goes Long Way in ID'ing 'Quality' Linen Processor (Pt. 1 of 2)

LOUISVILLE — If your institution or business is in the market for a laundry service provider, how can you tell which candidate is a ‘quality’ linen...

Ronald Croatti on Undercover Boss

Millions Watch UniFirst CEO Croatti Go Undercover on CBS Series

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Adopting a “hippie look” to go undercover in his company for the CBS series Undercover Boss, UniFirst President and CEO Ronald Croatti...

OSHA’s New Push on Combustible Dust and Lint … and What Laundries Need to Know

WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has recently taken more action to impose fines and enforce regulations concerning combustible...

Dyeing, Mending Useful Tools in Formula to Extend Textile Life

CHICAGO — The formula to control textile replacement and keep those costs down is really pretty simple—the longer that a laundry service can keep a reusable item...