Plant Operations

Bruce Beggs is editorial director of American Trade Magazines LLC, including American Coin-Op, American Drycleaner and American Laundry News. He was the editor of American Laundry News from November 1999 to May 2011. He’s toured a variety of on-premise laundries and textile service plants during his tenure, and covered the industry’s biggest trade shows: the Clean Show and Texcare shows in Germany and China. Beggs has worked as a newspaper reporter/editor and magazine editor since graduating from Kansas State University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications. He and his wife, Sandy, have two children.

Freelance writer Hannah Miller lives in Charlotte, N.C.

Bruce Beggs is editorial director of American Trade Magazines LLC, including American Coin-Op, American Drycleaner and American Laundry News. He was the editor of American Laundry News from November 1999 to May 2011. He’s toured a variety of on-premise laundries and textile service plants during his tenure, and covered the industry’s biggest trade shows: the Clean Show and Texcare shows in Germany and China. Beggs has worked as a newspaper reporter/editor and magazine editor since graduating from Kansas State University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications. He and his wife, Sandy, have two children.

Bruce Beggs is editorial director of American Trade Magazines LLC, including American Coin-Op, American Drycleaner and American Laundry News. He was the editor of American Laundry News from November 1999 to May 2011. He’s toured a variety of on-premise laundries and textile service plants during his tenure, and covered the industry’s biggest trade shows: the Clean Show and Texcare shows in Germany and China. Beggs has worked as a newspaper reporter/editor and magazine editor since graduating from Kansas State University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications. He and his wife, Sandy, have two children.

Matthew Alexander, MHS, is the president of Pertl & Alexander LLC, a laundry consulting company based in Chappaqua, N.Y. The firm designs laundry facilities and provides management consultation for companies around the world, and counts many leading hotel and healthcare companies among its clients. He can be reached at 914-238-4247 or by e-mail.

Amy B. Streeton is development manager with Milliken Walk Off Mats, a division of Milliken & Co. To learn about Milliken Walk Off Mats’ portfolio of products, visit its website at www.millikenwalkoffmats.com or contact Streeton at 800-342-5539 or by e-mail.

Matthew Alexander, MHS, is the president of Pertl & Alexander LLC, a laundry consulting company based in Chappaqua, N.Y. The firm designs laundry facilities and provides management consultation for companies around the world, and counts many leading hotel and healthcare companies among its clients. He can be reached at 914-238-4247 or by e-mail.

Janice Carter Larson is managing director of Cost Management Services for Encompass Textiles and Interiors, a division of Encompass Group LLC, McDonough, Ga. For more information about the Encompass portfolio of products and services, please visit its website at www.encompassgroup.net or e-mail Larson at janice.larson@encompassgroup.net.