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December 25, 2009
Pressure to Produce Demands Balancing Act (Part 1 of 2)

“There is consistent pressure to produce goods at a rapid pace, based on directives to meet certain individual production figures, but I’m concerned that we’re sacrificing quality for quantity. Can you offer suggestions for how we can balance the two?”

Linen Supply/Commercial Laundering: Duane Farrington, RLLD, Hancock Co. Laundry, Weirton, W.Va.

December 4, 2009
In Memoriam: Lou Kobus, A.L. Wilson Field Rep

KEARNY, N.J. — Lou Kobus, field representative and ambassador at large for A.L. Wilson Chemical Co., has died at the age of 81, the company reports.

Kobus spent his career working in the laundry and drycleaning industry, first as an owner/operator in Lansing, Mich., and then briefly as a technician for an industrial laundry manufacturer. He worked for A.L. Wilson for the last 28 years.

June 24, 2009
Define Criteria for Ragging out Linen, Train Staff to Take Action (Part 1 of 2)

“What criteria should I establish to rag out or discard linen? Also, do you recommend a multistep process to make this determination, or should one pass per item be enough to decide whether it stays or goes?”

Textiles: Elizabeth Easter, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

Serviceability of a textile product in the institutional environment depends on meeting five major factors or requirements:

December 24, 2008
Magazine Selects ‘Panel of Experts’ for 2009

CHICAGO — American Laundry News has selected its “Panel of Experts” for 2009. The esteemed group will represent the many segments of the textile services industry in answering questions for the monthly trade journal. The 2009 Panel includes:

HEALTHCARE LAUNDERING

September 17, 2006
U.S. Justice Department Clears Joint Venture

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice announced this summer that it won’t oppose a new venture allowing 10 textile maintenance companies to bid jointly to provide textile rental and laundry services to national healthcare outpatient centers.

Based on representations made in the proposal by Linen Systems for Healthcare, the Justice Department concluded that the joint venture isn’t likely to produce anticompetitive effects and could create a new competitor for national accounts, according to the Department’s Aug. 8 press release.