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April 18, 2012
Swisher Hygiene Acquires Two More Linen Services Companies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adds facilities in South Florida, Nevada

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Swisher Hygiene reports that it has acquired certain assets of two more linen services companies: Green on Whites Inc. in South Florida and CMI LV Inc., also known as Cactus Mats, in Nevada.

Green on Whites provides linen and facilities rental services to foodservice and hospitality customers in the greater Miami market.

“Our South Florida operations have expanded considerably in the last year through acquisitions and especially organic growth, which has led us to be at near capacity at our current facility in the region,” says Steven R. Berrard, Swisher Hygiene CEO. “Through this acquisition, we have secured a larger platform which will enable us to further grow our linen services presence in South Florida.”

Swisher Hygiene paid approximately $371,000 in cash, assumed certain liabilities, and issued a promissory note equivalent to as many as 77,495 shares of common stock for Green on Whites.

Cactus Mats provides linen and facilities rental services, including the rental of floor mats, towels and mops, primarily to foodservice and retail customers in the greater Las Vegas market.

“We continue to build our full-service coverage and strong presence in the Southwestern U.S. through today’s acquisition, which will expand our linen service coverage in the major metropolitan region of Las Vegas, as well as enabling us to additionally cover the greater Phoenix market going forward,” Berrard said at the time of the Cactus Mats acquisition.

Swisher Hygiene paid an undisclosed amount of cash and issued a promissory note equivalent to as many as 71,429 shares of common stock for Cactus Mats.

July 26, 2011
Brady Industries Acquires Mission Industries’ Resort Laundry Division

LAS VEGAS – Brady Industries reports that it has acquired the resort laundry division of southern Nevada commercial laundry service supplier Mission Industries. Terms were not announced.

Joining Brady’s linen division are 884 employees and three processing facilities. The acquisition brings Brady’s workforce to 2,011, making it one of the nation’s largest resort laundry service providers, the company says.

Brady will now process approximately 1 million pounds of laundry per day in its six Las Vegas facilities.

“I am thrilled to welcome Mission Industries to the Brady Industries family,” says Brady Industries CEO Travis Brady. “We believe in Las Vegas, and this acquisition provides us with the people and resources to continue to service our customers into the future.”

Headquartered in Las Vegas since 1947, Brady Industries is a third-generation, family-owned, full-line janitorial supply and commercial laundry services company.

Brady Linen Services was started in 2000 to address the demand for higher quality and service in the evolving Las Vegas market. It expanded steadily from its original 40,000-square-foot plant, opening a second facility in 2006 and a third in 2009.

June 7, 2011
Clean Show Schedule: New Orleans in 2013, Atlanta in ’15, Las Vegas in ’17

LAS VEGAS — The Clean Executive Committee (CEC) announced sites and dates for the next three Clean Shows during a press conference earlier today. As reported Sunday by American Trade Magazines, New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center will host the event over three days in 2013.

In 2015, the Clean Show returns to Atlanta, which last hosted the exhibition in 1987. Las Vegas has been chosen to host the 2017 event.

Show dates are:

  • 2013 – June 21-23, 2013
  • 2015 – April 17-19, 2015
  • 2017 — June 19-22, 2017

The 2013 and 2015 dates reflect a more concise and efficient three-day format designed to give exhibitors and attendees a better value for their time and money invested in the Clean Show, the CEC says.

If the three-day experiment doesn’t work as well as hoped, the CEC could return to the four-day format, according to David Cotter, CEO of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association and Clean 2011 Chairman.


February 5, 2011
Clean Show 2011

June 6-9 Clean Show 2011. Held every other year, the Clean Show is the world’s largest exhibition of commercial laundry and drycleaning equipment and related products. Attendees can see and compare working equipment in live demonstrations. Sponsors and international associations will present approximately 40 hours of seminars during Clean 2011. Sessions will focus on new technologies, management strategies and environmental issues. Visit http://www.cleanshow.com.

October 28, 2010
Hotel Registration Opens for 2011 Clean Show

ATLANTA — Hotel registration is now open for the 2011 Clean Show, set for June 6-9, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. A variety of accommodations is available to suit any budget at 11 properties.

The Association of Laundry Management (ALM) has picked Planet Hollywood as its headquarters for the show. The Textile Rental Service Association (TRSA) and Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) have staked out the Las Vegas Hilton, and Bally’s will host the Coin Laundry Association (CLA).

August 16, 2010
Clean 2011 Manager: More Than Half of Show’s Exhibit Space Already Sold

ATLANTA — With a little less than a year to go, Clean Show 2011 has sold more than 50% of its exhibit space in the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to Riddle & Associates, the show’s longtime management firm.

August 28, 2009
ASHES, IEHA, TRSA Prepare for Annual Conferences, Meeting

CHICAGO — The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES), the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) and the Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) are busy preparing to host fall membership meetings.

ASHES and IEHA will conduct their annual conferences, while TRSA will gather its member leaders for the annual Joint Committee Meeting (JCM).

June 21, 2009
Clean Show Returns to Vegas in 2011

NEW ORLEANS — It’s never too early to plan. Clean Show planners Riddle & Associates announced this morning at an exhibitor meeting that the show will return to Las Vegas for its next appearance, with dates set for June 6-9, 2011.

This will be the fifth time that the Clean Show has been held in “Fabulous” Las Vegas. With this schedule, Las Vegas ties Chicago for most shows, and surpasses New Orleans, which has hosted four shows including 2009. Atlanta and Orlando have hosted the show twice, while Dallas took on the task once.

November 15, 2007
New Pact Averts Strike at Mission Industries Plants

LAS VEGAS — In two separate shift meetings Nov. 13, members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 voted overwhelmingly to approve a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with textile services company Mission Industries, the union reports.

The new contract covers approximately 1,600 workers at six Las Vegas industrial laundry plants that launder sheets, towels, uniforms and linens for about 50 southern Nevada hotels and casinos.

June 11, 2007
Have Some Cake! Clean Celebrates 30 Years

LAS VEGAS — When the red ribbon twisted silently to the floor Monday morning among boa feathers and soap bubbles, it signaled a milestone in the life of the Clean Show: It had officially turned 30.

Executives and board members from the six sponsoring associations, flanked by a bevy of beautiful showgirls, gathered at the exhibit hall’s main entrance to cut the ceremonial ribbon and welcome a steady stream of visitors to the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning.

Clean, for short.

June 10, 2007
Vegas: Ever-Changing Fantasyland Offers Great Deal More Than Gaming

LAS VEGAS — One thing is certain about Las Vegas: it changes on an almost daily basis.

It’s not the same city that the laundry industry visited at Clean ’03, and definitely isn’t the same as it was for Clean ’97. It has grown from a small desert town to one of the fastest growing cities in the country.

Gone are the dark, velvet-walled hotels and casinos of Bugsy Siegel’s day. The new Las Vegas continues to add larger, more elaborate and elegant hotels and towering condominiums to its skyline.

April 9, 2007
Black Gaming's Aim is to Wow Hotel Guests from Start to Finish

MESQUITE, Nev. — Randy Black owns three casino hotels in this growing resort destination 80 miles north of Las Vegas.

And it was his vision to develop a state-of-the-art laundry facility to process quality linen on-site for his hotel guests.

His goal: Wow them.

November 16, 2006
Survey: Support for Increasing Minimum Wage Varies

CHICAGO — When laundry managers and administrators were asked if their home states should pass an increase in the minimum wage, the result was a tie – 50% yes, 50% no, according to our latest Wire survey.

Responses were received from at least 16 states. (Voters in Ohio, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Colorado and Nevada approved ballot measures last week to raise their state's minimum wage.)

November 2, 2006
Six States to Weigh Minimum-Wage Increases on Tuesday

CHICAGO — Voters in six states - Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ohio - will vote on ballot initiatives on Tuesday that would raise the minimum wage from $1 to $1.70 per hour above their current levels.

If the increases are approved, these states will join eight others that recently raised their minimums - including Pennsylvania, which voted this summer to boost the state's minimum wage by $2 to $7.15 beginning next year.

October 5, 2006
Clean '07 Registration Opens Early Next Month

LAS VEGAS — Registration to attend Clean '07 will open in early November at the show's website, www.cleanshow.com.

Fees until May 11, 2007, are $50 per person, which covers all educational sessions and access to the exhibit hall on show days.

August 3, 2006
Clean '07 Hotels Preparing to Accept Reservations

LAS VEGAS (Aug. 3, 2006) — The Clean Show's eight official Las Vegas hotels will begin accepting 2007 reservations shortly, says show manager Riddle & Associates. The hotels will offer discount rates ranging from $89 to $209 per night through the Housing Bureau, Riddle says. All are within a short distance of the Las Vegas Convention Center on foot or by shuttle. Clean '07 is slated for June 11-14, 2007. Visit www.cleanshow.com for more information.

May 4, 2006
30th Anniversary Clean Show to Sport New Look

LAS VEGAS — The Clean Show, aka The World Educational Congress for Laundering & Drycleaning, has introduced a new logo for its 30th anniversary show next year.

Replacing the familiar purple-and-yellow logo used since 1992, Clean's new logo features a modern, concentric design and soft blues and greens to reflect the liquids used in textile care.