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January 21, 2009
TRSA Adds Educational Sessions to Tech/Plant Summit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With more than 200 registered for the Textile Rental Services Association’s (TRSA) 2009 Tech/Plant Summit, slated for March 3-5 in Phoenix, Ariz., the association has added more educational sessions to broaden the scope of the Summit and include more classes on green marketing.

January 9, 2009
Seminar Brings Industry Together to Learn How to Thrive in Tough Times

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The textile service industry is not immune to the effects of our country’s recession, and the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) is inviting operators to learn how they can thrive in challenging times through its annual Tech/Plant Summit, slated for March 3-5 in the Phoenix area.

“It is imperative that all textile service companies — regardless of size or market — learn how to improve efficiency and operations while taking advantage of new opportunities for growth,” TRSA says in its application form.

March 3, 2008
Dallas-Area Plants Open Doors to TRSA Groups

DALLAS — Just as the sun was coming up, the first bus pulled out of the parking lot of the Hilton DFW Lakes, host site of the 2008 Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit.

You have to get an early start, you see, if you plan on visiting four plants in one morning.

Since the Tech/Plant Summit began five years ago, plant tours have been a staple. The events have featured trips to industrial, linen supply, healthcare and dust control operations but never all in one.

February 27, 2008
TRSA Summit Opens on Plant Safety, Data Integration

DALLAS – Safety was at the forefront of Tuesday's opening session of the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit, but attendees were also treated to a birth announcement of sorts.

The Val Verde auditorium at the Hilton DFW Lakes was filled to capacity when Roger Cocivera, TRSA president and CEO, welcomed attendees and announced the association’s plans to ramp up its efforts in promoting workplace safety.

February 25, 2008
TRSA Ready for Ever-Growing Tech/Plant Summit

DALLAS — This week marks one of the largest gatherings of textile service operators and vendors in the United States this year, as the Textile Rental Services Association’s (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit opens here on Tuesday. With nearly 400 industry members expected, it will be TRSA’s largest Summit yet.

January 7, 2008
TRSA Tech/Plant Summit Showcases Safety, Innovation

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Safety is one of the most pressing issues facing the laundry industry, and next month’s Tech/Plant Summit offered by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) will address it head-on during 21/2 days of educational sessions, plant tours and networking opportunities.

More than 150 textile service operators have already signed up for the Feb. 26-28 event in Dallas, at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center hotel.

March 5, 2007
Plant Tours Highlight of TRSA Tech/Plant Summit's Day 2

ATLANTA — Guided tours of a central healthcare laundry plant and a huge commercial laundry plant highlighted the activities Feb. 28 during the 2007 Tech/Plant Summit hosted by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA).

TRSA bused Summit attendees to WellStar Health System’s 86,000-square-foot plant in nearby Marietta, and to Alsco’s mega-facility in Doraville covering 260,000 square feet.

March 1, 2007
TRSA's Tech/Plant Summit 2007 Off to Sunny Start

ATLANTA — Building upon the success of an event that has grown more popular annually, the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) welcomed more than 250 attendees to sunny Georgia Tech University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, to begin Tech/Plant Summit 2007.

July 29, 2006
Tunnel or Washer-Extractors: What's the Proper Choice? (Part 2)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – It was a little like speed dating, only with laundry equipment.

Attendees at this spring’s Textile Rental Services Association’s (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit had the opportunity to listen to five of the industry’s top equipment manufacturers – Ellis Corp., G.A. Braun, Jensen USA, Kannegiesser USA and Pellerin Milnor Corp. – compare and contrast their washer-extractors and tunnel washers.

July 22, 2006
Tunnel or Washer-Extractors: What's the Proper Choice? (Part 1)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – It was a little like speed dating, only with laundry equipment.

Attendees at this spring’s Textile Rental Services Association’s (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit had the opportunity to listen to five of the industry’s top equipment manufacturers – Ellis Corp., G.A. Braun, Jensen USA, Kannegiesser USA and Pellerin Milnor Corp. – compare and contrast their washer-extractors and tunnel washers.

April 26, 2006
Do You Know How Many Therms You're Using?

MALIBU, Calif. – Natural gas and fuel oil prices have been on the rise in recent years, and industry veteran Al Jenneman doesn’t see that trend ending anytime soon. Thus, it’s vitally important, urges Jenneman, sales executive vice president from Kemco Systems, that commercial laundries regularly monitor their energy efficiency and adjust their operations accordingly.

This can be calculated using therms per hundredweight, he says, which is a critical and oftentimes cost-saving measuring stick.