April 21, 2010
I spend a great deal of time monitoring safety, quality and production with my staff. I read American Laundry News as often as I can, and would like to offer you a letter...
March 31, 2010
In 2010 I am planning on implementing a workplace safety program within environmental service. This has been on my to-do list, but I have been struggling due to the need...
December 16, 2009
Quality and excellence. We all want them, but what you can’t measure, you can’t improve.
When I joined The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha eight years ago, I...
December 2, 2009
I was just reading your story about how Superior Linen Supply Co. last year overcame a plant fire to keep servicing their customers (18 Months After Fire, KC Linen...
October 28, 2009
I would like to introduce some thoughts on why, after full evaluation, many hospitals are finding the room to install uniform exchange lockers for scrubs. One of the first...
October 14, 2009
Having personally built pure, self-managed work teams and consulted with companies on the same, the definition of self-managed work teams in your September 2009 article [...
August 21, 2009
The Clean Executive Committee (CEC) would like to thank all of those who made Clean ’09 an unqualified success! First and foremost, thank you to the nearly 10,000...
July 29, 2009
There were many excellent points brought up by your Panel of Experts. I feel that you missed an opportunity to suggest to your readers that they should consider selling...
July 3, 2009
I was so pleased to read Eric Frederick’s upbeat article, Who Says Laundry Work Can't Be Fun? He is right; the “Blanket Blaster” is far more...
May 8, 2009
The Clean Show is fast approaching and the Clean Show sponsors are preparing to deliver a world-class show for you in New Orleans. Every industry, every nonprofit and every...
February 4, 2009
As usual, Eric Frederick’s column in your December issue (Respect for the Industry Has to Start with Us) addresses a thought-provoking subject. What is most...
November 7, 2008
In response to Eric Frederick’s column, Signs Point to Textile Supply Issues, Price Increases, it wasn’t too long ago he addressed the lack of domestic...
October 3, 2008
In August, American Laundry News invited its Wire subscribers to participate in an online survey on the value of accreditation. The survey results revealed that about half...
February 8, 2008
As you already know, the next Clean Show will be held in New Orleans in June 2009. Understandably, there has been some concern expressed by a few TCATA members about the...
August 30, 2007
Of all the fabric terms that the reusable textile industry has wrestled with over the years, “linen” is second only to “muslin.” Despite the...
August 6, 2007
The July edition (page 14) of American Laundry News dedicated a substantial amount of space and ink [to] discussing the problems that airborne lint and dust create. The...
June 16, 2007
Mr. Eric Frederick’s article (Vendor pays hefty price for devaluing 'human element') in your May issue certainly has merit. Too many sales management...
October 10, 2006
I am writing to express my appreciation for the cover article featured in the September 2006 issue of American Laundry News (LN). The article was comprehensive in content...
August 8, 2006
For years, NAILM boards have been attempting to change the name of the National Association of Institutional Linen Management, but each and every time the membership...
April 20, 2006
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC), a nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of inspecting and...
March 13, 2006
There has been a trend occurring that laundry operators and hotel owners should be aware of concerning their bed linens. Many of the large textile mills have been, in...
