Columns Developing Building Blocks for a Successful Operation CLAREMORE, Okla. — Author shares sample of factors to achieve solid laundry foundation ...
Columns Moving from Open-Pocket Washers to a Tunnel OSHKOSH, Wis. — Timing, benefits of moving from washer-extractors to continuous batch washing system ...
Columns It’s Up to the Coach to Improve the Player TULSA, Okla. — Author says football coaches, laundry managers have similar jobs ...
Increasing the Laundry Employee Candidate Pool AMARILLO, Texas — Author shares ways for laundries to include more people when hiring ...
Reliability Staffing—Key to Protecting Plant Assets CLAREMORE, Okla. — Training, skills development processes must keep pace with technology ...
Is Your Team ‘In the Room Where It Happens’? TULSA, Okla. — Laundry employees want to be part of meaningful decisions ...
Low-cost Opportunities for Direct Labor Employee Retention AMARILLO, Texas — Creating an atmosphere of engagement, appreciation for workers ...
Summertime Fire Season Escalation, Prevention CLAREMORE, Okla. — Team diligence with processes, procedures can help reduce risk ...
Preparing Plants to Operate in Summer Heat TULSA, Okla. — Author provides checklist from errant heat generation to exhaust fans ...
Reevaluating Methods, Instruments of Hourly Employee Acquisition AMARILLO, Texas — Author shares changes in demographics of candidates compared to pre-pandemic applicants ...
Mitigating Rising Energy Costs CLAREMORE, Okla. — Author unpacks key areas to help improve an operation’s bottom line ...
New Year, New Goals, New Challenges TULSA, Okla. — 2023 ‘waiting for us like a blank canvas waiting for paint’ ...
Life’s a Dance, You Learn as You Go: Crisis Management CLAREMORE, Okla. — Prepare for emergencies during quiet times, author says ...
Continuing Laundry Operation Water Usage Improvement TULSA, Okla. — Author highlights three levels of reduction laundries can make ...
Getting Back to Business Post-pandemic CLAREMORE, Okla. — Author says engineers, operators need to work with manufacturers to develop solutions ...
Steps to Recover from Major, Destructive Flooding TULSA, Okla. — Columnist shares firsthand experience for processing, recovery after flooding ...
Rebuilding Your Plant Operations Teams Post-Pandemic CLAREMORE, Okla. — Columnist offers key areas, special efforts to help during rebuilding process ...
No Easy Button in Laundry TULSA, Okla. — One of biggest issues faced in laundries is handling of linen that never leaves facility ...
My Final Goodbye ROANOKE, Va. — After more than 22 years, Eric Frederick signs off as columnist at large ...
Advice to Young Laundry Professionals ROANOKE, Va. — Author writes, more open you are, more you will learn, better you can make operation ...
Specialty Item Strategy ROANOKE, Va. — Author says considering, making reasonable responses on special linens creates partnership ...
Hard Things Are Worth Doing! ROANOKE, Va. — Those who embrace change, develop procedures thrive, author writes ...
Developing a Dedicated Crew ROANOKE, Va. — Author says creating loyalty ‘is a daily task and not just a thank-you lunch on special days’ ...
