ALEXANDRIA, Va., and BRUSSELS — The Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) and the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) have reached an agreement to jointly offer access to their respective resources to improve the safety and performance of their member companies, the associations report.
Combined, the organizations say they serve the largest international, national and independent laundry operators and suppliers, providing a network for information sharing, research, benchmarking, professional development, advocacy and industry news, trends and best practices.
“We constantly seek to partner with associations and other organizations such as ETSA and their National Association members, as well as Universal-Unilink and others that support the expansion, protection and professionalization of the textile services community through networking and sharing best practices that improve safety and increase productivity,” says TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci.
Robert Long, secretary general, ETSA, says, “By strengthening our cooperation and learning from each other, we can add even more value for membership. We can avoid ‘re-inventing the wheel.’ We can benefit mutually from our different transatlantic perspectives, putting both organizations in a better position to promote the interests of textiles services—worldwide.”
TRSA says it has been participating and sharing information with ETSA and its National Associations for the past few years. This agreement formalizes the process and provides TRSA and ETSA members with reciprocal access to industry-specific resources for best practices, research, benchmarking, professional development and training, as well as online and print communications.
Members should contact TRSA or ETSA for access to the www.trsa.org and www.textile-services.eu online resources.
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