ALEXANDRIA, Va. — TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility services, says that 40 awards and accolades are to be given to members for going above the call of duty in 2021-2022.
“It was humbling to see the abundance of nominations that were submitted to be recognized by our association,” says Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “I am very excited for some of our members to be recognized for all of their hard work.”
TRSA Industry Awards will be presented at a dinner at the Legislative Conference, March 30-31, at Westin Alexandria Old Town.
TRSA BEST PLANT OF THE YEAR
The Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services facility in Linden, New Jersey, will be honored as the 2022 winner of the TRSA Best Plant of the Year award.
Opened in 2016, the 67,000-square-foot facility employs about 200 full-time equivalent employees, producing nearly 140,000 laundry pounds, serving 26 to 28 routes, operating seven days a week.
The Hygienically Clean Healthcare certified operation uses a variety of indicators to measure performance: profitability, energy use (1441 Btu/pound), turnover (53%), safety (4.1% days away, job restriction, transfer rate [DART]) and the heavily tracked pounds per operator hour (POH, 213), calculated by using clean pounds shipped divided by total production hours, excluding maintenance and drivers.
Customer satisfaction is ensured through daily and weekly activities including data analytics, rounds with end users, surveys, quality fulfillment rate review and educational initiatives. Maintenance hours are 22% reactive and 78% preventive.
ABOVE AND BEYOND SERVICE AWARD
- The executive team of Halifax Linen Service, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
- Scot Marsh, district manager at Max I. Walker Uniform Rental in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Mace Lenhart, sales representative at Medline Industries in Northfield, Illinois.
- Jim Stiles, regional sales manager at LAVATEC Laundry Technology in Huntsville, Alabama.
- Rick Woods, regional manager at Gurtler Industries in Independence, Missouri.
- Mark Simoneau, director of technical support at Foltex USA in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Arnaud Henrard, founding partner at Foltex USA in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Foltex USA in Columbia, South Carolina, was recognized as a company.
- LineMaster in Vero Beach, Florida, was recognized as a company.
- UNX Industries in Greenville, North Carolina, was recognized as a company.
CLEAN GREEN INNOVATION AWARD
- Aramark Uniforms Services headquartered in Burbank, California.
- Brady Linen/Pure Star in Las Vegas.
- Cintas Corp. headquartered in Cincinnati.
- Millers Textile in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
- New System Laundry in Portland, Oregon.
- Sitex Corp. in Henderson, Kentucky.
- Kemco Systems in Clearwater, Florida.
- Ecolab Textile Care in St. Paul, Minnesota.
COMPANY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
- ImageFirst of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with special honors to Jamee Niles, vice president of human resources.
DIVERSITY RECOGNITION AWARD
- Emeka Okeani, CEO of Shared Hospital Services in Nashville.
- Aramark Uniform Services headquartered in Burbank, California.
SAFETRSA SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Recognized individuals:
- Jay Addis, American safety and production leader at Alsco Inc. in Salt Lake City.
- Hector Durand, safety and health manager at Prudential Overall Supply in Irvine, California.
Honored operations:
- HandCraft Services in Richmond, Virginia.
- Logan’s Uniform Services in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
- PureStar Group in Las Vegas.
- Superior Linen Service in Springdale, Arkansas.
- UnifFirst Corp. in Owensboro, Kentucky.
VIDEO AWARD
- ARCO Murray Design Build in Chicago.
- Century Linen & Uniform in Gloversville, New York.
- Colmac Industries in Colville, Washington.
- HandCraft Services in Richmond, Virginia.
- Huebsch Services in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
- Infinite Laundry in Coral Springs, Florida.
- NDC Mats in Middlesex, New Jersey.
- Performance Matters in West Columbia, South Carolina.
- R.W. Martin Co. in Kent, Ohio.
- Service Uniform in San Antonio.
- Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services in Elmsford, New York.
The TRSA Awards recognize individuals and companies for the exceptional care and effort that is put into their operations, both routine and unaccustomed.
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