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kathy bowry
Mission steps up to electric vans with XOS
USA
Xos, a leading provider of medium-duty electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and fleet management software, is pleased to announce that it has received a purchase order from Mission Linen Supply, a leading provider of textile care products and services to hospitality, healthcare, and industrial businesses, for 22’ delivery vans.
OCS named as supplier for RM6331 Healthcare Soft Facilities Management Services
UK
Facilities management (FM) service provider, OCS, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) RM6331 Healthcare Soft Facilities Management Services agreement, strengthening its position in the public sector for its FM offering to the healthcare industry. OCS services through the Healthcare Soft FM Framework include linen and laundry in its remit.
Vision and views promised at Swedish TSA conference in May
SWEDEN
The annual meeting of the Swedish Textile Services Association (Sveriges Tvatteriforbund) will take place on 16 May at the Quality Hotel View in Malmo, Sweden in the exciting new district of the city, Hyllie, connecting the city with the countryside.
Texcare Forum Casablanca is a first for Messe Frankfurt
INTERNATIONAL
For the first time, Messe Frankfurt is organising a Texcare Forum in Casablanca, Morocco, thus opening a door to the booming region of North Africa. The forum also serves as a prelude to the leading global trade fair for textile care – Texcare International – in Frankfurt am Main in November.
CleanEx 2024 under starter’s orders at Ascot in April
UK
CleanEx2 2024 – the only UK exhibition dedicated to the laundry, drycleaning and textile care industry – will open its doors at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, on Sunday, 28 April and Monday, 29 April. CleanEx encompasses every facet of the industry and since its inception in 2012 the biennial event has grown enormously, said the organiser. New equipment and solutions will be launched, along with machinery demonstrations – in fact everything from solvents to the biggest industrial washers can be seen and compared, said organiser MegEvents.
Public scrutiny: ETSA and TSA launch Laundry Open Week to highlight potential career paths
UK/INTERNATIONAL
In an effort to boost recruitment and demonstrate that a career in the textile care industry is something to aspire to, the UK Textile Services Association (TSA) has united with the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) and others to throw open the doors of commercial laundries to the public. The aim? To demonstrate and promote careers in textile services. The method? Commercial laundry sites across the UK will allow visitors access inside their premises on specified days between March 11- 15 March, where they can see and discuss the range of careers available in this growing sector.