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McGruder signs on as project manager at Lavatec
USA
Michael McGruder is the new Project Manager at Lavatec. Based in Cincinnati, he has more than 30 years of design, manufacturing, project engineering and project management experience. He is responsible for project planning and equipment installation and reports to Eric Mueller, Lavatec’s vice president of engineering.
Industrial laundry consultancy launches to address ‘undervalued operational resources’
USA
For more than 35 years, Doug Story made his mark working with customers worldwide in the industrial laundry and institutional cleaning business and showing them how to make the washroom side of their operations more efficient. After serving in various capacities – ranging from an R&D chemist to a division president – he has now opened MorgenBrooke, LLC, a North Carolina-based group consultancy.
About the Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM)
UK
The Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) professional association was founded in 1951 to bring laundry managers together. Specialists in linen services to healthcare SHLSLM can offer sound practical advice on the many aspects of linen service management and the textiles industry.
Hospital linen managers hear data and analytics are key to linen security
UK
The annual Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) Forum took place on 28 September in Stratford-upon-Avon, where attendees witnessed a variety of presentations and debated the workings of NHS laundry management from take up of RFID and automatic uniform dispensers, smart productivity solutions through to procurement protocols.
Textile care workers charity brings hope to many
UK
The annual Society of Hospital Linen Suppliers and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) forum is a key event for NHS and commercial laundry and linen services professionals.
At the recent forum in Stratford-upon-Avon, Anna Pangbourne, chief executive at the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT) highlighted the charity’s financial support for families who work in the British fashion and textile sector – this includes laundry sector employees. Anna Pangbourne is pictured, centre, with Stuart Boyd, left, and SHLSLM’s Sam McKay
Hospital linen managers forum gets under way in Stratford-upon-Avon
UK
The annual Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) Forum is now under way, 28 September, in Stratford-upon-Avon. The SHLSLM annual professional development forum is a key event for NHS and commercial laundry and linen services professionals, hotel services and facilities managers involved in linen services as well as a wide range of allied traders.
Hospital linen managers stage forum in Stratford-upon-Avon
UK
Thursday 28 September in Stratford-Upon-Avon is the date for the annual Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) fFrum. The SHLSLM annual professional development forum is a key event for NHS and commercial laundry and linen services professionals, hotel services and facilities managers involved in linen services as well as a wide range of allied traders.
TSA on track for autumn
David Stevens, CEO of the Textile Services Association (TSA) has just released his post-summer update on the upcoming activities of the Association. Lamenting the passing of a rather damp summer, he said: “During the summer I kept saying ‘we will do that in the autumn’, well it’s definitely looking like a busy one.
Make room for total hygiene
Cleanroom technology is advancing fast and so is public concern about sanitisation. Maybe it is time to make room for a dedicated super-hygienic space
Aussies and Kiwis go into bat on a good wicket
The Australia and New Zealand textile care markets are set for growth this year as they keep their eyes on the ball, playing on a level pitch with plenty of bounce. Eugene Gerden reports