USA
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC), a nonprofit organisation that inspects and accredits laundries processing textiles for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities, has named three new accreditation inspectors.
George Huber is manager of laundry and linen services for Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin. He received his Registered Laundry and Linen Director (RLLD) designation from the Association of Linen Management (ALM), American Laundry and Linen College, Eastern Kentucky University, in 2007.
David Ness has over 30 years experience of the laundry and textile industry and is currently director of sales and service for Sterile Surgical Systems, Tumwater, Washington. Formerly with Ecolab for 24 years, he holds a Certified Linen and Laundry Management designation from ALM.
Carl Rau has 40 years experience, most recently with Standard Textile, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was manager of North American laundry markets for eight years. Prior to Standard Textile he held positions with Sodexo for more than 25 years.
