United States
TRSA, the Linen, Uniform and Facility Services Association, is hosting its opening conference for workwear and facility services at the Embassy Suites O-Hare-Rosemont in Rosemont, Ilinois, from September 22-23.
The personal event offers the opportunity to network, learn and share with business and management colleagues who offer business, manufacturing, food processing, manufacturing and other businesses uniforms, work clothes, clothing and facility services. The conference combines general sessions and interactive panels to exchange best practices, emerging issues and innovations.
Participants immediately acquire applicable knowledge, skills, strategies and tactics to improve their understanding and knowledge of the processing, service and management of workwear and facilities.
The conference will begin with a panel discussion on Covid-19 and plant operations that will provide insight into changes in the production and labor markets for national unified service chains and their perspectives on the effects of the Coronavirus on Covid-19 plant operations in terms of hygiene, delivery of Facility services products and more. The following panelists will participate:
- Jim Buik, TRSA Chairman and President, Roscoe Co., will be the moderator
- Bill Ross, Senior Vice President of UniFirst Corp.
- Stefan Schurter, Senior Vice President, Clean Room Service, Prudential Overall Supply
- Art Wake, President, Uniform Services, Aramark Uniforms and Apparel
Conference speakers and moderators are experts from the linen, uniform and facility service industries. You will identify a wide range of everyday activities associated with the operation and profitability of laundries. Benefit from their expertise on the following topics that will improve your business:
- Increase sales per stop
- Redirected relationships
- Warehouse management
- Who has the highest productivity?
- Network reception
The conference ends with a first-hand look at the works of Roscoe Co. and UniFirst Corp. These tours and subsequent debriefings explain how their business philosophy and use of the latest technology affect operations.
Individuals who have received the TRSA Certified Professional Laundry Manager (CPLM) award can receive 12 credit hours for recertification by attending the Inaugural Workwear and Facility Services Conference training sessions and factory tours.
Early bird discounts are possible until August 14th. Further information (brochure, agenda and registration instructions) can be found at www.trsa.org/workwear.
