NORTH AMERICA
During the TRSA Industry Awards Dinner, the association honored industry experts in 39 categories in 2020. The winners had to forego formal acceptance of their awards last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards ceremony on March 24th was a hybrid live / online event with multiple winners receiving their awards through recorded video presentations. The event began with an online welcome message from TRSA Chairman Noël Richardson, Shasta Linen Supply, Sacramento, California. Joseph Ricci, President and CEO of TRSA, and Vice Presidents Tom Newell and Kevin Schwalb, along with several other moderators from the association, announced the awards in the following categories:
Company Community Service: Health Mats Co, Chester, Pennsylvania; Bates Troy Inc., Binghamton, New York; Rentwear Inc., North Canton, Ohio; Unitex Healthcare Laundry Service, Elmsford, New York; and ARCO / Murray, Downers Grove, Illinois.
· Beyond Service: American Laundry Systems, Derry, New Hampshire; Alsco Inc, Salt Lake City; United Laundry Services, Honolulu; and Foltex USA, Irmo, South Carolina.
· Clean Green Innovation: Arrow Linen Supply Co., Garden City, New York; PureStar Group, Las Vegas; and City Laundering Co, Oelwein, Iowa.
· Diversity Recognition: Morgan Services, Buffalo, New York; PureStar Group, Las Vegas; and Angelica, Oakbrook Terrace, Illionois
· SafeTRSA Safety Excellence: Cooperative Laundry, Kearny, New Jersey; Ecolab Textile Care, St. Paul, Minnesota; Logan's Uniform, Shelbyville, Kentucky; UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, Massachusetts; NOVO Health Services, Atlanta; Meese, Ashtabula, Ohio; and, Current Laundry, Baltimore
Further price categories:
· Volunteer Tour: Lynn Moreau, Healthcare Handcrafted Bedding and Uniform Specialist, Richmond, Virginia.
· Best Plants of the Year: Ecotex Healthcare Linen Services, Kelowna, BC, Canada; Dry Care Services, Rochester, Minnesota.
A video of the award ceremony will soon be available free of charge through the TRSA On Demand Learning Center at www.trsa.org/ondemand.
