Registration is now open for the 2018 IMPACT Conference! We'll be sipping sweet iced tea under the Spanish moss-laden boughs of Savannah. Don't miss out on this premiere event!

Please keep in mind, Savannah's St. Patrick's Day celebration immediately precedes IMPACT, so attendees may not be able to get a hotel room prior to Sunday, March 18, and checking in on that day may involve delays due to revelers checking out. 

Full details about the conference schedule, hotel information and registration fees are available at the IMPACT Conference website!

Did you know your contact hours are listed on ALM's website? So you can easily check to be sure you are up-to-date on maintaining your hard-earned certification! 

Log into ALM's site using your personal username, not your company username. If you don't know your personal username, please contact us and we're happy to help. You may also reset your password if you forgot it.

Once you've signed in, simply click on My Contact Hours under the My Profile section. From there, you may view what contact hours you've earned, submit hours, and print transcripts. If you have any questions, please contact us!

ALM Board member Janice Larson, CLLM, co-authored an article  with Gregory Gicewicz in this month's Infection Control Today (ICT) Magazine titled How Infection Preventionists Can Affect a Hospital's Bottom Line with Effective Linen Strategy.

From vendor selection and linen choices, to linen care and linen management, having an effective strategy provides infection preventionists (IPs) with numerous opportunities to "demonstrate positive, measurable bottom-line value and thereby increase their influence over relevant policy and decision making," according to the article.

American Laundry News recently published an article about laundry employee productivity from a panel of experts, including ALM member Jon Witschy. ALM also has articles concerning laundry employee productivity and much more in our Article Library, with associated quizzes for continuing education credits to maintain your CLLM, RLLD or other industry certifications.

Directa Plus plc (AIM: DCTA), a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce that its Graphene Plus (G+) membrane and G+ printed fabrics have received international certification from Complife Italia Srl (formerly ‘Farcoderm Srl’) (“Complife”), the independent toxicity testing organization, confirming that they do not cause any irritation to human skin.

Christeyns Laundry Technology, LLC is excited to announce the addition of Alexander Golden to its New England team.

Continental Girbau Inc. recently partnered with Hills Commercial Laundry in Anchorage, AK., to provide on-premise laundry equipment throughout Alaska. As a result, the company will represent Continental’s complete line of on-premise washer-extractors, drying tumblers and ironers.

Jensen Group CEO Jesper Munch Jensen has announced the launch of “Jensen Performance Days,” a full week exhibition in Mallorca to showcase the company’s latest innovations and present new solutions for data management and material handling. Planned to take place in the second quarter of 2018, Jensen will not be participating in ExpoDetergo 2018.

Lapauw International recently completed the acquisition of Transferon. Founded in Germany in 1971 by Mr. Peter Zaiser, Transferon has been delivering laundry equipment worldwide for more than 45 years.