Education session details are now available for the 2020 IMPACT conference! From executives to supervisors, hospitality to healthcare, ALM has education and connections to help you and your facility. 

IMPACT not only provides educational programming to improve your efficiency today, but help your operations thrive in the years to come. IMPACT offers multiple Educational Breakouts, Power Sessions, and General Sessions filled with ideas and solutions that work for you.

Find new vendors or suppliers in The Hub (the conference exhibitor area), and share ideas or troubleshoot problems with peers and leaders in the industry. You never know what will spark a new idea for you, and the face-to-face connections you make at IMPACT could have far-reaching effects on your career!

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LaundryMarks is a benchmarking platform specific to laundry processing, and enables all participants to compare their plant to others in aggregate, with filters to dig down to operations most like yours. Best of all, there are no fees for entering data or generating unlimited reports!

• Only have to enter data once per year.
• Harmonized industry definitions for consistency in data reporting.
• Secure, cloud-based platform with no software to install.
• For ALL laundries, including those serving healthcare, hospitality, F&B, industrial workwear or dust control.
• ALM member laundries already have full access and unlimited filtering capabilities!

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American Laundry News recently featured information presented in ALM's September webinar, "The Textile Trap." Textile suppliers are constantly coming out with different fabrics with new construction and properties, but how is a laundry and linen service supposed to choose the right product for its customers and operation? Duane Houvener, national manager of value-added solutions for reusable textile solutions provider American Dawn, discussed just that during the webinar and outlines it in the feature available on the American Laundry News website.

Learn more about Textile Care Services at the spring 2020 Laundry & Linen College, April 20-24, 2020, in Richmond, Kentucky. The Laundry & Linen College is the premier resource for laundry training and education. For over 30 years, the college has provided training in laundry processing and linen distribution and utilization for individuals in the U.S. and abroad. This program is recognized nationally for developing skilled, informed, and accomplished laundry professionals.

The Laundry & Linen College uses interactive, hands-on, class projects in small groups. Students are able to take immediate action in their facilities after the college. Even experienced laundry personnel learn new approaches! Gain lifetime connections with fellow attendees/students. Each class is aided by a course facilitator who has been through the program and is currently working in the field — practical everyday experience meets classroom instructors for the benefit of those attending.

Scholarships are available, but the deadline to apply is Wednesday, Janaury 15, so apply today!

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Mark you calendars for TCATA'S 2020 Annual Management & Educational Conference April 29 - May 2 at The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. Help us celebrate our 100th Anniversary!

The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has named Christy Carper (left) executive director, effective January 9. Carper replaces Becky Miller (right), who has served in the role for five years and who is voluntarily stepping down from the position due to family circumstances requiring more of her time and attention.

Carper is no stranger to IAHTM, having most recently served on the on-site team that managed and produced the organization's 2019 Annual Meeting and Education Conference, which was held in September in Scottsdale, Ariz. Her management experience covers a broad range of positions and businesses, including the satellite and television industry, veterinary medicine, and travel and hospitality.

While Miller is stepping down from her position as executive director, she will remain with IAHTM indeterminately in a consulting role, where she will provide support to upcoming programs including Texcare International (June 19-28) and the 2020 IAHTM Annual Meeting and Education Conference (Sept. 26-29).

IAHTM is a nonprofit membership organization for healthcare laundry cooperatives that provides senior-level textile managers with resources and support to maximize their laundries' efficiencies and control costs without compromising quality or patient focus.

Carper can be reached via email, ccarper@iahtm.com.

Campbell Dodson, co-founder of Lavo Solutions, provided an expert insight article for Vital Threads concerning three separate chemical mixing incidents occurring in a two-week span in November.

The incidents occurred in two restaurants and a nursing home. In each case, staff improperly mixed cleaners, causing evacuations of the locations and sadly, in one instance, the death of an employee. According to reports, the incompatible cleaners produced toxic gases which created hazardous conditions and affected dozens of employees. Click "Learn More" below to read the full article.

If you have information concerning an industry-related topic, we would love to hear from you! Please email Nicole Morris at nmorris@almnet.org with any submissions.

Daniel’s Textile Rental of Cincinnati has installed a new computerized chemical system that uses six chemicals in different amounts for different loads while calculating poundage, cycles and more. It is made by Streets in Chicago and customizes loads by type of textile as well as giving management a helpful dashboard to control costs though internet access.

Daniel's Textile Rental also added two new laundry techs:  Brianna Moore and Karly Kotz for current increased volume. Pictured left to right is Beth Frey, laundry plant supervisor; Karly Kotz and Brianna Moore, laundry technicians; and Mark Heekin, general manager, in front of the new chemical system. Daniel's Textile Rental plans to double their space in March of 2020 and further invest in equipment and people.

The Board of Directors of the EDRO Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Kirejczyk as Managing Director of the company, succeeding the former CEO, Joseph Futcher, who is no longer with the Company. The Company thanks Futcher for his service and wishes him the best for his future. Upon receiving this appointment, Kirejczyk will be leading this third-generation family-owned business into an exciting new chapter of the iconic brand’s history.

“I’m excited about the future opportunities that lie ahead for EDRO and growing and continuing our proud tradition of manufacturing USA-made 'Battleship Quality Laundry Equipment' for years to come,” said Kirejczyk.

Bringing a wealth of knowledge and an array of expertise in the laundry industry to the position, Kirejczyk’s principal goal will be continuing to build a strong foundation for EDRO to facilitate future growth opportunities. This will include expanding the company’s range of commercial washer-extractors, tumbler dryers, and ozone systems into more commercial markets, developing and evolving the product range, improving operations, and reducing overall costs.

“By building on my grandfather’s and family’s legacies, I look forward to leveraging the core values of EDRO’s 73-year history; designing and building high-end quality laundry products at competitive prices, providing unparalleled customer service, and promoting an engaging work environment for our employees for years to come,” Kirejczyk continued.

Kirejczyk’s management team includes four long-serving EDRO employees: Donald Price (materials manager), Kenneth Bridges (electrical engineering manager), Robert Yorski (chief engineer), and David Burnham (sales and marketing manager). The team is highly motivated and fully committed to moving EDRO forward in 2020 and beyond.