ALM's revolutionary benchmarking platform, LaundryMarks^TM, now has reporting available ... but what should you do with the insightful information? Where should you take action? Learn how to compare your operational data to other similar laundries, and build support for operational changes and investments based on the data that backs it up.

Register now for the next ALM webinar, Putting Benchmark Data to Work, with Chip Malboeuf, on Thursday, July 23, at 2 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind, you are allowed an unlimited number of participants at your location for the same low price!

ALM webinar registrations start at $49.95. Participants will earn 1 laundry/linen contact hour for this session.

Why should you invest in ALM's CLLM Online learning? Because it delivers a fast-paced, interactive approach to in-depth, cost-effective laundry management education. From individual courses, to full certification, ALM eLearning is available at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere.

CLLM content online brings the information to life, allowing students to visualize and apply concepts, illustrating the most important points through animation and activitie to help comprehension and retention more effectively than standard book studies.

Full details, associated costs, and registration links are available at ALMnet.org/CLLM.

Employment is taking a severe hit due to COVID-19; however, many healthcare laundries are finding themselves in need of more staff, given the increased demands on hospitals. If you are a laundry with available positions, please post job details in the ALM Career Center! The ALM Career Center allows anyone to search available openings or résumés and subscribe to updates, and ALM members may submit openings and upload their résumés for free.

Did you know ALM Vendor Members share their new products and services in the ALM Vendor Showcase? And now, you can subscribe to updates so you are always notified about the new solutions you need!

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, ALM has received Vendor Showcase submissions from Cupron, Ecolab, Edro Corp., Energenics, Garnier-Thiebaut, Girbau, Gurtler, Leonard Automatics, and Monarch Brands. If you're an ALM vendor member, don't miss out on the fantastic member benefit! Send your press releases to Nicole Morris at nmorris@almnet.org and get your products seen!

The Clean Show 2021 is now accepting booth space contracts from all 2019 exhibitors. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Sales will open this fall to all other companies interested in exhibiting.

All exhibitor information can be found on The Clean Show’s website. With the online Exhibitor Prospectus, interested exhibitors can view the floorplan, select sponsorship opportunities for additional exposure, explore rules and regulations, and download the contract.

Clean 2019 attracted more than 11,000 total industry professionals and 452 exhibiting companies. The event was a huge success, garnering rave reviews and making it to #84 on Trade Show News Network’s list of The Top 250 Tradeshows in the US.

Recognized as North America’s largest exposition for laundering, dry-cleaning, textile care services, supplies, and equipment, The Clean Show attracts store owners, plant operators, technicians, institutional laundry managers, distributors, consultants, buyers, and other industry professionals to see the newest and most technologically advanced products the industry has to offer. In addition to exhibits, the show offers educational seminars on the latest technology, business management, sustainability, and more.

The Clean Show is organized in collaboration with five industry-leading associations: Association for Linen Management (ALM), Coin Laundry Association (CLA), Dry-cleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA), and Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA).

Tor Lund, CEO of MIP, Inc., has announced that a long-term distribution agreement between the two organizations will come to an end as of August 31, 2020.

“After many years of distribution partnership with Encompass, we are excited to work directly with Laundries, Acute Care and Senior Living systems across the US. Working directly with MIP will provide our partners (or customers) with many advantages; direct access to MIP experts, fast response times and the opportunity to work with the MIP team to find the right solutions for their needs," said Lund. "As we are rapidly expanding our team in the U.S., we will bring on board more industry experts that share our passion for excellent customer care and who role model our values on a daily basis. We thank Encompass for their support and advocacy of the MIP brand for the last 19 years.”

Vice President, USA Business Unit Mark Mann adds his personal thanks to the many past and present good people at Encompass for their years of support of MIP products.

MIP, Inc. is a world-wide leader in innovative reusable healthcare textiles and solutions such as FUSION underpads, Perpetua Thermal Spreads, SOLUS patient gowns and PPE products.If you would like more information on this topic, please call Mark Mann at 210-658-7318 or email at mmann@mip.ca.

For the seventh consecutive year, Ecolab Inc. is ranked within the top 10 on Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, which recognizes leading U.S. public companies for their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Ecolab ranks seventh on the 2020 Best Corporate Citizens list.

“Our 45,000 associates work every day to make the world cleaner, safer and healthier,” said Ecolab Chairman and CEO Douglas M. Baker Jr. “We’re honored to be recognized for our commitment to corporate responsibility within our own operations and our work to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals.”

CR Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list ranks companies on the Russell 1000 Index based on an assessment of 141 environmental, social and governance factors across eight categories: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance.

“Achieving the transformational targets in the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals in this decade means we need all companies to embed ESG issues into their business,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL Media, publisher of CR Magazine. “The best corporate citizens of 2020 are demonstrating how transparency, ambitious goals, robust strategies and accounting for all stakeholders builds business and social value.”

For more information about CR Magazine’s 2020 list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens, visit www.100best.3blmedia.com/.