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Members of the laundry and linen industry who wish to attain CLLM Certification are invited to take part in a collaborative path to earn their certification in the first quarter of 2022. The Enhanced CLLM Program is a guided approach at completing the Online CLLM.

If you are not currently enrolled in the Online CLLM, you must do so prior to the start of the Enhanced CLLM Program. If you are already enrolled, you can add the Enhanced CLLM Program to your training toolbelt!

The Zoom meetings will be coordinated by ALM at 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET each week, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 2, and will include one subject matter expert during each meeting.

Don't miss out on this limited-time opportunity.

Registration for attendee and exhibitor badges will open in the coming weeks. Current ALM members may attend for only $119, while the non-member price is $149, and prices will increase on-site.

Also, housing for The Clean Show is currently open. Connections Housing is the official hotel provider for Clean 2022, offering special amenities and discounted room rates at a various hotels near the Georgia World Congress Center. Please be vigilant of fraudulent companies offering housing and report any suspicious activity to cleanshow@usa.messefrankfurt.com. Book your room via the ALM reservation link.

ImageFIRST recently announced the acquisition of Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen, headquartered in Greater Portland, Maine, with a service center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen was originally established in 1944 and has become the premier provider of hospitality linen and uniform services in Northern New England. This acquisition does not include Pratt Abbott Retail’s dry-cleaning and home delivery. New and existing ImageFIRST customers and Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen customers in this area will be served by these facilities, creating greater processing capacities and job opportunities in the region. Existing leadership and employees will be retained as part of the transaction.

Northwest Center Services (NWCS) has announced the sale of the private sector assets of Puget Sound Laundry Services (PSLS) to ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists. Founded as a division of Northwest Center, PSLS has served government and commercial customers in the Puget Sound region since 1994. 

“We’re grateful that this sale will allow the commercial customers of Puget Sound Laundry Services to receive the highest quality laundry services from ImageFIRST, while positioning Northwest Center to expand our mission of inclusion into more parts of the country,” says NWC President & CEO Gene Boes. “With the supportive and visionary leadership of SourceAmerica, we hope that this sale serves as a catalyst for the growth of both our organizations. We commend ImageFIRST for serving both as a champion for the message of inclusion, and recognizing the strategic, workplace culture and profit margin benefits that inclusion can bring to the corporate sector.”

Streamline Solutions is proud to announce that Jennifer Nelson will be joining the company as their national sales executive. She will be working with existing and potential laundry accounts throughout the United States with their needs in plastic bag type products and services. With her many years as a nurse, as well as her background in sales and product training, Jennifer brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to the table for Streamline Solutions and their customers.

All our best wishes (and a little envy) to Wilma Johnston, RLLD, who recently retired from Maple Springs Laundry after serving 10 years as customer relations manager. Joe Imperial, formerly with Mission Hospital Laundry Asheville, N.C., will be taking over her responsibilities.

Enjoy retirement, Wilma!