FabricareCanada JULY/AUGUST 2014 – VOLUME 58, NO. 4
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K-Bro Linen Systems: Big, and Still Growing! This 100-million-kilogram-per-year linen company has just opened a new plant in Edmonton that sets the standard for plants everywhere. By Becca Anderson
Not your everyday laundromat Sooke Laundry in BC set out to be the opposite of all the things people don’t like in a laundromat, and succeeded. By Samantha Tkachuk
Wireless Monitoring in an OPL The Lodge at Broadmead on Vancouver Island is pioneering the use of remote monitoring in a care-giving setting. By Becca Anderson
Yummi Café Laundromat is full of Surprises If you think putting ‘Yummi’ and ‘Laundromat’ in the same title is crazy, you haven’t visited this Toronto hot spot. By Marcia Todd
OFA/ECLDA Conference OFA and ECLDA have joined together, and their conference in June was packed with great information and challenging speakers. By Samantha Tkachuk
It’s what you don’t know that counts Before you insist that your mechanic fine-tune your laundry programs, be sure you really know what you’re asking. By Kevin Marois
Are your wheels insured properly? Insurance for commercial vehicles is not a set-it-and-forget-it item on your checklist. Be sure you’re covered properly. By Jason Wiesner
Fabricare: The Global Picture What is happening around the world in the fabricare industry, and what is the outlook for the future? By Martin Saxton
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ON OUR COVER
The new K-Bro plant in Edmonton has an entire room just for tunnel dryers, and lots of other worker-friendly aspects.
Cover photo by Merle Prosofsky Photography Ltd.
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