TRADE ASSOCIATION NEWS UK
TSA autumn conference promises to deliver a business powerhouse event
From building business to mental health in the workplace, subjects addressed at the upcoming Textile Services Association (TSA) autumn conference, 21-22 October at St George’s Park Hilton, Burton-On-Trent. The format will be similar to previous years but with a slightly tweaked format, with various ‘Learning Sessions’ to kick start the event on the afternoon of the first day (21 October).
promise to deliver an event that is a lot more than ‘more business as usual’. This approach is underlined by the hiring of the closing keynote speaker, Linda Plant. ‘No nonsense business advice’ is Plant’s trademark.
The venue, once again, is the home of football, St George’s Park, Burton- on-Trent, and, following feedback from last year’s event, the format for 2025 conference has been tweaked. Consequently, following a 2pm kick off on Tuesday 21 October, it sees a series of training sessions, covering topics such as mental health, sustainability and ‘what happens when things go wrong’, which investigates difficult areas such as handling personal injury claims and gross negligence prosecutions.
The second day of the conference, on Wednesday 22 October, features three keynote addresses.
Alongside the high-profile keynote addresses there will be a series of important industry presentations. Staff
LINDA PLANTE: A no nonsense approach
and skills shortages will be part of the ‘challenges and opportunities of employment’ talk.
Following the success of the launch of the TSA’s GLARE platform, there will be an update on the initiative which helps members calculate embodied carbon figures – an increasingly important requirement for tenders.
Other updates include the latest news on Laundry Open Week and a progress report on the Infinite Textiles recycling scheme, along with discussion of the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on textiles.
In other TSA news…
TSA has launched a new code of practice covering fire safety management for commercial laundries. The code of practice aims to help show laundry operators the most important aspects of fire risks in laundries and highlight ways to minimise them.
Although laundries maintain strong safety records, the combination of heat, combustible materials and chemicals requires careful management to prevent fires. While the code of practice sheds light on some of the generic requirements on fire safety, it also covers laundry-specific measures, with references to TSA’s good practice guidance documents.
Read more here: https://www.
laundryandcleaningnews.com/ news/tsa-fights-laundry-fire-risk- with-safety-code-of-practice/
The TSA has been partnering in a project to establish an ISO standard method of measuring levels of microplastics shed from textile products. The overall aim of the project is to help benchmark these textile products, allowing end-users to make well-informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, water companies and authorities will be able to use this standard method to quantify and control effluent management services.
NORTH AMERICA TRSA 14th Healthcare Conference
TRSA, the association for linen, uniform, and facility services in North America, has officially announced the agenda for its 14th Annual Healthcare Conference, 19-20 November at the Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts.
The conference will open with a keynote address by futurist and former chief economist Shawn DuBravac, who will examine how rapid innovation and digital transformation are revolutionising both healthcare and commercial laundries.
New this year is the Best of Healthcare Showcase, celebrating impactful ideas and innovations from TRSA operator members and supplier partners.
The event will wrap up with a plant tour of Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services in Lawrence, MA, offering attendees a firsthand look at advanced operations and best practices in healthcare laundry processing.
For more information and to register, visit
TRSA.org/healthcare.
TSA has worked on the project in collaboration with partner laundry trade associations and a wide range of stakeholders in Europe and America, Shyju Skariah, director of programmes and projects at the TSA, is the current chair of the European and International Standards Working Group of the European Textile Services Association and has been taking a lead role in the project.
Read more here… https://www.
laundryandcleaningnews.com/ news/tsa-says-iso-test-method- may-be-key-to-benchmark- microplastic-measurement-in- laundry/
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