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Frequently Asked Questions
There are typically four market types:
Healthcare, both acute and non-acute
- Acute: Hospitals, other acute care, long-term care facilities where patients stay overnight. Commercial Laundries typically clean bed linen and garments as well as other products.
- Non-Acute: Surgery centers, urgent care, labs, medical offices, other ambulatory care facilities where patients receive same-day services. Commercial Laundries typically clean bed linen and garments as well as other products.
Restaurants or food and beverage
Business locations where F&B is consumed, mostly restaurants and other foodservice outlets; organizations that serve F&B remotely, such as caterers and contract foodservice. Commercial Laundries typically clean table linen and garments as well as other products.
Hotels or hospitality
Hotels, other lodging where guests stay overnight. Commercial Laundries typically clean bed linen as well as other products.
Business/Services
All other types of businesses besides F&B, Healthcare, Hospitality and Outpatient Medical, such as other service and retail industries, manufacturing, government. Commercial Laundries typically clean uniforms and dust control as well as other products
Mops, mats & more
Product and services that support facilities with dust control solutions for businesses, from mops and mats to soaps and sanitizers.
Some laundries specialize in one specific market type, others cover multiple types.
There are over 200 linen, uniform and facility services companies operating over 1,200 plants listed in the directory. All of these plants are members of TRSA, the trade association that represents commercial laundries across the US, Canada and other parts of the world. TRSA’s members are responsible for 90% of the industry’s TRSA’s member are responsible for 90% of the industry’s revenue.
TRSA members serve all industries. They collaborate to improve the industry’s service to key market types:
- 71% Healthcare
- 65% Restaurants/hotels
- 62% Business/Services (all other industries)
The 2 TRSA certifications are:
Hygienically Clean certifications recognize linen, uniform and facility services companies’ commitment to cleanliness through laundry plant inspection and third-party, quantified biological testing. The certification process verifies plant processes used in these facilities meet appropriate hygienically clean standards and best management practices (BMPs) across all laundry customer market segments.
Clean Green certified linen, uniform and facility services operations meet quality standards for effectiveness in conserving resources and minimizing environmental impact. Customers that use Clean Green certified companies to supply, launder and maintain linens, uniforms, mats and other reusable textiles can be assured that their provider maximizes sustainable practices.
Only active TRSA members are listed in the directory. If a laundry near you, or a laundry that you run, is not listed, you may contact membership@TRSA.org to apply. Click here to learn about the benefits of membership.
A commercial laundry is a facility that offers textile cleaning and/or textile management services. Textile can range from napkins, tablecloths, sheets, scrubs, labcoats, uniforms, door mats, shop towels and more.
- Better productivity - Using a commercial laundry service can increase the productivity of your company by as much as 80%.
- Savings - Outsourcing offers both time and cost savings.
- Favorable impact on the environment – By delegating the laundry to a professional helps the natural environment by saving water and electricity with commercial equipment.
- Better quality - Professional laundry machines offer better and more consistent cleaning.
- Meeting cleanliness standards – Professional laundry services hold higher industry standards above home washing or on-premise laundries
When evaluating a commercial laundry, click here for some factors to consider.
Many laundries offer additional products like mats, mops, aprons, cleaning supplies, first aid kits, shop towels and much more. Ask your commercial laundry what additional products and services they offer.