Bruce has more than 30 years of laundry and linen service industry experience as both a consultant and corporate operations executive, including 14 years focused on operations management and industrial engineering. Prior to joining Turn-Key, he served as Vice President of Operations for Aramark Corporation, and as Director of Corporate Engineering Services for National Linen Service. Bruce has extensive experience in textile rental operations, implementing consulting, process improvement, project management and preventive maintenance. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and has successfully completed an ISO9000 Lead Assessor certification program. Bruce holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Geneva College.

Senior Production Specialist

Jack has over twenty years of operations management experience in the laundry industry. His expertise includes production scheduling, inventory control and tracking, preventive maintenance, statistical process control, production methods and standards, process improvement, and project management. Before joining Turn-Key, Jack was an Operations Manager with Rental Uniform Service and Aramark. Jack also draws on experience from the steel industry where he worked as an operator, foreman, Quality Manager, and Plant Manager for E. F. Hauserman and Cleveland Metal Products. He has been an instructor at the TRSA/UTSA Production Management Institute since 2006.

Senior Vice President

David has more than two decades of professional experience in the textile rental industry as the former Vice President and later President of Consolidated Laundry Machinery Co. of Los Angeles, California, a former Director of the Uniform and Textile Services Association, and most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of F-MATIC, Inc. of Lehi, Utah. David is two-time past Chairman of the UTSA Plant Operations Committee, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Western Textile Services Association, and a long-time instructor at the industry’s Production Management Institute (PMI) and Managing Maintenance Institute (MMI). During his tenure at the UTSA, he led the Plant Operations, Customer Service, and Information Technology (IT) Committees. His specialties include sales and marketing, management, customer service, plant operations, equipment specification, plant layout, technology, route sales enhancement, and helping to build and motivate successful teams.

By Ed Kwasnick ~ “In June’s Textile Rental, I wrote an article titled ‘Lean Six Sigma – Declare All-Out War on Waste.’  It introduced readers to Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and provided important background on fundamentals, methodology, and benefits. The goal was to present a broad overview of LSS and provide answers to the following question, ‘What is it and how does it work?’”

Click HERE to read the rest of this article where we share actual results from two different operations where we have implemented LSS. Call us if you would like to learn more at (434) 227-2613.

‘Going Green’ was a major topic at this year’s Clean Show in New Orleans. It has been a focus at all levels of our government for the past two decades as well as being a global issue for world leaders. In our own industry, we have seen the efforts to protect our environment championed by chemical companies, equipment manufacturers, material suppliers, service providers, and others. The end users of textile rental services are demanding environmentally friendly products and services as they cater to their own customers’ demands.

So, we want to know where do you stand on ‘Going Green’? Do you support Green efforts? If not, why? What efforts have you made in your business to address the issue? What would you do to Go Green if you’re not already?

We would like to hear from you in this blog regarding what is one of the most common topics of conversation in our trade magazines, conventions, and international news (aside from the economy). Let us know how you feel about the Going Green Movement.

Our company recently went through a four-month training process to become Lean Six Sigma certified. When I tell people about the process, I always begin with the question, “Do you know what lean Six Sigma is?” Here are some recent answers.

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June 2009 Textile Rental article by Ed Kwasnick

There will be nearly 400 exhibitors at Clean ’09.  There will also be 43 hours of classroom education available during the 4-day event, including a session with our own Ed Kwasnick (Green Conspiracy: Saving the Environment AND the Bottom Line, 6/18/09 @ 8 am).  We would like to know, with all this to experience…

• Why are you going this year? or,
• Why aren’t you going this year?
• How could the event be more valuable to you in the future?

Please share your ideas and opinions with us.  We will follow up after the Clean Show with comments on the poll results and our experience in New Orleans.  We hope to stir some good conversation about the industry’s biggest event and what the future may hold.

We look forward to hearing from you. If you are going to Clean ’09, make sure to visit our booth (#3007)!

It’s amazing how small improvements can add up to big savings.  But what’s even more amazing is how many companies don’t embrace process improvement as an important part of their corporate strategy.  These are tumultuous times and companies that continue to improve will not only survive, they will thrive.

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January 2009 Textile Rental article by Ed Kwasnick

All indicators show that the fast approaching storm is here.  Capital spending has been slashed.  Revenues are down.  Workers are being laid off.  And experts say it will get worse before it gets better.

So what are you doing about it?  How do you plan to weather the storm?

• By increasing your sales and marketing effort?
• Diversifying your business?
• Reducing operating costs?

Let us know what you think.

If you have ideas that may help others, feel free to share them.  If you have questions that need answers, ask them.  Feel free to post your comments here on our blog.

March 2008  Industrial Launderer    Article by Ken Koepper