Business View Magazine - September 2015

86 Business View - September 2015 Business View - September 2015 87 Healthcare Healthcare forming the company to keep up with current trends, Jenkins gives most of the credit to Ed Jr. “He was really a very forward-thinking person. He always stayed in- volved in industry groups and tried to stay up on what was coming,” she says. For example, early on, Ed saw the impact that computers would have on business, but no one was writing software specific to his indus- try, so he learned to program computers, himself, cre- ating, developing, and later marketing computer soft- ware for the industrial linen industry. “If you ever had the opportunity to talk to him, you always walked away learning something,” says Jenkins. “He was a great mentor.” Ed passed away, last year, at age 93. In the early 1990s, OSHA (the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration) came out with its blood-born pathogen standards, which prohibited medical personnel from taking their uniforms home, requiring them to send them out for cleaning. “That’s really when our medical garments started to grow,” says Jenkins, “because we were out in the field, talk- ing to the doctors and facilities we were already servic- ing for their patient gowns and their towels, and such, and we found out that a lot of female employees didn’t want hospital whites and blues and greens. So we of- fered them a full range of really colorful scrubs and warm-ups, and our business really took off. And the manufacturers were manufacturing all of these nice, colorful garments so we had no problem getting them. And we still do that today.” Jenkins continues recounting the company’s prog- ress: “In 2005, we decided that we really wanted to get deeper into the ‘retail medical.’ We added 28,000 square feet of space to our current facility and we started working on remodeling our plant, separating Since 1924 Liniform Service has been a family owned and operated business in Northeastern Ohio. They have always operated with the same core values of Loyalty, Commitment, Quality, Excellence, Truth, and Honesty. In a world with economic uncertainty, it is nice to have a company with integrity that you can depend on. Liniform Service specializes in offering custom solutions for linens, uniforms, mops and mats, and rest room supplies. Providing these services for all types of businesses from hotels and restaurants to medical facilities. Liniform Service's policy of building long term relationships with their vendors and customers, by not only being a business partner, but also by helping vendors and customers to reduce cost and improve productivity has separated them from many companies. Liniform Service is an Accredited Laundry by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council. They are committed to protecting our environment by taking initiatives in reducing energy consumption and cutting carbon emissions. They are a TEC Certified Green Facility. Liniform Service believes in a culture where their employees can succeed and are committed to one another. Liniform Service exhibits this by promoting employees from within their company. Current President, Bertha Jenkins, started with the company many years ago by ironing napkins. If you are looking for a business you can trust, think “Integrity”, think Liniform Service. For all the reasons above and many more, we at United Textile Distribution are proud to be associated with and have Liniform Service as a customer. 350 Shipwash Drive, Garner, NC 27529 Ph: 800-262-7624 | Fax: 919-779-6065 www.unitedtextiledistribution.com