About the towels, we forgive you. Absorbing Tales of Borrowed Towels

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Everyone in the hotel and motel business has seen linen supply decline at one time or another. Towels and bathmats, etc., tend to mysteriously disappear, following guests home after visits. Estimates are that one in five Americans has pinched a hotel towel. In fact, Holiday Inn Hotels estimates a loss of 560,000 towels a year.

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Living Large – Laundry Aboard The Queen Mary II

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Standing as tall as a 23-story building and weighing 151,400 gross tons, the new Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is the Cunard Line’s largest vessel and the world’s largest ship. Building began on this majestic lady in January 2002 and $800 million dollars later she was launched from the shipyard on January 2004. The QM2 sports 10 dining venues, a 20,000 square foot spa, five pools, a child care facility, 14 bars and lounges and other posh accommodations to keep her voyagers busy at sea.

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The Lucky Ones - Working In Sevier County Sheriff Dept’s Newly Equipped Laundry

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SEVIERVILLE, TN. -- The lucky few inmates chosen to work in the prison’s laundry at Sevier County Sheriff’s Department in Sevierville, Tennessee are part of the facilities new money-saving operation.

“We didn’t realize our new laundry equipment would save us money but the new machines have made us much more efficient,” said Paul Lintner the sheriff department’s manager of food service and laundry. Until two years ago the facility was relying on four top load washers and two home-style dryers to keep pace with more than 400 pounds of soiled laundry every day.

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Keeping It All In The Family Pays Off For Resort Services, Inc.

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BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Located on 20 acres, replete with Spanish moss drifting off tree branches and sprinkled liberally with Southern hospitality, Resort Services, Inc. stands as a showcase for the American work ethic combined with strong family values. Begun by Jerry Reeves III in 1973, the company had Spartan beginnings. A 100 X 150 foot building on 4 acres contained three washer extractors, six dryers, one flatwork ironer, a 100 hp boiler and a delivery truck…mostly “pre-owned” equipment.

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