Airing Dirty Laundry: The Weirdest Things We’ve Found in Your Linens
You must know the feeling. You’re unloading the dryer and when you get to the bottom of it all and everything is nice and folded, there’s something unexpected lying in the drum. Usually, it’s money: [...]
Protect Your Floor, Protect Yourself
Businesses today are faced with a dilemma regarding proper floor protection, especially since costs associated with protecting floors have, like other costs, risen in recent years. However, several issues can present themselves by not having [...]
Meet The Miller’s. And The Hager’s.
At a minimum, it takes someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, a good idea, and determination to start a business from scratch. But take that someone, and pair him or her up with a spouse with [...]
Safety First = Service First
“Service may be our last name, but it is our first priority.” This is the Miller’s Textile Services’ motto. But just saying it doesn’t make it so. There are many “behind-the-scenes” factors that contribute to [...]
Here’s What’s Trending in the Textile Service Business
What’s in a dinner napkin? These days, more than you might think. It’s always tempting to think of the industry we share as a place more characterized by sameness than change. While there’s some truth [...]
Onboarding Employees
Thoughts from the HR Front Lines It used to be known as employee orientation. Not a biggie, right? Some paperwork to fill out, noting where the essential areas are, finding out the scope of responsibilities [...]
Customer Spotlight: Bud’s Family Restaurant, Defiance, Ohio
Matthew Mayer — Owner/Operator Question: How do you describe what Bud’s Family Restaurant does? Answer: Bud’s provides a sit-down, full-serve family dinner for our customers. Q: What is your relationship with Miller’s Textile? A: We started [...]
Branding 101: It’s All About The Experience
There is a great deal of misperception that surrounds the word branding today. Some confuse the idea of branding with the company logo. Some believe it’s the sign out front, the name on the vehicle [...]
Six Questions To Ask When Interviewing A Textile Services Rep
You see the articles every day. In your newspaper. In the trade press. On your favorite business advice websites like LinkedIn. Once a day, 365 days a year, you can find an article about how [...]
Customer Spotlight: Stoops Freightliner
Ron Crites — Location and Service Manager Question: How would you describe what Stoops Freightliner does? Answer: Stoops Freightliner is a large truck dealership. We sell new and used trucks and truck parts. We also offer [...]
Achieving A Vision: From Measurement To Movement
As any business leader knows, it is one thing to have a vision and quite another to quantify one’s progress and then identify meaningful steps to take toward making the vision a reality. Miller’s Textile [...]
Your Company Uniform: What Message Does The Color Send?
How much does the color of your uniforms affect the way people perceive your business? It’s an interesting question the answer to which would at first blush seem to be purely subjective; it’s all in [...]