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Six Ways Our Floorcare Services Can Benefit Your Business

The Alsco of today was born out of pioneering uniform rentals back in the late 1800s. More than 100 years later, we continue to serve clients around the world with some of the best uniform services in the industry. But uniforms are not all we do. We also Continue Reading

Alsco donates to Make-A-Wish to help Kyle, Texas, boy fulfill his wish

Kyle, TX – Nov. 01, 2018 – Ash Crane is an eight-year-old boy who loves roller hockey. He was also born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has undergone several major surgeries since birth. Due to complications with his oxygen levels, Ash’s family moved from Colorado to Kyle, Texas, to help stab ...

Alsco Supports Efforts to Help Veterans Train for High-Level Careers

Alexandria, Va. – Nov. 29, 2018 – When veterans return home, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out what’s next for a career. NS2 Serves helps post-9/11 U.S. military service veterans and reservists (including disabled veterans) answer this question. A Maryland-based nonprofit, NS2 Serves, offers veterans and Gold S ...

Four Less Obvious Reasons to Rent Workwear Uniforms

Alsco is a company that is built on uniform rentals. In fact, we were the first U.S. company to offer uniform rentals when we started way back in the late 1800s. We know a thing or two about this industry, including the many reasons our customers choose to rent uniforms rather than purchasing them. ...

Alsco Richmond Branch Donates to the Hopewell Food Pantry

RICHMOND, Va. — Nov. 8, 2018 — The City of Hopewell is one of the more economically challenged areas near Richmond, Virginia. As a result, many individuals and families struggle to afford basics like food. To help those struggling to meet basic food security needs, the Alsco branch in Richmond, Virginia, has donated to the Hope ...

Study Shows that Healthcare Workers Should Not Launder Scrubs at Home

It is fairly routine for healthcare facilities to require workers to provide their own uniforms. Whether it is doctors, nurses or support staff, employees purchase their own uniforms and wash them at home. However, that may not be the best idea. A new study from Germany shows that washing hospital uniforms at home may not be suitable to prevent the ...

Alsco Denver Central Stockroom Donates to the Butterfly Program on Behalf of Mountain Range High School DECA Club

DENVER — The Alsco Denver Central Stockroom branch of Alsco, Inc. recently donated $1,500 to the Butterfly Program (by Porter Hospital) on behalf of the Mountain Range High School DECA Club. The Alsco Denver Central Stockroom applied for and received a nonprofit grant through the Steiner Foundation, which Alsco created in 1969 to ...

Alsco Donates to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada to Help Feed the Homeless

LAS VEGAS – Alsco Inc. recently donated funds to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada to help feed the homeless. The Las Vegas area has one of the highest homeless populations in the nation. Every day hundreds of individuals and families are in need of life’s basics. The Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (CCSN) helps this ...

Alsco Gives Support to Seniors Through Philanthropic Partnership Program

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Alsco Inc. recently joined the Eskaton Foundation’s Philanthropic Partner Program to better support senior citizens as they age, helping them remain independent, but also provides volunteer opportunities and education forums about the aging experience for Alsco employees. Seniors are an often overlooked ...

Alsco Portland Industrial Donates to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oct. 23, 2018 — The Alsco Portland Industrial branch of Alsco, Inc., the premier linen and uniform services company, recently donated $1,500 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The Alsco Portland Industrial branch applied for and received a nonprofit gift/grant through the Steiner Foundation, w ...