News from the Swedish Textile Service Association
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Great industry interest when the Swedish Textile Service Association gathered for its annual meeting in Stockholm
The annual meeting of the Swedish Textile Service Association on May 21 at the Elite Palace Hotel in Stockholm was a great success with approximately 140 participants from across the industry. The event also attracted international media interest as the German public service channel BR, part of ARD, was present to interview members and document the meeting.
Record for forward-looking Autumn Meeting
Record participation and a strong sustainability focus characterized the Swedish Textile Service Association's Autumn Meeting 2025.
Today, August 9, we celebrate International Laundry and Textile Service Day!
International Linen & Uniform Service Day (ILUD). This day is celebrated by professionals in the textile service industry all over the world.
The interim report for the first half of 2025 is here
The Swedish Textile Service Association has now summarized the first six months of the year in a fresh interim report. The report offers a wide range of content – from member trips to winter landscapes to international initiatives for adult learning, sustainability projects with EU support and insights from...
Tasty annual meeting from morning to evening
A hotel with roots from the 40s but with modern freshness – just like the Swedish Textile Service Association. What could be better than gathering there for this year's annual meeting? So in the heart of Gothenburg at the classic Elite Park Avenue Hotel, around 15 meeting participants met on May 135th and were able to follow...
Meet the Laundry Association where it happens
During the spring, the Swedish Textile Service Association will be exhibiting at four important conferences and meeting places around the country. It is an excellent opportunity to meet members, industry colleagues, union representatives, politicians and other important players in our sector. We see...
The rails are now being laid for next year's industry index
“In January 2026, the trains will roll and now in 2025 we will build the rails.” That is the analogy Stefan Pettersson, CEO of the newly started Svenska Branschindex AB (SBI), makes when he describes how 20 industry indices will be managed in the future. The Laundry and Textile Services Index is one of them.
The textile service industry praises local sustainability work and climate-smart energy advice
When the Textile Service Industry Sustainability Award is awarded for the ninth year in a row, the Swedish Textile Service Association, in cooperation with Ecolab, recognizes two award winners who each contribute in their own way to increased sustainability in the industry. Creating a sustainable laundry in Ystad...
The Middle Swedish Journey – The First Member Visit of the Year
The weather forecast for Skåne promised mostly wind and rain when it was time for the first member visit of the year, a mid-Swedish trip on January 7-10, to Östersund, Falun via Sundsvall, Gävle and ending in Västerås. It was nice to leave the stingy wind for a bright trip in...
The new Scandinavian Quality Control model – successful Erasmus+ project completed
Together with our Danish colleagues Brancheforeningen for Vask og Tekstiludlejning (BVT) and especially Lasse Rafiq Hangaard, we have run a two-year project with a focus on training and development of each country's authorization control.
Business Report 2024
Then it is time to sum up another active and successful year for our industry. In 2023 (which is the year we can now compile the turnover figures for), the industry had a growth of a whopping 16%, which is the highest growth rate in many years. Read the full...
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External News
- Beskow von Post wins innovation award
- European Sustainability Award to Textilia for circular textile recycling
- Mimbly, Electrolux Professional and Samhall are awarded a total of SEK 8,7 million in funding for a large-scale circular laundry project
- Swedish company honored in Europe for taking sustainability a step further
- Here both people and textiles get a second chance
- Matilda's odd career: Making pajamas from old hotel sheets
- Speaking at our annual meeting
- Entrepreneur of the Year in Burlöv: "Sustainability is part of our DNA"
- The Öresund Entrepreneurs Association presented the Entrepreneur of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards 2025
- Carpet company this year's winner of the Väsby Promotion Award
- Offers tailored workwear
- The siblings are investing in the future: "We are here to stay"
