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Roscoe’s 100 Year Anniversary Makes Cover of Industry Magazine
Roscoe, a family-owned and operated business that will celebrate its 100th anniversary later this year, was featured in CSCNetwork News 1st Quarter 2021 member spotlight. The article traces the Chicago-based company’s roots, teamwork, culture, and history of industry innovation. CSCNetwork is more than a buying group or marketing alliance; they are the best resource any … Read more
Roscoe Earns OSHA Safety Certification for the Second Time
Two years ago when Roscoe became one of only 34 employers in Illinois to have met all of the qualifications for certification under OSHA’s Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), it placed us in an elite group of businesses for exemplary workplace safety and health. This year it was time to renew, and an … Read more
ISO 9001:2015 Recertified and Recommitted to Our Customers
When you have been in business for going on 100 years, it might seem like a good time to relax a little. After all, something is obviously working right. And we are looking forward to a fabulous centennial celebration later this year. But of course, you don’t reach a milestone like that by trusting only … Read more
It Takes More than High-Quality Work Uniforms to Make a High-Quality Work Uniform Provider
There’s no sugar-coating the hardship that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked over the past 12 months, but like many of you, we are determined to seize opportunities to salvage something from a year spent trying to sidestep a crisis. And we have. We owe a huge debt to our customers for the fact that we … Read more
Continued Vigilance Will Help Get Us Through the Pandemic
By Dan Oliver II, District Service Manager As we march further into 2021 with increasing vaccine distribution, more employees returning to the workplace, and businesses operating at greater capacity, it is especially important to maintain a higher standard of cleanliness and safety. We cannot relax in our efforts to minimize the spread of COVID, as … Read more
Reflections on a Momentous Year Left Behind and a Momentous Year Begun
In some ways, turning the corner on 2020 feels like an accomplishment in itself. And yet, despite the many difficulties – and the pandemic-related challenges we still face – 2020 was a year of more than perseverance for Roscoe and our customers. There were genuine accomplishments amid efforts that made us all a little stronger … Read more
Lights, Camera, Laundry! Roscoe Wins Industry Association Video Contest
Roscoe takes first place in the annual TRSA video contest for our virtual tour of our state-of-the-art facility. Dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the industry, TRSA’s annual video contest is a lighthearted effort to highlight the important role videos can play in educating customers and prospects. And of course, the pandemic has only heightened the need … Read more
Professional Outerwear Fit for Chicagoland Winter
This autumn has been relatively mild. But this is Chicagoland, and colder, wet weather is certainly on the way. Protect yourself with outerwear from Roscoe, available for rental or purchase. Include Jackets in Your Uniform Rental Service Roscoe rental jackets work just like uniforms. We supply, we deliver, and we pick up and launder soiled … Read more
Roscoe President Ends Busy Second Term as Industry Association Chair
When Roscoe President Jim Buik began his second two-year term as chairman of the industry association for the linen, uniform and facility services industry in 2018, he could not have imagined the challenges that lay ahead. Buik’s longstanding advocacy of industry collaboration, modernization, strategic planning and transparency, however, proved well-suited to a term in which … Read more
