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Roscoe Hosts LBRA Event at Garden City Business Center
The Roscoe Company played host to the recent annual meeting and networking event of the Lawndale Business Renaissance Association (LBRA). The meeting brought together business owners from both Lawndale and Little Village at the Garden City Business Center and was a good opportunity to reflect on the LBRA’s impact on the community and how the … Read more
Food Processing Uniform Case Study
Roscoe has many different types of work uniform rental and floor mat programs that can be customized to each individual customer and can be customized further accordingly to unique characteristics of different departments and functions they perform. As an example of this flexibility, Roscoe recently installed uniforms and floor mats to a new customer that … Read more
Roscoe Celebrates 95th Anniversary
Roscoe recently held our 95th Anniversary Party at Brookfield Zoo’s Discovery Center, hosting more than 200 team members, customers and special guests. Scottish Pride Showing their Scottish heritage with pride, Dave Johnston played the bag pipes as guests arrived, piped the group into the dining room and played Amazing Grace in honor of friends and … Read more
Work Uniform Case Study: Steel Fabricator
In 2016, our president Jim Buik met the owner of a steel fabricator at a Family Business Council event and discussed the merits of using a work uniform rental service instead of employees wearing and being responsible for the cleanliness of their own work garments. The steel fabricator wanted their workforce to have a more … Read more
Top 10 Reasons to Use Roscoe for Image & Logo Apparel
While there are many options for companies wanting to buy clothes and merchandise branded with their logo, few offer a personalized level of service like Roscoe. It can be difficult to quickly determine the right products, easily order and pay, have your logo printed properly, and to get your order delivered promptly. Roscoe’s image apparel … Read more
How to Reduce Sick Days This Cold & Flu Season
Winter is here and so is cold and flu season. What’s worse is that there’s a new strain of norovirus circulating, which can cause intestinal discomfort and is running rampant across Chicago now. Restrooms, doorknobs, elevator buttons – it seems everywhere there’s a potential for infection. However, with the right supplies, Roscoe will help you … Read more
Chicago Work Uniform Company Establishes New Levels of Sustainability
Our industry is one of the original sustainable industries. Work uniform and textile re-using vs. disposing goes back to the turn of the 20th Century, and back when we were founded in 1921. Sustainability Origins Sustainability was initially driven out of scarcity more so than a desire to take care of the environment. However, the … Read more
Chicago Work Uniform Company’s Continuous Improvement Process
Roscoe believes in continuous improvement, especially when it comes to work uniform, custom floor mat and other product quality and service that impact our customers’ satisfaction. Although independent surveys find us to be among the highest in customer satisfaction in the industry, we have breakdowns in communication or processes that result in an un-satisfactory result. … Read more
Top 10 Reasons to Use a Work Uniform Rental Program
A work uniform rental program makes sense for a lot of reasons. Based on our 95 years of experience, here are the Top 10: 1. No Upfront Investment With a work uniform rental program, we purchase uniforms needed to service our customers and as garments need replaced, we also make that investment. When establishing a … Read more
