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Steve Tinker is Awarded TRSAโs Highest Recognition: Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Tinker (center) presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by TRSA Chair Noรซl Hammer Richardson (left) and TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci (right). Steve Tinker, Gurtlerโs Sr. Vice President of Research & Development and Marketing was recognized at the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) annual conference held in Carlsbad, ...
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Gurtlerโs ISO Certification is Renewed
Gurtler Industries is pleased to announce that our Quality Management System (QMS) has been officially recognized as ISO 9001:2015 Certified. In January of 2021, Gurtler was recertified according to the updated Standard. Our certification is effective for three years, through January 21, 2024. Being ISO certified is a major milestone ...
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Gurtler Industries Celebrates 40th Year of Laundry Innovation
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL. โ At a time when experience matters most, the three active generations of the Gurtler family are pleased to celebrate their 40th year in business. From its beginning as a small family-owned business serving the Midwest, Gurtler Industries has grown into an international leader within the commercial ...
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Gurtler Completes Phase I of Headquarters Expansion and Renovation
Gurtler Industries, Inc. has completed the first phase of a planned expansion and renovation of their South Holland, IL corporate headquarters. The increase in footprint and upgrading of facilities was necessary to accommodate continued growth of the company. โWe recognized several years ago that to in order to continue serving ...
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Gurtler Industries Receives ARTA Award
The American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA) presented the 2019 Nate Belkin Award at Clean in New Orleans on June 21. ARTA President Brendan OโNeill (far right) presented the award to Greg Gurtler and Gurtler Industries, South Holland, Illinois. The Nate Belkin Award for Excellence in Marketing Reusable Textiles recognizes the ...
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Gurtler Prevails as Ecolab Dismisses PAA Patent Lawsuit
AdvaCare 120 Sanitizer/Sour use patent claims rejected by US Patent Office In early 2014, Ecolab Inc.โs Textile Care Division filed a suit against Gurtler Industries, Inc. claiming that Gurtler had infringed on Ecolabโs Patent No. 6,262,013: โSanitizing Laundry Sourโ issued on July 21, 2001. In response to the suit, Gurtler ...
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Gurtler Universal-Unilink Supplier of the Year
Gurtler Industries, Inc. a leading manufacturer of advanced detergents and specialty chemicals for the commercial and institutional laundry industry was recently recognized by Universal Unilink as their Supplier of the Year at their annual awards banquet held in Orlando, FL. The award is presented to the supplier that demonstrates exceptional ...
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Gurtler Announces Metro Chem Purchase
Gurtler Industries, Inc. has finalized the purchase of Metro-Chem, Inc. of Kearny, NJ. Metro-Chem is a regional manufacturer and supplier of specialty laundry chemicals, providing expert service to commercial laundry markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US. The Metro-Chem sales and service team will join with the Gurtler team to ...
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Global Sales Conference
Gurtler Industries recently held its biennial global sales and service meeting in Schererville, IN, outside of Chicago, IL. Over 75 sales and service and management team members attended the three-day conference. Representatives came in from across the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Australia. At the meeting, Gurtler introduced its newly developed ...
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