Beginning in December 2019, and continuing through today, the world has been facing another new and not previously seen microbial pathogen. This viral pathogen, named Coronavirus 2019-nCoV or “Covid-19”, emerged out of China and has been spreading across the globe. Effective the week of March 9, 2020 the World Health Organization has declared this viral spread a global Pandemic. The emergence and spread of the virus, coupled with media sensationalism has instilled a degree of concern and…

Gurtler Industries and Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG) are pleased to announce they have entered into a long-term strategic partnership agreement. Gurtler will provide all the specialty laundry chemicals and services to HLSG’s facilities under Logan’s Linens and Superior Health Linens names. HLSG currently operates state-of-the-art laundry processing facilities in the Mid-West states delivering over 185 million pounds of assorted quality linens into both the healthcare and…

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.“We recognized several years ago that to in order to continue serving our current customers and support our record growth, we needed a larger building.” said President Greg Gurtler. “At the time, our only option was to look…

ARTA is pleased to announce that its study on the effectiveness of peracetic acid (PAA) to kill Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) spores is now available for download from the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). The ARTA study — “The efficacy of a simulated tunnel washer process on removal and destruction of Clostridioides difficile spores from healthcare textiles” — is now available “In Press,” which means it has been accepted for publication but has not yet been…

Attendees at a celebration at Wildman Business Group for a longtime chemical rep include: (l/r) Drew Scholl, president and CAO, Wildman; Jake Gurtler, VP, corporate accounts, Gurtler Industries Inc.; Caleb Gilmer, assistant VP, sales, Wildman; Josh Wildman, CEO, Wildman; Clinton Judd, assistant VP, operations, Wildman; Doug Oren, district manager, Gurtler; Greg Gurtler, president, Gurtler; Jeff Brewer, COO, Wildman; Nate Maier,…