Press Releases
October, 2010
(Pictured left to right: Tom Gober, Starr Textile Services President & CEO, Stephen Florence, Starr Textile Services Vice-President and General Manager, Chase Lamb, Starr Textile Services Lead Mechanic and Assistant Manager and Sheila Hodges, Starr Textile Services owner.)
STARR TEXTILE SERVICES RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD - FOLEY, AL - The Baldwin County Commission awarded Starr Textile Services the 2010 Environmental Responsibility Award for Small Business.
Chase Lamb, Lead Mechanic and Assistant Manager of Starr Textile Services, advises "Our application for the Environmental Responsibility Award focused on our conservation and recycling processes. For example, we use hot water exiting the washers and boiler exhaust to heat incoming city water. Our large tunnel washers only use 0.9 gallons of water per pound of laundry compared to 2.5 to 4 gallons for a conventional household washer." Mr. Lamb adds, "We use "green certified" products to clean our 30,000 square-foot facility and we use wash cloths in the place of paper towels in our restrooms. We recycle the good fabric from damaged sheets to make pillowcases. Other torn or stained textiles are donated to various charities, animal shelters and the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo. We also encourage our customers to send hangers back to us for use in our hanger recycling program."
Owner Sheila Hodges states, "Our organization is very pleased to earn the Environmental Responsibility Award for our "green" efforts at the Starr Textile Services facility in the Foley Industrial Park. We have worked diligently to provide cost effective textile services to hospitality organizations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in a manner that conserves water and energy and uses environmentally green chemicals at our Foley, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana facilities. The recognition for our accomplishments by the Baldwin County Commission is gratifying."
Starr Textile Services serves the commercial laundry, dry cleaning and textile rental needs of hospitality organizations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
August, 2008
GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCED FOR STARR TEXTILE SERVICES - FOLEY, AL - Sheila Hodges, owner and Chairman of the Board of Meyer Real Estate, proudly announces the grand opening of Starr Textile Services which will be held on Monday, August 18 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 940 N Poplar Street in the Foley Industrial Park, Foley, Alabama.
Sheila Hodges states "Invited guests will tour the state-of-the-art 30,000 square foot commercial facility, view videos of the operations and experience innovation in action. They will experience the efficient, energy conscious, environmentally friendly, "green" operations at this highly advanced business capable of processing 3,200 pounds of commercial laundry per hour. And they will examine the quality of ironed and folded sheets unlike any other area laundry process." Ms. Hodges says "This business has been a vision of mine for many years and now the reality is a facility capable of handling the commercial laundry needs of hospitality organizations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. We believe this grand opening will showcase tomorrow's technology in practice today at South Alabama Commercial Laundry in Foley, Alabama."
Starr Textile Services will serve the needs of clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for commercial laundry and dry cleaning.