ALM’s History (formerly NAILM)
The Association for Linen Management (ALM) was founded in 1939 by Heywood Wiley to provide a network for the flow of information among its members leading toward their professional development and the advancement of the technologies they employ.ALM accomplishes this purpose through the exchange of information, recognition and achievement and formal educational activities.
ALM is a non-profit professional organization. It is not a union, and has no collective bargaining or lobbying functions. All of the association’s elected and appointed officials serve without compensation.
| Current Target Market Segments
Healthcare Segment targets the following facilities:
- Hospitals, including not-for-profit, private, corporate and federal
- Longterm care facilities, including nursing homes, retirement centers and personal care facilities
- Cooperative laundries designed to service multiple hospitals and their outlying clinics
Hospitality Segment targets the following facilities:
- Hotels and motels
- Resorts and spa facilities
Corrections Segment targets the following facilities:
- Federal prisons and jails, serving both the staff/employees and inmates participation in a rehabilitation/training program
Institutional Segment targets the following facilities:
- Independent or commercial laundries who service multiple contracts that may include healthcare, hospitality and/or corrections as well as other smaller groups such as doctor’s offices, rental supply houses, catering businesses, etc.
- Groups such as the Department of Defense focusing on members of the military who are preparing to return to the private sector
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