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Excellence, Efficiency, Solutions, Reliability & Service: Dart Container Story
Dart Container, the world’s largest manufacturer of foam cups and containers, comes from humble beginnings in Mason, Michigan. It manufactured goods for the Department of Defense, including key rings, steel tape measures and dog tags. Today, it boasts a global corporation with 20 plants in 6 countries and over 7,500 employees. Dart produces more than … Read more
Taking Pride in Community Service
The tornadoes that struck the Midwest last Sunday hit too close to home with at least a dozen Illinois counties declared as state disaster areas. Images of overturned cars, homes reduced to rubble, trees ripped from their roots and residents searching for their belongings through debris caused this Chicago mat company to donate to the … Read more
Great by Choice
Planning is a strong component of Roscoe’s culture and a key contributor to our success in the Chicago uniform rental market. This uniform and mat rental company works with CMI founder Bruce Hodes after a “chance” meeting at an INC Magazine Customer Service Conference in Florida over 20 years ago. But, as we learned from … Read more
How to Handle Shortages
John comes into work on Thursday at the Widget Company and finds that he only has one more uniform shirt, but his delivery day is not until Tuesday. What is John to do as he has the responsibility to maintain the image and professionalism of the company? Described above is an example of shortages in … Read more
Roscoe: Driven with Pride
Roscoe is excited to unveil four brand new trucks in the next couple of weeks. The new trucks purchased from Currie Motors, a valued customer of this Chicago uniform company for over 10 years, are bigger, better and leaner. Not only do the trucks have added benefits for the Route Service Representative (RSR), but also … Read more
Giving Recognition Where Recognition is Due
In a few short weeks, Roscoe will wine and dine an elite group that have served this Chicago uniform company for at least 20 years. Over cocktails, pasta and breadsticks, we will honor two new inductees in the 20 – Year Club. The Roscoe Company started this recognition program in 1957, and every fall hosts … Read more
Only You Can Prevent Workplace Fires
There are many variables in the workplace out of your control, unfortunately, fires and explosions are included in that category. It is estimated that each year in the U.S., fires and explosions kill an estimated 200 workers and injure more than 5,000 others; or 3% of all Fatal Occupational Injuries. That amounts to over $2 … Read more
Protect Workers with High & Enhanced Visibility Work Uniforms
As a leading provider of Chicago uniforms, it’s important to Roscoe to educate our customers on the changing landscape of worker safety. The safety of your workforce is a top priority, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is making sure to protect workers by providing guidance in … Read more
Floor Mat Systems: Placement
Two weeks ago, Roscoe posted on the benefits of having a mat rental program; today we stress the importance of mat placement. If a mat rental system is properly installed it should get nearly 100% of the dirt coming through the door. The reasoning behind this is that 30% of the dirt coming into a … Read more
