To our amazing workers, the heart and soul of our organisation, we see you and we thank you.

We see your hard work, we see your extra hours and extra days, we see your tired faces and eyes. We see you going above and beyond our hand washing and hygiene procedures, we see you caring for each other, we see it all.

We capped off an incredible week with not one, but two award wins for our organisation!

All the pictures from our Hobart Awards Lunch on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

Read about the Essential Services and the Staff Wellbeing initiatives that contributed to Blueline’s response to COVID-19.

In the WorkSafe Tasmania Awards, Blueline has won the category “Excellence in a workplace response to COVID-19 in large business”

CEO Michael Sylvester recently presented all staff with a business update in both our Launceston and Hobart laundries. With finals looming, a footy analogy was perfect for this crowd of football fans. Michael told Team Blueline, “We’ve come off the bottom of the ladder….”

During the pandemic, the linen and uniform industry was officially declared an "Essential Service" as workers put it all on the line to provide critical supplies to hospitals. That's why August 9th is International Linen & Uniform Service Day, celebrating the people who have dedicated themselves to providing clean linens, towels, and uniforms to businesses each and every week.

Following a visit and tour of Blueline Launceston, our House of Representatives Member for Bass, MP Bridget Archer, addressed Australian Parliament in Federation Chamber on 24 June 2021. Mrs Archer said, “I'm committed to doing what I can to support this business that gives so much back to our community.”

Women have played a significant role at Blueline throughout its history.

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, Blueline Laundry is launching a pilot program to supply free period products to all staff who need them.

5 Tasmanians with a disability able to continue their work on an essential product that helps prevent the community transmission of COVID-19.

This experienced team were sewing Alginate Bags at Oak Possibilities Mail Room prior to moving to Blueline Laundry in July 2020. Since then, they have soared to new heights, increasing their productivity and expanding their sewing skills to new projects.

Blueline Laundry has been chosen to be one of TasNetworks’ Resilient Communities Grant recipients. This support will be used to develop and implement a new online Learning Management System.

Blueline Laundry won the TASICT Excellence Award for the 'Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative'. Our initiative 'Tasmania's Most Talented Laundry' is about how Blueline unearthed the amazing amount of experience and qualifications that existed in the workforce, and how those talents are now being used in the business.

Michael Sylvester became CEO of Blueline Laundry in February 2020. The unexpected crisis that happened next became the greatest test of resilience, adaptability, strategic marksmanship, and leadership.Read about how Michael took on the challenge of transforming a company one month before a worldwide pandemic changed everything.

Blueline Laundry has invested heavily in our COVID response in support of our hospitality partners, including those who transitioned to isolation centres.

Since 1893, many events have changed the business, and Blueline has responded and adapted. A major milestone in living memory is the boiler explosion at Mount St. Canice in 1974 that killed eight people. This week, 5th September marks the anniversary of this tragedy.

Elise Archer MP toured the Hobart operations today with Blueline CEO Michael Sylvester. While Michael explained how the laundry works and introduced Elise to some of our Blueline team members, he also explained to her some of the challenges Blueline has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.