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Container Tracking

ABSSolute provides an integrated system for container tracking, billing, and loading with its ‘Container Recording’, ‘Container Billing’, ‘Truck Load Assistant’ and ‘Route Assistant’ features. Together, these tools enhance visibility, accountability, and operational efficiency for laundries managing reusable containers. The Container Recording feature enables real-time inventory control by linking containers to deliveries or delivery notes through...

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ABS Laundry Business Solutions Announces Leadership Transition

ABS Laundry Business Solutions, a part of Vitec Software Group, has announced a change in its leadership. Gerard van de Donk, the current Chief Executive Officer, will step down from his role effective January 1, 2025. Marien van Bezooijen has been appointed as the new CEO. Gerard van de Donk, who became part of ABS...

1 December 2024

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ABS Newsletter November 2024

Introducing ABSSolute Infinity: The Next Generation of Laundry ERP Software We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of ABSSolute Infinity, our most powerful and versatile application yet, which will make its debut at Texcare 2024. Built with modern laundry operations in mind, ABSSolute Infinity combines the features you know and love with a strong...

21 November 2024

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ABSSolute Newsletter April 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our ABS newsletter! Join us as we explore how ABS Laundry Business Solutions can revolutionize your operations and take your business to new heights. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you require more information after reading the items below or meet us at the 14th TRSA Annual Legislative Conference & Industry...

ABSSolute Newsletter November 2023

1 November 2023

It Is All About Scalability! With ABSSolute, you are covered both in technical and functional scalability. Whether you’re using the ABSSolute system in the Cloud, hosted, or in your own environment, all your plants connect to one system that embraces all your (national) contracts, inventory control, tracking and tracing, as well as stockroom management....

ABSSolute Newsletter September 2023

27 September 2023

Dust Control Service to next level ABSSolute provides a full integration of internal and external logistics, stockroom and billing. For mats, mops and other facility services products, both Unique (e.g. RFID) and non-unique (quantity) are supported. Key features covered: Full inventory control of dust control products Standard / custom products (e.g. logo mats / towel...

ABSSolute Newsletter August 2023

UHF RFID traceability: The power of production data The UHF RFID traceability at the service of the laundry requires to perfectly control the raw data read by the equipment installed within your industrial process, without slowing down the production flow. To ensure that 100% of the articles identified by a UHF RFID tag are...

Press Release: ABS Laundry Business Solutions appoints new CEO and CCO

ABS Laundry Business Solutions appoints new CEO and CCO July 1st, 2023, ABS Laundry Business Solutions, a worldwide leading provider of Laundry ERP Software Services & Solutions, recently announced changes to its senior leadership team. Gerard van de Donk, the current CCO for ABS, has been appointed as the new CEO. Gerard will succeed Anne...

ABSSolute Newsletter June 2023

ABS: ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 ABS Laundry Business Solutions proudly announces the renewal of their ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications, granted by Dekra Certification B.V. These certifications once again prove the solidity of our commitment to quality and information security. With ISO 9001, ABS ensures the consistent delivery of ABSSolute. A continuous...

ABSSolute Newsletter May 2023

ABS to the Cloud In our March Newsletter we addressed the Hosting Services of ABS. This has been well received, resulting in many customers asking for ABSSolute-as-a-Service (SaaS) and for the ABS hosting of their systems. In short, again the benefits: Uptime and availability guaranteed via the ABS (private) Cloud 24/7 availability Maximum safety:...

ABSSolute Newsletter March 2023

ABSSolute: Hosting Are you planning on replacing or upgrading your server infrastructure? Make sure that you contact ABS first! ABS provides Application Hosting Solutions on all continents. We guarantee that we have got hosting locations nearby your business: maximum performance is ensured! Why hosting? Uptime and availability guaranteed via ABS (private) Cloud 24/7 availability Maximum...

Vitec acquires Dutch software company ABS Laundry Business Solutions

Vitec Software Group AB (publ) is strengthening its position in Vertical Market Software on July 06, by acquiring all shares in ABS Laundry Business Solutions (ABS) with headquarters in Boxtel, the Netherlands. ABS reported sales of SEK 203 million for the 2021 financial year. ABS was founded in 1987 and is the global market leader...

Highlights ABSSolute 9.06.00

8 February 2022

Very soon the next core version of ABSSolute will be released. We are really excited to announce the release 9.06.00. This release contains many new features as well as system security enhancements. As you know, ABS provides you with all news with our Release Notes that you can expect within the next weeks. In this News...

Familybusiness Vendrig

30 November 2021

In recent years we have seen a clear revaluation of the family business. The business magazine Familybusiness tracks down beautiful family businesses. Beautiful pearls in all branches of sport. This edition focuses on Vendrig IJsselstein. https://goomedia.digitaal-magazine.nl/familybusiness-vendrig

TRSA recognizes Gerard for his 40 years of service to the industry

23 November 2021

Gerard has been recognized by the TRSA for his many years of service and dedication to the Industry. Congratulations on this achievement, Gerard!

A Return On Investment (ROI) of just Months!

21 September 2021

Every laundry will perform extra services that are not part of your normal services. These additional services can be recorded within the system by means of the “Service Charges” module. A few examples where Service Charges may apply: At the soil department: The shipment contains also trash which you need to dispose? Incorrectly pre-sorted by...

Highlights of ABSSolute core release 9.05

Based on feedback and input from all our customers we have again invested in development of new features. We just mention a few of the highlights of the ABSSolute 9.05 core release. Dust Control / Mat handling Last year with the 9.04 core release we released the “Dynamic Mat Storage” and the mobile app “Bulk...

We are launching a new App today

9 February 2021

Imagine being able to never miss a delivery again or to always have the containers standing in the right order in your trucks. We just developed an App to do just that! ABS is proud to announce our newest Android app: Truck Load Assistant Based on industry research, we identified that laundries from all over...

ABS publications in TRSA Magazine

4 December 2020

Securing ICT Infrastructures

4 December 2020

Companies worldwide are being targeted with ransomware by professional hacking teams. Beware that over the last 5 years the damages to companies were increasing from approx. 325M $ in 2015 to an expected 20B $ in 2021. Over the last 18 months there were until now some cases in the laundry industry where ICT infrastructure...

ABS’ Innovation: The Bulk Packing Assistant App

4 December 2020

ABS released a new mobile app that will help to increase productivity and accuracy at the storage and packing departments for bulk loaded (pool) products: Logo Mats Standard Mats Mops/Wipers/Shop Towels Disposables This innovation is a perfect harmony between the use of the ABSSolute system, the use of mobile technology and using the available (mat)...

Real time integrated Production Management using Business Intelligence

4 December 2020

ABS provides in cooperation with Gotli Labs’ strong features for real time production management, enabling in time decisions to optimize your daily production flow. All integrated in the same BI tool you’re using today for ABSSolute. It all starts with GLOBE4, Gotli Labs’ latest product for production tracking and time recording, directly linked to your...

ABS’ Residential Laundry Services

4 December 2020

Residential Laundry Services are currently considered as an essential service towards nursing and elderly homes. Despite the current Covid-19 crisis, the laundries that are focused on Residential Laundry Services see their volumes increased. Hans van Laarhoven, senior project manager with almost 30 years’ experience, explains. Residential Items Hans: “At the nursing and elderly homes and...

ABS’ Mobile Solutions from order to delivery

In the laundry, whilst truck loading, on the road and at the customer location, we are there providing insight, transparency, accuracy and improved profitability. At the customer the ABS Linen Assistant android application is used to place an order, do a clean stock count or even scan clean stock with use of UHF RFID. With...

Coronavirus Update

To all our customers and stakeholders, As global coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, governments around the world are imposing increasingly tough measures in a bid to stem its spread. At ABS we feel the urge to communicate through more media than before as we are in unprecedented times. ABS will do our utmost to...

Introducing the Advanced Supply Chain Management

24 February 2020

ABS can provide a comprehensive system for advanced stockroom management; this can enable significant savings on inventory and purchasing It all starts with customers ordering. Customers can maintain their own wearers, inventory details and ordering via the Web Portal. The ABSSolute system will check and monitor available stock in local and centralized stockrooms. Slow moving...

Our Christmas Contribution to Ikamva Design

20 December 2019

Ikamva Design is a social enterprise, a scalable business that addresses the poverty and social isolation among seniors in Cape Town’s township neighborhoods. Many older persons live in very poor situations while supporting large families on their pension of just R1,780 per month – the seniors are often the sole breadwinner in the household. An...

ABS Laundry Business Solutions, appoints new US Sales Manager

12 February 2018

Leading global Laundry Management and Route Accounting Software provider, ABS Laundry Business Solutions is delighted to announce the appointment of Garret Snater as US Sales Manager. Snater will lead sales activities in line with the business’s growth plan to achieve further success within North America. Snater brings 15 years of experience to the role gained...

ABS Laundry Business Solutions Announces Growth, Office Expansion

5 February 2018

ABS, global specialists in ERP laundry management software, announces expansion of their Bucharest Development Center. In response to an increase in demand, ABS has expanded office capacity to a second floor, realizing their growth plan in the state of the art office complex located in central Bucharest, Romania. The Development Center currently accommodates 60 employees...

25 Year service award

On 31st August 2017 ABS celebrated the 25th long term service anniversary of Corona van Gorkum. We hope Corona and her family who attended the awards celebration had a great day. ABS wants to thank Corona for her dedication & commitment and hope that many more years will follow.

Acquisition ORDEIP (France) by ABS Laundry Business Solutions

The ABS group and ABS France strengthen their presence on the French market by acquiring the activities of ORDEIP. As of April 1, 2017, ABS France acquires ORDEIP’s activities, reinforcing its presence in the French market. The operation concerns the software, activities and contracts in progress, as well as the takeover of all ORDEIP employees....

New Joint Venture “Gotli Labs AG”, by ABS and the JENSEN-GROUP

15 November 2016

ABS and the JENSEN-GROUP join forces by forming a new company, Gotli Labs AG, with the aim of consolidating the data management in heavy-duty laundries. Both companies have been offering similar applications for productivity management: JENSEN Cockpit provides real-time information to overview and track-and-trace the entire laundry process together with a wide range of production...

ABS Group and EID System Co. reached an agreement for partnership

13 October 2016

Tokyo, October 12, 2016 – ABS Belgium NV, a global leader in providing IT solutions to the laundry and textile rental industry since 1987, its branch office in Japan, and EID System Co., expert in high Frequency RFID Solutions, have signed a partnership agreement regarding EID System assisting implementing ABS Laundry Business Solutions’ software dedicated...

i-Net Report Designer Tool

ABS is switching from using Crystal Reports for their report development to the new i-Net designer tool. This tool has all the same (and more!) features as currently available with Crystal Reports and is free to use for our ABSSolute customers. The reason for this switch is to avoid high license costs for our customers...

Support Release

As many customers from ABS know, we are constantly investing in new features and functionality. Also on the back-end of the application (database, engines, API’s) there are constantly developments done. All this is done to ensure that your ABSSolute installation stays up-to-date, healthy and ready for the long term future. Sometime we receive questions in...

ABS extends installation base to Portugal

Following the success of ABS’s Laundry ERP & Contract Management application at Urvina in both Morocco and Spain, we are proud to announce a third installation of ABSSolute for Urvina in Portugal. This is the first ABS installation in Portugal with hopefully many more to come. Congratulations to the Urvina and ABS project teams...

ABS Laundry Business Solutions opens office for Asia Pacific Region in Tokyo / Japan

ABS Laundry Business Solutions Group has opened a new sales and support office in Tokyo Japan, underlining the importance of the Asia Pacific region for the world leader in automation and logistic solutions for the textile rental marketplace. The new office will support existing customers in Japan, China and Australia as well as assist in...

ABS celebrates anniversaries

This year on June 18th, ABS celebrated several employees long term service anniversaries of 10 and even 25 years. We hope all the employees and their familys that attended the awards celebration had a great day. ABS wants to thank the jubilees for their commitment and hopes that many more years will follow....

ABS sponsor of World Textile Services Congress

5 February 2016

ABS is proud to announce their sponsorship of the World Textile Services Congress to be held in Bruges – Belgium October 5-7 2016 Join industry leaders from around the world to discuss best practices and economic, political and regulatory issues that drive textile services profitability. You’ll learn new approaches to common trends and challenges while...

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