Soap in the Veins: 50 Years at Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, written by CorporateHistory.Net, earned a 2011 Apex Grand Award for Special Publications. Tough judging is a hallmark of this program, which set the highest standards in the corporate communications field. Dempsey commissioned the book to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009.

• APEX 2011 Grand Award Winners          • CorporateHistory.net

In December 2010, Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc. joined the US EPA Sustainability Partnership Program. The Sustainability Partnership (SP) is an EPA Region 3 initiative to facilitate environmental sustainability at major organizations in the med-Atlantic region through a collaborative effort. By sharing expertise within programs such as WaterSense, Energy Star and WasteWise, etc., EPA has proven that working with industry, institutions and governments can produce significant results in the reduction of waste generation, natural resource usage and energy consumption. Our collaborative efforts can reduce environmental footprints and often result in cost savings to the organization as well!

• EPA Thanks Dempsey for Sustainability Partnership (pdf)

In the words of WVIA Public Media, their series features, "Stories of hard work, sacrifice and success, told by people and families who started or built successful companies that improve our communities, employ our neighbors and are living examples for future generations." In the fall of 2010, their series featured Dempsey co-founder, Patrick J. Dempsey, Sr.