American Laundry News - July 2022

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Late News UNX Industries, Christeyns USA sign merger agreement GREENVILLE, N.C. — UNX Industries and Christeyns USA report they are entering into a definitive merger agreement to create UNX-Christeyns.

The companies say the new U.S.-based company will be able to deliver an unparalleled portfolio of chemicals, detergents, engineered equipment and cleaning solutions to the commercial and industrial textile care market.

The alliance creates significant opportunities for customers by combining Christeyns’ global innovation and supply-chain capabilities with UNX’s domestic manufacturing and distribution platform.

The agreement also means the companies will be combining their booth space (#4128) and discussing future plans with customers at the upcoming Clean Show, July 30-Aug. 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

With the arrangement beginning July 1, company headquarters will be located in Greenville, North Carolina. Josh Lilley of UNX will serve as CEO and Christeyns’ Rudi Moors becomes the president.

Sales and service staff, as well as their established distributor networks throughout the country, will remain in place.

Clean ’22 Preview: Return of textile care gathering What to know about the July 30-Aug. 2 industry trade event in Atlanta

BY MATT POE, EDITOR ATLANTA — When attendees and exhibitors get together at the Georgia World Congress Center July 30-Aug. 2 for The Clean Show— formally the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning—it will be a welcome regathering of the industry.

“I think the attendees will walk away with the viewpoint that our industry is still standing after COVID,” says Greg Jira, Clean Show director for Messe Frankfurt North America, “that this shows that we’re poised to find new successful pass forward in the coming years.”

The Clean Show creates a platform that brings together all industry professionals to network, educate and share the latest technologies in the industry, says the organizer.

Attendees come from all over the U.S. and beyond to learn about the latest products, trends and strategies that will help them to grow their business.

The show in Atlanta will be much the same, but some of it will be different.

Some of that difference will come from it

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being the first “post-COVID” Clean Show.

“The show will be different; everything on the downside of the pandemic is different,” says Linda Fairbanks, executive director of the Association for Linen Management (ALM), a partner association for the show.

“I’m reminded of the last time The Clean Show was held in Atlanta (spring 2015). The crowd was a bit smaller, but exhibitors raved after that show, proclaiming that the right people were there, and sales were outstanding!

“Our current labor shortfalls are escalating plans for investment in labor-saving technologies, and I believe that will be the focus for attendees at Clean ’22. Coupled with the fact that this is the industry’s first major return to in-person events, I believe it will be a good show.”

At press time, nearly 350 exhibitors were set to display products and services for the See PREVIEW on Page 6

Superior Linen Service to rebuild after devastating flood Customers being serviced by other facilities; company looking for new site for plant MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Superior Linen Service reports that its facility here was destroyed during a severe storm the night of May 5.

The storm caused unprecedented flooding to the Muskogee facility and the local surrounding area.

The company says the water level in the building reached 6 feet, and the amount and strength of the water “was beyond what we imagined was possible in that location.”

All the equipment and most of the product See REBUILD on Page 2

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INSIDE Columnist at Large In this issue, new columnist David Griggs writes about how there’s no easy button in laundry.

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Panel of Experts In this issue, the experts share low-cost automation ideas to help deal with labor issues.

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Laundry Anniversaries Five laundry operations across the country are celebrating major milestones.

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in the building were destroyed or ruined beyond repair.

“The most important fact however is that no one was injured, and all employees at that facility are safe,” the company says in a press release.

Superior Linen says its other processing facilities were not affected,

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and continue to operate as normal.

Due to the current supply chain, replacement of the equipment will take an extended time, in some cases more than a year. Many of the customers serviced by the Muskogee facility have been internally distributed to other facilities and will continue to be serviced by Superior Linen Service.

However, to minimize the impact on the remaining customers, the company says it decided to work with multiple external providers in the area to offer alternative service

options for affected customers.

“We have notified all affected customers and we have coordinated with them to transition their current service needs to the alternate service provider of their choice,” the company shares. “The affected customers only represent a small subset of our total customer base—specifically, some of our bulk medical linen customers.

“Current customers who have not been contacted by us are not affected and will continue to receive the same outstanding service from

Superior Linen Service that they are accustomed to.”

Due to the potential for similar flooding in the future, and the severely limited ability to obtain sufficient flood insurance in the future, the company has decided not to rebuild at the current Muskogee location.

“We are actively looking for an alternate site to rebuild a processing facility to provide additional processing capacity as soon as possible to support our continued future growth,” says the company.

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SITEX Corp. growing with $4.5 million expansion in Western Kentucky Uniform, linen rental business adding square footage, automation capabilities

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SITEX Corp. is adding 2,500 square feet to its Henderson, Kentucky, location. (Photo: SITEX Corp.)

FRANKFORT, Ky. — SITEX Corp., a family-owned uniform and linen rental business based in Henderson, Kentucky, reports it is expanding its operation with a $4.5 million investment that will create 30 full-time jobs.

“I am thrilled to see yet another

existing Kentucky business expand in our state,” says Gov. Andy Beshear. “This project will create dozens of good jobs for our residents and position SITEX for even more growth in the future.

“Congratulations to Henderson and the Western Kentucky region

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on yet another great investment and job-creation project.”

SITEX is investing in the Henderson operation in response to continued growth. The investment will allow for an additional 2,500 square feet of space, purchase of new equipment, expansion of the loading dock and automation of several processes. The project is expected to get underway immediately and be completed by 2026.

The company’s additional facilities operate in Louisville and Paducah; Nashville, Tennessee; and Jasper, Indiana.

“This continued investment in our Henderson facility will create more opportunities for Hendersonarea residents and support our company’s growth in Kentucky as well as our other locations,” says Travis Girten, controller at SITEX. Founded in 1961, SITEX offers uniform, linen and textile rental services to thousands of customers throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Illinois. The company’s products include uniforms, kitchen apparel, linen services, restroom and hygiene products, and first-aid products.

Currently, 106 people are employed by SITEX in Kentucky.

Henderson County Judge/ Executive Brad Schneider notes the company’s longstanding success in

Kentucky.

“A very sincere congratulations to SITEX for its expansion, its sizeable investment in the local plant and the significant number of new jobs being added,” says Schneider. “Over multiple generations, SITEX’s ownership has worked hard to guide their homegrown company to new heights of success, and that record of growth and prosperity continues.

“The SITEX team members, both here in Henderson and at the firm’s other locations, are a huge part of that victory story, and we can’t thank them enough for all they do.

The future looks bright for SITEX!” Henderson Mayor Steve Austin adds that the company has been a great local partner.

“We are so fortunate to have this locally based industry in our community and happy to see them grow and prosper,” Austin says. “SITEX has always been a great community partner with both their management and employees. We know the new workforce additions will continue that history.”

Whitney Risley, director of existing industries and workforce development at Henderson Economic Development, adds, “Henderson Economic Development continues to be encouraged by our existing See SITEX on Page 4

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See you at Clean ’22!

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s I write this note, I’m breaking in a new pair of shoes.

That’s because I’m getting ready to head to The Clean Show in Atlanta, July 30-Aug. 2.

I hope you’ll be there and that you’re already getting ready (finally!) for the industry’s premier North American trade event organized by Messe Frankfurt.

I find Clean to be exciting and energetic, and this year it’s a little more so. After viruses, quarantines and vaccines, it’s going to be great to see and meet with everyone again.

American Laundry News will be in booth #4314. Stop by and see us, or e-mail me at mpoe@ atmags.com beforehand and we can schedule some time together.

While I do hope to see you in Atlanta, I know that your focus will be on the exhibitors, educational sessions and networking

From The Editor’s Desk MATT POE opportunities. This issue is chock full of the information you need to make the most of Clean.

First, the main preview feature starting on page 1 offers details about the show, what to expect, shuttle service and more.

Then, starting on page 8 you’ll find a complete listing (current as of June 1) of exhibitors with

COLUMNIST AT LARGE David Griggs

descriptions and booth numbers so you can plan your time at the show.

Don’t forget to use our Show Floor Map on pages 20-21 to help map out your routes!

On page 18, you’ll find a complete listing of the educational sessions in Atlanta, and on page 22 there’s information about events and activities partnering associations have planned during the show.

Watch for reports from the show on our social media accounts and in upcoming issues.

Before signing off, I encourage you to look to the right and read the first piece from our new columnist at large, David Griggs of Superior Linen Service.

David, The Clean Show and American Laundry News are all here to help keep it clean, everybody!

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industries growing in our community.

“We appreciate the forwardthinking of SITEX to invest in efficient equipment and add jobs in Henderson.”

The investment and planned job creation by SITEX furthers recent economic momentum in the commonwealth, as the state builds back stronger from the effects of the pandemic.

By meeting its annual targets over the agreement term, the company can be eligible to keep a portion of the new tax revenue it generates.

The company may claim eligible incentives against its income tax liability and/or wage assessments.

In addition, SITEX can receive

(Photo: SITEX Corp.)

resources from Kentucky’s workforce service providers. These include no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reducedcost customized training and job training incentives.

In November, the company announced that the Henderson laundry processing facility went solar, installing a massive new solar PV system through AmerLight Energy.

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No easy button in laundry T

here was a popular office supply store that advertised the idea of them being your “Easy Button” for all office supplies.

No matter what you needed they had an “Easy Button” for it. All you had to do is push the button.

In our industry, we are constantly searching for an easy button: a machine or process that, once it is installed, “boom,” no more managing, no more worries, we can just sit back and watch the linen roll out the door.

However, it does not ever seem to work like that. Fixing one bottleneck in a laundry usually develops another.

Machine vendors in our industry have developed some extremely impressive machinery that can simplify laundry tasks so that one employee can do what once took four employees to accomplish.

The new machinery reduces the ergonomic issues that come along with processing linen as well.

The one item to remember when you consider purchasing one of these impressive machines is that they are designed to remove labor; they are not designed to remove management decisions and processes.

I have been in laundries that are automated from THE ONE ITEM TO REMEMthe soil door to the clean BER WHEN YOU CONSIDER door and every machine in between.

PURCHASING ONE OF THESE These automatic soil IMPRESSIVE MACHINES IS systems work so that once the linen is sorted, it is not THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO touched again until it is briefly REMOVE LABOR; THEY ARE touched as the linen is fed to NOT DESIGNED TO REMOVE an automatic feeder where the corners are found, the linen MANAGEMENT DECISIONS is ironed, folded, and stacked AND PROCESSES. in the desired number. Then, it’s briefly touched again as a shipper loads into a cart.

I have also been in laundries that have no automation anywhere in the facility.

Linen is brought in soil. It is manually sorted, manually loaded in a washer, manually loaded into the dryer, manually folded and then shipped. This system takes four times the number of employees to accomplish the same task.

When you talk with the management team in both types of facilities, you discover that they both fight the same issues. One of the biggest issues they both face is the handling of linen that never leaves the facility, below are the two items that a manager must resolve to become a well-run facility: 1. Mixed Linen. We all wish our soil rooms never threw the wrong items together. I have never seen that be accomplished.

So how are you going to manage it? Are you going to redry it on the clean side and then distribute it to the correct department, or are you simply going to send it back to the soil room? These pounds generate no revenue for your facility, and they can add up to a lot of linen. You need to get a handle on it fast.

2. Stain Linen. Stain linen is a nemesis of every facility, made worse at any facility that has adopted 100% polyester items.

You cannot wear them out and if you have a stain that you cannot get out, you can wash it daily for the rest of your life.

You must get a good method of handling stains. You must put it through a good stain wash, if it is still dirty, then it must be ragged, or it will get stuck in the merry-go-round of linen that has been the demise of many laundries.

Linen cycling around the plant is a major issue that every laundry faces, and there is just no “Easy Button” to resolve it.

David Griggs serves as general manager for Superior Linen Service’s healthcare division based in Oklahoma.

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industry, and 30 hours of educational sessions were scheduled.

Jira says that his staff has attracted 41 first-time Clean exhibitors for Atlanta.

“It’s the thing that I challenge my team to deliver—finding new exhibitors,” he shares. “It’s already an all-time record, and the crew still is delivering finding new people to come to the trade show floor.”

Messe Frankfurt’s involvement with the event is another change this time. The trade show organizer purchased the show before the New Orleans event in 2019, and it was co-hosted with the previous organizer, Riddle & Associates.

This year, Messe Frankfurt is fully at the helm with its association partners: ALM, Coin Laundry Association (CLA), Drycleaning & Laundry Institute International (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility services.

But any changes won’t be drastic.

“Why change a winning formula?,” Jira says. “That’s our approach.

Clean has a long, long history of success and memorable events.

Our goal is to bring the same great industry experience the exhibitors and attendees have grown accustomed to.

“You’ll see a different level of graphics and some new technology, but the person-to-person action within the industry, that’s what makes clean special.”

“TRSA is bringing its Exchange web utility for appointment-setting to Clean for the first time,” says Joseph Ricci, president and CEO of TRSA. “Over the past several years this has been used at TRSA events for tabletop meetings between member supplier partners and operators in sessions on specific days at designated times.

“At Clean, they will use it to

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meet at participating supplier partners’ exhibit booths anytime during show hours.”

EXHIBITS Exhibitors are gearing up to meet with potential buyers from across the commercial laundering, drycleaning, and textile service industry, and will have products and innovations on display representing the entire value-added chain in the textile care, dry cleaning, and laundry sectors, including: • Machinery, systems and accessories for washing, cleaning and other textile applications.

• Financial and technology solutions.

• Additives and chemicals.

• Facility maintenance.

• Logistics and material flow.

• Energy-saving solutions and water technology.

This year, visitors can expect a diverse group of exciting new products and technologies to be debuted on the show floor and will have 41 first-time exhibitors to discover, the record for most new companies in any one year in Clean Show history, according to Messe Frankfurt. (Turn to page 8 for the complete listing of exhibitors.)

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION RETURN TO HOTELS FROM GWCC, HALL B EVERY 20-30 MINUTES

Saturday, 7/30

7:00 am - 11:00 am

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Sunday, 7/31

7:30 am - 11:00 am

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Monday, 8/1

7:30 am - 11:00 am

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, 8/2

7:30 am - 11:00 am

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Information subject to change or update. Graphic courtesy of Messe Frankfurt.

HOTEL

ROUTE # BOARDING POINT

Aloft Atlanta Downtown........................... 1 NE Corner of Baker & Ted Turner Courtyard Marriott Downtown................. 2 NE Corner of Andrew Young & Ted Turner

EDUCATION, EVENTS All Clean Show attendees will have the option to attend more than 30 hours of free sessions, with content provided by the five partnering associations.

This year’s sessions will address the latest trends, technologies and technical developments hitting the industry, and will feature strategies to help business owners become more efficient, effective and profitable, and how to adapt in an everchanging business landscape.

Topics include: • The Next Generation of Laundromats • State of the Linen, Uniform and Facility Services Industry • Pardon the Interruption, Automation in Progress • 12 Profit Activators: Guaranteed To Create An

FROM HOTELS TO GWCC, HALL B EVERY 15-20 MINUTES

ROUTES 1 - 3

Embassy Suites Cent. Olympic Park.. WD Walking Distance, No Shuttle Service Required Hilton Garden Inn Downtown.............. WD Walking Distance, No Shuttle Service Required Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dwtn. ...... 2 Curbside, Front Entrance on Cone Marriott Marquis ..................................... 1 Front Entrance, Curbside on Peachtree Center Omni CNN Center Atlanta .................. WD Walking Distance, No Shuttle Service Required Renaissance Atlanta Midtown ................ 3 Front Entrance, Across Street at Tech Trolley Stop Westin Peachtree Plaza ........................ 2 NE Corner of Andrew Young & Ted Turner

For hotel shuttle information or ADA transportation call/text 1-312-634-6030.

Please note that this phone number is active during shuttle times and 30 minutes prior and post scheduled times. Please request ADA service at least 30 minutes in advance of desired pick up time.

Clean 2022

Shuttle managed by

Immediate Cash Flow Surge • The Economic Impact of Reusable Textiles • The CDC Perspective on Textile Care Services • Marketing through Your POS • And more.

(A complete listing of sessions and their descriptions can be found on page 18).

Besides the educational sessions, partnering associations have planned a series of events that range from volunteer opportunities to social receptions, from breakfast to dinner. Note: some events require registration and are members only. (For a complete listing of these events, turn to page 22.)

SCHEDULE, TRANSPORTATION (File Photo: American Trade Magazines)

The four-day event begins at 8 a.m. EDT Saturday when only distributors will have access to the

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show floor and the first education sessions occur. Gates will open for everyone at 10 following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the show will run until 5 p.m. Hours for the rest of the event are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

There will be complimentary shuttle buses running each morning from designated hotels to the Georgia World Congress Center while Clean is in session. Buses will run about every 15-20 minutes from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday and from 7:30 to 11 the other three days.

The schedule flips during the afternoons, with buses picking up passengers at the GWCC every 20-30 minutes and stopping at designated points. Those shuttles will run from 3 to 6 p.m. on the first three show days and from 1:30 See PREVIEW on Page 32

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Clean Show 2022 exhibitors T

he following companies and organizations have reserved exhibit space in the Georgia World Congress Center for Clean ’22 as of June 1, according to Messe Frankfurt North America.

The list totals approximately 350 exhibitors at press time; it’s possible that more exhibitors will be added in

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Educational Sessions Schedule at a Glance

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(Riegel-T-Y Group-Harbor Linen) Hospitality and healthcare linens.

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o A. L. Wilson Chemical Co. 2555 Stain removers and other chemicals for professional drycleaning and laundry use.

o A.M.S. Products LLC

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o A1 American

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o ABG Systems

North America Inc. Healthcare textile traceability and identification systems.

o ABS Laundry Business

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The Next Generation of Laundromats

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Best Culture Wins

8:15-9 a.m.

Laundry/Infection Prevention Forum

CLA DLI ALM

8:30-9:45 a.m. State of the Linen, Uniform and Facility Services IndustryTRSA 9-9:45 a.m.

Pardon the Interruption, Automation in Progress

ALM

9-10 a.m.

Leveraging Community Engagement for Social Impact and Profit: Laundromats Doing Well By Doing Good

CLA

9-10 a.m.

Self-Service Technology Is Here

12-1:30 p.m.

Hygienically Clean and Clean Green Certification Lunch TRSA

2-3 p.m.

Attracting & Managing the New Generation of Workforce

DLI

3:30-4:30 p.m. Where to Start? Tips for Entering the Commercial Laundry Industry

General

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Solutions Laundry enterprise resource planning, contract management and logistic solutions for textile rental.

o Ace Heaters LLC

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Water heaters and related equipment.

o Advanced Poly

the final weeks leading up to the July 30-Aug. 2 event.

Where available, the descriptions of products and/or services provided here are general in nature and should not be considered all-inclusive.

Listings are subject to change without notice. Check www.cleanshow.com for any updates.

8-9 a.m.

Everything You Need to Know About Your First Laundromat- and More!

CLA

8-10 a.m.

12 Profit Activators: Guaranteed To Create An Immediate Cash Flow Surge

DLI

8:15-9 a.m.

Proven Strategies to Combat Hourly Labor Shortages

8:30-10 a.m.

Global National Association Initiatives

ALM TRSA

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9-10 a.m.

Tips and Tools for Evaluating New Laundromat Technology

CLA

9-10 a.m.

The Economic Impact of Reusable Textiles

ARTA

12-2 p.m.

Global Linen, Uniform/Workwear, and Facility Services Industry Recovery, Trends, and Expansion

TRSA

2-3 p.m.

2022 Economy - Are We Ever Going to See Normal?

3:30-4:30 p.m. Global Session Panel

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Marketing through Your POS

8:15-9 a.m.

Building a Business on Culture

ALM

8:30-10 a.m.

Maximizing Your Laundromat’s WDF and Pick-Up & Delivery Business

CLA

8:30-10 a.m.

Legal Issues: Contracts, Labor Law and Other Legal Trends Contracts: Protecting Your Customers, Employees, and Business Assets

9-9:45 a.m.

Rejecting Business Opportunities: When it makes sense to say Goodbye or No Thanks

9-10 a.m.

CINET PTC Global Best Practices Program

12-2 p.m.

TRSA Next Generation Executives - Secrets to Chick-fil-A Hiring & Training for Exceptional Customer

2-3 p.m.

Human Resources Strategy

Cleaning chemicals, adhesives (Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

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General

8-9 a.m.

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o Albatross USA Inc.

ALM

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o Air World Inc.

The CDC Perspective on Textile Care Services

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Packaging Inc. Customized equipment solutions designed to bag bar towels, mop heads, microfiber towels, gloves or other small textiles, as well as folded or bulky products.

o Air & Water Systems

9-9:45 a.m.

DLI

TRSA ALM DLI TRSA General

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Commercial laundry equipment and services under the Huebsch®, IPSO®, Primus®, Speed Queen® and UniMac® brand names.

3604

Route automation for the textile rental industry.

Cooling towers.

1439

Manufactures bill/banknote changers, coin/token dispensers, ticket dispensers, pre-valued card dispensers, self-serve smart card kiosks, and tokens.

o American Coin-Op

4314

Trade magazine, website, podcast and social media for self-service laundry owners.

o American Dawn Inc.

3848

Reusable textiles for rental and institutional laundries, including toweling, table linen, bed linen, patient gowns, scrubs, chef apparel, lab coats, butcher frocks, wraparounds and specialty apparel.

o American Drycleaner

4314

Trade magazine, website, podcast and social media for drycleaning businesses and suppliers.

o American Express Credit cards.

4314

Trade magazine, website, podcast and social media for managers and administrators of institutional/ on-premise laundries and textile rental companies.

2058

Products Inc. Laundry textiles and associated items for flatwork ironers.

o American Laundry Systems - 400

Division of E&O Mechanical Independent consultancy specializing in construction and operations of commercial laundry services.

o American Pride

o Amcot Cooling Tower Corp. 4309 o American Changer

o American Laundry News

o American Laundry

o Alliance Laundry Systems 2642

o Alliant Systems

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3569

2149 Linen Co. LLC Linen supplier serving hospitality, healthcare and industrial customers.

o American Reusable

1049

Textile Association Trade association promoting greater appreciation and demand for reusable textiles.

o American Trade Magazines LLC 4314

Publisher of American Coin-Op, American Drycleaner, and American Laundry News.

o Angeline Group Ltd.

2052

Medical textiles and accessories.

o Apparel Machinery/

3861

Naomoto Corp.

Ironing and finishing products for apparel manufacturing, laundry and drycleaning industries.

o AquaRecycle LLC

2444

Water recycling and dryer heat recovery systems.

o Aquawing Ozone

Laundry Systems - AWOIS Ozone laundry systems.

2400

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

o ARCO/MURRAY

3502

Design/build construction firm focused on the laundry industry.

o ArtiClean Ozone

Laundry Systems Ozone laundry systems.

o Association for

Linen Management Nonprofit trade association dedicated to the professional development of personnel involved in the textile care industry.

o Association of Wedding

2037

1036

o Atmosphere TV

844

Streaming TV service for businesses offering audio-optional TV.

o Automation Dynamics

4244

Automated sorting, counting and weighing equipment for various laundry applications.

B

o B&C Technologies

3870

o Balcan Plastics

1750 548

Bundling and banding solutions.

3855

Reusable incontinence products, including underpads, clothing protectors, diapers and briefs.

o BeCreative 360

4334

Marketing and promotions for dry cleaners.

o Beisler America LLC

1056

2249

Peracetic acid formulations for sanitization and disinfection of laundry in commercial, institutional and industrial operations.

o Bissell Commercial

o Brightwell Dispensers Inc. 4218

o Brim Laundry

1428

o Brink’s Inc.

3458

o Brooks-Waterburn Corp.

1640

Machinery Co. Inc. Large-capacity washer-extractors, dryers and related equipment; touchscreen control systems; OEM replacement parts and supplies.

Insurance services for Laundromats.

o Buckeye Pads and Covers 3656

Industrial and commercial sewing machines, and pressing, fusing, iron, vacuum table and industrial knitting equipment.

o Biosan LLC

2908

Dispensers for soap, chemicals and paper products.

Flexible packaging solutions.

o Beck’s Classic Mfg. Inc.

o Braun

3537

Batch tunnel washing, conventional washing, material-handling, drying, and finishing equipment.

422, 444

o Bandall America

2454

Vacuums, power sweepers, extractors, flooring machines and other equipment.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

3564

o BOWE Textile

Commercial washers, dryers, ironers, feeders and folders.

o Block Bindings &

o Boca Terry

Manufacturer/supplier of bathrobes, towels and spa accessories.

Industrial sewing, tailoring, drycleaning and laundry products and supplies.

4139

4165

Material-handling and garmenthandling equipment and systems.

Cleaning GmbH Drycleaning machines.

o B & G Lieberman Co. Inc.

Gown Specialists Nonprofit trade association for members specializing in wedding gown cleaning, preservation and restoration.

o Bobco Systems Inc.

Press pads and covers.

o Bundle Australia Pty. Ltd.

C

o CACO Manufacturing Corp. 1938 Coin laundry furnishings, including folding tables, seating, clotheshanging racks, and custom bulkheads.

o Calderon Textiles

2758

Interlinings Ltd. Trimmings and related services.

507

Laundry management software.

1443

Distributes commercial linens to the textile rental, healthcare, hospitality and consumer products industries.

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o Card Concepts Inc.

1228

Laundry payment solutions.

o Careismatic Brands Inc.

2557

Medical apparel, footwear and accessories.

o Cart & Supply

1045

Laundry carts.

o CBA Machines

435

Purchases and sells industrial and commercial laundry equipment.

o Cents

4118

Laundry point-of-sale and business management platform.

o Chemtainer/Maxi-Movers 2252 Bulk delivery trucks, shelved exchange carts, tilt trucks, utility carts and bushel carts.

o Chicago Dryer Co.

2704

Flatwork finishing equipment, including separators, feeders, ironers and folders; data tracking technology.

o Chief Clean

4140

Commercial janitorial dust mops and wet mops, handles and frames.

o Christeyns Laundry

4132

Technology LLC Hygiene solutions for professional textile care, professional cleaning industry, and the medical and life sciences sector.

o Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

3610

Laundry detergents and chemicals.

o Clean Cycle Systems/

2955

Tecni-Quip Carts Lint collection and exhaust air systems; laundry carts and covers.

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o Clean Laundry Funding

2655

Laundry financing services.

o CleanCloud

1518

Point-of-sale and pickup-anddelivery software for dry cleaners and laundry services.

o Cleaner Business Systems 4032 Point-of-sale software systems for dry cleaners.

o Cleaner Marketing

3661

All-in-one marketing solution for dry cleaners.

o Cleaner’s Supply®

4322

Wide range of drycleaning and laundry supplies and products.

o CM Company

3760

Lint rollers.

o CM2W JSC

3548

Hardware solutions and software management platform that enables remote monitoring and control over industry machinery and dosing equipment.

o CMV Sharper Finish Inc.

1904

Commercial laundry flatwork ironing equipment.

o Cobblers Direct by

My Shoe Hospital Shoe repair services.

o Coin Laundry Association

4214

836

3128

Garment finishers, automated soil sorting and counting systems, and garment presses.

o Columbia/ILSA

Machines Corp.

Drycleaning machines.

o Consolidated Laundry

3728

4110

Machinery Industrial dryers, shuttle conveyors, towel folder and mat rollers.

o Curbside Laundries

Personal cooling garment.

D

o Datamars Inc. 4071

Laundry and drycleaning pads and covers.

o CRDN

4317

Restoration cleaning and contents restoration.

o CSI Cleantie

2550

3705

Laundry wrapping equipment and wrapping film.

o The DECC Company 3703

Computer systems for drycleaning, laundromat, clothing alteration and shoe repair businesses.

o Cupron Medical Textiles

o Eastern Funding

Electronic textile identification solutions for laundries.

o Davis Packaging

3607

Copper-infused patient gowns and bed linens.

645

Dryer panels coating.

o deister electronic GmbH

2458

Electronic, RFID and mechatronic systems for security, logistics and supply chain markets.

o DEMA Engineering Co.

2002

Chemical dosing and fluid control products.

o Dexter Laundry Inc.

2628

Commercial washers, dryers, and laundry management systems for vended and on-premise laundries.

o Diamond Chemical Co. Inc. 3206 Laundry, warewash, housekeeping, sanitizing and other institutional and industrial products.

o Dimmid Inc. o Doxon Mfg. Co.

3657 1436

Commercial laundry parts.

o Drycleaning & Laundry

928

Institute Trade association representing member dry cleaners and launderers.

o Duncan Fabricating

E

1752

Wash-and-fold POS software for Laundromat owners.

o Cooling Vest by Flexifreeze 945 o Covers Etc. Inc.

Not-for-profit trade organization representing member laundry owners, prospective laundry owners, and equipment manufacturers and distributors.

o Colmac Industries

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

2150

Co. Inc. Vended laundry bulkheads and commercial appliance outlet centers.

1636

Commercial lender to laundromats, dry cleaners, car washes and other businesses.

o Eazyclean Technologies GmbH Drycleaning machines.

4014

o Ebco Industries Ltd.

406

Carts, liners, covers, shelving, cabinets and bags.

o Ecolab

3908

Laundry detergents and chemicals; dispensing equipment; water and energy management; and real-time data management for large-scale, commercial laundry operations.

o Ellis Corp.

2528

Open pocket and sideloading washerextractors, industrial dryers, conveyors for automation, water heating and heat recovery systems, and wastewater and ceramic filtration systems for recycling laundry water.

o Encompass Group LLC

2350

Reusable textiles, professional apparel, and disposable and single-use medical products.

o Energenics Corp.

2438

Lint filters for dryer exhaust; cart-washing systems; disinfection products; and vacuum systems for lint collectors.

o ESD

2942

Mechanical and electronic payment systems for the multi-housing market and laundromats.

o European Finishing

3428

Equipment Corp.

Tensioning and finishing equipment.

o EzProducts International Inc.3303 (Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

Permanent heat seal clothing labels, heat seal presses, eyeglass labels and self-stick labels.

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o F-MATIC Inc.

F

o Forenta L.P. 3506

Odor-control and restroom hygiene products.

o Fashion Seal Healthcare

o Foster-Stephens Inc. 501

Manufacturer and provider of scrubs, lab coats, patient and ancillary apparel to hospitals and industrial laundries.

o Feig Electronics Inc.

3755

Contactless identification, electronic control systems and payment terminals.

o Felins Inc.

Tying, shrink-wrapping and banding machines and systems.

4055

Laundry trucks and utility carts.

o Fike & Fike Inc.

4154

Linen management and route accounting software.

o Firbimatic

Feeding, folding and stacking equipment.

3401

Garment and textile restoration for the insurance industry.

o Fulton Boiler Works

3438

o Future Polytech

511

Poly bag and film solutions for hospital, commercial, and clean room laundry operations.

G

o G.S. Manufacturing

3954 1236

o Garment Management

3603

1606

Systems Automated assembly systems, heat-seal machines, automated uniform-delivery systems and automated coat-check systems.

o GE Appliances,

o George Courey Inc.

1144

a Haier Company Commercial laundry equipment.

o H-M Company 944

Bedding, linens and textiles for hospitality, healthcare and other markets.

o Girbau North

H

4339

2106, 2112, 2118

America (Continental) Wide variety of equipment and systems for vended, on-premise commercial, multi-housing, industrial and textile care laundries.

o Golden Star Inc.

Aluminum material-handling systems, including laundry carts.

Drycleaning machines

o Foltex

4240

Wedding gown and garment preservation systems and supplies.

o FRSTeam

o Gemu Valves Valves, and measurement and control systems.

Boilers and related equipment/systems.

2406

o Fibertech Plastics

3528

Drycleaning and laundry presses, shirt units, conveyors, and water chillers.

1204

Mops and textile cleaning systems.

o Gotli Labs AG

4331

o Gottcha-Covered LLC

3602

Laundry equipment.

o GreenEarth Cleaning

3454

Patented liquid silicone-based drycleaning solvents, with marketing/branding assistance.

o Guangzhou Payblox Co. Ltd. 409 o Gurtler Industries Inc.

o HamperApp Technologies Inc. 1642

1728

Advanced detergents and specialty chemicals for the commercial laundry industry.

3444

Schneider GmbH Laundry and drycleaning supplies, including hangers.

1744

Pickup and delivery laundry service.

1541

4111

Laundry wrappers and bundlers.

o HID Global

Textile testing, evaluation and certification.

413

4310

Water heaters and related products.

o Hunt Textiles

653

Institutional towels, sheets, table linen, aprons, microfiber towels, and dry/wet mops.

o Hurst Boiler

Accreditation Council Non-profit organization formed to inspect and accredit laundries processing reusable textiles for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.

o Heat Seal

o Hohenstein Institute America 407

o Hot Water Products

On-demand laundry service.

o Healthcare Laundry

1336

Laundry tokens.

Pre-packaged hot water solutions.

o Hans-Joachim

Manufacturing Inc. Coin laundry bulkheads, drain troughs and furniture.

o Hoffman Mint

o Hamilton Engineering Inc. 2009

o Happy Nest LLC

Production management system for laundry operations.

1440

Drain troughs, lint interceptors and related products.

13

417

Steam and hot water boiler systems.

o Hydro Systems Co.

3648

Chemical dispensing and dosing solutions, including equipment, software and services.

I

o Indy Hanger & Supply

4236

Galvanized wire hangers.

RFID identification and sensing technology.

o High Mark

1910

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o Infinity Massage Chairs

4148

Massage chairs.

o Innovative Management

2556

Designs RFID tracking systems.

o Inox Milton Inc.

502

Manufacturing of stainless steel and aluminum products.

o Insight Facilities

Management Inc. Commercial facility maintenance services.

o International Silicon

of America Trucks.

o Jupiter Coverage

4012

3654

Insurance services.

K

o Kaeser Compressors Inc.

2452

Compressed-air equipment.

o Kannegiesser ETECH

806

Washing, finishing and uniform processing systems; conveyor systems; production management software.

o Kemco Systems

1853

Water heaters, heat reclaimers, water recovery/reuse systems and water treatment systems.

o Keycolour Inc.

401

Textile dyeing products.

3765

Trading Inc. Drycleaning and laundry pads.

o Isuzu Commercial Truck

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o KioSoft Technologies LLC

1412

Payment technology for laundromats and route laundries.

1350

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

o Kleen-Rite Inc./KR Products 3844 Solvent filter/purifier system.

o Italclean Srl

4220

Drycleaning and laundry equipment.

o Itsumi USA Inc.

3736

Shirt finishing equipment.

J

o J.P. Equipment Inc.

1418 506

Washing equipment, finishing systems, material-handling systems, and system software and process technology.

o JLT Co. Ltd. o JS Fiber Co. Inc.

4242 429

Hospitality and healthcare bedding.

544

Commercial and industrial mats.

o KLOPP: Money

Handling Equipment Coin counters, sorters and wrapper crimpers.

o Kreussler Inc.

Industrial laundry equipment sales.

o JENSEN USA Inc.

o Kleen-Tex USA LLC

4137

3136

3808

Institutional linen supplier.

o Lapauw USA

L

3606

Fuel-fired and electric boilers for dry cleaning and other industrial applications.

o Laundris™ Digital

Laundry, drycleaning and wetcleaning chemicals and detergents.

o KSE Suppliers

o Lattner Boiler Co.

Inventory Management Linen inventory management software platform.

o Laundroworks

2256

3812

Payment and management technology for vended laundries.

o The Laundry Boss

3448

Vending payments and credit card processing.

1044

Flatwork finishing equipment, washer-extractors, garment finishing tunnels, cart washers, and more.

o Laundry Vending Products 2254 o Laundrylux

2502, 2544

North American supplier of Electrolux and Wascomat commercial laundry equipment.

o LaundryPass

1356

Card payment/management system for Laundromats.

o Lavatec Laundry

o M+A Matting 528

Technology Inc. Continuous-batch washers, washer-extractors, dryers, flatwork feeders, ironers, folders, stackers, material-handling equipment, and other equipment.

o Lavo Solutions LLC

3364

Chemical dispensing solutions and data analytics for the cleaning and hygiene industry.

o LCT-Textilligence

4232

Garment distribution and wardrobe system using RFID technology.

o Leebaw Manufacturing

3510

Material-handling carts, garment carts, shelving units, lift tables and other products.

o Leonard Automatics

3744

Garment finishing, small-piece stacking, cart washing, pressing and other equipment.

o LG Electronics

3244

Commercial washers and dryers.

o LinenMaster LLC

1538

Linen management software.

o Linentech

1340

523

OEM and generic parts for coin-op and commercial washers and dryers.

o Luetzow Poly

3410

Plastic polyethylene garment bags, laundry and drycleaning bags, and other products.

M

o M&B Hangers (Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

o Mamute USA LLC

3944

3838

Industrial washers, dryers, ironers and folders.

o Marina Textiles Inc.

4144

Institutional linens for hotels, hospitals and other institutions.

o MARUSO USA Inc.

3756

Plastic hangers for dry cleaners.

o Material Flow Systems LLC 3928 Material-handling systems, including rail systems, conveyors and trolleys.

o Maxi-Press Elastomeric Inc. 3938 Membranes for water extraction presses, and ironer supplies.

o Maxon Lift Corp.

2145

Truck and trailer liftgates.

o Mayfield Group

4210

Advertising services for retail fabricare.

o Maywood Furniture Corp.

411

Laundry tables and other furniture.

1051

Broad spectrum of healthcare textiles and other healthcare products.

o Meese Inc.

408

Bulk linen and laundry carts.

o Memories Gown Preservation 4332

Environmentally friendly wholesale gown cleaning, preservation, and pre-paid shipping.

o Messe Frankfurt Trade fair, congress and event organizer.

Wire garment hangers and paper

4048

Mats.

o Medline Industries LP

Commercial laundry management software.

o Low Cost Manufacturing

products for drycleaning and textile rental industries.

900

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o Metalprogetti

2328

Automated systems for moving, handling, sorting and dispensing hanging and folded garments.

o MEVO Metzler GmbH

3912

Wire hangers, and drycleaning and laundry products.

o Micross Automation Systems 423 Commercial laundry tracking software and systems.

o Miele Inc.

3544

Laundry care equipment and products.

o Miller Bags Company

3660

o Newhouse Specialty Co.

4064

Specialty products for the laundry, drycleaning and garment manufacturing industries. o NIE Insurance 4109 Insurance for dry cleaners and coin laundries.

o Norchem Corp.

1916

Laundry chemicals; chemical dispensing systems; wastewater treatment and recycling systems; and system controllers and software.

o NuMat Systems LLC

3204

Mat repair and remanufacturing service.

O

o Omni Apparel Inc.

4245

Lab coats, butcher coats and aprons.

o OMNI Solutions LLC

1408

UV-based technologies for water, surface, and air treatment.

o Onnera Group

2514

Equipment solutions for the restaurant and catering, laundry, and refrigeration applications industries.

P

o PAC Strapping Products

3865

Plastic strapping, steel strapping, strapping machines, strapping tools, and accessories.

o Parker Boiler Co.

3464

Steam boilers, indirect-fired water heaters and related equipment.

o PayRange Inc.

1944

o Paystri

431

1838

Reusable healthcare products, including bed linens, underpads, carts, bags, etc.

o Miura America Co. Ltd.

3406

Steam, hot water and modular boiler systems.

o Mobile Computing

Corp. Inc. (MCC) Software for linen and textile delivery optimization.

o Monarch Brands

509

2855

Wholesalers and manufacturers of microfiber, commercial linen, institutional towels and wiper rags.

o Monarch Coin & Security

2255

Coin/token chutes, money boxes, locks and keys for coin laundry machines; bathroom locks.

o Morito Scovill Americas 2056 Fasteners for apparel and industrial applications, as well as attaching machine equipment.

o Mountain Electronics Inc. 2755 Circuit board repair for commercial laundry equipment.

o Mr Jeff

2352

Home-delivery laundry franchising.

N

o National Cleaners

3854

o National Combustion

1851

Association Trade association for professional garment/fabric cleaners and suppliers.

Co. Inc. Commercial water-heating systems.

o Navien Inc.

439

Tankless water heaters and boilers.

o Nayax LLC

1441

Point of sale and cashless payments.

o Peach State Dryer Vents

1847

Commercial and residential dryer and air duct services.

o Pellerin Milnor

2928

Washer-extractors, automated tunnel washing systems, dryers, material-handling systems, and laundry computer networks.

o Pepin Manufacturing Inc.

4138

Lint rollers.

649

Merchant payment and processing.

Fabrics for tablecloths, napkins, placemats, aprons and tableskirts; dust control products; industrial and specialty textiles.

o MIP Inc.

15

Mobile payment systems.

Infection control plastic laundry bags.

o Milliken & Company

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o Phoenix Textile Corp.

504

Terry products, blankets, bedding, uniforms, microfiber, window coverings, cubicle curtains, furnitures, and design services.

o Pinnacle Textile

1512

Industries LLC Uniform manufacturer and distributor, including kitchen, linen, industrial and medical merchandise.

o Plexus Industries

1641

Commercial laundry bags.

o Podab Group

1156

Professional drying equipment.

o Pony SpA

3718

Garment finishing and pressing equipment.

Commercial grade wetcleaning equipment, parts and service.

3918

RFID-enabled sorting and tracking software and systems for the textile maintenance industry.

2856

Independent equipment and specialty finance company.

Q

o Quietaire Cooling

o R & B Wire Products Inc.

o The Route Pros 2027

Industrial laundry and linen transportation equipment and products, including carts and trucks.

o R.L. Williams Co.

3955

1212

2345

3238 4010

2656

3754

4054

Laundry chemicals.

o Rennco

2051

Laundry bagging and packaging equipment.

o Renzacci SPA -

Industrial fans and commercial ventilation equipment.

4158

Air vacuums, condensate tanks and fabricare industry equipment.

o Renegade Brands

3818

Industria Lavatrici Drycleaning machines, washerextractors, dryers and wetcleaning machines.

o Rome Conveyors

o Ryco Conveyors Inc.

3965

Design, sales and installation of material-handling systems.

S

o San-Ai Industries Inc.

3964

o Sanitone by Fabritec

2102 3202

3416

1712

o SEITZ, The Fresher

3264

o SEKO Dosing Systems

Corp. USA Dosing and control systems.

3605

Garment film and flexible packaging.

o Sigmatex-Lanier

1208

Wide range of textile products for the textile rental, healthcare and hospitality industries.

Industrial laundry equipment; water treatment and recycling; resource conservation.

o Setomatic Systems - Spyder-

1628 Wash Laundry payment systems.

Conveyors and other materialhandling systems.

3655

Drycleaning software.

o SNA Manufacturing LLC

3560

Foam hanger covers and shoulder guards.

o SonicAire

o Spartan Chemical Co.

2128

4238

3503

2538

Cleaning and sanitation solutions for the industrial and institutional market.

o Spindle

1218

Operations management software for commercial laundries.

o SPOT Business Systems

1704

Computer software and systems for drycleaning operations management.

o SRS Conveyors

4113

Turn-key garment materialhandling solutions.

Div. of RKU Standard Inc. Unattended payment, exchange, dispense and change machines.

1328

Healthcare, hospitality and institutional textiles and apparel, and linen management services.

o Storms Industries Inc.

2456

Flatwork ironer textiles and supplies, cleaners and belting; sling bags; cart covers; filtration and dust-control products.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

2250

Solids interceptors, oil separators and chemical waste tanks.

o Sumal S.L.U.

3644

Roll and metal containers for industrial laundries and textile industry.

o Tamsan USA

T

1357

Screw compressors.

o Tangerpay

4360

Cashless laundry payment systems.

o Texas Automation Products 1610 Heat-sealing equipment and accessories.

850

o Textile Care Allied

1028

o TheLaundryList.com Inc.

1344

Trades Association Trade association representing manufacturers and distributors of laundry and drycleaning equipment and supplies.

Used industrial laundry machinery; plant design and installation services; energy efficiency studies.

o Thermal Engineering

2050

o Thermopatch

1403

of Arizona Wastewater heat reclaimers, heat-recovery systems, shaker screens, water heaters, storage tanks, pumping systems, ceramic filtration systems and other products.

Labeling, transfers and emblems on textiles.

o Thomaston Mills

2450

Bed and bath linens for the hospitality, healthcare and institutional markets.

o Tingue

o Standard Change-Makers - 2003

o Standard Textile

o Striem

Towel folders.

Cleaning and cooling fans for laundries and drycleaning plants.

Equipment Industrial and commercial laundry equipment supplier.

2244

Recyclable soiled-linen bags, laundry hamper stands, laundry supplies, medical supplies, medical cart covers, disposable cart liners and other products.

o Texprofin

System controls and management information solutions for the automation of industrial uniform and textile laundry facilities.

o Southwest Laundry 3516

1801

Automated control technology.

o SMRT Systems

o Streamline Solutions

1952

Textile manufacturer for hospitality, commercial laundry, healthcare, and airline industries.

o Softrol Systems Inc.

o Sea-lion America/

Company Inc. Complete line of laundry and drycleaning chemicals.

o Sigma Garment Films

o SMC Corp. of America

Garment-pressing equipment and bagging machines.

Jiangsu Sea-lion Industrial laundry machinery.

1540

Towels, hospital wear, bed linen, garments, and other textiles.

o Sintex Sales USA Inc.

Professional drycleaning detergents, wetcleaning soaps and spotting chemicals as well as restoration and shirt laundry products.

o Sankosha USA Inc.

o Shahab Textiles

o Simple Laundry Solutions LLC 951

Finishing equipment products.

Reflective workwear.

o Rema Dri-Vac Corp.

3832

On-demand laundry and drycleaning service.

Drycleaning machines.

o Reflective Apparel

445

Bedding, terry products and patient apparel.

o Rumby

Industrial laundry equipment, parts and service,

o RealStar USA

414

o Royal Blue Textiles

Solvents, additives, stain removal agents and filtration products for laundry, wet cleaning and dry cleaning.

o R.W. Martin & Sons Inc.

o Royal Basket Trucks Inc. Carts, trucks and containers.

Restroom products for the uniform, linen rental and dust control industries.

o R.R. Street & Co. Inc.

4330

Route growth/retention services.

Workwear and uniforms.

3468

o Prime Capital Funding

R

o Reed Manufacturing Co.

o Poseidon Textile Care Systems

o Positek RFID Inc.

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Laundry textiles, parts, supplies, remanufactured equipment, and rigging services for industrial laundries.

o Tjerlund Products

3864

Draft, combustion air, and ventilation equipment and systems.

o TOLON USA

3254

Washer-extractors, tumble dryers, ironers and towel folders.

o Triad

1338

Bill breakers and changers.

o TRSA, the Association for

828

Linen, Uniform & Facility Services Trade association representing the textile services industry.

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o U.S. Leather & Lace

Prestige Preservation Leather care and wedding dress preservation.

o Union Drycleaning

Products, USA Drycleaning machines.

o Unipress Corp.

3302

3216

o Washin’ Jax

3228

3714

o United Mineral &

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Soap venders, bag venders, snack/drink venders, coin laundry signs, plastic laundry bags and drop-off bags.

customer satisfaction.

o Vending.com/Fawn Vendors 1950 Selection of snack, soda machines, hot beverages, cold/frozen food, and other vending machines.

o Venus Group

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Bed linen, table linen, workwear and occupational clothing.

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Education opportunities at Clean ’22 Nearly 30 hours of education will be offered in Atlanta by partnering associations

ATLANTA — It’s been three years since the textile care industry has gathered together for The Clean Show, so there’s lots for attendees to discover this year during educational sessions at the Georgia World Congress Center.

“The association education schedule … can be found on the cleanshow.com website,” says Greg Jira, Clean Show director for Messe Frankfurt North America.

“Familiarize yourself with the layout of the floor, and then set up your show objectives … what educational sessions are can’t miss for you.”

Education at The Clean Show is provided by the five partnering industry associations: Association for Linen Management (ALM), Coin Laundry Association (CLA), Drycleaning & Laundry Institute International (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility services.

Following is the list of nearly 30 hours of education that will take place during Clean July 30-Aug. 2.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

8-9 a.m., EDT—The Next Generation of Laundromats Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 With laundromats being designated as an “essential business,” the industry is experiencing growth in attracting new people.

Many of these new owners come from other industries and bring expertise in technology, marketing and business acumen.

Attend this session to hear from the new generation of laundromat owners and learn some of the innovative ideas that they have applied to their businesses. Presenters include Alex Smereczniak or Dan D’Aquisto, Laundrolab—facilitator—Felicia Galitsky, Laundry Capital, and Nathan Garcia, The Laundry Room.

8-9 a.m., EDT—Best Culture Wins Brought to you by DLI, Room B314

3:30-4:40 p.m., EDT—Where to Start? Tips for Entering the Commercial Laundry Industry General Session, Show Floor

tion among notable infection preventionists and laundry managers representing cooperative, hospital-owned and commercial laundry operations, you’ll hear the concerns and responses from these professionals as they address top concerns about textiles and their handling.

Presenters include Jason Hartsell, VP operations, UHS; James Mangini, director, Maine Medical Center Linen Services; and Rich Bott, consultant, Crothall Laundry Services.

8:30-9:45 a.m., EDT—State of the Linen, Uniform and Facility Services Industry Brought to you by TRSA, Room B312 Leaders from the linen, uniform, and facility services industry serving uniform/workwear, healthcare, restaurants/F&B, and hospitality/hotels discuss their recovery and opportunities for expanding services.

Panel discussion facilitated by TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci, CAE, featuring John Clark, CEO, Prudential Overall Supply; Jim Ginnetti, CEO, Alsco; Brian Herrington, CEO, PureStar; and David Potack, CEO, Unitex Healthcare Linen Services.

9-9:45 a.m.—Pardon the Interruption, Automation in Progress Brought to you by ALM, Room B309 When customer demand and labor resources are not in sync, the only answer may be to increase automation. But how do you do and keep the operation going so that your customers get the textiles they need for their patients and guests?

Hear case studies and implementation plans that enable you to maintain operations, customers, and employees. Presenter is Alex Stephenson, service and parts director, TLC Tri-State.

9-10 a.m., EDT—Leveraging

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Community Engagement for Social Impact and Profit: Laundromats Doing Well By Doing Good Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 Laundromats have a unique reach into under-resourced communities and can upcycle their facilities with dedicated learning spaces and by hosting free laundry day events among other initiatives. LaundryCares Foundation (LCF) features many success stories that bring business owners and their communities together to impact families.

This program will focus on how laundromats can connect with their communities to benefit local residents and increase profitability through initiatives of the LCF. Session will feature Jason Mittman, Laundry Luv, and Michael Gregory, Denver.

9-10 a.m., EDT—Self-Service Technology Is Here Brought to you by DLI, Room B315 Automated self-servicing kiosks for garment pick-up and drop-off can let you serve more customers with fewer employees.

This session offers insight into how one dry cleaning business is reimagining the customer service experience by increasing automation and convenience

Workplace culture affects all aspects of your business and has never been as important as it is now. A positive culture will elevate productivity, decrease turnover, increase loyalty, and impact overall employee happiness.

Designed to inspire action, this presentation will share experiences on what it takes to make or break a thriving culture. Presenter is Sean Abbas, The Threads, Inc.

12-1:30 p.m.. EDT— Hygienically Clean and Clean Green Certification Lunch Brought to you by TRSA, Room B311 Learn more about TRSA’s facility, company and individual certification programs including Hygienically Clean, Clean Green and Certified Professional Laundry Manager (CPLM), as well as new Health & Safety and Certified Laundry Maintenance manager (CLMM) programs.

Gain insight into the inspection process, quality assurance manuals, and leveraging the value for a competitive advantage, especially with increased focus on hygiene and environmental sustainability, and employee training and retention.

The session will feature Bob Corfield, Laundry Design Group (LDG), and Samlane Ketevong, director, TRSA Certification and Accreditation.

12-2 p.m., EDT— LaundryCares Foundation Luncheon Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 Join LaundryCares for a FREE Lunch and Learn while at The Clean Show! You don’t want to miss this chance to find specific ways to connect to your community, learn customer social responsibility, and hear testimonials from owner-operators who have experienced these opportunities firsthand. Registration is required.

2-3 p.m., EDT—Attracting & Managing the New Generation of Workforce General Session, Show Floor Exploring ways to motivate, retain and attract the best people.

Staffing continues to be problematic. Learn effective strategies to build your team with Jennifer Whitmarsh, The Route Pros.

8:15-9 a.m., EDT—Laundry/ Infection Prevention Forum Brought to you by ALM, Room B308 During this open conversa-

while decreasing employees and labor costs. Presenter is Nathaniel Dubasik, Burke Cleaners.

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Have you ever thought about what it would take to enter the commercial linen and uniform rental market? There are pros but also cons that come along with tackling a market you’re unfamiliar with.

Hear from industry experts on the best place to start this type of transition, how the industry works, and what competition already exists, to determine if it’s the right move for you.

Experts will include Monika Manter, Balfurd Linen Service and Balfurd Dry Cleaner (DLI); Dan Campbell, Wash Around the Clock (CLA); and Andy Thorsen, Carolina Textile Care (TRSA).

SUNDAY, JULY 31

8-9 a.m.—Everything You Need to Know About Your First Laundromat – and More!

Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 This session is for potential owners and will cover everything you need to know to get started.

From site selection to financing to closing the deal, this session will guide you through the basics of starting a self-service laundry.

Experienced owners will share their tips on what to do and more importantly, what not to do, to start off right. Bring all your questions! Rob Maes will moderate this session with Stephen Gramaglia, Clean Fresh Laundromat; Omer Khan, Bustinsuds Laundromat; and Jennifer Clarke.

8-10 a.m. EDT—12 Profit Activators: Guaranteed To Create An Immediate Cash Flow Surge Brought to you by DLI, Room B314 If taking your business to the next level is your goal, then you don’t want to miss this session.

First, a marketing expert will present 12 activators proven to grow your business. Then, a panel of drycleaners will discuss how they implemented these activators and the success they ultimately achieved. Featured will be Dave Coyle, Maverick Drycleaners.

8:15-9 a.m., EDT—Proven Strategies to Combat Hourly Labor Shortages Brought to you by ALM, Room B308 A poll released in December 2021 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce indicated the worker shortage is unlikely to ease up anytime soon. Have you sharpened your strategies to explore new markets for workers, and doubled down on addressing barriers to

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Recruiting expert Robin McCord, Ed.D., SPHR, Chief People Officer, Ulab Systems, shares strategies that have been successful in manufacturing, healthcare and the professional cleaning industry.

8:30-10 a.m., EDT—Global National Association Initiatives Brought to you by TRSA, Room B312 A panel discussion of linen, uniform and facility services national association CEOs offering updates on ongoing initiatives on circular economy and net-zero, circular economy, commercial vs. home laundering and research, as well as promotional activities and regulatory updates.

Sponsored by Deutscher Textilreinigungs-Verband (DTVGermany), European Textile Services Association (ETSA), Textile Services Association (TSAUK), and TRSA. Presenters will include Elena Lai, secretary general, ETSA; David Stevens, CEO, TSAUK; Andreas Schumacher, managing director, DTV; and Joseph Ricci, president and CEO, TRSA.

9-9:45 a.m., EDT—The CDC Perspective on Textile Care Services Brought to you by ALM, Room B309 Meet the CDC’s newest inhouse expert on healthcare textiles—Janet Glowicz, Ph.D., RN, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Preventionist, CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion— and hear, firsthand, her concerns and initiatives related to laundry processing and operations, and linen handling and management.

9-10 a.m., EDT—Tips and Tools for Evaluating New Laundromat Technology Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 With so many different systems available for laundromat management, accepting payments, pointof-sale software for WDF and pick-up and delivery, accounting, and more, it can be overwhelming to select the right system for your business.

In this session, Paul Hansen, Su Nueva Lavanderia, and Brian Henderson, Wash Dry Fold POS, will provide tips on what features to look at when evaluating systems, such as the technical and functional requirements, client references, support and training provided, and of course, price.

You will leave this session with tools you need to evaluate your next technology purchase.

12-2 p.m., EDT— The Power Hour: How to Kick A** as Your Authentic Self Women’s luncheon with Keynote Speaker Fawn Germer Brought to you by CLA, Room B405 What you say and how you

say it is everything as a woman the support team that helps you in a male-dominated industry, so grow your strength. Registration here’s a crash course in power is required; CLA members only. with best-selling author and lead12-2 p.m., EDT—Global Linen, ing podcaster Fawn Germer. This Uniform/Workwear, and Facility Oprah book author shows you Services Industry Recovery, how to strike a power pose and Trends, and Expansion add firepower to your language so Brought to you by TRSA, Room you can be effective and real.

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environmental and supply-chain sustainability to differentiate and grow their customer base.

Panelists Andreas Holzer, managing director, Bardusch (president, ETSA); Jim Kearns, executive vice president and CFO (TRSA vice chair); Juha Loria, president and CEO, Lindstrom; and Helen Wood, managing director, Johnsons Hotel Linen (DTV), will discuss employee recruitment retention, environmental social and governance (ESG) efforts, and building brand reputation contributes to growth.

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and cost-control strategies as panelists present short profiles of the industry in various geographic markets and the impact of supply concentration (chain vs. independent laundries), demographics (population, workforce), economic mix by industry (product- vs. service-producing) and supply costs.

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Kleen-Tex USA LLC 544 KLOPP: Money Handling Equipment 4137 Kreussler Inc. 3136 KSE Suppliers Inc. 3808 Lapauw USA 1044 Lattner Boiler Co. 3606 Laundris™ Digital Inventory Management 2256 Laundroworks 3812 The Laundry Boss 3448 Laundry Vending Products 2254 Laundrylux 2502, 2544 LaundryPass 1356 Lavatec Laundry Technology Inc. 528 Lavo Solutions LLC 3364 LCT-Textilligence 4232 Leebaw Manufacturing 3510 Leonard Automatics 3744 LG Electronics 3244 LinenMaster LLC 1538 Linentech 1340 Low Cost Manufacturing 523 Luetzow Poly 3410 M&B Hangers 3944 M+A Matting 4048 Mamute USA LLC 3838 Marina Textiles Inc. 4144 MARUSO USA Inc. 3756 Material Flow Systems LLC 3928 Maxi-Press Elastomeric Inc. 3938 Maxon Lift Corp.

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that 2020 and 2021 were years of unprecedented turmoil. Thus far, 2022 has not been exactly stable. Halfway through the year, where does your business stand?

Are consumers going back to their old habits or have these behaviors changed forever? Are the new patterns bad or good for the industry—or maybe a little of both?

We’ll present the answers to these questions and more with Chris Keuhl, Armada Business Intelligence.

3:30-4:30 p.m., EDT—Global Session Panel General Session, Show Floor More information coming soon.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

7-8:30 a.m., EDT—Women in Textile Services & DE&I Breakfast Brought to you by TRSA, Room B311 A diverse workforce is a reflection of a changing world and marketplace. Coretha M Rushing, SHRN-SCP, Society of Human Resource Management will provide tips and resources on how to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace in our constantly changing environment.

Registration is required; TRSA members only.

8-9 a.m., EDT—Marketing

Are you using your point-ofsale system to its full potential?

Your POS may provide valuable data about customer experiences, preferred services, and spending habits. This information can then be used to build targeted messages to boost repeat purchases and additional spending.

Hear experts, including Norman Way, Puritan Cleaners, share ways to use this powerful tool to create personalized interaction with customers and increase revenue.

8:15-9 a.m., EDT—Building a Business on Culture Brought to you by ALM, Room B308 Does your company culture create an environment that not only attracts employees but also customers? ImageFIRST has built its company with a purpose, “positively impacting lives of our associates, our community, our customers, and their patients.”

A culture based on caring, and it all starts with putting their associates first, is a driver of ImageFIRST’s steady growth. ImageFIRST Executive Vice President Jay Jeffrey gives us a glimpse of how their culture and purpose have driven business development.

8:30-10 a.m., EDT— Maximizing Your Laundromat’s WDF and PickUp & Delivery Business Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-305

Many store owners have taken their self-service laundromat to the next level by adding washdry-fold and pick-up and delivery services. And those who’ve offered these services in the past are raising the bar.

This next-level session will feature expert advice from Amy Martinez-Monfort, Tampa Laundry Company, and Dave Menz, Queen City Laundry, for reaching new heights in your WDF business: digital marketing, production, employee training, commercial vehicles, order packaging and more!

During this session, three experts in the WDF and PU/D business will share their best practices for adding efficiencies to your operations and maximizing your profits.

and others from Joseph Shelton, regional managing partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP.

9-9:45 a.m., EDT—Rejecting Business Opportunities: When it makes sense to say Goodbye or No Thanks Brought to you by ALM, Room B309 Sometimes it is necessary to focus on your key customers, and weed out or decline business opportunities for the ones that strain resources, don’t meet your business objectives or that create challenges and difficulty for your staff and operations.

Learn how to identify who to let go of and feel comfortable having those difficult conversations while at the same time maintaining your image in the industry.

Liz Remillong, vice president, Crothall Laundry Services, will moderate this session.

8:30-10 a.m., EDT—Legal Issues: Contracts, Labor Law and Other Legal Trends Contracts: Protecting Your Customers, Employees, and Business Assets Brought to you by TRSA, Room B312

9-10 a.m., EDT—CINET PTC Global Best Practices Program Brought to you by DLI, Room B315

This session provides participants with current information regarding legal issues in the linen, uniform and facility services including an analysis of recent court rulings and state rules/regulations.

Gain insight into the most common legal issues and how to avoid and handle the latest contract, labor law and other legal trends impacting your business.

Learn how you can help ensure your organization is protecting its assets, employees, customers,

The Retail Textile Cleaning industry is in need of new and advanced business models that guarantee high quality, sustainable and circular performance.

Over 150 companies worldwide are expected to participate, but only the best 50 companies will be invited by an independent international jury to do a presentation for the International esteemed awards in the categories Retail Textile Cleaning, Retail Textile Cleaning BIG and Industrial Textile Service.

At the Clean Show, CINET will present a selection of last edition participants, new global trends in retail textile cleaning as well as a variety of promising, innovative initiatives of PTC companies.

12-2 p.m., EDT—TRSA Next Generation Executives -Secrets to Chick-fil-A Hiring & Training for Exceptional Customer Brought to you by TRSA, Room B311 Chick-fil-A is the highest-ranked U.S. fast-food restaurant in customer service and the fourth mostinspiring company, according to Forbes. Hear an actual franchise owner explain how they hire and train exceptional employees who are willing to give their best every day when they come to work.

2-3 p.m., EDT—Human Resources Strategy General Session, Show Floor Times are changing and so are employee expectations.

Attracting and retaining new talent is exceedingly more challenging in today’s environment. Now is the time to rethink how you connect and engage with current and future employees.

In this presentation, Seay Management Consultants, a human resources specialist firm will share how to address the staffing shortage, which benefits employees desire and why, policy changes essential to retaining employees, and more. The session will feature Sue Boardman and Jonathan Boehmer from Puzzle HR.

Events, receptions, meetings, more at Clean ‘22 Partnering associations will have volunteer opportunities, networking events, more in Atlanta ATLANTA — There will be much more for attendees than the show floor at The Clean Show, July 30-Aug. 2, at the Georgia World Congress Center, presented

by Messe Frankfurt.

Five partnering industry associations have planned a series of events, from giving back to socializing. These partners include the Association for Linen Management (ALM), Coin Laundry Association (CLA), Drycleaning & Laundry Institute International (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility services. “(The Clean Show) is not only the go-to industry event, but it’s also, an outreach effort into the host cities,” says Greg Jira, Clean Show director for Messe Frankfurt North America. “These associations plan and give so much to the show.

“There’s hosting of a free laundry day in a needy neighborhood.

There’s a literacy program for

of the events, including T-shirts, caps and other amenities distributed at the event. Registration required.

childhood literacy where books and a physical setup of storytelling areas are provided to local law enforcement.

“There’s one this year for America’s VetDogs that provide guide dogs to Veterans with disabilities.”

Here’s a brief look at the events taking place during Clean. Note that some require registration and others are association memberonly events.

5:30-7:30 p.m., EDT—TRSA Welcome Reception Brought to you by TRSA, College Football Hall of Fame Kick-off The Clean Show at the TRSA Tailgate Welcome Reception to be held at the Chickfil-A College Football Hall of Fame.

Enjoy “tailgating” with 400plus linen, uniform, and facility services industry colleagues and full access to the Hall where you’ll hear stories, accomplishments, and traditions of the game’s greatest legends, including team touchstones, mascots, bands, fight songs, cheerleaders and more.

Registration required; TRSA members only.

FRIDAY, JULY 29

10 a.m.-2 p.m., EDT— LaundryCares Foundation Free Laundry Day Brought to you by CLA, Atlanta Area Laundromats Volunteer at the Free Laundry & Literacy Day event held on July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at several Atlanta area laundromats. CLA asks each of its volunteers to also consider making a $25 minimum donation to help defray the costs

Joe Worley, his dog Galaxie and other trained support dogs will be on site during ALM’s Give Back Event July 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at booth #1036. (Photo: America’s VetDogs)

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SATURDAY, JULY 30

12-2 p.m., EDT— LaundryCares Foundation Luncheon Brought to you by CLA, Room B302-B305 Join LaundryCares for a FREE Lunch and Learn while at the Clean Show! You don’t want to miss this chance to find specific ways to connect to your community, learn customer social responsibility, and hear testimonials from owner-operators who have experienced these opportunities firsthand. Registration required.

say it is everything as a woman in a male-dominated industry, so here’s a crash course in power with best-selling author and leading podcaster Fawn Germer. This Oprah book author shows you how to strike a power pose and add firepower to your language so you can be effective and real.

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len and surround yourself with the support team that helps you grow your strength. Registration required; CLA Members only.

7-10 p.m., EDT—CLA Dinner Event: Sea of Possibilities Brought to you by CLA, Georgia Aquarium Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind party for members only! Tickets are required. Premier members receive two free tickets to this event.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1 7-8 a.m., EDT—Women in

Textile Services & DE&I Breakfast Brought to you by TRSA, Room B311 A diverse workforce is a reflection of a changing world and marketplace. Coretha M. Rushing, SHRN-SCP, Society of Human Resource Management will provide tips and resources on how to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace in our constantly changing environment.

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Annual Meeting Brought to you by CLA, Room B302 – B305 CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace will share an annual report of the association.

In addition, he will provide an update on CLA’s strategic initiatives and plans for the future. All CLA members are encouraged to attend.

5-6 p.m., EDT—Hospitality Reception Brought to you by CLA, B401-B402 Registration is not required.

8-8:30 a.m., EDT—CLA

2-4 p.m., EDT—ALM Member Social Brought to you by ALM, Booth #1036 ALM Member Social on the exhibit hall floor.

5-6 p.m., EDT—Hospitality Reception Brought to you by CLA, Room B401 – B402 Registration is not required.

5:30-7:30 p.m., EDT—DLITCATA Membership Reception Brought to you by DLI & TCATA, Marriott Marquis Registration is not required; DLI and TCATA members only.

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7:30-8:30 a.m., EDT—Global Linen, Uniform/Workwear & Facility Services Breakfast Brought to you by TRSA, Room B311 Breakfast with executives from commercial laundries and suppliers. Registration required; TRSA members only.

11 a.m.-3 p.m., EDT—ALM Give Back Event Brought to you by ALM, Booth #1036 ALM is partnering with America’s VetDogs to raise funds to provide trained support dogs for Veterans. Meet Joe Worley and Galaxie, as well as some of the pups-in-training, and show your support for this outstanding organization!

America’s VetDogs trains and places service dogs for those with physical disabilities; guide dogs for individuals who are blind or have low vision; service dogs to help mitigate the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder; and facility dogs as part of the rehabilitation process in military and VA hospitals.

ALM asks for pictures from laundries and vendors of their veteran employees to be featured in the booth. Deadline for submitting photos is July 13.

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Low-cost automation, labor savings

“I’m looking for ways to automate some processes in my laundry to reduce labor costs, but we can’t afford major equipment purchases at this time. What recommendations do you have for less expensive automation?”

Commercial Laundry Lee Baldauf Superior Linen Service, Tacoma, Wash.

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utomation is something every plant in America has … sort of.

Literally, we went from stones in a river to washboards to washers and extractors to washer-extractors and tunnels with presses.

Making the next step is always a little painful. So many challenges beyond the financial burdens.

Plant space, utilities and training are all parts of the equation.

From an engineer’s standpoint, a new plant auto weighs slings at the count/sort, leaving automatically to a tunnel to shuttles to feeding equipment and packaging … Well, that is the eventuality.

Labor trends and inflation will eventually force us there or to our respective finish dates.

I encourage everyone, especially those with the “what can I do now-ish” question, to attend Clean this year to see what is out there. This is a great venue to establish new networks with great vendors who really do want you to be successful. Their business depends on it.

Invite these salespeople to your plant. You might give an hour or two to one of these folks, and their experience and wisdom might have you asking how you missed such low-hanging fruit.

I have experienced, almost always, these folks to be honest and truly wanting to offer you a better way with a quick return on investment (ROI).

As for most affordable options for improving your operation, that depends on the plant, but some really easy choices are the ones that eliminate production hours. Maybe production planning systems (PPS) that keep employees on track with simple screens and lights.

If you are hand folding, stop!

Think bagger and/or small-piece folders. Have two people folding robes? Get a robe folder and reduce that to one person.

Wrapping at wrap stations? If you need to staff more than a few of them, go autowrap.

I would love to go through the two- or three-year process of

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pain, building a fully automated plant, just so I could see the benefits of doing twice the poundage with half the people, but that would require large amounts of capital, time, stress and heartache.

I have seen many pieces of automation implemented at our conventional plant. Some have been better than others, but all have helped the process.

An important side note to all of this is you are not killing jobs. Any improvements we benefited from were handled easily through attrition. I mean, what is your revolving door number for employees currently? That will be the key driver in your search for affordable improvements.

It is simply too challenging to find great people for production today, and labor is becoming increasingly expensive.

I will be at Clean looking at specific items, but I also hope to see something that I didn’t even know existed. Evolve, or die.

Chemicals Supply John Schafer Diversey, Fort Mill, S.C.

Most, if not all, automated processes in a commercial laundry require an investment in

equipment.

All you can do is evaluate your processing procedures from gathering to sorting to washing to finishing to look for ways to streamline the processes.

Without equipment to do this, people will, and you can look to see if there are areas that can be improved.

Equipment Manufacturing Al Adcock B&C Technologies, Panama City, Fla.

If your capital budget won’t allow you to improve your laundry through added automation, there are certainly steps you can take to wring extra efficiency out of your commercial laundry by taking a hard look at your current process.

Like any improvement project, first, we’ll want to take a look at exactly how things are done currently and define and measure these operational steps. For example: 1. Soiled laundry arrives— how long until it is sorted?

2. After sorting, how long until it is loaded into a washer?

3. What is the total cycle time?

4. How long does the laundry remain in the washer after the program is complete?

5. How long does the laundry sit in a cart until it is loaded into the dryer or ironer?

6. After the drying process, how long do the dry goods sit in the dryer?

7. After the goods are unloaded, how long do these goods sit before they are folded and stored?

Of course, it is likely that your laundry process doesn’t look exactly like this, but the example still stands.

By taking a hard look at your current processing and measuring it, you can begin to see areas for improvement. Many times, these improvements cost very little and rely mainly on management techniques.

However, while watching your process carefully, you may notice that your employees spend a lot of time walking from one area to another for supplies—can these supplies be located closer in order to reduce the number of steps taken?

Is it possible to reduce washer cycle times by more effective sorting (or simply start sorting)?

Does the layout of the room lend itself to efficient operation? If not, adjusting the space for more efficient operation will likely cost less than automation.

In short, aiming a critical eye at the operation can yield lowcost but high-impact changes that can benefit your operation now regardless of budgetary

restrictions on new equipment purchases.

Manufacturers and their distributors have seen many laundries, some well run, others not so well run, and have the capabilities to help you determine the best course of action to increase the efficiency of your current operation.

Finally, make sure that all your current equipment is in top running order and is up to date on preventative maintenance.

Unplanned maintenance is a leading cause of performance and efficiency problems in your laundry, and simple maintenance like ensuring your dryer’s exhaust duct is clean and free-flowing will save significant time and money through decreased drying time and fuel consumption.

Leaking drain valves and water valves reduce your wash efficiency and drive up your water consumption and therefore your bill. Poor lighting can make it difficult for stains to be seen, driving up rework.

If you’re still having employees load detergents and other chemicals into the washers by hand, do yourself a favor and automate that process, which will greatly reduce mistakes and always provide the correct amount of product for the particular wash cycle.

Pay attention to the details, measure, find the bottlenecks and watch your efficiencies improve and your overhead costs drop, all without taxing your budget.

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In order to automate, the first thing you need to do is identify the various processes you have happening.

Every laundry is going to be different in some way; therefore, you will have to look for automation opportunities.

Then, categorize them into simple, complex, remedial or intermittent. The easiest and least-expensive processes to automate are simple and remedial. The more complex the process, the more it will cost to automate.

The processes that are seldom done will just not be cost effective unless the quality of the outcome is crucial.

That brings me to another point: the quality of the process outcome must be addressed. The quality of some processes can only be achieved by non-automated means.

Partial automation can be very useful, such as folding tables with hydraulic cart lifts to allow the linen to continuously spill onto the table as items are folded. These lifts can be made in-house to suit your specific needs and are inexpensive.

Another idea is cart movers that push or pull many carts at once to save time and effort.

Many times, a simple conveyor to help move linens from one place to another can free up personnel from hand-moving items and prevent injuries. Conveyors can be very simple, easy and cost-effective to put together.

I have worked at a few laundries and my personal observation is that simpler is better from cost and downtime perspectives.

If you get creative and talk to the people who do the work, they can tell you what automation they will need to do their tasks effectively.

that we have identified with our software offerings is simply the automatic collection of data. Our solutions don’t handle, process or transport any laundry items, but they eliminate the need for personnel to manually collect and enter details from the plant floor, thus saving a significant amount of time.

Plenty of systems could have this same impact, which you might not have considered.

You should also evaluate options in how you implement a project. If leasing or financing is feasible, you might actually be in

a good position to go for those “major equipment purchases” referenced in the question.

Leasing/financing can generate cash flow since you pay for a project with the money that you are saving on labor. Here’s an example, using round numbers.

Let’s say a project costs $120,000 and would save $120,000 per year in labor, or $10,000/month. If you paid upfront, you’d recoup those funds for a payback period of one year; however, if you leased it for three years at $3,750/ month, you’d pay for it with

your labor savings and have an extra $6,250 each month.

With all of the above stated, you should look for the bottlenecks and waste in your plant.

Automation for any of these areas could help.

Where are employees waiting on product? Where is product backing up? A change to your process flow and/or a small investment in material handling, storage, etc., should deliver for you.

Rather than an entire “system,” are there options for automating part of an operation?

Install a feeder on one

machine, versus all of them.

Install automated soil sorting of your highest-volume items with manual handling of the rest. Add labeling and automatic scanning for your highest-dollar products with manual or bulk tracking for the rest.

For equipment that experiences too much downtime (which also wastes labor and has an impact on throughput), consider a major part replacement or machine overhaul, rather than a whole new machine.

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‘You do life. We do laundry.’

California laundry bar touts great coffee, sanitized laundry for residential, commercial customers

BY HALEY JORGENSEN OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Laundry Bar is California’s newest “laundry drop and coffee stop,” according to owner Karen Marriott.

Developed in 2020 and located in densely populated Studio City, the business provides premier commercial and residential laundry service, in addition to gourmet java prepared by trained baristas.

While all the good stuff takes place in the front of the business, like grabbing that morning jolt, the dirty stuff, specifically laundry, takes place in the back.

A customized mix of Continental Girbau® equipment allows staff to quickly and efficiently process a variety of laundry, including clothing, towels, bathmats, bed sheets, duvets, table linens, comforters and more.

This allows Laundry Bar to serve both residential customers and commercial accounts, including salons, moving companies, restaurants and small hotels. Even better?

Every laundry load is sanitized using environmentally friendly ozone.

HOPING TO FRANCHISE While most of Laundry Bar’s business is drop-off, Marriott offers pickup and delivery services according to demand. She also subcontracts drop-off dry cleaning.

The plan, according to Marriott, is to ultimately franchise the coffee/laundry concept and Laundry Bar brand—an idea she’s had in her head for a number of years.

DEVELOPMENT & EQUIPMENT MIX Marriott developed the business for success with help from Jason McAninch of Continental Girbau

West, a full-service laundry equipment distributorship in Santa Fe Springs, California.

He recommended and installed a 60-pound and two 40-poundcapacity Continental E-Series Washers, three 45-pound-capacity dual-pocket Continental ProDry2 Dryers, a 13-inch Continental Express Flatwork Ironer and an Aquawing® ozone system.

Highly efficient, the equipment works to lower natural gas, water and energy consumption, as well as maximize productivity and quality.

The seamless laundry process involves collecting and keeping each client’s laundry together throughout the entirety of the laundering process. Once cleaned and ironed, it’s perfectly folded with like items and then wrapped in craft paper and tied with twine.

WASHERS MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY USING LESS ENERGY, WATER It all starts inside a Continental E-Series Washer. The highly programmable soft-mount machines are freestanding and reach highextract speeds of up to 408 G-force.

In doing so, they remove more moisture from laundry during extract, which can shorten drying time up to 50% when compared to lower-speed hard-mount washers.

“This not only cuts natural gas costs to operate dryers, it results in drastically improved productivity,” says McAninch, “allowing Laundry Bar to get through more laundry per shift for quick turnaround times.”

Each washer is programmed by load type to precisely control water levels and temperatures, number

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of baths, mechanical and rotation action, extract speeds, automatic chemical injection, cycle time, and more.

This allows operators to simply load the machine, select a program number and press start. Meanwhile, ozone is automatically injected into the washer for boosted cleaning power while sanitizing laundry for customer peace of mind.

OZONE SYSTEM SANITIZES LAUNDRY Because Laundry Bar harnesses the power of ozone, which works to relax fabric fibers and break down organic compounds, Laundry Bar saves on water heating costs. This is because ozone works best in cool water.

“Items come out softer, brighter and fresher,” says Marriott. “A lot

The Laundry Bar’s 60-pound and two 40-pound-capacity Continental E-Series Washers help it save money by lowering drying time.

of people who rent apartments don’t want to use their central laundries because of contamination issues. They like the idea that every load here is sanitized.”

Once washed, dry work items such as towels, clothing, blankets and comforters are dried in dryers programmed by item type.

Whereas, bed sheets, pillowcases, duvets, table linens and napkins are fed by two operators directly into the Laundry Bar’s flatwork ironer.

FLATWORK IRONER DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY FINISH, PRODUCTION As linens pass through the Continental Express Ironer, they’re automatically dried and ironed.

“A unique strap-tensioning system applies three-and-a-half times more pressure to linen than tra-

ditional roll-type ironers,” says McAninch. “This system, combined with an integrated stainless steel vacuum manifold and high Btu input, evaporates moisture quickly—making one-pass ironing possible without dryer conditioning.”

At the end of the day, the ironer helps Laundry Bar stand apart from the competition. Most vended laundries and dry cleaning facilities—Marriott’s main competition—lack ironing services.

Since opening its doors, Laundry Bar hurdled the COVID-19 pandemic with steady growth, according to Marriott, and is now firing on all cylinders.

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The business’ 45-pound-capacity dual-pocket Continental ProDry2 Dryers use less natural gas because of its efficient washers.

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Laundry operations stand test of time Five laundry and textile services companies across the country celebrating 83, 90, 100 years in 2022 COMPILED BY MATT POE, EDITOR CHICAGO — How does one judge the success of a laundry and linen operation?

Profits? Customer satisfaction? Efficiency? Employee satisfaction?

There are many ways to measure success, but standing the test of time is right up there.

This year, five companies are celebrating significant anniversaries—up to 100 years—proving they have had a measure of success in the industry.

CENTURY CLUB On July 25, Unitex, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated healthcare linen and uniform rental services company, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Since its founding in 1922 Unitex, headquartered in Elmsford, New York, has evolved to become the preeminent healthcare laundry service provider in the nation, serving more than 7,000 customers

of varying sizes and specialties throughout the Northeast.

To commemorate this major milestone Unitex will be holding a company-wide “Founders Day” event across all of its 13 facilities and including all of its more than 1,900 team members.

Unitex has always been run by family members—from the current generations’ greatgrandfather Max Potack to his son Bernard then his son Michael and now to current President David Potack and his brother, CEO Robert.

There has always been a Potack at the helm, guiding the company into its second century in business.

“A hundred years ago my great grandfather Max Potack took over the company he had been working at since 1915 from his two uncles,” says David Potack. “At that time, the company had a different name—A&S Coat and Apron Supply Inc.—and was located in Brooklyn, New York, making

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deliveries by horse and wagon to primarily food service establishments.

“The company moved from Brooklyn to the Bronx in 1947, gradually transitioning to laundry services under the name Cromwell Laundry.

It wasn’t until 1962 that the name ‘Unitex Textile Rental

Services’ was introduced with the increase in long-term care and community hospital customers. This was the beginning of our expansion into healthcare laundry services that has grown to 13 plants throughout the Northeast today.”

Unitex will recognize all of its past and present employees and

thank them all for their integral role every single day, in helping to contribute to the longevity and success of Unitex.

With locations in Newburgh and Mount Vernon, New York; Hartford, South Windsor and Middlebury, Connecticut; New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Linden, New Jersey; and Lawrence, Massachusetts, Unitex says it can efficiently service all of the hospitals, long-term care facilities outpatient surgery centers, imaging centers, professional offices as well as specialized operating needs of their acute care facilities.

For 100 years, Unitex has focused solely on its core business—providing and laundering comfortable, high-quality medical/patient care apparel and linen.

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Career Aquatherm appoints operations director OXFORDSHIRE, England — Laundry water and energy specialist Aquatherm reports it has appointed Byron Windt to the role of operations director.

Born and brought up in South Africa, Windt obtained an engineering degree from Durban University and gained several years’ experience in the engineering sector before Windt permanently moving to England.

He joins Aquatherm at a time when there is huge pressure in the laundry industry to reduce consumption of water and energy while costs soar to unprecedented levels.

According to Windt, “I see many and varied engineering challenges presented by the industry and look forward to making a contribution and building on the 40 years history and development that Aquatherm has behind it.”

Founder and Managing Director Mike Edwards is particularly pleased to welcome Windt into the company not only as his future successor but also as the father of Edwards three of his eight grandchildren to continue the family involvement in the industry started by father Len Edwards 70 years earlier.

Lapauw USA names Amaral CEO SARASOTA, Fla. — Laundry equipment manufacturer Lapauw USA reports that Joseph Amaral has been appointed the new CEO of the company, effective May 24.

Amaral succeeds JB Marquette, who previously announced his decision to transition from president and CEO. “Joseph brings with him several years of experience within our industry and possesses the skills to drive the company forward,” say Sylvie D’heygere and Petr Jirutka of Lapauw International.

“We believe this is a logical and progressive step to support and

continue the development and growth of Lapauw USA.” Amaral, an industry veteran and experienced leader, brings almost 20 years of industry experience to his new role as CEO for Lapauw USA. He started his career Amaral by serving in the U.S. Army for four years. After the military, he began his work in the laundry industry as a delivery driver. Shortly thereafter, he worked his way up and moved into sales and business management with a few companies along his way, giving him a dynamic view of the industry.

He has gained an abundance of laundry management, sales, customer support and business development experience from his previous time spent with other companies and for more than the last three years at Lapauw USA. The company says Amaral is a dedicated and results-driven leader with a strong track record of performance in business development, sales and customer service. With his knowledge and dedication to Lapauw and the industry, he assumes day-to-day leadership and operations of the company.

“Amaral will be instrumental in Lapauw USA’s continued success across the market,” the company says.

To support further growth, Lapauw International reports two additions to the Lapauw USA team: Peter Owens as inside sales executive and Kraig Lindsey as sales manager.

Owens will support commercial efforts and be responsible for inside sales to include technical and commercial assistance.

He was the parts and warranty specialist previously at Tri-State Laundries and brings more than five years’ experience in the industry to Lapauw USA, which became effective April 4.

“I’m very excited to be joining Lapauw USA,” says Owens.

“I look forward to improving the company in any way I can and contributing to the company’s continued success.”

“We are all excited about Peter joining the team and believe he is an excellent fit for the company and a great asset for us and our customers moving forward,” Amaral says.

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importantly, I am confident he will make great contributions for the company and our customers.”

The company says Owens has gained an understanding of the laundry industry by working hands-on with other industry leaders, and he joins the team highly recommended by others within the industry.

Owens will ultimately be responsible for logistics, parts and warranty, and head of office operations. He will assist Lapauw USA in streamlining the entire process from order to install and anything thereafter.

Lindsey will represent Lapauw throughout the country and continue to develop the market to grow sales and projects. The company says he is solution focused and keen to support established customers as well as forge new business relationships.

He was Lindsey previously a sales specialist with Alpha Foundations. He brings five years of sales experience and more than 10 years of experience in the laundry industry to Lapauw USA, effective April 17.

“I am happy to be partnering with Lapauw USA,” shares Lindsey. “Furthermore, I am excited to work with and assist the company, in terms of customer service, sales, and growth of the market.”

“We are happy to have Kraig on board and I am confident he will be a strategic piece for us and our customers,” says Amaral.

“He is experienced in the industry, as well as bringing youth and marketing that will be helpful for us. I am confident he will make great contributions towards the long-term success of Lapauw and our fellow customers.”

Lindsey attended the College of Central Florida. He grew up in his parents’ multiple laundries, both overseas and in Florida.

The company says this gives him a dynamic view of owning and managing an industrial laundry while also possessing a set of skills in customer service, sales and marketing.

“He has gained an understanding of the laundry industry working hands-on,” says the company.

“Being the son of our very own director of technical service, Hayward Lindsey, we believe he will be a great asset for our customers and company.”

Alliance hires ntl. sales mgr., creates quality assurance position RIPON, Wis. — Alliance Laundry Systems, a provider of commercial laundry equipment, reports that Andy Lubahn has rejoined Alliance as national service manager.

Also, in the North American service area, Alliance has created the position of quality assurance specialist. Tony Berton and Scott Demotts will take on the roles focused on large chassis and small chassis products, respectively.

The company says Lubahn Lubahn will lead the regional field service managers and increase Alliance’s emphasis on service training for its valued customers and business partners.

“Andy’s skill set, experience, and customer-focused mindset will bring a fresh take on this role. He’s committed to helping our customers succeed,” says Steve Bowie, director of North American commercial support at Alliance Laundry Systems.

Lubahn brings 28 years of commercial laundry experience.

He started his career in 1994 as a technician for Michigan Laundry Equipment, performing installations, service support and parts ordering.

Learning from the ground up provided Lubahn with a wellrounded understanding of the industry and how high-quality installation, service and maintenance can positively impact customer satisfaction.

“I’m excited to deliver tools customers need to be more efficient at servicing and maintaining equipment,” Lubahn says. “I look forward to connecting with our customers and bringing an incredible customer experience.”

Berton and Demotts are both industry veterans.

Berton has been with the company for 25 years, and Demotts Berton has been in

the appliance industry for 30 years.

Alliance says quality is the company’s core operating principle, Demotts and these roles are designed to improve the connectivity and communication between customers and critical functions within the company.

Berton and Demotts will collect and analyze feedback from customers to enhance efforts to improve product quality and preserve Alliance’s quality position in the marketplace.

Valle joins Gurtler in South Florida SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. — Gurtler Industries Inc. shares it has hired Jorge Valle as manager of market development in South Florida.

He joined the company in August of 2021 after spending more than 23 years in oilfield services, primarily overseas, managing operations in the North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Gurtler Industries is a manuValle facturer of advanced detergents and specialty chemicals for the commercial laundry industry.

A privately held, family-owned and -operated business, Gurtler has grown into one of the largest specialists in the laundry chemical supply industry, offering a full line of laundry processing chemicals, injection systems and personalized service across the nation.

Milnor appoints vice president of strategic accounts KENNER, La. — Pellerin Milnor Corp., a manufacturer of industrial laundry machinery, reports it has appointed Terry Satchwell as vice president of strategic accounts, effective immediately.

Before rejoining Milnor, Satchwell served as EVP of engineering and technical services for PureStar Linen Group (Las Vegas) which operates 30-plus facilities across three countries

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and 26 U.S. markets. In this role, he was responsible for Capex planning, equipment optimization Satchwell programs, and initiated a companywide CMMS program.

With more than 35 years of industry experience in creating cost-effective and innovative solutions for linen, uniform, healthcare and hospitality operators, the company says his extensive knowledge and technical background will assist national account customers to increase plant growth, efficiency and profitability.

Superior Group hires top-level apparel and footwear executive SEMINOLE, Fla. — Superior Group of Companies Inc. reports it has hired Catherine Beldotti Donlan, a multi-faceted business executive with nearly 25 years in the apparel and footwear industry.

Effective immediately, Beldotti

Donlan will assume the role of president of the company’s Superior Uniform Group Healthcare division (SUGH).

The company says Beldotti Donlan’s impressive record of strategic leadership features notable successes in building and growing sales, marketing and product development teams. Her broad experience spans multichannel, wholesale, retail, and direct-to-consumer verticals for iconic brands such as Converse®, Puma®, Ryka®, and Reebok®.

Most recently, Beldotti Donlan served as general manager and SVP of retail for Innocor while also serving as an executive advisor and board member to wellness and fitness brands.

“We are very excited to welcome Catherine to SGC,” says CEO Michael Benstock.

“Catherine’s leadership experience includes executing winning sales strategies, (wholesale, retail and consumer), marketing, product development, and product launches.

“We look forward to welcoming her to our team and, together, taking our healthcare division to the next level of growth and profitability.”

In 2018, Beldotti Donlan

began her most recent role at Innocor™, where she led a $430 million enterprise that spanned a variety of legacy brands. At Innocor, Beldotti Beldotti Donlan Donlan spearheaded a strategic shift that bolstered underdeveloped channels, leading to double-digit growth following flat to declining revenue.

She spent the previous seven years as the North America general manager and VP of Converse where she built a legacy of success, including setting strategies that led the company to cross the $1 billion revenue threshold.

Before Converse, Beldotti Donlan spent more than three years at Puma North America leading strategic growth initiatives for key accounts.

These successful roles were ignited by her love for fitness and built on her early career in sales, marketing and product development at Ryka and Reebok. She received her B.A. in international

affairs from Tufts University, where she also served as a team captain of the Tufts lacrosse team.

“I could not be more excited to join Superior Uniform Group,” says Beldotti Donlan. “I look forward to being part of this dynamic leadership team and building on the incredible foundation that has been created. I am passionate about the opportunity to together drive the next phase of innovation and strategic growth.”

Beldotti Donlan will report directly to Michael Benstock.

Alongside the hiring of Beldotti Donlan comes the announcement that Peter Benstock will be shifting into a strategic advisor role for the remainder of 2022 before entering retirement in 2023.

He will spend the remainder of his tenure serving as an in-house resource to aid Beldotti Donlan in her assumption of the president’s role while also focusing on other strategic initiatives.

“We want to take this opportunity to thank Peter for successfully leading our healthcare division through a pandemic and all of the supply-chain issues that created one of the most challenging

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times in our company’s 102-year history,” says Michael Benstock.

“Peter has been a key member of the SGC team for over 40 years and the impact of his legacy will live on well beyond his retirement.”

Peter Benstock shares, “It has been one of the great honors of my life to be a part of building one of the best companies in the world for over four decades. This has been my life’s work and I am incredibly proud of what we have built together.

“To know that my legacy is in the unbelievably capable hands of Catherine brings me confidence in the future of this division. I am beyond impressed with Catherine; I am ecstatic for the opportunities her vision and leadership are going to create for this dynamic team and how her tireless and dogged work ethic is going to drive our healthcare divisions and brands to unprecedented levels of greatness.”

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Career textiles, reports it has appointed Nicole Grubich to the position of vice president, U.S. Business Unit, effective June 1.

Grubich comes to MIP from West Michigan Shared Hospital Laundry, located Grubich in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she has served as the president and executive director for nine years.

She holds a B.Sc. from Western Michigan University and is a Certified Laundry and Linen Manager (CLLM), as well as a Registered Laundry and Linen Director (RLLD).

She currently sits on the Boards of Directors for the Association for Linen Management (ALM), the International Association of Healthcare Textile Managers (IAHTM) and the American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA).

Grubich has also previously served as a board member of the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC).

With 23 years in the laundry industry, the company says she brings a wealth of experience to her new role.

Grubich is a seasoned industry executive with comprehensive knowledge and extensive experi-

ence in team building, networking, leadership, client relations, sales, strategic planning, laundry operations, employee development and linen management.

Belcher retires from Alliant Systems, company sold IRVING, Texas — Route accounting and mobile computing software solutions provider Alliant Systems reports that owner and president Jeff Belcher has retired after 37 years with the company and predecessor organizations.

The company also reports its sale to HRFH (Herrera Rodriguez Family Holdings), a private Texas corporation owned

by Mayron Herrera and Jhovanny Rodriguez.

Under Belcher Belcher’s leadership, Alliant Systems says it has grown to become the largest supplier of route accounting and mobile computing software solutions to independent textile rental companies.

Belcher is proud to have developed a company culture focused on service, support and longstanding customer relationships.

“It has been a high honor and privilege to work for and serve as the owner of this special organization,” notes Belcher. “I will be

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forever grateful for my time in this industry and will never forget the long list of mentors, friends and associates that helped shape my career and Alliant Systems.

“This decision has been in process for over three years and I am confident it is in the best interest of our employees and our customers.

I remain thankful for our past and look forward to a bright future as the company moves ahead.”

Alliant Systems will continue to operate under the same name as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HRFH, which also operates an IT services company (Synetek Solutions) and a cloud-based VoIP service (GreenLink Networks).

“I, along with others on the Alliant team, have enjoyed a long working relationship with Mayron for many years,” says Belcher.

“Mayron is an excellent leader who I trust and respect. He possesses many years of experience in this industry working with Alliant Systems’ software.”

Under the ownership of HRFH, Alliant Systems will continue to provide software services and support to the independent textile rental market. Benefits for Alliant Systems’ employees and customers will be significant.

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Braun adds to field sales organization SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Laundry equipment manufacturer G.A. Braun Inc. reports that it has added Chris Thompson as its South-Central U.S. regional sales manager.

He is a graduate of Pepperdine University with a bachelor’s degree in business management.

Thompson “With over 15 years of experience in business-tobusiness strategic planning, sales and customer support, Chris Thompson brings to our customer base exceptional knowledge and experience with the ability to identify customer needs and deliver optimum laundry equipment solutions,” shares Ray Burke, Braun’s vice president, global sales.

JP Equipment, JPE hires West Coast sales manager INDIANAPOLIS — JP Equipment, which buys and sells used laundry equipment, and JPE, which represents Inwatec and Olma Laundry Equipment, reports they have hired Leisa Ley as West Coast sales manager.

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“I’ve been part of the laundry industry for over 20 years and have been involved with Alliant Systems for a good portion of that time supporting mutual customers,” says Herrera. “I’m excited to be part of Alliant’s future and to continue building on Jeff’s legacy.

“I see lots of opportunities as we look to enhance Alliant’s capabilities by adding resources, providing guidance and staying true to the history of always putting the customer first.”

Belcher will remain with the company in an advisory capacity.

Alliant’s existing management, service and development teams will remain in place and there are no plans to change the daily operations of the company.

Alliant’s primary goal will continue to be servicing independent, textile rental customers. Events such as quarterly, educational webinars and Alliant’s annual customer conference will move forward as planned.

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Laundry provider partners with nonprofit to clean handmade blankets for children’s hospitals Fleece & Thank You seeks out Michigan ImageFIRST laundry facility to sanitize blankets for pediatric patients KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists (ImageFIRST), the largest national provider of linen and laundry services for the healthcare industry, shares that it has entered a partnership with the nonprofit Fleece & Thank You to sanitize and package homemade fleece blankets at no cost.

These clean, comforting blankets will then be delivered to children undergoing hospital treatments.

Fleece & Thank You is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization with the mission to provide comfort, inspiration and hope to children receiving inpatient hospital treatments by producing and donating handmade blankets.

Its blankets are handmade by volunteers across the United States and are delivered to pediatric patients at hospitals throughout Michigan and Ohio.

With the substantial goal of making 30,000 blankets per year, Fleece & Thank You was struggling to keep up with the laundry process.

When the pandemic began, Fleece & Thank You quickly acquired a hospital-grade washing and drying

ImageFIRST has entered a partnership with Michigan-based Fleece & Thank You to sanitize handmade blankets for pediatric patients. (Photo: ImageFIRST)

unit to be able to continue delivering comfort to children in the hospital.

As the demand for these blankets increased, its single washing and drying unit was unable to sustain the demand. The Fleece & Thank You team then began searching for healthcare linen providers and discovered ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists.

“After connecting with their team, ImageFIRST was eager to jump in. We were blown away by their response,” says Nicholas Kristock, founder of Fleece & Thank You.

“Bringing ImageFIRST into our story to scale our washing and drying process has been critical in helping us continue to supply consistent comfort to kiddos in the hospital.

This partnership will result in thousands of more kids receiving comfort during their hospital stay.”

ImageFIRST’s Livonia, Michigan, location, located near Fleece & Thank You’s Farmington Hills, Michigan, warehouse, was ready to help, with its 49 million-pound processing capacity and nearly 110 associates.

As a laundry provider that spe-

cializes in laundering linen for the healthcare industry, the commercial laundry plant is accredited by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC), meaning that its processes meet or exceed industry standards for safety in the medical industry.

“When Nich reached out to us for some support for his initiative, we were incredibly touched by the cause,” says Paul Stahly, general manager of the ImageFIRST Livonia plant.

“As healthcare laundry experts, we understand the importance of ensuring patients have clean and safe linen and, with that, we are looking forward to supporting the Fleece & Thank You team and mission in any way that we can.”

Upon washing them in a hospital-grade disinfecting detergent and wash process, the blankets are plastic-wrapped to ensure they are just as clean when they leave the facility as when they land in the patient’s hands.

After cleaning, they are delivered to the Fleece & Thank You warehouse to be distributed to children’s hospitals in the region.

While this relationship is just beginning, Fleece & Thank You has already been making a significant impact on patients across Michigan.

Many patients who receive a handmade blanket are comforted and put at ease during a difficult time.

“My son Wyatt received a Fleece & Thank You blanket when he was fighting for his life at six weeks old last October,” says Nichole, a mother to a patient who received a donated blanket.

“His stay was unexpected and he couldn’t wear clothes while on the ventilator, so this blanket kept him snuggly warm when I couldn’t.

Thank you for taking the time to make this. Small acts like this mean a great deal when you least expect it.”

ImageFIRST is set to receive the next load of blankets to be processed, following a schedule of exchanging ready-to-wash and washed blankets every two weeks.

Since beginning this partnership, an additional ImageFIRST location near Indianapolis has also begun providing laundry services to support Fleece & Thank You’s mission.

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Stains, odors reduced with laundry solutions installation Ohio residential care facility adds dispenser, controller systems for improved quality

BY JOHN GOETZ

dered items have a better scent. tronic controller that SEM Haven can rest assured leverages the Hydro MILFORD, Ohio — SEM that the linens are hygienically Connect platform.

Haven, a nonprofit ministry here clean and will not put residents The controller is speproviding nursing and residential at risk. cifically designed for care for older adults, has more According to Purdum, “I feel on-premises laundry than 130 rooms and is dedicated like I’m getting a more accurate operations and shares to providing the highest quality ratio of detergent with EvoClean critical site data via care for its residents. because it doesn’t rely on squeeze Hydro Connect.

The facility operates an onpumps that lose effectiveness over Laundry managSEM Haven operates an on-premises laundry equipped with premises laundry equipped with time. This has improved the look ers and chemical four washers to serve its residents. (Photos: SEM Haven) four washers and can process of the linens.” providers can access more than 14,000 pounds of linReduced operating costs— real-time and hisincludes equipment from Hydro, ens per month.

Before having Hydro’s connected torical reporting which delivers chemical dispens“A well-managed laundry prodispensing solutions, Purdum’s on productivity, chemical usage ing and dosing innovations. gram is key for infection prevenvisits to SEM Haven were usually (including ounces per formula), “We always want to deliver the tion and resident satisfaction,” consumed with changing failed costs and alarms. best service and results for our says Juanita Williams, environ“As a service specustomers,” says Rob Purdum, mental services director. cialist, it’s very helpservice specialist, InnoServ.

“With our previous vendor, ful to have the abil“We’re continually looking for our operation was dealing with ity to access laundry the highest quality equipment and stains and odors, even after linens data online and see realized that SEM Haven needed emerged from the wash. Our resiwhat’s happening more reliable solutions that would dents require linens to be clean live, especially given not put residents at risk or require and sanitary, so a new approach that we are typically frequent maintenance.” was necessary.” managing 20 differInnoServ oversaw the instalent accounts,” adds SOLUTION lation of several useful laundry Purdum.

SEM Haven’s environmental solutions, including: RESULTS SEM Haven worked with environmental cleanliness partner, cleanliness partner, InnoServ, proEvoClean—the world’s first According to InnoServ, for its chemical/service package from Hydro. posed that the facility invest in venturi-based, water-powered Williams, “everything its chemical/service package that laundry dispenser. InnoServ is perfect now” with installed four units at the combination of EvoClean, SEM Haven. parts and aging squeeze tubes Connected Total Eclipse and Hydro EvoClean does not that degrade and impact dosing Connect in the laundry. use squeeze tubes, accuracy.

“We always want to deliver the so it eliminates the Now, his visits are more strategic, best service and results for our frequent service and as he has time to review metrics, have customers,” says Rob Purdum, maintenance associproductive discussions with Williams service specialist with InnoServ. ated with these parts and make recommendations.

With Hydro’s solutions in and maintains conPlus, he can see what’s happenplace, SEM Haven and InnoServ sistent performance ing with the washers remotely and realize the following benefits: over time. This results make configuration changes via Cleaner, more hygienic linin more predictable Hydro Connect– eliminating downens—“The whites are the whitest wash results than time and the drivers of the most I’ve seen,” Williams says. traditional peristaltic common reactive visits each month.

Because the system accurately tube pumps.

Additionally, the previous system and reliably doses chemicals, the Connected Total required SEM Haven to frequently With Hydro Connect, all key washer metrics are easily acces- Eclipse—an Internet linens emerge without stains. rewash linens that had lingering sible in downloadable reports at SEM Haven.

Staff has also noticed that launof Things (IoT) elecstains or odors. Now, because the

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FINAL THOUGHT: COME TO ATLANTA After more than two years of quarantines, vaccines and delays, it’s time for the textile care industry to get together of North America to come together in Atlanta.

“The benefits of the trade show is you’re going to be face-to-face with your industry peers,” Jira points out. “You can share war stories.

You can figure out ways to break down and triumph over the new adversarial-type situations that have popped up due to COVID. “It’s not just about going to

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a show and then looking at the equipment, it’s about the personto-person interaction and how to connect in an industry and how to move forward as an industry.”

“We’re looking forward to this show more than ever to foster the linen, uniform and facility services industry as a global community,” Ricci says. “In cooperation with the national associations of the European Textile Services Association, we’ve designated Sunday, July 31, for global collaboration, with a breakfast and two seminars.”

After more than two years of virtual meetings and feeling isolated, TCATA President John Silverman tells sister publication American Drycleaner that he believes Clean 2022 will be the event the industry has been yearning for.

equipment accurately delivers each formula, the site is experiencing better wash results and reduced need for additional chemical, water and energy consumption.

Purdum can also advise Williams if loads are errantly being run with costlier formulas that use more chemicals.

Simplified yet detailed reporting—Williams previously had to manually secure load counts from each washer on a monthly basis. This required her to input a passcode to each machine and write down the number of loads processed.

With Hydro Connect, all key washer metrics are easily accessible in downloadable reports.

Meanwhile, Purdum can keep a close eye on chemical usage, alarms and costs to ensure the formulas are being properly dosed with minimal downtime.

Both Williams and Purdum would recommend Hydro’s solutions to other laundry managers.

“This system is very simple to use and we no longer have any issues with the laundry,” adds Williams.

“We consider these dispensers the best in the industry,” Purdum shares.

“EvoClean is foolproof and leads to less rewash and downtime, while the integration with Hydro Connect gives real-time visibility into the laundry program to improve the quality of our service.”

John Goetz is a global product manager for Hydro in Cincinnati, which delivers chemical dispensing and dosing solutions including equipment, software and services. Hydro is a product brand of PSG®, a Dover company, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

“I think the energy level will be high,” he says. “My expectation is everybody’s going to be super excited to get together— just getting out there and talking to people that have like-minded problems and solutions. I think that expectations for that are very high right now.”

“Zoom and conference calls have been our saving grace for the past two years, but so much more can be achieved in person-toperson conversations,” Fairbanks concludes. “The combination of these two factors will give us what we all need.”

The next edition of The Clean Show will be in Orlando in 2025 to return to Clean’s traditional odd-year schedule and fit better in the international tradeshow schedule.

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ebrating their 90th anniversaries in 2022: Prudential Overall Supply in Irvine, California; Ace ImageWear, in Kansas City, Missouri; and Spin Linen in Omaha, Nebraska.

Founded by John D. Clark in 1932, Prudential Overall Supply, a provider of reusable image work apparel and related textiles, has grown from a one-man operation to a national brand serving customers throughout North America.

“Our team looks forward, but never forgets that Prudential was founded during the Great Depression,” says third-generation CEO John Clark.

“Through numerous economic recessions and challenging world events, Prudential has flourished over our 90-year history. Achieving what few companies have ever been able to achieve: national growth, dedicated employees, over 28,000 customers, and we continue to reinvent the company by expanding and diversifying our offering.

“We thank every supplier for their dependability, every customer for the trust they instill in

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Prudential, and we are ever grateful to each employee for their hard work and effort so that we can best serve our customers.”

Ace ImageWear is a familyowned and -operated independent business with locations in Kansas City, Missouri, and Houston and Beaumont, Texas.

The company is now in its third generation of family leadership.

Ace provides uniform rental services and facility products to key industries throughout the areas of Kansas City, Houston and Beaumont.

The company was founded by Ed “Ace” Heilman, who was a salesman for Kansas City White Goods when the Great Depression hit.

Struggling to make ends meet, he took up boxing under the name “Ace” at area clubs to earn some extra cash. In 1932, with $1,800 in savings, Ed and his wife, Clara, started Ace Linen Service when KC White Goods began laying off employees.

“We’re proud to have deep roots in the Southeast Texas markets,” says current CEO Ed Heilman. “Helping customers promote their brand with apparel is what keeps us going. Thank you, Texas!”

Ace says it has grown over the years by building a service cul-

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Spin Linen is a family-owned and -operated independent business based in Omaha and provides linen rental services to key industries throughout the Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa areas.

The company was founded by Gus and Vic Shiro in 1932, and they expanded the business to include linen supply in the 1960s.

In 1979, Dell Ringling purchased the company with his father-in-law, continuing to grow the company’s products and reach.

In 2005, Del’s daughter, Angie, bought the company from her father. Spin Linen now services over 700 customers, always promising “to be there when you need us.”

“This has been a heck of a ride for myself and my family!” says Ringling. “We feel so blessed to be able to serve this community for so many years.

“We truly have some of the best customers and partners a company could ask for. Myself and the team are really looking forward

to bringing this company into the next generation as the only local linen company in Omaha.”

IN ITS 80S Finally, San Antonio-based Division Laundry & Cleaners is celebrating 83 years of being in business in 2022.

Division is a family-owned business that has operated since 1939 mainly in South and Central Texas. The company says it has one of the most advanced commercial laundry facilities in the Southwest and was the first and only private commercial laundry provider in San Antonio to fully automate the washroom and dryer room area with computerized systems and equipment.

Division Laundry & Cleaners is the embodiment of the American Dream, the company shares. Peter G. Garcia, an immigrant from Mexico and the youngest of 17 children founded the company.

He went from shining shoes and selling newspapers at the age of 8 in downtown San Antonio to running an award-winning business where the third generation of the Garcia family is now firmly established.

In 2001, a fire destroyed its San Antonio facility but Division was able to recover due to its state-of-

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the-art equipment that’s housed in a 47,000-square-foot facility in far Northwest San Antonio.

It took the company two years to build a new home, but Division experienced a 500% growth in business soon after the rebuild. The company has consistently been awarded water conservation and environmental awards from San Antonio’s main water utility.

Earlier this year, Division acquired the Texas assets (commercial laundry facilities) of Angelica based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The transaction includes two facilities and their depots and allows the San Antonio company to expand into the Dallas, Houston and Oklahoma markets.

With this acquisition, the company expects to fill up to 200 additional positions at its San Antonio, Dallas and Houston facilities. Currently, it has about 250 employees.

“This acquisition strengthens our competitive edge since there are few family-owned businesses left in this sector,” says President Patrick R. Garcia.

“We have a stellar reputation in the San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi markets and the timing is right to move into Dallas and Houston.”

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Aramark to separa Uniform Services te into independent compa ny PHILADELPHIA — reports it is planning Aramark to separate Aramark Uniform Services (AUS) into an independent, publicly traded company.

The transaction is intended to be structured as a spin-off free for Aramark and that is taxers. The company its stockholdcurrently expects the spin-off to occur by the end of fiscal 2023.

“Substantial improve ments across the compan y—including culture, organization, strategy, client and customer service— and a program of selective, targeted investments have enabled us to ally improve our growth materitrajectory,” says John Zillmer, Aramark’s chief executive officer.

“Kim Scott, who joined in October 2021 as president and chief executive officer her team, have developof AUS, and ed a compelling strategic framewo rk and vision for AUS. “We believe that Aramark and AUS can best execute their respective value-cr eating strategies operating as two publicly traded companindependent, The transaction is ies.” subject to certain customary conditio ns.

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B&C Technologies ....................................................................................13 Continental Girbau .....................................................................................7 Davis Packaging .......................................................................................30 Direct Machinery......................................................................................34 EEC Environmental ..................................................................................25 GA Braun ...................................................................................................15 The Griffin Group .....................................................................................34 G.S. Manufacturing ..................................................................................30 Hamilton Engineering ..............................................................................27 HLAC...........................................................................................................31 JENSEN ......................................................................................................31 J.P. Equipment .........................................................................................34 Kannegiesser ETECH ...............................................................................17

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Lapauw USA .............................................................................................27 Laundry Loops ..........................................................................................33 Lavatec Laundry Technology .................................................................40 MAXI-PRESS .............................................................................................39 Miele ...........................................................................................................29 Miura Boiler Inc. ......................................................................................23 Monarch Brands .........................................................................................9 Norchem Corp. ...........................................................................................5 Pellerin Milnor Corp. .................................................................................3 Sea-Lion America.....................................................................................29 Spartan Chemical Company .................................................................. 11 Stanco Industries .....................................................................................34 Washing Systems ....................................................................................19

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The team from Lavanett, a laundry equipment distributor in St. Laurent, Quebec, shows off the company’s second consecutive Girbau North America Canadian Distributor of the Year award. (Photo: Lavanett)

Girbau North America names 2021 Distributor of the Year award winners OSHKOSH, Wis. — Girbau North America (GNA) recently gave Aadvantage Laundry Systems in Garland, Texas, its second consecutive On-Premise Laundry Distributor of the Year Award for outstanding sales and service performance within the on-premises laundry market.

The company also recognized Lavanett, in St. Laurent, Quebec, with its second consecutive Canadian Distributor of the Year award, and Fowler Laundry Solutions, in Union, New Jersey, with its seventh consecutive MultiHousing Distributor of the Year award.

Aadvantage, a division of EVI Inc., is led by President Ryan Smith and among the largest volume distributors in the world, according to GNA Vice President of Sales Joel Jorgensen.

A full-service provider of parts, service and sales, Aadvantage serves the vended, multi-housing, industrial and on-premises laundry markets, providing turnkey solutions, including laundry design, financing, installation, business projections, demographic studies and highly efficient laundry equipment.

As a member of the EVI family, the Aadvantage team has the opportunity to share best practices and expertise with some of the top distributors in the country, according to Smith.

“This relationship, combined with a team focused on our core values, allows us to deliver an unmatched laundry experience to the markets we serve,” he says. “We are honored to work with a manufacturing partner like the Girbau North America team.

“Their efforts enable us to deliver industry-leading laundry equipment. When you add this to the professional

service the AAdvantage team delivers, our customers receive an experience they deserve—one that is second to none.”

Led by Earl Eichen, Lavanett was recognized for exemplary performance in the on-premises and vended laundry markets within the province of Quebec.

Established in 1996, Lavanett employs 20 team members and provides laundry and textile care solutions, parts and service to customers throughout Canada. The Lavanett team is comprised of highly motivated and dedicated individuals committed to customer satisfaction and service, according to Eichen.

“Our partnership with GNA has been built on very strong relationships with so many talented people employed there,” he says.

“The trust, respect and understanding shown to us since 2001 is deeply appreciated and has allowed us to firmly establish the GNA brands in our part of Canada.

Most importantly, the constant support and encouragement we receive from all levels of GNA is always present and unwavering.

“There is something to be said about a relationship lasting and flourishing for more than 20 years, through thick and thin, that to this day still continues to grow and evolve.”

Fowler Laundry Solutions, led by Doug Fowler, was founded in 1952. It’s a multi-generational company that employs 70 team members focused on unsurpassed customer service.

The full-service company is among the largest laundry equipment distributors in the Mid-Atlantic region and serves the vended, multi-housing, on-premises and industrial laundry markets.

Gurtler forms logistics group SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. — Gurtler Industries, a manufacturer of detergents, specialty chemicals and injection systems for the commercial laundry industry, reports it has formed Gurtler Logistics, a fully owned and operated division of the company that will provide product-delivery services to its customers.

The company says that over the last few years, the industry has experienced increased challenges with delivery services due to the availability of appropriate trucks and drivers.

To meet these challenges, Gurtler has invested in a fleet of semi-tractor/trailers and bulk tankers and hired a staff of fully qualified drivers.

Brett Jasik, who joined Gurtler as its director of logistics, USA, will manage the fleet.

Gurtler says that as it rolls out delivery service from its

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Chicago production headquarters, the company plans on expanding its fleet.

In addition to semis for delivering packaged goods, the company has invested in tanker trucks that will each be able to deliver up to 4,000 gallons of bulk liquid laundry specialty chemicals.

“In the next few years, we aim to handle delivery of 75% of our packaged goods and 90% of our bulk chemical products,” Jasik says.

Gurtler says the tankers will not only deliver products but will also be able to pick up liquid raw materials in bulk and bring them to the plant to support production and help eliminate issues with timely delivery.

Additionally, the expanded fleet will be able to pick up empty 220- or 330-gallon chemical totes and 55-gallon drums and return them for recycling.

Alliance Laundry Cares charitable giving initiative launched RIPON, Wis. — Alliance Laundry Systems, a manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment, reports it has launched a charitable giving initiative, Alliance Laundry Cares.

Through Alliance Laundry Cares, the company says it will address the basic need for cleanliness, comfort and dignity for those most vulnerable in the global communities where its team members live and work.

Alliance has a long history of charitable giving, going back to the company’s founding in 1908. Alliance Laundry Cares takes this giving to a new level and focuses on what Alliance does best, making the world cleaner by being the premium provider of laundry solutions, it says.

With donations of laundry equipment, expertise and financial support, Alliance Laundry Cares primarily focuses on four key areas of need in its communities: domestic abuse shelters, homeless shelters, animal rescue and shelters, and schools and education.

For its first donation, Alliance Laundry Cares partnered with Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Christine Ann provides domestic violence emergency shelter and abuse programs in Winnebago and Green Lake Counties.

Alliance gave the shelter four sets of washers and dryers, including delivery and installation, for the shelter clients and staff.

MAXI-PRESS launches North American online shop MIDDLEBURY, Conn. — MAXI-PRESS, a provider of water extraction membranes, spare parts and ironer supplies for industrial laundries, reports it recently launched an online shop, www.maxi-press.us, for the U.S. and Canadian market.

The company says customers can quickly find water extraction presses, spare parts and ironer products, adding that the shop offers all the advantages and functionalities of a modern portal.

MAXI-PRESS adds that products are also available to customers in North America via direct sales.

The North American market is supplied from Connecticut by the U.S. subsidiary MAXI-PRESS Elastomeric Inc. The independent company has been active since 2016 with its warehouse and expert team for laundry machines.

The company says that more and more markets are being serviced by MAXI-PRESS locally to be able to respond even quicker to customer requirements. MAXIPRESS works with subsidiaries in China and Australia and with other partners in many European countries.

The development and manufacture of many of these products take place at the company’s headquarters in Germany. The core product of the company is a membrane for water extraction presses, compatible with all common manufacturers.

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