American Laundry News - July 2022

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

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

Superior Linen Service to rebuild after devastating flood

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

Columnist at Large

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

Panel of Experts

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

Laundry Anniversaries

Five laundry operations across the country are celebrating major milestones.

The Newspaper of Record for Laundry & Linen Management

Customers being serviced by other facilities; company looking for new site for plant

(Photo: GWCC)

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Rebuild

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,

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.

SITEX Corp. growing with $4.5 million expansion in Western Kentucky

Uniform, linen rental business adding square footage, automation capabilities

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

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

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See you at Clean ’22!

A 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 pre mier 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, educa tional sessions and networking

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

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 com plete 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 col umnist at large, David Griggs of Superior Linen Service.

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

No easy button in laundry

There 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 extreme ly 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 soil door to the clean door and every machine in between.

industries growing in our com munity.

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

The investment and planned job creation by SITEX furthers recent economic momentum in the com monwealth, 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

resources from Kentucky’s work force 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.

These automatic soil systems work so that once the linen is sorted, it is not touched again until it is briefly touched as the linen is fed to an automatic feeder where the corners are found, the linen is ironed, folded, and stacked in the desired number. Then, it’s briefly touched again as a shipper loads into a cart.

THE ONE ITEM TO REMEM BER 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 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 employ ees 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 depart ment, 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 laun dry 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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COLUMNIST AT LARGE David Griggs

(Photo: SITEX Corp.)

industry, and 30 hours of educa tional sessions were scheduled.

Jira says that his staff has attract ed 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 organiz er 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 associa tion 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 formu la?,” 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 accus tomed to.

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

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

“At Clean, they will use it to

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 rep resenting the entire value-added chain in the textile care, dry clean ing, and laundry sectors, including:

• Machinery, systems and acces sories 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.)

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 profit able, 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

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION

ROUTES 1 - 3

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

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

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.

Shuttle managed by www.cmac.net

Immediate Cash Flow Surge

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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 ses sions, partnering associations have planned a series of events that range from volunteer opportu nities to social receptions, from breakfast to dinner. Note: some events require registration and are members only. (For a complete list ing of these events, turn to page 22.)

SCHEDULE, TRANSPORTATION

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

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 morn ing 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

Clean Show 2022 exhibitors

The 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

o 1Concier 4248 (Riegel-T-Y Group-Harbor Linen) Hospitality and healthcare linens.

Ao A. L. Wilson Chemical Co. 2555 Stain removers and other chemi cals for professional drycleaning and laundry use.

o A.M.S. Products LLC 4212

Custom-printed laundry and route bags; mesh laundry bags; barrier and impervious bags; cart covers; and other bags.

o A1 American 1954 Textile, OS&E and FF&E products, including towels, sheets, decorative bed coverings, bulk/bottled amenities, paper products and more.

o ABG Systems 3828 North America Inc. Healthcare textile traceability and identification systems.

o ABS Laundry Business 4228 Solutions

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

o Ace Heaters LLC 437 Water heaters and related equipment.

o Advanced Poly 3306 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 3402 Specializes in industrial humidification and evaporative cooling equipment.

o Air World Inc. 3554 Manufacturer of pads, covers and drycleaning supplies.

o Albatross USA Inc. 3611 Cleaning chemicals, adhesives

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.

Educational Sessions Schedule at a Glance

SATURDAY, JULY 30

8-9 a.m.The Next Generation of Laundromats CLA 8-9 a.m.Best Culture Wins DLI

8:15-9 a.m.Laundry/Infection Prevention Forum ALM

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

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 DLI 12-1:30 p.m.Hygienically Clean and Clean Green Certification Lunch TRSA 2-3 p.m.Attracting & Managing the New Generation of Workforce General

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

SUNDAY, JULY 31

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 ALM 8:30-10 a.m.Global National Association Initiatives TRSA

9-9:45 a.m.The CDC Perspective on Textile Care Services ALM 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? General 3:30-4:30 p.m.Global Session Panel General

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

8-9 a.m.Marketing through Your POS DLI

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 TRSA

9-9:45 a.m.Rejecting Business Opportunities: When it makes sense to say Goodbye or No Thanks ALM

9-10 a.m.CINET PTC Global Best Practices Program DLI 12-2 p.m.TRSA Next Generation Executives - Secrets to Chick-fil-A Hiring & Training for Exceptional Customer TRSA 2-3 p.m.Human Resources Strategy

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

Exhibitor

and lubricants for textile production and care.

o Alliance Laundry Systems 2642

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

o Alliant Systems 3604 Route automation for the textile rental industry.

o Amcot Cooling Tower Corp. 4309 Cooling towers.

o American Changer 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 3569 Credit cards.

o American Laundry News 4314

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

o American Laundry 2058 Products Inc.

Laundry textiles and associated items for flatwork ironers.

o American Laundry Systems - 400

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

o American Pride Linen Co. LLC 2149

Linen supplier serving hospital ity, 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 2400 Laundry Systems - AWOIS Ozone laundry systems.

o ARCO/MURRAY 3502

Design/build construction firm focused on the laundry industry.

o ArtiClean Ozone 2037 Laundry Systems Ozone laundry systems.

o Association for 1036 Linen Management

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

o Association of Wedding 4139 Gown Specialists

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

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.

o Bobco Systems Inc. 4165 Material-handling and garmenthandling equipment and systems.

o Boca Terry 3564 Manufacturer/supplier of bath robes, towels and spa accessories.

Bo BOWE Textile Cleaning GmbH 3537 Drycleaning machines.

o B & G Lieberman Co. Inc. 3870 Industrial sewing, tailoring, drycleaning and laundry products and supplies.

o B&C Technologies 422, 444 Commercial washers, dryers, ironers, feeders and folders.

o Balcan Plastics 1750 Flexible packaging solutions.

o Bandall America 548 Bundling and banding solutions.

o Beck’s Classic Mfg. Inc. 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 Industrial and commercial sewing machines, and pressing, fusing, iron, vacuum table and industrial knitting equipment.

o Biosan LLC 2249

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

o Bissell Commercial 2454 Vacuums, power sweepers, extractors, flooring machines and other equipment.

o Block Bindings & 2758 Interlinings Ltd. Trimmings and related services.

o Braun 2908 Batch tunnel washing, conventional washing, material-handling, drying, and finishing equipment.

o Brightwell Dispensers Inc. 4218 Dispensers for soap, chemicals and paper products.

o Brim Laundry 1428 Machinery Co. Inc. Large-capacity washer-extractors, dryers and related equipment; touchscreen control systems; OEM replacement parts and supplies.

o Brink’s Inc. 3458

o Brooks-Waterburn Corp. 1640 Insurance services for Laundromats.

o Buckeye Pads and Covers 3656 Press pads and covers.

o Bundle Australia Pty. Ltd. 507 Laundry management software.

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

o Calderon Textiles 1443 Distributes commercial linens to the textile rental, healthcare, hospitality and consumer products industries.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

Exhibitor

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 busi ness 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.

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 dos ing equipment.

o CMV Sharper Finish Inc. 1904 Commercial laundry flatwork ironing equipment.

o Cobblers Direct by 4214 My Shoe Hospital Shoe repair services.

o Coin Laundry Association 836 Not-for-profit trade organization representing member laundry own ers, prospective laundry owners, and equipment manufacturers and distributors.

o Colmac Industries 3128 Garment finishers, automated soil sorting and counting systems, and garment presses.

o Columbia/ILSA 3728 Machines Corp. Drycleaning machines.

o Consolidated Laundry 4110

Machinery

Industrial dryers, shuttle convey ors, towel folder and mat rollers.

o Cooling Vest by Flexifreeze 945 Personal cooling garment.

o Covers Etc. Inc. 4071 Laundry and drycleaning pads and covers.

o CRDN 4317 Restoration cleaning and contents restoration.

o CSI Cleantie 3703 Computer systems for drycleaning, laundromat, clothing alteration and shoe repair businesses.

o Cupron Medical Textiles 3607 Copper-infused patient gowns and bed linens.

o Curbside Laundries 1752 Wash-and-fold POS software for Laundromat owners.

o Datamars Inc. 2550 Electronic textile identification solutions for laundries.

o Davis Packaging 3705 Laundry wrapping equipment and wrapping film.

o The DECC Company 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. 3657

o Doxon Mfg. Co. 1436 Commercial laundry parts. o Drycleaning & Laundry 928 Institute Trade association representing mem ber dry cleaners and launderers.

o Duncan Fabricating 2150 Co. Inc.

Vended laundry bulkheads and commercial appliance outlet centers.

EDo Eastern Funding 1636 Commercial lender to laundromats, dry cleaners, car washes and other businesses.

o Eazyclean Technologies 4014 GmbH Drycleaning machines.

o Ebco Industries Ltd. 406 Carts, liners, covers, shelving, cabinets and bags.

o Ecolab 3908 Laundry detergents and chemi cals; 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 pay ment systems for the multi-housing market and laundromats.

o European Finishing 3428 Equipment Corp. Tensioning and finishing equipment.

o EzProducts International Inc.3303 Permanent heat seal clothing labels, heat seal presses, eyeglass labels and self-stick labels.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

o F-MATIC Inc. 3506

FOdor-control and restroom hygiene products.

o Fashion Seal Healthcare 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. 2406 Tying, shrink-wrapping and banding machines and systems.

o Fibertech Plastics 4055 Laundry trucks and utility carts.

o Fike & Fike Inc. 4154 Linen management and route accounting software.

o Firbimatic 3954 Drycleaning machines

o Foltex 1236

Feeding, folding and stacking equipment.

o Forenta L.P. 3528

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

o Foster-Stephens Inc. 4240 Wedding gown and garment preservation systems and supplies.

o FRSTeam 3401

Garment and textile restoration for the insurance industry.

o Fulton Boiler Works 3438 Boilers and related equipment/systems.

o Future Polytech 511 Poly bag and film solutions for hospital, commercial, and clean room laundry operations.

o Gemu Valves 4339 Valves, and measurement and control systems.

o George Courey Inc. 944 Bedding, linens and textiles for hospitality, healthcare and other markets.

o Girbau North 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. 1204 Mops and textile cleaning systems.

o Gotli Labs AG 4331 Production management system for laundry operations.

Ho H-M Company 1440 Drain troughs, lint interceptors and related products.

o Hamilton Engineering Inc. 2009 Pre-packaged hot water solutions.

o HamperApp Technologies Inc. 1642

On-demand laundry service.

o Hans-Joachim 3444 Schneider GmbH Laundry and drycleaning supplies, including hangers.

o Happy Nest LLC 1744 Pickup and delivery laundry service.

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

o Hoffman Mint 1336 Laundry tokens.

o Hohenstein Institute America 407 Textile testing, evaluation and certification.

o Hot Water Products 4310 Water heaters and related products.

o Hunt Textiles 653 Institutional towels, sheets, table linen, aprons, microfiber towels, and dry/wet mops.

o G.S. Manufacturing 3603

GAluminum material-handling systems, including laundry carts.

o Garment Management 1606 Systems

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

o GE Appliances, 1144 a Haier Company Commercial laundry equipment.

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. 1728 Advanced detergents and specialty chemicals for the commercial laundry industry.

o Healthcare Laundry 1541 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 4111 Laundry wrappers and bundlers.

o HID Global 413 RFID identification and sensing technology.

o High Mark 1910

o Hurst Boiler 417 Steam and hot water boiler systems.

o Hydro Systems Co. 3648 Chemical dispensing and dosing solutions, including equipment, software and services.

Io Indy Hanger & Supply 4236 Galvanized wire hangers.

Exhibitor

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 4012 Management Inc. Commercial facility maintenance services.

o International Silicon 3765 Trading Inc.

Drycleaning and laundry pads.

o Isuzu Commercial Truck 1350 of America Trucks.

o Italclean Srl 4220 Drycleaning and laundry equipment.

o Itsumi USA Inc. 3736 Shirt finishing equipment.

o Jupiter Coverage 3654 Insurance services.

Ko 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.

o KioSoft Technologies LLC 1412 Payment technology for laundromats and route laundries.

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

o Kleen-Tex USA LLC 544 Commercial and industrial mats.

o KLOPP: Money 4137

Handling Equipment

Coin counters, sorters and wrapper crimpers.

o J.P. Equipment Inc. 1418

JIndustrial laundry equipment sales.

o JENSEN USA Inc. 506 Washing equipment, finishing systems, material-handling systems, and system software and process technology.

o JLT Co. Ltd. 4242

o JS Fiber Co. Inc. 429 Hospitality and healthcare bedding.

o Kreussler Inc. 3136 Laundry, drycleaning and wetcleaning chemicals and deter gents.

o KSE Suppliers 3808 Institutional linen supplier.

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o Lapauw USA 1044 Flatwork finishing equipment, washer-extractors, garment finishing tunnels, cart washers, and more.

o Lattner Boiler Co. 3606 Fuel-fired and electric boilers for dry cleaning and other industrial applications.

o Laundris™ Digital 2256 Inventory Management Linen inventory management software platform.

o Laundroworks 3812 Payment and management technology for vended laundries.

o The Laundry Boss 3448 Vending payments and credit card processing.

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 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 Commercial laundry management software.

o Low Cost Manufacturing 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.

products for drycleaning and textile rental industries.

o M+A Matting 4048 Mats.

o Mamute USA LLC 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.

o Medline Industries LP 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 900 Trade fair, congress and event organizer.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

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 Infection control plastic laundry bags.

o Milliken & Company 431 Fabrics for tablecloths, napkins, placemats, aprons and tableskirts; dust control products; industrial and specialty textiles.

o MIP Inc. 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 509 Corp. Inc. (MCC) Software for linen and textile delivery optimization.

o Monarch Brands 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.

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 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.

Oo PAC Strapping Products 3865

PPlastic 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 Mobile payment systems.

o Paystri 649 Merchant payment and processing.

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.

No National Cleaners 3854 Association

Trade association for professional garment/fabric cleaners and suppliers.

o National Combustion 1851 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.

Exhibitor

o Phoenix Textile Corp. 504

Terry products, blankets, bedding, uniforms, microfiber, window cov erings, 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.

o Poseidon Textile Care Systems 3468

Commercial grade wetcleaning equipment, parts and service.

o Positek RFID Inc. 3918 RFID-enabled sorting and tracking software and systems for the textile maintenance industry.

o Prime Capital Funding 2856

Independent equipment and specialty finance company.

o Quietaire Cooling 2656

Industrial fans and commercial ventilation equipment.

o R & B Wire Products Inc. 2027

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

o R.L. Williams Co. 3955 Restroom products for the uniform, linen rental and dust control industries.

o R.R. Street & Co. Inc. 1212 Solvents, additives, stain removal agents and filtration products for laundry, wet cleaning and dry cleaning.

o R.W. Martin & Sons Inc. 2345 Industrial laundry equipment, parts and service,

o RealStar USA 3238 Drycleaning machines.

o Reed Manufacturing Co. 4010 Workwear and uniforms.

o Reflective Apparel 4158

Reflective workwear.

o Rema Dri-Vac Corp. 3754

Air vacuums, condensate tanks and fabricare industry equipment.

o Renegade Brands 4054 Laundry chemicals.

o Rennco 2051 Laundry bagging and packaging equipment.

Qo Renzacci SPA - 3818 Industria Lavatrici Drycleaning machines, washerextractors, dryers and wetcleaning machines.

o Rome Conveyors 3964 Conveyors and other materialhandling systems.

Ro The Route Pros 4330 Route growth/retention services.

o Royal Basket Trucks Inc. 414 Carts, trucks and containers.

o Royal Blue Textiles 445 Bedding, terry products and patient apparel.

o Rumby 3832 On-demand laundry and drycleaning service.

o Ryco Conveyors Inc. 3965 Design, sales and installation of material-handling systems.

o Shahab Textiles 1540 Towels, hospital wear, bed linen, garments, and other textiles.

o Sigma Garment Films 3605 Garment film and flexible packaging.

o Sigmatex-Lanier 1208 Wide range of textile products for the textile rental, healthcare and hospitality industries.

o Simple Laundry Solutions LLC 951 Industrial laundry equipment; water treatment and recycling; resource conservation.

o Streamline Solutions 2244 Recyclable soiled-linen bags, laundry hamper stands, laundry supplies, medical supplies, medical cart covers, disposable cart liners and other products.

o Striem 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 San-Ai Industries Inc. 2102 Finishing equipment products.

o Sanitone by Fabritec 3202 Professional drycleaning deter gents, wetcleaning soaps and spotting chemicals as well as restoration and shirt laundry products.

o Sankosha USA Inc. 3416 Garment-pressing equipment and bagging machines.

o Sea-lion America/ 1712 Jiangsu Sea-lion Industrial laundry machinery.

o SEITZ, The Fresher 3264 Company Inc. Complete line of laundry and drycleaning chemicals.

o SEKO Dosing Systems 3516 Corp. USA Dosing and control systems.

o Setomatic Systems - SpyderWash 1628 Laundry payment systems.

So Sintex Sales USA Inc. 1952 Textile manufacturer for hospitality, commercial laundry, health care, and airline industries.

o SMC Corp. of America 1801 Automated control technology.

o SMRT Systems 3655 Drycleaning software.

o SNA Manufacturing LLC 3560 Foam hanger covers and shoulder guards.

o Softrol Systems Inc. 2128 System controls and management information solutions for the automation of industrial uniform and textile laundry facilities.

o SonicAire 4238 Cleaning and cooling fans for laundries and drycleaning plants.

o Southwest Laundry 3503 Equipment Industrial and commercial laundry equipment supplier.

o Spartan Chemical Co. 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 sys tems for drycleaning operations management.

o SRS Conveyors 4113 Turn-key garment materialhandling solutions.

o Standard Change-Makers - 2003 Div. of RKU Standard Inc. Unattended payment, exchange, dispense and change machines.

o Standard Textile 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.

To Tamsan USA 1357 Screw compressors.

o Tangerpay 4360 Cashless laundry payment systems.

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

o Texprofin 850 Towel folders.

o Textile Care Allied 1028 Trades Association Trade association representing manufacturers and distributors of laundry and drycleaning equipment and supplies.

o TheLaundryList.com Inc. 1344 Used industrial laundry machinery; plant design and installation services; energy efficiency studies.

o Thermal Engineering 2050 of Arizona

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

o Thermopatch 1403 Labeling, transfers and emblems on textiles.

o Thomaston Mills 2450 Bed and bath linens for the hospitality, healthcare and institutional markets.

o Tingue 2238 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.

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

o U.S. Leather & Lace 3302 Prestige Preservation Leather care and wedding dress preservation.

o Union Drycleaning 3216 Products, USA Drycleaning machines.

o Unipress Corp. 3228 Shirt-finishing machines, and laundry and drycleaning equipment.

o UniSec Div. of 3714 New York Machinery Drycleaning machines.

o United Mineral & 2156 Chemical Corp. Drycleaning solvent.

o United Soybean Board 3711 Information on soy-based products for laundering and dry cleaning.

o United Textile Distribution 1304 Dust control products, table linen, bed linen, towels, hangers, aprons and other products.

o United Wire Hanger/ 4251 UWH Industries Wire and plastic hangers and related paper products for the uniform rental, drycleaning and apparel industries.

o Unitex International Inc. 3932 Textiles and linens for healthcare, hospitality, commercial laundries and big box retailers.

o UNX Industries Inc. 4128 Commercial laundry chemical products and dispensing systems.

o USTEK RFID 4060 Textile tracking using RFID.

o Utilimaster 428 Walk-in vans, truck bodies and up-fi t services.

Uo Wash-Dry-Fold POS 1846 Point-of-sale system for Laundromats.

o Washin’ Jax 3565 Laundry agitators.

o Webb & Son Sewing 2001 Machine Sales Inc. Sewing machines and after-market products and services for the sewing industry.

Wo Wedding Gown 4319 Preservation Co. Gown preservation services.

o Welspun 3665 Home textiles.

o WesVic Systems 4028 Automated counting and real-time performance feedback system.

o wh Münzprüfer Dietmar 1845 Trenner GmbH

Electronic coin handling; cashless payment.

o Whirlpool Corporation 1544 Commercial Laundry Commercial washers, dryers and specialty products.

o White Conveyors Inc. 3948 Automated garment-sorting, storage and retrieval systems.

o Workwear Outfitters 1508 Work apparel and footwear.

o WSI 2416 Wash-aisle chemistry, wastewater treatment, specialty chemicals, dispensing technology, and information systems.

o Yamamoto North America 3144 Washer-extractors and combo units for on-premises laundries.

o Yancheng Dragon 3709 Bed linen, table linen, workwear and occupational clothing.

Vo Valmet 2200 Textiles and accessories for feeders, fl atwork ironers and folders.

o Vega Systems Group 644 Wide variety of laundry washing, fl atwork, garment and handling equipment.

o Vend-Rite Mfg. Co. Inc. 1928 Soap venders, bag venders, snack/drink venders, coin laundry signs, plastic laundry bags and drop-off bags.

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

o Venus Group 425 Variety of textile products for institutional laundries, hospitality, healthcare, and government.

Education opportunities at Clean ’22

ATLANTA — It’s been three years since the textile care indus try 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 des ignated as an “essential busi ness,” the industry is experiencing growth in attracting new people. Many of these new owners come from other industries and bring expertise in technology, market ing and business acumen.

Attend this session to hear from the new generation of laundromat owners and learn some of the inno vative ideas that they have applied to their businesses. Presenters include Alex Smereczniak or Dan D’Aquisto, Laundrolab—facili tator—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

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

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

8:15-9 a.m., EDT—Laundry/ Infection Prevention Forum

Brought to you by ALM, Room B308

During this open conversa

tion among notable infection preventionists and laundry man agers 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, uni form, and facility services indus try 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 imple mentation plans that enable you to maintain operations, custom ers, and employees. Presenter is Alex Stephenson, service and parts director, TLC Tri-State.

9-10 a.m., EDT—Leveraging

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 com munities and can upcycle their facilities with dedicated learning spaces and by hosting free laundry day events among other initia tives. LaundryCares Foundation (LCF) features many success sto ries that bring business owners and their communities together to impact families.

This program will focus on how laundromats can connect with their communities to ben efit 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 ser vice experience by increasing automation and convenience

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

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 includ ing 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 com petitive 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 commu nity, learn customer social respon sibility, 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 prob lematic. Learn effective strategies to build your team with Jennifer Whitmarsh, The Route Pros.

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

Have you ever thought about what it would take to enter the com mercial 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 indus try works, and what competi tion 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 ques tions! 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 pres ent 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 any time soon. Have you sharpened your strategies to explore new markets for workers, and doubled down on addressing barriers to

Nearly 30 hours of education will be offered in Atlanta by partnering associations

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

(Photo: Messe Frankfurt GmbH)

employment?

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 offer ing updates on ongoing initia tives on circular economy and net-zero, circular economy, com mercial 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, man aging 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 tex tiles—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 manage ment, 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 sys tems, 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 in a male-dominated industry, so here’s a crash course in power with best-selling author and lead ing 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.

True fact: Women use weak language four times as often as men, and that costs their profes sional reputation and effective ness. Fawn shows how to use your body to convey confidence and power, handle interruptions, pro tect your ideas from being sto len and surround yourself with

the support team that helps you grow your strength. Registration is required; CLA members only.

12-2 p.m., EDT—Global Linen, Uniform/Workwear, and Facility Services Industry Recovery, Trends, and Expansion Brought to you by TRSA, Room B312

Learn how the global linen, uniform and facility services industry recovered from the pan demic and lessons learned, as well as opportunities for expand ing business. Gain insight into how organizations are leveraging increased interest in hygiene, and

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

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

Understand principles that limit and facilitate revenue-generation

and cost-control strategies as pan elists present short profiles of the industry in various geographic markets and the impact of sup ply concentration (chain vs. inde pendent laundries), demographics (population, workforce), economic mix by industry (product- vs. ser vice-producing) and supply costs.

2-3 p.m., EDT—2022 Economy

- Are We Ever Going to See Normal?

General Session, Show Floor It has been obvious enough

1Concier (Riegel-T-Y Group-Harbor Linen) 4248

A. L. Wilson Chemical Co. 2555

A.M.S. Products LLC 4212

A1 American 1954

ABG Systems North America Inc. 3828

ABS Laundry BusinessSolutions 4228

Ace Heaters LLC 437

Advanced Poly Packaging Inc. 3306

Air & Water Systems 3402

Air World Inc. 3554

Albatross USA Inc. 3611

Alliance Laundry Systems 2642

Alliant Systems 3604

Amcot Cooling Tower Corp. 4309

American Changer 1439

American Coin-Op 4314

American Dawn Inc. 3848

American Drycleaner 4314

American Express 3569

American Laundry News 4314

American Laundry Products Inc. 2058

American Laundry SystemsDivision of E&O Mechanical 400

American Pride Linen Co. LLC 2149

American Reusable Textile Association 1049

American Trade Magazines LLC 4314

Angeline Group Ltd. 2052

Apparel Machinery/ Naomoto Corp. 3861

AquaRecycle LLC 2444

Aquawing Ozone Laundry Systems - AWOIS 2400

ARCO/MURRAY 3502

ArtiClean Ozone Laundry Systems 2037

Association for Linen Management 1036

Association of Wedding Gown Specialists 4139

Atmosphere TV 844

Automation Dynamics 4244

B & G Lieberman Co. Inc. 3870

B&C Technologies 422, 444

Balcan Packaging 1750

Bandall America 548

Beck’s Classic Mfg. Inc. 3855

BeCreative 360 4334

Beisler America LLC 1056

Biosan LLC 2249

Bissell Commercial 2454

Block Bindings & Interlinings Ltd. 2758

Bobco Systems Inc. 4165

Boca Terry 3564

BOWE Textile Cleaning GmbH 3537

Braun 2908

Brightwell Dispensers Inc. 4218

Brim Laundry Machinery Co. Inc. 1428

Brink’s Inc. 3458

Brooks-Waterburn Corp. 1640

Buckeye Pads and Covers 3656

Bundle Australia Pty. Ltd. 507

CACO Manufacturing Corp. 1938

Calderon Textiles 1443

Card Concepts Inc. 1228

Careismatic Brands Inc. 2557

Cart & Supply 1045

CBA Machines 435

Cents 4118

Chemtainer/Maxi-Movers 2252

Chicago Dryer Co. 2704

Chief Clean 4140

Christeyns Laundry Technology LLC 4132

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 3610

Clean Cycle Systems/Tecni-Quip Carts 2955

Clean Laundry Funding 2655

CleanCloud 1518

Cleaner Business Systems 4032

Cleaner Marketing 3661

Cleaner’s Supply® 4322

CM Company 3760

CM2W JSC 3548

CMV Sharper Finish Inc. 1904

Cobblers Direct by My Shoe Hospital 4214

Coin Laundry Association 836

Colmac Industries 3128

Columbia/ILSA Machines Corp. 3728

Consolidated Laundry Machinery 4110

Cooling Vest by Flexifreeze 945

Covers Etc. Inc. 4071

CRDN 4317

CSI Cleantie 3703

Cupron Medical Textiles 3607

Curbside Laundries 1752

Datamars Inc. 2550

Davis Packaging 3705

The DECC Company 645

deister electronic GmbH 2458

DEMA Engineering Co. 2002

Dexter Laundry Inc. 2628

Diamond Chemical Co. Inc. 3206

Dimmid Inc. 3657

Doxon Mfg. Co. 1436

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute 928

Duncan Fabricating Co. Inc. 2150

Eastern Funding 1636

Eazyclean Technologies GmbH 4014

Ebco Industries Ltd. 406

Ecolab 3908

Ellis Corp. 2528

Encompass Group LLC 2350

Energenics Corp. 2438

ESD 2942

European Finishing Equipment Corp. 3428

EzProducts International Inc. 3303

F-MATIC Inc. 3506

Fashion Seal Healthcare 501

Feig Electronics Inc. 3755

Felins Inc. 2406

Fibertech Plastics 4055

Fike & Fike Inc. 4154

Firbimatic 3954

Foltex 1236

Forenta L.P. 3528

Foster-Stephens Inc. 4240

FRSTeam 3401

Fulton Boiler Works 3438

Future Polytech 511

G.S. Manufacturing 3603

Garment Management Systems 1606

GE Appliances, a Haier Company 1144

Gemu Valves 4339

George Courey Inc. 944

Girbau North America

(Continental) 2106, 2112, 2118

Golden Star Inc. 1204

Gotli Labs AG 4331

Gottcha-Covered LLC 3602

GreenEarth Cleaning 3454

Guangzhou Payblox Co. Ltd. 409

Gurtler Industries Inc. 1728

H-M Company 1440

Booth assignments and/or their configuration are subject to change without notice. Listings are current as of June 1, 2022

Hamilton Engineering Inc. 2009

HamperApp Technologies Inc. 1642

Hans-Joachim Schneider GmbH 3444

Happy Nest LLC 1744

Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council 1541

Heat Seal 4111

HID Global 413

High Mark Manufacturing Inc. 1910

Hoffman Mint 1336

Hohenstein Institute America 407

Hot Water Products 4310

Hunt Textiles 653

Hurst Boiler 417

Hydro Systems Co. 3648

Indy Hanger & Supply 4236

Infinity Massage Chairs 4148

Innovative Management Designs 2556

Inox Milton Inc. 502

Insight Facilities Management Inc. 4012

International Silicon Trading Inc. 3765

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America 1350

Italclean Srl 4220

Itsumi USA Inc. 3736

J.P. Equipment Inc. 1418

JENSEN USA Inc. 506

JLT Co. Ltd. 4242

JS Fiber Co. Inc. 429

Jupiter Coverage 3654

Kaeser Compressors Inc. 2452

Kannegiesser ETECH 806

Kemco Systems 1853

Keycolour Inc. 401

KioSoft Technologies LLC 1412

Kleen-Rite Inc./KR Products 3844

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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. 2145

Mayfield Group 4210

Maywood Furniture Corp. 411

Medline Industries LP 1051

Meese Inc. 408

Memories Gown Preservation 4332

Messe Frankfurt 900

Metalprogetti 2328

MEVO Metzler GmbH 3912

Micross Automation Systems 423

Miele Inc. 3544

Miller Bags Company 3660

Milliken & Company 431

MIP Inc. 1838

Miura America Co. Ltd. 3406

Mobile Computing Corp. Inc. (MCC) 509

Monarch Brands 2855

Monarch Coin & Security 2255

Morito Scovill Americas 2056

Mountain Electronics Inc. 2755

Mr Jeff 2352

National Cleaners Association 3854

National Combustion Co. Inc. 1851

Navien Inc. 439

Nayax LLC 1441

Newhouse Specialty Co. 4064

NIE Insurance 4109

Norchem Corp. 1916

NuMat Systems LLC 3204

Omni Apparel Inc. 4245

OMNI Solutions LLC 1408

Onnera Group 2514

PAC Strapping Products 3865

Parker Boiler Co. 3464

PayRange Inc. 1944

Paystri 649

Peach State Dryer Vents 1847

Pellerin Milnor 2928

Pepin Manufacturing Inc. 4138

Phoenix Textile Corp. 504

Pinnacle Textile Industries LLC 1512

Plexus Industries 1641

Podab Group 1156

Pony SpA 3718

Poseidon Textile Care Systems 3468

Positek RFID Inc. 3918

Prime Capital Funding 2856

Quietaire Cooling 2656

R & B Wire Products Inc. 2027

R.L. Williams Co. 3955

R.R. Street & Co. Inc. 1212

R.W. Martin & Sons Inc. 2345

RealStar USA 3238

Reed Manufacturing Co. 4010

Reflective Apparel 4158

Rema Dri-Vac Corp. 3754

Renegade Brands 4054

Rennco 2051

Renzacci SPA - Industria Lavatrici 3818

Rome Conveyors 3964

The Route Pros 4330

Royal Basket Trucks Inc. 414

Royal Blue Textiles 445

Rumby 3832

Ryco Conveyors Inc. 3965

San-Ai Industries Inc. 2102

Sanitone by Fabritec 3202

Sankosha USA Inc. 3416

Sea-lion America/Jiangsu Sea-lion 1712

SEITZ, The Fresher Company Inc. 3264

SEKO Dosing Systems Corp. USA 3516

Setomatic Systems - SpyderWash 1628

Shahab Textiles 1540

Sigma Garment Films 3605

Sigmatex-Lanier 1208

Simple Laundry Solutions LLC 951

Sintex Sales USA Inc. 1952

SMC Corp. of America 1801

SMRT Systems 3655

SNA Manufacturing LLC 3560

Softrol Systems Inc. 2128

SonicAire 4238

Southwest Laundry Equipment 3503

Spartan Chemical Co. 2538

Spindle 1218

SPOT Business Systems 1704

SRS Conveyors 4113

Standard Change-MakersDiv. of RKU Standard Inc. 2003

Standard Textile 1328

Storms Industries Inc. 2456

Streamline Solutions 2244

Striem 2250

Sumal S.L.U. 3644

Tamsan USA 1357

Tangerpay 4360

Texas Automation Products 1610

Texprofin 850

Textile Care Allied Trades Association 1028

TheLaundryList.com Inc. 1344

Thermal Engineering of Arizona 2050

Thermopatch 1403

Thomaston Mills 2450

Tingue 2238

Tjerlund Products 3864

TOLON USA 3254

Triad 1338

Booth assignments and/or their configuration are subject to change without notice. Listings are current as of June 1, 2022

TRSA, the Association for Linen, Uniform & Facility Services 828

U.S. Leather & Lace Prestige Preservation 3302

Union Drycleaning Products, USA 3216

Unipress Corp. 3228

UniSec Div. of New York Machinery 3714

United Mineral & Chemical Corp. 2156

United Soybean Board 3711

United Textile Distribution 1304

United Wire Hanger/ UWH Industries 4251

Unitex International Inc. 3932

UNX Industries Inc. 4128

USTEK RFID 4060

Utilimaster 428

Valmet 2200

Vega Systems Group 644

Vend-Rite Mfg. Co. Inc. 1928

Vending.com/Fawn Vendors 1950

Venus Group 425

Wash-Dry-Fold POS 1846

Washin’ Jax 3565

Webb & Son Sewing Machine Sales Inc. 2001

Wedding Gown Preservation Co. 4319

Welspun 3665

WesVic Systems 4028

wh Münzprüfer Dietmar Trenner GmbH 1845

Whirlpool Corporation Commercial Laundry 1544

White Conveyors Inc. 3948

Workwear Outfitters 1508

WSI 2416

Yamamoto North America 3144

Yancheng Dragon 3709

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 pat terns bad or good for the indus try—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 con stantly changing environment. Registration is required; TRSA members only.

8-9 a.m., EDT—Marketing

through Your POS

Brought to you by DLI, Room B314

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 mes sages 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 cus tomers 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 associ ates 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 rais ing 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 pack aging and more!

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

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

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 con tract, labor law and other legal trends impacting your business. Learn how you can help ensure your organization is protecting its assets, employees, customers,

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 hav ing those difficult conversations while at the same time maintain ing your image in the industry.

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

9-10 a.m., EDT—CINET PTC Global Best Practices Program

Brought to you by DLI, Room B315

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 interna tional 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 cus tomer 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 tal ent is exceedingly more challeng ing 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 short age, 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 asso ciations have planned a series of events, from giving back to social izing. 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 laun dry day in a needy neighborhood. There’s a literacy program for

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

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

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

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 sever al Atlanta area laundromats. CLA asks each of its volunteers to also consider making a $25 minimum donation to help defray the costs

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

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.

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)

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 com munity, learn customer social responsibility, and hear testimo nials from owner-operators who have experienced these oppor tunities firsthand. Registration required.

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.

SUNDAY, JULY 31

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 suppli ers. 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 orga nization!

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 reha bilitation 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 sub mitting photos is July 13.

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 in a male-dominated industry, so here’s a crash course in power with best-selling author and lead ing 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.

True fact: Women use weak language four times as often as men, and that costs their profes sional reputation and effective ness. Fawn shows how to use your body to convey confidence and power, handle interruptions, pro tect your ideas from being sto

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 con stantly changing environment. Registration required; TRSA members only.

8-8:30 a.m., EDT—CLA

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.

PANEL OF EXPERTS

Low-cost automation, labor savings

A 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-extrac tors and tunnels with presses. Making the next step is always a little painful. So many challeng es 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 auto matically 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, espe cially 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 busi ness 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 fold ing 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

pain, building a fully automated plant, just so I could see the ben efits 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 ben efited 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.

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.

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 unload ed, 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 measur ing it, you can begin to see areas for improvement. Many times, these improvements cost very little and rely mainly on manage ment techniques.

restrictions on new equipment purchases.

Manufacturers and their distrib utors 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 run ning order and is up to date on preventative maintenance.

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

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 mea sure 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?

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

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 effi ciency 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 chemi cals into the washers by hand, do yourself a favor and automate that process, which will greatly reduce mistakes and always pro vide the correct amount of prod uct 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.

“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?”

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John Schafer Diversey, Fort Mill, S.C.

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

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Lee Baldauf Superior Linen Service, Tacoma, Wash.

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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 auto mation opportunities.

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

The processes that are seldom done will just not be cost effec tive unless the quality of the out come 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-auto mated 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 per sonnel 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 laun dries and my personal observa tion 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 automa tion 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 gener ate 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 bottle necks and waste in your plant. Automation for any of these areas could help.

Where are employees waiting on product? Where is product back ing 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 experi ences too much downtime (which also wastes labor and has an impact on throughput), con sider a major part replacement or machine overhaul, rather than a whole new machine.

Good luck as we all work to improve our operating costs!

Start somewhere. Labor is obviously one of the major costs within a laundry operation, and it is increasing, so automation can have quite an impact.

Although a large project might obviously remove personnel from an operation, streamlining any activity should have a payback.

Heck, one of the advantages

‘You do life. We do laundry.’

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 laun dry 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 cloth ing, 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, restau rants 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 sub contracts drop-off dry cleaning.

The plan, according to Marriott, is to ultimately franchise the cof fee/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 equip ment 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 keep ing 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 pro grammable 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

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 har nesses the power of ozone, which works to relax fabric fibers and break down organic compounds, Laundry Bar saves on water heat ing costs. This is because ozone works best in cool water.

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

of people who rent apartments don’t want to use their central laundries because of contamina tion 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 dry ers 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 sys tem 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 quick ly—making one-pass ironing pos sible 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 compe tition—lack ironing services.

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

Haley Jorgensen is president of Public Image, a full-service mar keting and public relations com pany in Green Lake, Wisconsin.

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

The Laundry Bar says its main competition lacks ironing services like its 13-inch Continental Express Flatwork Ironer. (Photos: Continental Girbau)

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

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

Laundry operations stand test of time

COMPILED BY MATT POE, EDITOR

CHICAGO — How does one judge the success of a laundry and linen operation?

Profits? Customer satisfac tion? Efficiency? Employee sat isfaction?

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

This year, five companies are celebrating significant anniver saries—up to 100 years—prov ing 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 preemi nent healthcare laundry service provider in the nation, serv ing more than 7,000 customers

of varying sizes and specialties throughout the Northeast.

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

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 cen tury 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

deliveries by horse and wagon to primarily food service estab lishments.

“The company moved from Brooklyn to the Bronx in 1947, gradually transition ing 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 cus tomers. This was the beginning of our expansion into health care 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 out patient surgery centers, imag ing centers, professional offices as well as specialized operating needs of their acute care facili ties.

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

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Aquatherm appoints operations director

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

Born and brought up in South Africa, Windt obtained an engi neering degree from Durban University and gained several years’ experi ence in the engineering sector before 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 ener gy while costs soar to unprec edented levels.

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

Founder and Managing Director Mike Edwards is par ticularly pleased to welcome Windt into the company not only as his future successor but also as the father of three of his eight grand children to continue the fam ily 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 presi dent and CEO.

“Joseph brings with him sever al 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

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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 by serving in the U.S. Army for four years. After the military, he began his work in the laundry industry as a deliv ery driver. Shortly thereafter, he worked his way up and moved into sales and business manage ment 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 suc cess across the market,” the com pany 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 commer cial 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 join ing 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.

“He is experienced and knowl edgeable in the industry. Most

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 relation ships.

He was previously a sales special ist with Alpha Foundations. He brings five years of sales experi ence and more than 10 years of experience in the laundry indus try to Lapauw USA, effective April 17.

“I am happy to be partner ing with Lapauw USA,” shares Lindsey. “Furthermore, I am excited to work with and assist the company, in terms of cus tomer 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 custom ers.”

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 understand ing of the laundry industry work ing 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 cus tomers 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 ser vice 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 chas sis products, respectively. The com pany says 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 help ing 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 installa tions, 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 mainte nance can positively impact cus tomer satisfaction.

“I’m excited to deliver tools customers need to be more effi cient at servicing and maintain ing 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 has been in

the appliance industry for 30 years.

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

Berton and Demotts will col lect and analyze feedback from customers to enhance efforts to improve product quality and pre serve 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, man aging opera tions in the North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Gurtler Industries is a manu facturer of advanced detergents and specialty chemi cals 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 chemi cal 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 machin ery, reports it has appointed Terry Satchwell as vice president of strategic accounts, effective immediately.

Before rejoining Milnor, Satchwell served as EVP of engi neering 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 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 opera tors, the company says his exten sive knowledge and technical background will assist national account customers to increase plant growth, efficiency and prof itability.

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 indus try.

Effective immediately, Beldotti

Donlan will assume the role of president of the company’s Superior Uniform GroupHealthcare 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 advi sor and board member to well ness and fitness brands.

“We are very excited to welcome Catherine to SGC,” says CEO Michael Benstock. “Catherine’s leadership experi ence includes executing winning sales strategies, (wholesale, retail and consumer), marketing, prod uct development, and product launches.

“We look forward to welcom ing 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 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 gen eral manager and VP of Converse where she built a legacy of suc cess, 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 initia tives for key accounts.

These successful roles were ignited by her love for fitness and built on her early career in sales, marketing and product develop ment 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 foun dation that has been created. I am passionate about the oppor tunity 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 enter ing 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 presi dent’s role while also focusing on other strategic initiatives.

“We want to take this opportu nity to thank Peter for successful ly leading our healthcare division through a pandemic and all of the supply-chain issues that cre ated one of the most challenging

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 retire ment.”

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 unprec edented levels of greatness.”

Grubich named VP of MIP U.S. business

MONTREAL — MIP Inc., a provider of reusable healthcare

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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 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 previ ously served as a board mem ber 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, network ing, leadership, client relations, sales, strategic planning, laundry operations, employee develop ment 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 corpora tion owned by Mayron Herrera and Jhovanny Rodriguez.

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

Belcher is proud to have devel oped 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 organi zation,” notes Belcher. “I will be

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 pro cess 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 pos sesses 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 sup port to the independent textile rental market. Benefits for Alliant Systems’ employees and customers will be significant.

The company, directed by HRFH’s experienced manage ment team, will enjoy access to additional resources including new development, service and market

ing tools.

“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 con tinue building on Jeff’s legacy.

“I see lots of opportunities as we look to enhance Alliant’s capabili ties by adding resources, providing guidance and staying true to the history of always putting the cus tomer 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 opera tions of the company.

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

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.

She will be responsible for the territory including North and South Dakota, Nebraska,

Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Ley is a graduate of Oregon State, and the companies say that she has extensive sales experience in large industrial and commer cial equipment, adding that she has a strong history of success in both sales and customer service.

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 bach elor’s degree in business manage ment.

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

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Laundry provider partners with nonprofit to clean handmade blankets for children’s hospitals

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. —

ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists (ImageFIRST), the larg est 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 organi zation with the mission to provide comfort, inspiration and hope to children receiving inpatient hospi tal treatments by producing and donating handmade blankets.

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

With the substantial goal of mak ing 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

unit to be able to continue deliv ering 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 dis covered 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 dry ing process has been critical in help ing us continue to supply consistent comfort to kiddos in the hospital. This partnership will result in thou sands of more kids receiving com fort 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 initia tive, we were incredibly touched by the cause,” says Paul Stahly, gen eral 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 mis sion in any way that we can.”

Upon washing them in a hos pital-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 ware house 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 hand made 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 pro cessed, following a schedule of exchanging ready-to-wash and washed blankets every two weeks. Since beginning this partner ship, an additional ImageFIRST location near Indianapolis has also begun providing laundry services to support Fleece & Thank You’s mission.

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

Fleece & Thank You seeks out Michigan ImageFIRST laundry facility to sanitize blankets for pediatric patients

Stains, odors reduced with laundry solutions installation

BY JOHN GOETZ

MILFORD, Ohio — SEM Haven, a nonprofit ministry here providing nursing and residential care for older adults, has more than 130 rooms and is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for its residents.

The facility operates an onpremises laundry equipped with four washers and can process more than 14,000 pounds of lin ens per month.

“A well-managed laundry pro gram is key for infection preven tion and resident satisfaction,” says Juanita Williams, environ mental services director.

“With our previous vendor, our operation was dealing with stains and odors, even after linens emerged from the wash. Our resi dents require linens to be clean and sanitary, so a new approach was necessary.”

SOLUTION

SEM Haven’s environmental cleanliness partner, InnoServ, pro posed that the facility invest in its chemical/service package that

includes equipment from Hydro, which delivers chemical dispens ing and dosing innovations.

“We always want to deliver the best service and results for our customers,” says Rob Purdum, service specialist, InnoServ.

“We’re continually looking for the highest quality equipment and realized that SEM Haven needed more reliable solutions that would not put residents at risk or require frequent maintenance.”

InnoServ oversaw the instal lation of several useful laundry solutions, including:

EvoClean—the world’s first venturi-based, water-powered laundry dispenser. InnoServ installed four units at SEM Haven.

EvoClean does not use squeeze tubes, so it eliminates the frequent service and maintenance associ ated with these parts and maintains con sistent performance over time. This results in more predictable wash results than traditional peristaltic tube pumps.

Connected Total Eclipse—an Internet of Things (IoT) elec

tronic controller that leverages the Hydro Connect platform. The controller is spe cifically designed for on-premises laundry operations and shares critical site data via Hydro Connect. Laundry manag ers and chemical providers can access real-time and his torical reporting on productivity, chemical usage (including ounces per formula), costs and alarms.

“As a service spe cialist, it’s very help ful to have the abil ity to access laundry data online and see what’s happening live, especially given that we are typically managing 20 differ ent accounts,” adds Purdum.

RESULTS

According to Williams, “everything is perfect now” with the combination of EvoClean, Connected Total Eclipse and Hydro Connect in the laundry.

“We always want to deliver the best service and results for our customers,” says Rob Purdum, service specialist with InnoServ.

With Hydro’s solutions in place, SEM Haven and InnoServ realize the following benefits:

Cleaner, more hygienic lin ens—“The whites are the whitest I’ve seen,” Williams says.

Because the system accurately and reliably doses chemicals, the linens emerge without stains. Staff has also noticed that laun

dered items have a better scent.

SEM Haven can rest assured that the linens are hygienically clean and will not put residents at risk.

According to Purdum, “I feel like I’m getting a more accurate ratio of detergent with EvoClean because it doesn’t rely on squeeze pumps that lose effectiveness over time. This has improved the look of the linens.”

Reduced operating costs Before having Hydro’s connected dispensing solutions, Purdum’s visits to SEM Haven were usually consumed with changing failed

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 acces sible 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 solu tions to other laundry managers.

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

parts and aging squeeze tubes that degrade and impact dosing accuracy.

Now, his visits are more strategic, as he has time to review metrics, have productive discussions with Williams and make recommendations.

Plus, he can see what’s happen ing with the washers remotely and make configuration changes via Hydro Connect– eliminating down time and the drivers of the most common reactive visits each month.

Additionally, the previous system required SEM Haven to frequently rewash linens that had lingering stains or odors. Now, because the

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

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

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

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.”

to 4 on closing day.

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

“We’re looking forward to this show more than ever to foster the linen, uniform and facility ser vices industry as a global com munity,” Ricci says. “In coopera tion with the national associations of the European Textile Services Association, we’ve designated Sunday, July 31, for global collabo ration, with a breakfast and two seminars.”

After more than two years of vir tual 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.

“I think the energy level will be high,” he says. “My expecta tion 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.

SEM Haven operates an on-premises laundry equipped with four washers to serve its residents. (Photos: SEM Haven)

Ohio residential care facility adds dispenser, controller systems for improved quality

SEM Haven worked with environmental cleanliness partner, InnoServ, for its chemical/service package from Hydro.

With Hydro Connect, all key washer metrics are easily acces sible in downloadable reports at SEM Haven.

ebrating their 90th anniversa ries 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 tex tiles, 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-genera tion CEO John Clark.

“Through numerous eco nomic recessions and challeng ing world events, Prudential has flourished over our 90-year his tory. Achieving what few com panies have ever been able to achieve: national growth, dedi cated employees, over 28,000 customers, and we continue to reinvent the company by expand ing and diversifying our offering.

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

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

Ace ImageWear is a familyowned and -operated indepen dent 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 found ed 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 appar el is what keeps us going. Thank you, Texas!”

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

ture based on family values and super-charged it with technol ogy. From mobile apps to ultrahigh frequency chip use, tech nology helps Ace’s provide its clients with consistent and quiet uniform rental programs.

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 pur chased 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 servic es 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 com pany 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 com mercial laundry facilities in the Southwest and was the first and only private commercial laun dry provider in San Antonio to fully automate the washroom and dryer room area with computer ized systems and equipment.

Division Laundry & Cleaners is the embodiment of the American Dream, the compa ny 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 genera tion 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-

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 (com mercial laundry facilities) of Angelica based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The transac tion 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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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, indus trial and on-premises laundry markets, providing turnkey solutions, including laundry design, financing, instal lation, 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, accord ing to Smith.

“This relationship, combined with a team focused on our core values, allows us to deliver an unmatched laun dry 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 exem plary performance in the on-premises and vended laun dry markets within the province of Quebec.

Established in 1996, Lavanett employs 20 team mem bers and provides laundry and textile care solutions, parts and service to customers throughout Canada. The Lavanett team is comprised of highly motivated and dedi cated 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 encourage ment 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 cus tomer 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 indus trial laundry markets.

Gurtler forms logistics group

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. — Gurtler Industries, a manu facturer 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 indus try 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

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 manufac turer 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 communi ties 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 focus es on four key areas of need in its communities: domestic abuse shelters, homeless shelters, animal rescue and shel ters, 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 sup plies 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, add ing that the shop offers all the advantages and functional ities of a modern portal.

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

Hyattsville, Md. Info: 703-519-0029

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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 mem brane for water extraction presses, compatible with all common manufacturers.

The latest highlight in this sector is the ANTI-BACT product range—antibacterial membranes made in Germany.

Girbau North America names 2021 Distributor of the Year award winners

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)