American Laundry News - September 2022

Late News

EVI Industries to acquire K&B

Laundry Service

MIAMI — EVI Industries Inc. reports it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire K&B Laundry Service, a North Carolinabased provider of installation and maintenance services to the industrial and on-premises laundry segments of the commercial laundry industry.

The transaction is expected to close upon the satisfaction of all customary closing conditions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

With K&B, EVI says it adds 15 highly trained and specialized commercial laundry technicians and support staff that will enhance EVI’s capabilities to its growing customer base across the southeast region of the United States.

The addition of K&B is consistent with EVI’s long-term growth strategy to build the largest valueadded distributor of commercial laundry products with the most dynamic network of specialized technicians to support commercial laundry customers, according to the company.

Upon completion of the K&B acquisition, EVI will have acquired 21 commercial laundry businesses.

First

from the

Floor:

Consistency at The Clean Show 2022

ATLANTA — There were many questions about participation as the July 30 opening approached for The Clean Show presented by Texcare at the Georgia World Congress Center after being delayed from 2021 due to the pandemic.

At an event the night before, Mike Floyd, president of Girbau North America, said, “I think people are tired of being cooped up and want to be at a trade show.”

Floyd was right as as organizer Messe Frankfurt North America says the show brought nearly 10,000 industry professionals from North America and beyond ready to do in-person business.

The 216,400 sq. ft. exhibit hall brought together 347 exhibiting companies from across the industry, showing the latest

Falcon

ALBANY, N.Y., and BOSTON — Century Linen & Uniform, based here, reports that family-office investor Falcon Affiliates recently completed a majority acquisition investment in the company.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Current CEO and third-generation family owner, Dick Smith, will remain a significant minority shareholder of Century.

The company reports it has also completed the add-on acquisition of New England plant operations from Angelica, a national healthcare linen services provider.

Century is a provider of outsourced linen management services, uniform programs, specialty products and value-added services to healthcare, hospitality and commercial customers across the Northeast region.

“As part of a long-term planning process, the future of this company and our family of employees and customers was of critical importance to me—I was not interested in handing over the keys to a typical ‘private equity’ firm or industry competitor,” Smith says.

“Falcon was different from Day 1. It was clear they understood taking care of our

Equipment Maintenance

This issue’s Your Views survey shows operators’ maintenance concerns.

Columnist

at Large

David Griggs shares his direct knowledge about recovering from a destructive flood.

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Century subsequently acquires Angelica’s New England plant operations serving Greater Boston market

Affiliates makes majority investment in Century Linen

(Photos: Century Linen

Your Views Survey:

Laundry operators concerned about equipment maintenance

CHICAGO — It seems that challenges have been coming one after another since the beginning of 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic, shutdowns, supply-chain issues, labor, inflation … one thing after another has made doing business more difficult.

That includes the laundry and linen services industry.

One area of the laundry business that is of concern is maintenance. That’s what laundry managers indicate in the most recent American Laundry News Your Views survey.

More than 71% of respondents indicate that their operation pays more attention to maintenance now (especially preventive maintenance) than in the past.

When asked, “how concerned are you that your operation won’t be able to properly maintain its equipment,” 42.9% of survey takers respond “concerned.”

Just over 34% are “slightly concerned,” followed by “extremely concerned” (14.3%) and “not at all concerned” (8.6%).

The top two recent challenges that are causing operators concern about equipment maintenance? Cost of parts/supplies and cost of maintenance staff/service (both 23.4%).

These are followed closely by supply-chain issues (22.1%) and lack of staff (18.2%).

“Constantly changing production personnel oftentimes leads to more issues to be resolved by engineers that simply don’t have the will to learn and win like they used to,” a survey taker writes. “Great people are hard to find. Staffing shortages lead to longer production hours and less off plant time to deal with issues.

“Never felt like a better backsliding situation existed, as I feel today. Feels like treading water most weeks.”

“Most laundries are more concerned about production efforts and will only maintain equipment when a breakdown occurs,” writes a respondent.

Almost 65% of survey takers say their laundry has a schedule for completing maintenance tasks while 32.4% don’t.

Also, 55% of respondents indicate their operation has updated this maintenance schedule.

The area of the laundry most respondents are concerned about when it comes to maintenance? The wash aisle (45.7%) followed by finishers (25.7%).

Only 11.4% of survey takers are concerned about dryer maintenance.

“The wash aisle is most important to laundry operation,” writes a survey taker. “Without it, other equipment remains idle.”

When asked why respondents have these concerns, answers include:

• Age of equipment.

• These machines have the most moving parts and belts.

• Lead times on parts has increased dramatically.

• Lack of trained internal staff and manufacturer’s service reps.

• Large part freight charges, electronics availability and the challenges of staffing people with strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.

• Cost of natural gas is up. Airflow issues can cause performance issues. If there’s a fire due to any maintenance issue or lint build-up, repair is sometimes impossible. Replace is the answer. Sometimes that comes down to simple availability of parts and their cost in relation to replacing the machine for about same price.

• More difficult to get capital funds to replace equipment.

• The chemistry is handled by a third party. Lack of knowledge and information.

• The time it takes to receive service due to the service company being booked out longer, as well as the time to receive parts.

For many respondents, it’s more difficult to perform maintenance today than in the past (60.0%). Just over 30% say it’s no different while 8.6% find it’s easier today.

Some of the reasons respondents give for maintenance being more challenging today include:

• Frankly speaking, to get qualified maintenance personnel is hard. Also, the spare parts are difficult to source.

• Repair has always been an issue in this remote location.

• Parts cost more, if you can get them.

• Modern electronics are, for a laundry with dust and temperature and humidity, still a problem.

• It’s difficult to have some of the right parts on hand. If you run into an issue while you’re doing preventive maintenance, you may have to shut the machine down for several weeks or months to get parts. You have to decide if it’s worth the cost to try and baby something along and hope it doesn’t break another component or lose productivity.

• Reliability and maintenance best practices is a new culture that is going to take time to implement. Maintenance feels like it’s getting better, but according to the data that I’ve collected in a year, nothing has changed much.

“Costs are getting out of hand,” another respondent writes. “Availability on items is getting worse. Wait times can be devastating. Preventative maintenance is vital.”

However, one survey taker writes, “You can’t maintain your way to reliability. More maintenance means more failures. The case studies are in and we have been thinking about this all wrong.”

While the Your Views survey presents a snapshot of readers’ viewpoints at a particular moment, it should not be considered scientific. Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Subscribers to American Laundry News e-mails are invited to take the industry survey anonymously online each quarter. All managers and administrators of institutional/OPL, cooperative, commercial and industrial laundries are encouraged to participate, as a greater number of responses will help to better define operator opinions and identify industry trends.

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Distributors, panels

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t’s September, and that means its’ time for our annual American Laundry News Distributors Directory, starting on page 8.

This is your yearlong resource to find the distributors that provide what you need, from equipment to chemicals to other services.

The listing offers the names and contact information for businesses that distribute laundry equipment, parts/services, chem icals, textiles and other products/ supplies.

Information on the distribu tors is listed alphabetically by city and state to help you find a distributor near your laundry operation.

After you find the supplies and companies you’re looking for, you can contact the distributors to find out exactly the brands and products and services they

offer, along with their coverage areas.

Now you may be asking, “What do panels have to do with laundry?”

I’m thinking about one panel in particular: the Panel of Experts. This group of men and women sacrifice their time and share their knowledge in just about every issue of American

Laundry News to answer your questions.

Every year in September we take applications for the next cal endar year Panel (you can nomi nate yourself or someone else).

You can find the nomination form here: https://americanlaundrynews.com/2023-panel-ofexperts-application. On the form, you’ll find the categories for which we’re looking for experts and sections to provide informa tion about the nominee.

Those selected will be contact ed toward the end of October.

Don’t forget—the Panel answers your questions, so e-mail me (mpoe@atmags.com) with any industry question or con cern you have. Then, I’ll get the experts thinking and writing.

Distributors and experts, ques tions and answers, it’s all here to help you keep it clean, every body!

Steps to recover from major, destructive flooding

When Matt Poe and I first talked about me writing an article concerning plant flooding, I meant to use my experi ence with nuisance flood recovery, how to save electric motors and such from being destroyed in a flood.

Unfortunately since that conversa tion, our plant was involved in a major flood that resulted in over 5 feet of water throughout our facility.

While we were able to save our machin ery, we were not able to restore electrical power to our facility for two weeks. This forced us to close our facility. Even our best healthcare clients could not go two weeks without linen.

I did learn more valuable information that I would like to pass on to readers of American Laundry News, just in case you find yourself in the same predicament.

and top-ranked healthcare and hos pital facilities in these key markets will now benefit from its linen ser vices and customer commitment as they safely treat and care for their patients.

Century provides an essential ser vice to its customers and has always taken immense pride in doing so.

employees and serving our custom ers is at the heart of everything we do here at Century.

“With Falcon’s solid track record of growing businesses over the longterm and supporting their manage ment teams, Century is positioned better than ever before to pursue new opportunities and initiatives.”

With the recently completed add-on acquisition of Angelica’s New England plants, Century says its operating footprint now fully extends from New York state through Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and directly into the Greater Boston area.

Century says that many leading

“We are thrilled to welcome our new employee team members into the Century family and provide them with supportive local leader ship and team culture,” Smith says.

“Century’s expansion into adja cent markets strongly benefits both existing and new customers, from independent providers to regional networks, by further enhancing our program offerings, service capabili ties, and geographic reach.”

Joe Benevento, managing direc tor at Falcon Affiliates, says, “Falcon is excited to invest in and partner with Century, Dick and the man agement team to help drive the company’s next chapter of growth.

“When it comes to quality, reli ability and responsiveness at the local level, Century has led the way for over 100 years, as evidenced by its long-standing customer rela tionships, top service and delivery metrics, and ongoing investment in modern facilities and equipment.”

“At Falcon, we focus on human capital, not just financial capital. The foundation of Century’s suc cess has clearly been its people, and we look forward to continuing to grow and re-invest in Century’s people, operations and customers.”

PNC Mezzanine Capital and Bank of America provided financ ing support for the transactions. EdgePoint served as financial advi sor to Century. Williams Mullen was legal counsel to Falcon.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR BACKUP PLANS, USE REAL NUMBERS TO ENSURE YOUR BACKUP CAN ACTUALLY PRODUCE THE AMOUNT OF LINEN THEY WILL NEED TO PRO DUCE FOR YOU.

We all give written backup plans to our customers. In case of an emergency, this is how we will produce linen for you. Two days into our backup plan, we knew we were in trouble. Our backup plan could only produce about 10% of our daily needs.

So, being realistic about your backup plan is my first sugges tion. As healthcare laundries get larger, it is getting harder for us to back each other up. It is one thing to ask someone to help you out with 5,000 sheets for a day but something completely dif ferent to ask them to help you out with 15,000 sheets and 15,000 blankets, not just for a day, but every day for a week.

When you talk about your backup plans, use real numbers to ensure your backup can actually produce the amount of linen they will need to produce for you.

There are several steps that can be taken after the water recedes to rapidly get your plant running again. I will discuss a few of them below.

Renting or purchasing a floor scrubber is a real game changer in cleaning up the plant. The ability to vacuum up all that mud/water instead of pushing it around with a mop or pressure washer really speeds up the process.

There are several industrial equipment rental companies that can help you with this.

Long ago in my mainte nance career, we had made it a daily game plan to turn the power off to our machinery every evening.

This is not in prepara tion for a flash flood in the middle of the night but due more to power surges that seem to happen at night.

There is nothing worse than leaving a machine in great running condition at the end of a shift only to find it will not start the next morning.

This does help with the No. 1 rule of flood recovery.

ELECTRIC MOTORS—THERE ARE A FEW METHODS YOU CAN USE TO SAVE YOUR MOTORS. THE MOST DEPENDABLE METHOD IS TO DISMANTLE THEM AND HAVE THEM BAKED OVERNIGHT AT YOUR LOCAL MOTOR REPAIR SHOP. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE REWOUND, JUST BAKED.

Electrical components that get wet when no power is on are not damaged unless they are re-energized before the water is removed.

From The Editor’s Desk MATT POE

COLUMNIST AT LARGE David Griggs

technology, machinery, equip ment and other products and services.

Organizers say that this year saw 51 first-time exhibitors, the record for any edition of Clean Show to date, adding that exhibi tors were pleased with the overall attendance of the event and the quality of the attendees present on the show floor.

“These industries have been through a lot these last two years,” said Greg Jira, show direc tor, “and Clean’s goal is to serve as a global platform for knowl edge and idea sharing so that companies may walk away with the tools they need to recover and ultimately, thrive.

“With the feedback we are receiving from this year’s

event, it is clear that we were able to accomplish that and so much more.”

The event—formally known as the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning—offered more for attendees, including learning during nearly 30 hours of edu cational sessions and enjoying events both on- and off-site.

“We haven’t been here since New Orleans, and I’m so happy to be here at Clean in Atlanta, my hometown,” shares Grover Evans, laundry manager at Emory Decatur Hospital. “I’m looking forward to hearing all the new things that we’ve got going on here today.

“I wanted to find out some answers, and this is the best place to be to get to know all those things.

“And I’m looking forward to seeing the new innovative equip ment that we have out here

today. We’re going to make it happen!”

And the industry did make it happen.

As an essential service, laundry and linen companies were mak ing the industry work before The Clean Show opened in Atlanta.

Mercé Girbau, chair and CEO of the Girbau Group says her company saw North America recover from the pandemic faster than the rest of the world.

“Girbau North America had 45% growth in 2021. Better than 2019,” adds Serge Joris, president, of the Girbau Group. “North America is the fastest growth.”

And the strength of the indus try was on display at Clean ’22.

EXHIBITS

The ceremonial ribbon cut ting took place Saturday morn ing with Messe Frankfurt North America’s partnering associa

Attendees head down the escalators to the show floor after the ribbon cutting. (Photo: Dave Davis)

A bird’s-eye view of trade show floor on Day One of Clean. (Photo: Matt Poe)

Events ranged from after-hours gatherings at locations around Atlanta to the Give Back Event to support America’s VetDogs in the Association for Linen Management booth. (Photo: Matt Poe)

Traffic was consistent and steady throughout The Clean Show floor. (Photo: Matt Poe)

tions—Association for Linen Management (ALM), Coin Laundry Association (CLA), Drycleaning & Laundry Institute International (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and TRSA, the associa tion for linen, uniform and facil ity services.

Afterward, laundry profession als crowded escalators to reach the show floor and visit booths and learn more from the exhibi tors.

Representatives from compa nies sharing equipment, prod ucts and services on the show floor called traffic consistent and reported plenty of business tak ing place.

“Overall, we’ve had good con tinuity, a continual flow of traf fic,” says Jeff Landry, managing director global supply chain for textile provider American Dawn. “There’s always somebody at the booth.”

Seeing and experiencing the active show floor was a positive sign for those in Atlanta.

“It’s good to see everybody and have a bit of normalcy in a sea of insanity,” shares Randy Bartsch, “We like to see the equipment in action.”

EDUCATION, EVENTS

Besides a consistent, steady show floor, educational sessions and after-hours events held by exhibitors and other show part ners were well attended.

Many education locations were standing-room only, such as dur ing the general session “Now What? Expectations for 2022 and Beyond” with Chris Keuhl from Armada Corporate Intelligence.

The question on the minds of most is, “Are we ever going to see normal in the economy?”

“I’m kind of leaning toward things getting more positive,” says Keuhl. (Read a full report on the session on page 16.)

And attendees were more than happy to network and enjoy Atlanta during the afterhours events at locations like the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame, and din ing and entertainment venues around the city.

Some booths held events on the show floor, like the ALM Give Back Event on Sunday, July 31. The association hosted the event to raise funds for America’s VetDogs.

Joe Worley and his service dog, Galaxie, were on hand to talk about the program. Also, pupsin-training attracted a lot of attention.

ALM says that with donations, and the support of LinenMaster, which donated for every badge scanned in its booth, the event raised more than $3,000.

FINAL THOUGHTS

But the focus of the show was the floor, and attendees were pleased with the results while

exploring exhibitor booths.

“I’m definitely finding what I need here,” says Kent Anella, owner of The Complete Cleaning Co. Inc. in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

“I’m looking at a small tunnel since area hotels are asking me to do more, but labor’s a problem.”

And many problems were on the way to being solved in Atlanta, from equipment to hiring, from cleanliness to technology.

The next Clean Show is sched uled for Orlando in 2025, return ing to its odd-numbered year schedule.

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Attendees learned from experts like Jennifer Whitmarsh from The Route Pros during Clean’s nearly 30 hours of educational sessions. (Photo: Matt Poe)

These distributors and suppliers responded to American Laundry News’ invitation to be listed. They provide laundry equipment, textiles, chemicals, parts and services, and/or other products or supplies, and are listed alphabetically by city and state. Contact distributors to determine their coverage area—local, regional or national. The map below indicates on which page a given state’s listings begin. No distributor information was received from states that have no listings. The Distributors Directory runs through page 15.

Compiled by Matt Poe, Editor

ALABAMA

FabriClean Supply C O of Birmingham 1200 2nd Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35203 B 205-251-7272 or 800-626-8428

O www.fabricleansupply.com r Steve Taylor l stevet@fabricleansupply.com

Wholesale Commercial E P O

Laundry Equipment Co. SE 2950 Highway 77 Southside, AL 35907 B 256-312-4761 or 866-544-7228 O www.alaundryman.com r Russ Arbuckle l thelaundryman1@gmail.com

ALASKA

Automated Laundry E C P Systems & Supply 360 E. 100th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99515 B 907-561-1752 or 800-478-1752

O www.autolaundrysystems.com l sales@autolaundrysystems.com

ARIZONA

Pierce Machinery E P.O. Box 2110 Chandler, AZ 85244 B 602-625-1902 or 602-538-5081 O www.piercemachinery.com r Rod Pierce l rod@piercemachinery.com

Astro Distributing E P O & Leasing 4322 E. Winslow Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85040 B 602-267-7072

O www.astrodistributing.com l admin@astrodistributing.com

C-PEC E P 3120 W. Weldon Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85017 B 602-248-0808 or 877-835-5866 O www.cpec-laundry.com l sales@cpec-laundry.com

Laundry & Cleaners E P Equipment Co. 320 S. 25th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 B 602-244-0800 O www.laundryandcleaners.com r Tim Eckenrode l teckenrode@laundryandcleaners.com

Southwest Laundry E P Equipment LLC 2430 S. 11th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85007 B 206-517-5463 or 602-253-9687 O www.azsle.com r Neil Lind l neil@lindindustries.com

Wardlaw Equipment E P Consultants Phoenix, AZ 85014 B 520-791-2804 or 877-927-3529 O www.wardlawequipment consultants.com r Kevin Wardlaw l wardequip@aol.com

Sunshine Sales E P O 500 S. 52nd St., Ste. 302 Tempe, AZ 85281 B 623-937-0125 or 800-789-6412

O www.sunshine-sales.com l info@sunshine-sales.com

C-PEC E P 3202 S. Richey Ave. Tucson, AZ 85713 B 520-790-7377 or 877-835-5867 O www.cpec-laundry.com r Greg Svancara l greg@cpec-laundry.com

ARKANSAS

FabriClean Supply C O of Little Rock 6600 Allied Way Little Rock, AR 72209 B 501-565-5288 or 800-482-1283 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Omeed Esfandi l omeede@fabricleansupply.com

Justin Laundry Systems E P 5310 Baseline Rd. Little Rock, AR 72209 B 501-551-8600 or 888-403-9600 O www.justinlaundry.com r Mark DeJesus l mark@justinlaundry.com

Central Laundry E P O Equipment P.O. Box 324 Ward, AR 72176 B 501-843-3194 or 800-467-3194 O www.centrallaundryequipment.com r Jeff Craig l jeff@centrallaundryequipment.com

CALIFORNIA

Washex Machinery E P of California 101 E. Santa Anita Ave. Burbank, CA 91502 B 818-840-8900 O www.washexcalifornia.com r Mark Sanders l mark@washexcalifornia.com

Western State Design E P 17000 Marquardt Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703 B 800-633-7153 O www.westernstatedesign.com

l info@westernstatedesign.com

Consolidated E P 3804 Main St., Ste. 1 Chula Vista, CA 91911 B 866-632-2298 O www.cicus.com l sales@cicus.com

ATS/California Textiles T P.O. Box 77306 Corona, CA 92877 B 951-272-1200 r Lenore Law l catex1@att.net

WASH E P 2200 W. 195th St. Torrence, CA 90501 B 800-421-6897 O www.wash.com

Western State Design E P O 2331 Tripaldi Way Hayward, CA 94545 B 510-786-9271 or 800-633-7153 O www.westernstatedesign.com l info@westernstatedesign.com

Automated Laundry E P O Systems

3626 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90011

B 818-556-6432 or 800-423-8045 O www.automated-laundry.com rl info@automated-laundry.com

United Fabricare Supply C O P.O. Box 01796 Los Angeles, CA 90001 B 310-537-2096 O www.unitedfabricaresupply.com l info@unitedfabricaresupply.com

Taylor Houseman E P O 162 Harbor Ct. Pittsburg, CA 94565 B 925-432-0323 or 800-464-6866 O www.taylorhousemanlaundry.com l sales@taylorhouseman.com

Golden State E P Laundry Systems

1984 E. Gladwick St. Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 B 310-223-2240

O www.goldenstatelaundrysystems.com l info@gsls4laundry.com

PWS–The Laundry E P Company San Diego Office

4876 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115 B 858-560-6969

O www.pwslaundry.com www.pwslaundrywest.com

Continental Girbau West E P O

9830 Alburtis Ave.

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

B 562-205-0140 or 866-950-2449

O www.cg-west.com r Brennan Pollnow l bpollnow@cg-west.com

TheLaundryList.com E P O

4525 Sherman Oaks Ave. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 B 818-789-8045

O www.thelaundrylist.com r Brian Cohen l sales@thelaundrylist.com

PWS–The Laundry E P Company South Gate Office 12020 Garfield Ave. South Gate, CA 90280 B 323-721-8832

O www.pwslaundry.com www.pwslaundrywest.com

PWS–The Laundry E P Company South San Francisco Office

161 Starlite St Unit B. South San Francisco, CA 94080 B 650-871-0300

O www.pwslaundry.com www.pwslaundrywest.com

ACE Commercial E P O Laundry Equipment

14404 Hoover St.. Westminster, CA 92683

B 714-897-4342 or 877-630-7278

O www.acelaundry.com l sales@acelaundry.com

COLORADO

Cowell Sales Co. E P 2220 Downing St. Denver, CO 80205 B 303-861-8826 l cowellsales@aol.com

Katzson Brothers E C T P O 960 Vallejo St. Denver, CO 80204

B 303-893-3535 or 800-332-2417

O www.katzson.com r Richard H. Right l sales@katzson.com

Martin-Ray E P O Laundry Systems 2050 W. 9th Ave. Denver, CO 80204

B 720-359-8000 or 800-279-6622

O www.martinray.com

r Timm Mullen l timm@martinray.com

Commercial Laundry E C P O

Systems of the Rockies

P.O. Box 974 Johnstown, CO 80534

B 970-587-2727 or 800-270-8539

O www.clsrockies.com

r Brenda Maetzold l brenda@clsrockies.com

Clean Designs E P 2800 S. Oak St. Lakewood, CO 80227

B 303-969-8288 or 800-444-4580

O www.cleandesigns.com

r Tim Stoklosa l tim@cleandesigns.com

CONNECTICUT

Lavatec Laundry Technology E P 49 Lancaster Dr. Beacon Falls, CT 06403 B 203-632-8777 O www.lavatec.com

r Mark Thrasher l m.thrasher@lavatec.com

Connecticut Laundry E P O Equipment Co.

P.O. Box 399 Fairfield, CT 06824 B 203-763-9163 r Steven Olmanni l ctlaundryequip@aol.com

MAXI-PRESS P O

Elastomeric Inc. 80 Turnpike Dr., Ste. 4 Middlebury, CT 06762 B 203-527-5800 or 844-447-5559 O www.maxi-press.us r Reiner Schmelcher l r.schmelcher@maxi-press.us

FLORIDA

Commercial Laundry E P Equipment

2054 Sprint Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 B 407-886-1722 or 800-226-9449 O www.commerciallaundry.net

Baring Industries Inc. E P 3249 S.W. 42nd St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 B 954-327-6759 or 800-736-5464, ext. 759 O www.baring.com r Sean Melody l s.melody@baring.com

Alliance Laundry Systems E P O Distribution South - Gulf Breeze 1626 Tradewinds Dr. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 B 800-366-4168

O distribution.alliancelaundry.com

Allen Wholesale Supply P O 3948 3rd St. S.

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 B 904-353-7341 or 800-874-0548

O www.steamsuppliers.com l sales@steamsuppliers.com

Automated E P O

Laundry Systems 2849 Dawn Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32207

B 904-733-5500 or 800-518-9274

O www.alstoday.com l hello@alstoday.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Jacksonville 11705 Industry Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32218

B 904-696-7685 or 800-553-9040

O www.fabricleansupply.com r Dave LaPorte l davel@fabricleansupply.com

OEM Laundry Parts LLC E P 4020 University Blvd. Ct. Jacksonville, FL 32217

B 904-240-0211

O www.oemlaundryparts.com r Rebecca Sharpe l parts@oemlaundryparts.com

Laundry Pro of Florida E P O 3920 Holden Rd. Lakeland, FL 33811

B 863-701-7714 or 800-232-5736

O www.laundryproofflorida.com r Ron Jansen l rjansen@laundryequipment.com

Florida Laundry Systems E P 5149 Northeast 12th Ave. Lauderdale, FL 33334 B 954-928-0950

O www.fllaundry.com r Ira Gottlieb l fllaundry@fllaundry.com

Industrial Equipment C O & Supplies

2055 N.W. 7th Ave. Miami, Florida 33127 B 305-324-0410 or 800-969-4766 O www.getdrycleansupplies.com l info@getdrycleansupplies.com

Steiner-Atlantic E P O 1714 N.W. 215th St. Miami Gardens, FL 33056 B 305-754-4551 or 800-333-8883 O www.steineratlantic.com r Valentina Jassim l vjassim@steineratlantic.com

Worldwide Laundry LLC E P 1714 N.W. 215th St. Miami Gardens, FL 33056 B 305-418-4030 or 877-953-9433 O www.worldwidelaundry.com l sales@worldwidelaundry.com

Friedman & Co. T O Ocala, FL 34481 B 352-678-8258 r Lee Friedman l lee.friedman@gmail.com

Industrial Laundry Services E P 2303 Mercator De., Ste. 102 Orlando, FL 32807 B 407-679-0040 O www.ilsorlando.com l dispatch@industriallaundrysvcs.com

Streamline Solutions O P.O. Box 560775 Orlando, FL 32856 B 866-244-7700 O www.soiledlinenbags.com r Ross Sanders l rsanders@streamlinesolutionsusa.com

B&C Technologies E P O 17740 Ashley Dr., Ste. 109 Panama City Beach, FL 32413 B 850-249-2222 O www.bandctech.com r Al Adcock l sales@bandctech.com

JENSEN USA E P 99 Aberdeen Loop Panama City, FL 32405 B 850-271-5959 O www.jensen-group.com r David Netusil l david.netusil@jensen-group.com

Mesmen Inc. E P 4100 N. Powerline Rd., Ste. Y2 Pompano Beach, FL 33073 B 954-973-2714 or 800-637-6365 O www.mesmen.com r David Hancock l service@mesmen.com

PSP Industrial E P O Laundry Equipment 2700 Gateway Dr. Pompano Beach, FL 33069 B 305-517-1421 or 800-517-1432 O www.pspindustrial.com l info@pspindustrial.com

Steam Technologies E 1828 NW 22nd St. Pompano Beach, FL 33069 B 954-422-3773 O www.steamtechnologies.net l steam.tech@yahoo.com

AMKO America/ E P JB Industries 8011 Monetary Dr., Ste. B-5 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 B 561-863-9099 O www.jbilaundryfolder.com r Jurgen Bischoff l amkoamerica@gmail.com or JBI.Incorporated@gmail.com

Global Laundry Parts O 4152 Independence Ct., Unit C7 Sarasota, FL 34234 B 800-479-5908 O www.globallaundryparts.com l info@globallaundryparts.com

Hicks Laundry Equipment E P 4475 28th St. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33714 B 727-522-0644 or 800-574-8738 O www.hickslaundry.com l parts@hickslaundry.com

Commercial Laundries E of West Florida 5313 Johns Rd., Ste. 210 Tampa, FL 33634 B 813-886-1477 or 800-876-1477 O www.commerciallaundriesflorida.com r Mike Albanese l mike@clwf.net

FabriClean Supply C O of Tampa 6401 Badger Dr. Tampa, FL 33610 B 813-623-3553 or 800-282-2924 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Dave LaPorte l davel@fabricleansupply.com

Commercial Laundry E P O Equipment Co. 1114 53rd Ct. S. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 B 561-848-0054 or 800-638-1869 O www.commerciallaundryequip.com r Holly Ortman l hortman@clecusa.com

GEORGIA

Alliance Laundry Systems E P O Distribution South - Atlanta 4035 Nine McFarland Dr. Alpharetta, GA 30004 B 770-343-8455

O distribution.alliancelaundry.com

ZEP C 3330 Cumberland Blvd., Ste. 700 Atlanta, GA 30339 B 877-428-9937

O www.zep.com l zephelp.commercial@zep.com

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FabriClean Supply C O of Atlanta

5330 Dividend Dr. Decatur, GA 30035

B 770-981-2800 or 800-688-3032

O www.fabricleansupply.com r Orville Johnson l orvillej@fabricleansupply.com

Atlantic Coast Textiles T 3132 Oakcliff Industrial St. Doraville, GA 30340

B 770-458-0772 or 800-533-0228 O www.actextiles.com l sales@actextiles.com

Southern Automatic E P O Machinery Co. 133 N. 85 Pkwy. Fayetteville, GA 30214

B 770-892-0098 or 800-969-7627

O www.southernautomatic.com l sales@southernautomatic.com

Arent Machinery Co. E 352 Worthington Circle Fort Valley, GA 31030 B 503-657-3000 or 800-547-2527

O www.arentmachinery.com r Jay-Dee Arent l jaydee.arent@arentmachinery.com

Southeastern Laundry E P Equipment 1105 Shana Ct. Marietta, GA 30066

B 770-928-0080 or 800-522-9274 O www.selaundry.com r Joe Cole l joe@selaundry.com

Tingue E P O 309 Dividend Dr. Peachtree City, GA 30269 B 800-829-3864 O www.tingue.com l questions@tingue.com

TLC Tri-State E P 5250 Fulton Industrial Blvd., Ste. B Atlanta, GA 30336 B 678-564-1100 or 877-755-3440 O www.tlctristate.com r Janice Ayers-Davis l janice.davis@tlctristate.com

TLC Tri-State E P 1560 Old Clyatteville Rd. Valdosta, GA 31601

B 877-755-3440 O www.tlctristate.com r Matt Stephenson l matt.stephenson@tlctristate.com

HAWAII

Associate Chemical E C P O & Supplies

810 Gulick Ave. Honolulu, HI 96819 B 808-841-2423 r Clinton C.C. Lee l acs96819@yahoo.com

Happy Valley Service E P 2696 Kilihau St., Unit F Honolulu, HI 96819 B 808-833-0800

O www.happyvalleyservice.com r Victor Flocco l victor@happyvalleyservice.com

2022 Distributors Directory

Hunt’s Commercial E P

Laundry Equipment

45-618 H Kamehameha Hwy. Honolulu, HI 96744 B 808-291-2344

O www.maytaghawaii.com r Jeffrey Hunt l maytaghawaii@yahoo.com

Waltz Engineering Inc. E P 500 Alakawa St., Bldg. 119 Honolulu, HI 96817 B 808-842-7955

O www.waltzengineering.com l info@waltzengineering.com

WLSN Pacific E T C P O 73-5580 Maiau St., Bay 7 or G Kailua Kona, HI 96740 B 808-896-6454

O www.wlsnpac.com r Francis Wilson l wlsn.info@gmail.com

Happy Valley Service E P 42 Kaniela St. Wailuku, HI 96793 B 808-244-4677

O www.happyvalleyservice.com r Victor Flocco l victor@happyvalleyservice.com

IDAHO

Thompsons Inc. E P O

1707 Broadway Ave. Boise, ID 83705

B 208-344-5179 or 800-881-5179

O www.thompsonsinc.com r Scott K. Thompson l scott@thompsonsinc.com

ILLINOIS

Laundry Concepts E P 302 S. Stewart Ave. Addison, IL 60101 B 800-845-3903

O www.laundryconcepts.com l info@laundryconcepts.com

Midwest Laundries E P 2910 W. 36th St. Chicago, IL 60632 B 773-538-7892

O www.midwestlaundries.com l sales@midwestlaundries.com

Alliance Laundry Systems E P O

Distribution Midwest - Chicago 175 Gaylord St. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 B 847-364-9274 O distribution.alliancelaundry.com

Haiges Machinery E P 11314 E. Main St. Huntley, IL 60142

B 847-669-3300 or 800-542-2828

O www.haigesmachinery.com l info@haigesmachinery.com

Advanced Textiles Co. T

P.O. Box 9 Northbrook, IL 60065

B 847-480-1542

r Julie Rifkin l julierifkinadvancedtextiles@gmail.com

Equipment International E P 8778 Ferris Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60053 B 847-679-2211 or 800-364-0657

O www.equipment-international.com l sales@equipment-international.com

American Hotel O Register Co. 100 S. Milwaukee Ave. Vernon Hills, IL 60061 B 800-323-5686

O www.americanhotel.com l orderdpt@americanhotel.com

INDIANA

Stanco Industries E P 2626 Jefferds Ave. Fort Wayne, IN 46803 B 260-420-2600 or 800-932-3769

O www.stancoind.com r Michael Stanley l buyer@stancoind.com

Cornerstone Equipment E & Rigging 2535 Burton Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46208 B 317-910-5738 or 877-773-1850

O www.cornerstonemachinery.com r Eric Trudo l eric@cornerstonemachinery.com

Haiges Machinery E P Indianapolis, IN 46278

B 800-542-2828

O www.haigesmachinery.com l info@haigesmachinery.com

J.P. Equipment E P 4024 Millersville Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46205 B 317-546-7158 or 800-925-3236

O www.ineedjpequipment.com r Patrick Bowers l pbowers@ineedjpequipment.com

O’Dell Equipment E P 133 Harrison Ave. Jeffersonville, IN 47130

B 812-283-0355 or 800-333-0355

O www.odellequipment.com r Craig O’Dell l craig@odellequipment.com

Meese O 1745 Cragmont St. Madison, IN 47250 B 800-829-4535

O www.meese-inc.com r Dan Rodriguez l drodriguez@meese-inc.com

IOWA

Ross Chemical E C P O Systems

P.O. Box 523 Altoona, IA 50009 B 515-244-1788 or 800-870-2702 O www.rosschemicalsystems.com r Mike Ross l mike.rosschemicalsystems@ outlook.com

Century Laundry E 775 Kacena Rd. Hiawatha, IA 52233 B 319-364-1592 or 800-791-9321

O www.centurylaundry.com

r Rod Malcolm l rmalcolm@centurylaundry.com

KANSAS

FabriClean Supply C O of Lexana 14400 W. 97th Terr. Lenexa, KS 66215 B 913-492-1743 or 800-832-0096

O www.fabricleansupply.com r Paula Parker l paulap@fabricleansupply.com

Midwest Commercial E P O Laundry Equipment 616 E. North St. Salina, KS 67402 B 785-827-9017

O www.mcle-inc.com r Doug Hoeffner l doug@mcle-inc.com

KENTUCKY

O’Dell Equipment E P P.O. Box 3366 Louisville, KY 40201 B 502-584-6100 or 800-333-0355 O www.odellequipment.com l sales@odellequipment.com

REM Co. E P O P.O. Box 455 Versailles, KY 40383 B 800-292-5070 O www.remlaundry.com r Mark Moore l mmoore@remlaundry.com

LOUISIANA

FabriClean Supply C O of Baton Rouge 8666 Kiowa Baton Rouge, LA 70815 B 225-237-3045 or 800-738-7380 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Cindy Wright l cindyw@fabricleansupply.com

Jim Welsh Inc. E P 1020 LaCrete Ln. Baton Rouge, LA 70810 B 225-766-8905 or 800-348-8905 O www.jimwelshlaundryeqpt.com l welshinc@bellsouth.net

Ideal Chemical C O 3848 Industrial Cir. Bossier City, LA 71112 B 318-746-4358 or 800-231-6776 O www.idealchemical.com r Sam Block Jr. l sblock@idealchem.com

Ideal Chemical C O 5800 Jefferson Hwy., Ste. B Harahan, LA 70123 B 504-733-3531 or 800-233-6776 O www.idealchemical.com r Sam Block Jr. l sblock@idealchem.com

Pellerin Laundry E P Machinery Sales Co. 731 Jackson St. Kenner, LA 70062 B 504-467-9593 O www.pellerinlaundry.com l sales@pellerinlaundry.com

Pierce Commercial E P O Laundry Distributors 22258 Marshall Rd. Mandeville, LA 70471 B 800-254-9274 O www.piercecommercial.com l gpierce@piercecommercial.com

MARYLAND

Laundry Equipment E P O Services 13015 Salem Ave. Hagerstown, MD 21740 B 800-866-6905 O www.leslaundry.com l info@leslaundry.com

Laundry Equipment Repair P Service 3241 Lucky Dr. Street, MD 21154 B 410-452-5260 O www.laundryequipment repairservice.com r Charlie Fitzpatrick l lersco@gmail.com

Hynes & Waller E P 16000 Trade Zone Ave., Bldg. 403 & 404 Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 B 301-249-9421 or 800-776-9424

O www.hynesandwaller.com l sales@hynesandwaller.com

MASSACHUSETTS

National Conveyor E P O & Machine 16 Scenna Rd. Beverly, MA 01915 B 978-927-1281 O www.ncm1.com r Bob Baker l ncmtextile@aol.com

ERC Wiping Products O 19 Bennett St. Lynn, MA 01905 B 781-593-4000 or 800-225-9473 O www.ercwipe.com r Valerie Sweeney l erc@ercwipe.com

M&R Machinery Corp. E P 505 Lynn St. Malden, MA 02148 B 781-324-3395 r Robert Carozza l mrmachinerycorp@aol.com

Garment Machinery Co. P 10 Kearney Rd., Ste. 308 Needham, MA 02494 B 781-559-4077 O www.garmentmachinery.com l info@garmentmachinery.com

MICHIGAN

Allied Eagle Supply Co. E O 1801 Howard St. Detroit, MI 48216 B 313-230-0770 or 800-211-6244 O www.alliedeagle.com l info@alliedeagle.com

Curtis Equipment Co. E P 1410 W. Main (P.O.Box 209) Lowell, MI 49331 B 616-897-9810 O www.curtisequipmentco.com r John Curtis l john@curtisequipmentco.com

A&B Equipment Co. E P 635 Wellington St. Saginaw, MI 48604 B 989-753-4764 or 800-369-4764 O www.ab-equipment.com r Scott Clark l sales@ab-equipment.com

E&N Equipment Co. E P 6492 Malvern Dr. Troy, MI 48098 B 248-866-5500 O www.enequipment.com r Steve Casalou l steve@enequipment.com

Eagle Star Equipment E C P O 2329 Alger Dr. Troy, MI 48083 B 248-457-1140 or 800-482-3400 O www.eaglestarequipment.com l info@eaglestarequipment.com

Universal Laundry E P Machinery 38700 Webb Dr. Westland, MI 48185 B 734-727-0478 or 800-825-7787 O www.univlaundry.com r Mark Hubbard l mhubbard@univlaundry.com

MINNESOTA

The Minnesota E T C P O Chemical Co. 3750 Dunlap St. N.

Arden Hills, MN 55112

B 651-646-7521 or 800-328-5689

O www.minnesotachemical.com r James Baker l james.baker@minnesotachemical.com

PROSParts P

1630 91st Ave. N.E., Ste. 107 Blaine, MN 55449 B 800-359-0628

O www.prosparts.com r Barry Victor l barryv@prosparts.com

Darling’s Sales E P O & Service Co.

10007 Baltimore St. N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55449 B 763-786-1803

O www.darlingsales.com r Brad Darling l bdar@darlingsales.com

E. Weinberg Supply Co. E C P 7434 W. 27th St. Minneapolis, MN 55426

B 952-920-0888 or 800-279-0888

O www.weinbergsupply.com l david@weinbergsupply.com

Kannegiesser ETECH E P

2090 Elm St., S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55414

B 612-722-1366 or 800-344-0403 O www.kannegiesser-etech.com l sales@kannegiesser-etech.com

Bobco Systems E P O 12713 320th Ave. Princeton, MN 55371 B 763-389-3625

O www.bobcosystems.com l tia@bobcosystems.com

BDS Laundry Systems E P 2430 Enterprise Dr. St. Paul, MN 55120

B 651-688-8000 or 800-688-0020 O www.bdslaundry.com r Karen Ganter l sales@bdslaundry.com

MISSISSIPPI

Dongieux E P P.O. Box 9386

Jackson, MS 39286-9386

B 601-366-2636 or 800-844-3664

O www.dongieuxs.com

r John R. Schemmel l dongieuxs@bellsouth.net

Ideal Chemical C O 106 Ware St. Jackson, MS 39208

B 601-932-4920 or 800-824-0356

O www.idealchemical.com r Sam Block Jr. l sblock@idealchem.com

Laundry South E P O Systems & Repair 2215 Hwy. 80 East Pearl, MS 39208

B 601-420-9414

O www.laundrysouth.com

r Robert Harris l robert@laundrysouth.com

MISSOURI

Commercial Coils E P 213 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63005

B 636-532-1523 or 800-532-2645

O www.comcoil.com r Rob Andersen l rob@comcoil.com

Loomis Bros. E P O Equipment Co. 409 Biltmore Dr.

Fenton, MO 63026

B 636-343-8888 or 800-783-6665

O www.loomisbros.com

r Matt Lamons l sales@loomisbros.com

Laundry Solutions Co. E P O

3509 N. Kimball Dr. Kansas City, MO 64161

B 913-384-5200 or 800-383-9274

O www.laundrysolutionscompany.com

r Richard Gaar l rgaar@laundrysolutionscompany.com

Loomis Bros. E P O

Equipment Co.

6110 Deramus Ave., Ste. B Kansas City, MO 64120

B 816-452-4115 or 800-783-6665

O www.loomisbros.com

r Drew Hoselton l sales@loomisbros.com

Sav-A-Day E P

Laundry Machinery

55 Millwell Ct.

Maryland Heights, MO 63043

B 314-291-1910 or 800-489-9274

O www.sav-a-day.com l sales@sav-a-day.com

RJ Kool Co. E C P

234 W. 12th Ave.

North Kansas City, MO 64116

B 816-474-9274 or 800-345-4551

O www.rjkool.com

r William Kimmel l bkimmel@rjkool.com

Phoenix Textile Corp. T 21 Commerce Dr. O’Fallon, MO 63366

B 314-291-2151 or 800-325-1440

O www.phoenixtextile.com

r Bradley Haberstroh l bhaberstroh@phoenixtextile.com

Centraz Industries C 4051 Bingham Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116

B 314-752-7627 or 800-695-7627

O www.centraz.com

r Dennis Miller l centrazind@centraz.com

Komro Supply Co. C O 2600 S. 2nd St. St. Louis, MO 63118

B 314-772-4360 or 800-264-6535

O www.komrosupplycompany.com r Gary Thuro l gary@komrosupply.com

John Morris Equipment E P Company

2023 S. Glenstone Springfield, MO 65804

B 417-881-1215 or 800-725-5055

O www.johnmorrisequipment.com r Vi Longwell l vi@johnmorrisequipment.com

Laundry Solutions Co. E C P

4629 W. Calhoun Springfield, MO 65802

B 417-862-8464

O www.laundrysolutionscompany.com

r Nick Luzecky l nluzecky@laundry solutionscompany.com

Performance Laundry E P O Equipment

4323 W. Chestnut Expressway Springfield, MO 65802

B 417-771-7711

O www.performance-laundry.com

r Tara Pendergrass

l tara@performance-laundry.com

MONTANA

Altimus Distributing E C P O

21 8th St. W. Billings, MT 59101

B 406-259-9816 or 800-999-9816

O www.altimusdistributing.com r Kevin Graf l altimusd@aol.com

Commercial Laundry Sales E P 341 Gallatin Park Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 B 406-587-5148

O www.commerciallaundrybozeman.com l clsmt@qwestoffice.com

NEBRASKA

Horwath Laundry E P Equipment 1002 S. 13th St. Omaha, NE 68108

B 402-342-1299

O www.aahorwath.com r Jim Horwath l info@aahorwath.com

JETZ Service E P 5720 F St. Omaha, NE 68117 B 402-339-2565 or 800-228-9445 O www.jetzservice.com l jetzne@jetzservice.com

J.H. Stuckey Distributing E P O 8814 J St. Omaha, NE 68127 B 402-342-8455 or 800-405-8455 O www.stuckeydistributing.com r John Stuckey l info@stuckeydistributing.com

NEVADA

AJ Industries West E P O 3095 E. Patrick Ln., Ste. 5 Las Vegas, NV 89120 B 702-547-0444

O www.ajindustrieswest.com r Jackie Davey l support@ajwest.net

Brady Industries C 7055 Lindell Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89118

B 702-876-3990 or 800-293-4698 O www.bradyindustries.com l bids@bradyindustries.com

FJG Equipment E P 3981 Argent Star Ct. Las Vegas, NV 89147 B 702-256-7050 r Frank Giancola l fgianc1839@aol.com

Laundry Systems of Nevada E P 1217 Gator Way Sparks, NV 89431 B 775-322-5481

O www.laundrysystemsofnevada.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Aquawing Ozone E

Laundry Systems

45 Priscilla Ln. Auburn, NH 03032

B 888-296-4777

O www.aquawingozone.com l info@aquawingozone.com

Daniels Equipment Co. E P

45 Priscilla Ln. Auburn, NH 03032

B 603-641-9487 or 800-258-3570

O www.danielsequipment.com r Lisa Mahan l sales@decequip.com

Yankee Equipment P Systems

15 Glass Ln. (P.O. Box 630)

Barrington, NH 03825

B 603-868-6691 or 800-239-9265

O www.yankeeequipment.com

r Brendan Ristaino l info@yankeeequipment.com

NEW JERSEY

Edgeco America E T

P.O. Box 543

Barnegat, NJ 08005 B 800-833-4326

O www.edgecoamerica.com l edgecoamerica@msn.com

PCM Co. O

1431 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104

B 800-222-0317

O www.pcmco.com/SPO-coating.html

r Jon Sinrich l jon@pcmco.com

Mickron Industries Inc. P 463 E. Main St. Denville, NJ 07834 B 973-625-1335

O www.mickron.com l bmickronindustries@gmail.com

Cleaners Outlet O

380 Franklin Turnpike Mahwah, NJ 07430

B 844-335-8871

O www.cleanersoutlet.com l info@cleanersoutlet.com

Star Linen USA T

1501 Lancer Dr. Moorestown, NJ 08057

B 856-231-0700 or 800-782-7999

O www.starlinen.com

r Joe Haughey, EVP Sales l starinfo@starlinen.com

Fowler Laundry Solutions E P

565 Rahway Ave. Union, NJ 07083

B 908-686-3400 or 800-334-1824

O www.fowlercompanies.com l info@fowlercompanies.com

NEW MEXICO

Katzson Brothers E T C P O

8500 Los Volcanes Rd. N.W., Unit H Albuquerque, NM 87121

B 505-884-8513 or 888-884-8513

O www.katzson.com l sales@katzson.com

Martin-Ray E P O Laundry Systems 2426 Washington St. Albuquerque, NM 87110

B 505-883-7277 or 800-279-6622

O www.martinray.com r Timm Mullen l timm@martinray.com

Ultra Clean Laundry E P Equipment

P.O. Box 614 Cloudcroft, NM 88317-0614

B 888-267-5553

O www.ultracleanlaundry.com l info@ultracleanlaundry.com

NEW YORK

Innovative Chemical Systems C

First Prize Industrial Park 76 Exchange St. Albany, NY 12205

B 518-292-0383 or 800-777-1728

O www.icschemicals.com r Robert J. Strong l rstrong@icschemicals.com

HK Laundry Equipment E P O 530 Main St. Armonk, NY 10504

B 914-273-5757 or 800-229-4572

O www.hklaundry.com r Karl Hinrichs l leads@hklaundry.com

Statewide Machinery E P 319 W. Main St., Ste. 5 Batavia, NY 14020

B 585-426-3870 or 800-527-2219

O www.statewidemachinery.com r Rob Kocjan l rkocjan@statewidemachinery.com

Superior Laundry Equipment E P

458 Cozine Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11208

B 718-871-7545 O www.superior-laundry.com l info@superior-laundry.com

Cleaner’s Supply P 1059 Powers Rd. Conklin, NY 13748

B 800-568-7768 O www.cleanersupply.com l customerservice@cleanersupply.com

Direct Machinery Sales Corp. E P 50 Commerce Pl. Hicksville, NY 11801

B 800-572-5573

O www.directmachinery.com l info@directmachinery.com

Hercules Corp. E 550 W. John St. Hicksville, NY 11801

B 516-281-8754 or 800-526-5760

O www.hercnet.com r Barry Heller l barry.heller@hercnet.com

Laundrylux E P 461 Doughty Blvd. Inwood, NY 11096 B 516-371-4400 or 800-645-2205

O www.laundrylux.com l info@laundrylux.com

Hercules Machinery E P 21 Alabama Ave. Island Park, NY 11558 B 516-889-0088

O www.herculesmachinery.net r Joe Carlucci l joepres21@aol.com

Gold Coin E P Laundry Equipment 91-26 143rd St. Jamaica, NY 11435 B 888-658-2646

O www.goldcoinlaundry.com r David Hoffman l info@goldcoinlaundry.com

Metropolitan Laundry E P Machinery Sales Inc. 127-19 101st Ave. Jamaica, NY 11419 B 718-441-4000 or 800-728-0001 O www.metropolitanmachinery.com r Marc Katzman l info@metropolitanmachinery.com

Trevil America E P.O. Box 127 Mamaroneck, NY 10543 B 973-535-8305 or 877-873-8451 O www.trevilamerica.com l info@trevilamerica.com

Sani Wash E C P 58-90 55th St. Maspeth, NY 11378 B 718-729-1700 or 800-288-7264 O www.saniwash.com l contact@saniwash.com

CSC ServiceWorks E P 35 Pinelawn Road, Ste. 120 Melville, NY 11747 B 844-272-9675 O www.cscsw.com l customerservice@cscsw.com

AJ Conveyor and E P O Laundry Systems 21 West End Ave. New York, NY 10023 B 908-447-7357 O www.aj-clsystems.com r Anthony Bevilaque l anthony@aj-clsystems.com

Gauch Distributing E P 474 N. Greenbush Rd. Rensselaer, NY 12144 B 518-283-8302 O www.gauchdist.com r Ben Gauch l info@gauchdist.com

Empire Laundry Machinery E P 860 Linden Ave. Rochester, NY 14625-2718 B 585-218-9810 or 800-359-6262 O www.empirelaundryny.com r Gerry Hendershot l gerry@empirelaundryny.com

A-1 Flatwork Ironer Specialists O 47 Oakley Pl. Staten Island, NY 10306 B 718-980-0682 r Steve Brusca l stevenjbuddy@aol.com

Latest Products Corp. O P.O. Box 190 Syosset, NY 11791 B 800-288-3547 O www.latestproducts.net l lpcorp@aol.com

D.J. Giancola Exports E P 4317 E. Genesee St. (P.O. Box 4) Syracuse, NY 13214 B 315-446-1002 O www.djgexports.com r Trevor Giancola l t.giancola@djgexports.com

NORTH CAROLINA

Highland Equipment Co. E 788 Fairview Rd. Asheville, NC 28803 B 828-274-7343

O www.highlandequipment.com r Barry Carter l carter@highlandequipment.com

B&G Lieberman Co. E C P O 2420 Distribution St. Charlotte, NC 28203 B 704-376-0717 or 800-438-0346 O www.bglieberman.com r Larry Lieberman l bgl@bglieberman.com

Consolidated Laundry E P Equipment 714F Montana Dr. Charlotte, NC 28216 B 704-395-1234 or 888-253-5004 O www.consolidatedlaundry.com r Ben Royal l broyal@consolidatedlaundry.com

Gardner Machinery Corp. E P 700 N. Summit Ave. Charlotte, NC 28216 B 704-372-3890 O www.gardnermachinery.com l gmc@gardnermachinery.com

T & L Equipment Sales E P 1001-A N. Church St. Charlotte, NC 28206 B 704-372-8615 or 800-423-7937 O www.washcycle.com r Eric Combs l ecombs@washcycle.com

TLC Tri-State E P 5257 Pit Rd., S. Concord, NC 28027 B 877-755-3440 O www.tlctristate.com r Janet Huneycutt l janet.huneycutt@tlctristate.com

AAdvantage Laundry E P O Systems

High

N.S. Farrington & Co. O 1335 Bridgeport Dr. Kernersville, NC 27284

B 336-788-7705 or 800-722-0374 O www.nsfarrington.com l info@nsfarrington.com

Consolidated Laundry E P Equipment

530 Maywood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603

B 919-832-4624 or 800-227-6149

O www.consolidatedlaundry.com r Billy Kincaid l bkincaid@consolidatedlaundry.com

Rocky Mount Cord Co. T 381 N. Grace St. Rocky Mount, NC 27804

B 252-977-9130 or 800-342-9130 O www.rmcord.com l info@rmcord.com

OHIO

Advantage Equipment P 1056 Home Ave. Akron, OH 44310

B 330-475-8220 or 888-676-5079

O www.aeilaundry.com r Scott Vlahos l info@advantageequipment.net

Belenky Inc. E P 1601 Frederick Blvd. Akron, OH 44320

B 330-867-3333 or 800-235-3659 O www.belenkyinc.com l info@belenkyinc.com

The M&L Equipment Co. E P 987 E. Tallmadge Ave. Akron, OH 44310

B 330-633-6241 or 800-328-6000

O www.mlequipco.com l info@mlequipco.com

Triad Laundry Equipment E P 3712 Commerce Dr., Ste. H Akron, OH 44321

B 330-752-1258

O www.triadlaundry.com r Carri Wells l cwells@triadlaundry.com

Lakeside Laundry E Equipment Co. 26851 Richmond Rd. Bedford Heights, OH 44146

B 216-475-2040 or 800-628-2588 O www.lakesidelaundry.com l sales@lakesidelaundry.com

Laundry One Inc. E P O 60 Elm St. Canal Winchester, OH 43110

B 614-908-1500 or 800-800-0322

O www.laundryone.com l info@laundryone.com

Cincinnati Laundry E P O Equipment

2648 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45214

B 513-542-5000 or 877-542-3300

O www.cincinnatilaundry.com l cle@cincinnatilaundry.com

H-M Co. E P O 2305 Gilbert Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45206

B 513-281-3832 or 800-365-1900

O www.draintroughs.com r Joe Stern l joe@hmlaundryequipment.com

Machinex E

7654 Production Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45237

Hulon McCraw Inc. T C P O 5222 Brevard Rd. Horse Shoe, NC 28742 B 828-891-8871 or 800-962-5631

B 513-771-4020

O www.machinexonline.com r Jeff Dunn l machinex@machinexonline.com

E.J. Thomas Co. C O

300 Distribution Circle, Ste. A

Fairfield, OH 45014

B 800-878-0880

O www.ejthomascompany.com l service@ejthomascompany.com

Teeters Products E P O

125 E. Second St. Fletcher, OH 45326

B 937-368-2376 or 800-521-9864

O www.tplaundry.com l info@tplaundry.com

R.W. Martin Company E P O

4675 Mogadore Rd. Kent, OH 44240

B 330-673-8712 or 800-635-4363

O www.rwmartin.com

r Jeff McLain l info@rwmartin.com

Moore Services E P

29500 Aurora Rd., Ste. 4

Solon, OH 44139

B 440-498-0200 or 800-941-MORE

O www.mooreservices.info

r Jerry Moore l mooreservices@aol.com

OKLAHOMA

Laundry Solutions Co. E

713 S. 8th St.

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

B 918-251-0800

O www.laundrysolutionscompany.com

r Nick Luzecky l nluzecky@laundrysolutions company.com

Arrow Machinery Co. E

1121 N. Martin Luther King Ave.

Oklahoma City, OK 73117

B 405-424-4318

O www.arrowmachinery.org l arrow@arrowmachinery.org

Elite Equipment Co. E P O 4400 S.W. 134th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73173 B 405-692-4800 or 800-335-3600

O www.eliteequipment.com

r Marty Jackson l marty@eliteequipment.com

FabriClean Supply E P O of Oklahoma City/Tulsa 201 N. Ann Arbor Oklahoma City, OK 73127

B 405-232-9289 or 800-654-4117

O www.fabricleansupply.com

r Cindy Wright l cindyw@fabricleansupply.com

AAdvantage Laundry E Systems 7626 E. 46th Pl. Tulsa, OK 74145 B 918-627-2138 or 800-880-2138 O www.aadvantagelaundry.com

r Daniel Kramer l dkramer@aadvantagelaundry.com

OREGON

True Color Fabric Dyeing T 2305C Ashland St., #281 Ashland, OR 97520 B 541-488-5911 O www.fabricdyeing.com r Sherry Smilo l info@fabricdyeing.com

Absolute Laundry E P O Systems Co. P.O. Box 40896 Eugene, OR 97404 B 541-461-4523 O www.absolutelaundry.com r Matt Justice l absolute@absolutelaundry.com

Peterson Equipment Co. E P 151 N. Front St. Woodburn, OR 97071 B 503-981-4032 O www.peterson-equipment.com r Russell Peterson l russell@peterson-eq.com

PENNSYLVANIA

Olek Belts

P O 443 Mill Rd. Bensalem, PA 19020 B 215-638-4550 or 800-869-2683 O www.olekbelts.com r Denise Crooks l olekbelts@aol.com

Butler Staple Co. E P O 241 North Rd. Butler, PA 16001 B 800-821-8842 O www.butlerstaple.com l info@butlerstaple.com

PAC Industries E P O 950 River Rd. Croydon, PA 19021 B 215-638-1000 or 800-972-2292 O www.pacindustries.com l info@pacindustries.com

M.C.H. Equipment E P 421-A Philmont Ave. Feasterville, PA 19053 B 215-355-3778 or 800-399-5237 O www.mchequipment.com r Bob Feldman l info@mchequipment.com

PAC Industries E P 5341 Jaycee Ave. Harrisburg, PA 17112 B 717-657-0407 or 800-692-6214 O www.pacindustries.com l info@pacindustries.com

AC Power Co. E P 77 Steamwhistle Dr. Ivyland, PA 18974 B 215-364-3430 or 800-362-1900 O www.acpowerco.com r Matthew Gibbs l info@acpowerco.com

CILS E P C O 36 N. 16th St. Lebanon, PA 17042 B 717-274-2693 or 888-820-2457 O www.cils-inc.com r Tony Mohl or John Noss l info@cils-inc.com

CILS Inc. North E P C O 555 High St. New Berlin PA 17855 B 570-884-4644 or 888-978-4799 O www.cils-inc.com r Tony Mohl or John Noss l info@cils-inc.com

Alco Washer Center E P O 1243 W. State St. New Castle, PA 16101 B 724-658-8808 O www.alcowasher.com

r Francis DeJulia l alco.washer@verizon.net

Frankford Machinery E P O 4500 Torresdale Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 B 215-289-3434

O www.frankfordonline.com r Nick Kashkashian l info@frankfordonline.com

Pittsburgh Laundry Systems E 7500 Washington Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 B 412-351-4500

O www.pittsburghlaundry.com

r Sonny Rogalla l sonny@pittsburghlaundry.com

Sea Isle Corporation T 5447 Guarino Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217

B 800-722-0429

O www.seaislecorp.com r Bill Halpern l bill@seaislandcorp.com

Central Pennsylvania E P Laundry Equipment

231 Rear E. Main St.

Shiremanstown, PA 17011

B 717-761-3617 or 800-242-5520 O www.centralpalaundry.com r Andy Priest l centralpalaundry2@gmail.com

RHODE ISLAND

Norton

Charlestown, RI 02813

B 401-454-8380 or 800-869-7664

O www.nortonsupply.com

r Bill Mark l sales@nortonsupply.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

Texchine Inc. E P

207 Beaufort St. Chapin, SC 29036

B 803-345-5171 or 800-768-8205

O www.texchine.com

r Jay Dixon l jaydixon@texchine.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Columbia

1200 1st Street South Ext. Columbia, SC 29209

B 803-776-7988or 800-272-0540

O www.fabricleansupply.com

r Scott Gribbin l scottg@fabricleansupply.com

Universal Unilink T C O

P.O. Box 2628 Greer, SC 29652 B888-830-7872

O www.universal-unilink.com

r Sherryl Stoner l sherrylstoner@universalpa.com

Consolidated Laundry E P Equipment

127-B Overland Dr. West Columbia, SC 29202-0288

B 800-766-0926

O www.consolidatedlaundry.comm

r Gary Palmer l gpalmer@consolidatedlaundry.com

SOUTH DAKOTA

Horwath Laundry E P Equipment

1880 Center St. Rapid City, SD 57703 B 605-343-3507

O www.aahorwath.com r Jim Horwath l origin@rushmore.com

Richard-Ewing E C P O Equipment Co. 27121 S. Parklane Dr. Sioux Falls, SD 57106 B 605-368-2528 or 800-658-3368

O www.richardewingequipment.com

r Al Christianson

l al@richard-ewingequipment.com

Ryco Conveyors E P O 1512 E. 17th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57104 B 605-610-4026

O www.rycoconveyors.com l rick@ryco92.com or todd@ryco92.com

TENNESSEE

Cates Laundry Equipment E P

1846 Vanderhorn Dr. Memphis, TN 38134 B 800-489-0023

O www.cateslaundry.com l info@cateslaundry.com

Ideal Chemical C O 4025 Air Park St. Memphis, TN 38118 B 901-363-7720 or 800-232-6776 O www.idealchemical.com r Sam Block Jr. l sblock@idealchem.com

Larry & Mike’s E P O

Laundry Services

6376 Winchester Rd. Memphis, TN 38115

B 901-546-8151 or 866-328-5173 O www.lmlaundryservices.com r Mike Leake l laundryservices@comcast.net

Allied Boiler & Supply E P

419 S. Front St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129

B 615-890-6607 or 800-858-0484 O www.alliedboiler.com l info@alliedboiler.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Nashville

741 Massman Dr. Nashville, TN 37210 B 615-254-5192 or 800-622-3479 O www.fabricleansupply.com r John Holt l johnh@fabricleansupply.com

Star Distributing E P 3729 Charlotte Ave. Nashville, TN 37209 B 615-298-5547 or 800-897-7570 O www.stardistributing.com l info@stardistributing.com

TEXAS

FabriClean Supply C O of Amarillo

3412 W. Amarillo Blvd. Amarillo, TX 79106

B 806-374-2851 or 800-648-9665 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Cindy Wright l cindyw@fabricleansupply.com

RAMCO Laundry E P Machinery

301 E. Stephens St., Ste. 100 Arlington, TX 76018 B 817-640-5100 or 800-878-5578 O www.ramcolaundry.com r Ralph A. McMillan l sales@ramcolaundry.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Austin/San Antonio 2089 Main St. Buda, TX 78610 B 512-295-5550 or 888-301-4555 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Russ Massey l russm@fabricleansupply.com

Ed Brown Distributors E P 3236 Irving Blvd. Dallas, TX 75247 B 214-352-9494 or 800-929-5520 O www.edbrowndistributors.com r Jessie Armstrong l jessie@edbrowndistributors.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Dallas 8301 Ambassador Row Dallas, TX 75247 B 214-826-4161 or 800-442-7021 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Cindy Wright l cindyw@fabricleansupply.com

Texas Coin & E Commercial Laundry 8700 Chancellor Row Dallas, TX 75247 B 214-634-2080 or 800-888-0254 O www.txcoinlaundry.com l info@txcoinlaundry.com

Alliance Laundry Systems E PO Distribution South - Dallas 3241 Towerwood Dr. Farmers Branch, TX 75234 B 833-288-5700 O distribution.alliancelaundry.com

AAdvantage Laundry P Systems 2510 National Dr. Garland, TX 75042 B 972-278-2138 or 800-880-2138 O www.aadvantagelaundry.com r Marcela Veloz l mveloz@aadvantagelaundry.com

Intex Distributing Co. C O 1173 109th St. Grand Prairie, TX 75050 B 972-660-1900 or 877-649-9904 O www.intexdistco.com r Ben Henke l intexdallas@intexdistco.com

Pellerin Laundry E P

Machinery Sales Co. 2009 108th St., Ste. 903 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 B 972-641-9590 O www.pellerinlaundry.com l sales@pellerinlaundry.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Houston 9770 Wingfoot Houston, TX 77041 B 713-864-6373 or 800-233-4240 O www.fabricleansupply.com r Chris Barnett l chrisb@fabricleansupply.com

Professional Laundry E Solutions 2500 Wilcrest Dr., Ste. 300 Houston, TX 77042 B 210-272-9300 O www.prolaundrysolutions.com l info@prolaundrysolutions.com

Rainbow Water Purification O 12002 Cassandra Ln. Houston, TX 77064 B 281-874-9736 O www.rwptexas.com l sales@rwptexas.com

Scott Equipment E P 5612 Mitchelldale Houston, TX 77092 B 713-686-7268 or 800-321-7268 O www.scott-equipment.com l sales@scott-equipment.com

Best Wash E P 15012 Eddie Dr. Humble, TX 77396 B 281-441-2465 or 800-456-2378 O www.bestwashinc.com r James West l sales@bestwashinc.com

Brim Laundry Machinery Co. E P 302 Nichols Dr. Hutchins, TX 75141 B 214-630-4517 or 800-527-5886 O www.brimldry.com l website@brimldry.com

Intex Distributing Co. C 411 Tradesmens Park Dr. Hutto, TX 78634 B 512-474-6075 or 800-322-7131 O

Temple, TX 76504 B 254-598-3440 O www.textile-id.com l textile-id@datamars.com

UTAH

Mendenhall Equipment Co. E P 880 W. 100 N. North Salt Lake, UT 84054 B 801-298-1133 or 800-537-0438

O www.mendenhallcle.com l sales@mendenhallcle.com

Reliable XeVision P 4245 Airport Rd. Ogden, UT 84405-3301 B 801-622-7000 O www.xevision.com r Dan Blumel l dblumel@xevision.com

Reliable Commercial P Laundry 269 N. Bluff St. St. George, UT 84770

B 435-652-1330

O www.reliablecl.net l reliablecl@infowest.com

Brody Chemical C 6125 W. Double Eagle Cir. Salt Lake City, UT 84118

B 800-488-2436 O www.brodychemical.com l info@brodychemical.com

Evans Commercial E P Laundry Sales 3463 W. 1987 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84104 B 801-972-6580 or 800-433-6859 O www.evanslaundryequipment.com r Aaron Burningham l aaron@evanslaundry.com

Katzson Brothers E T C P O 3493 W. 1500 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84104

B 801-322-5757 or 877-534-4565 O www.katzson.com l sales@katzson.com

VERMONT

Big Bill Work Wear T 294 Crawford Rd. Newport, VT 05855 B 800-992-6338

O www.bigbill.com l service@bigbill.com

Foley Distributing C P O 280 Seward Rd. (P.O. Box 99) Rutland, VT 05702

B 802-773-3738 or 800-950-3738

O www.foleydistributing.com l info@foleydistributing.com

VIRGINIA

Consolidated Laundry E P Equipment

4104 Holland Blvd., Ste. 108 Chesapeake, VA 23323

B 757-547-5350 or 800-227-6149

O www.consolidatedlaundry.com l consolidatedlaundry1@gmail.com

Valley Washers E P O 18 W. Johnson St. Harrisonburg, VA 22803

B 540-434-8086 or 800-433-0506

O www.valleywashers.com l valleywasher@ntelos.net

Caldwell & Gregory E

129 Broad St. Rd., Ste. A Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

B 877-784-6100

O www.caldwellandgregory.com

l info@caldwellandgregory.com

Virginia Dry Cleaning E P O & Laundry Equipment

1565 Oakbridge Dr., Ste. H Powhatan, VA 23139

B 804-271-4401 or 800-767-1946

O www.vadrycleaning.com l sales@vadrycleaning.com

Commercial Laundry E P Equipment Co.

2507 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Richmond, VA 23234

B 804-231-9668 or 800-543-3499

O www.commlaundry.com l office@commlaundry.com

FabriClean Supply C O of Richmond

4311 November Ave. Richmond, VA 23231

B 804-232-6703 or 800-446-3006

O www.fabricleansupply.com

r Dwayne Gwaltney l dwayneg@fabricleansupply.com

Richclean C O

2810 Ackley Ave. Richmond, VA 23228

B 804-262-7433 or 800-237-5825

O www.richclean.com l supplies@richclean.com

WASHINGTON

Washington Automated E P

5801 23rd Dr. West, Ste. 103 Everett, WA 98203

B 425-743-7388 or 800-422-0380

O www.washingtonautomated.com l sales@washingtonautomated.com

Dynamic Sales & Service E P O

12910 N.E. 125th Way, Bldg. B-3 Kirkland, WA 98034

B 425-823-4300 or 800-595-0253 O www.dynamicss.com l sales@dynamicss.com

Northwest Laundry E P O Supply

6446 S. 144th St. Tukwila, WA 98168 B 206-242-5500 O www.northwestlaundrysupply.com r Chad Jergensen l chadj@northwestlaundry.com

Northwest Laundry Supply E O 624 N. Fancher Rd. Spokane, WA 99212

B 509-487-4800 or 800-487-4814 O www.northwestlaundrysupply.com r Craig Moore l craigm@northwestlaundry.com

WEST VIRGINIA

Char-Ann Equipment Co. E P 2505 Elizabeth Pike

Mineral Wells, WV 26150

B 304-489-9355 or 800-679-9350 O www.charannequipment.com r Ed Boice l charann@wirefire.com

WISCONSIN

Herb Fitzgerald Co. E PO 13150 W. Glendale Ave. Butler, WI 53007-0465 B 262-783-5808 or 800-686-3489

O www.herbfitzgerald.com r John Janz l jim@herbfitzgerald.com

Wausau Chemical C 13137 W. Glendale Ave. Butler, WI 53007 B 262-783-4500 or 800-236-2200 O www.wausauchemical.com l support@wausauchemical.com

Belson Co. E P C 730 Lambeau St. Green Bay, WI 54307 B 920-499-1451 O www.belsonprolaundry.com r Jake Paider l jpaider@belsonco.com

Commercial Laundry E P O Sales 1130 Elizabeth St. Green Bay, WI 54302 B 920-437-0947 or 800-662-8356 O www.claundrysales.com r Wayne Kuhn l sales@claundrysales.com

The Minnesota E C P O

Chemical Co.

N57W13250 Carmen Ave., Unit 4 Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 B 262-781-8630 or 800-328-5689 O www.minnesotachemical.com r Dan Baker l dan.baker@minnesotachemical.com

Badger Laundry Machinery E P 3680 S. 60th St. Milwaukee, WI 53220 B 414-321-3636 O www.badgerlaundrymachinery.com r Brad Brown l badgerlaundry@gmail.com

Haiges Machinery E P 131 E. Wisconsin Ave. Pewaukee, WI 53072 B 800-542-2828 O www.haigesmachinery.com l info@haigesmachinery.com

Wausau Chemical C 9919 Inovation Way Wausau, WI 54403 B 715-842-2285 or 800-950-6656 O www.wausauchemical.com l support@wausauchemical.com

PUERTO RICO

Manuel Gomez E C P O

Esteves Inc.

Minillas Industrial Park Calle E Edif.83 Candelaria, PR 00956 B 787-251-4560

l freddiewilo@aol.comt

Montequin Distributors E Calle 13 S.O. #903 Caparra, PR 00921 B 787-781-6390

O www.montequin.com r Felix Montequin l office@montequin.com

Universal Equipment E Sales & Service Corp. 1405 Fernandez Juncos Ave. San Juan, PR 00909 B 787-724-2448

O www.universalequipmentpr.com l info@universalequipmentpr.com

Chasing the black swan: Economic predictions in uncertain times

BY MATT POE, EDITOR

ATLANTA — The black swan.

Yes, it is a bird, but when dis cussing the economy, a black swan is an unpredictable or unforeseen event that has extreme, usually negative, consequences.

“This was a concept that was created by an economist about 25 years ago to explain why we were wrong,” says Chris Kuehl, Ph.D., managing partner and cofounder of Armada Corporate Intelligence, which provides ser vices in corporate intelligence gathering, economic forecasting and strategy development.

“These are things that we knew were going to happen, but we didn’t know when and we didn’t know how. We didn’t know what the actu al outcome was going to be. They throw all of the predictions off.”

The past two-and-a-half years have been littered with black swan events, such as the Ukraine inva sion. Before that was everything that took place because of the pandemic.

“We know that almost every thing we did in 2020 was wrong and most all of it backfired,” Kuehl says. “And as a result, we’re dealing with some of the fallout from that set of decisions, just like we’re dealing with some of the fallout that we’re seeing now.”

So, what can laundry opera tors expect from the economy in the coming year? Kuehl examined several factors to cautiously look ahead during the general session “Now What? Expectations for 2022 and Beyond” at the recent Clean Show in Atlanta.

CURRENT STATE OF BUSINESS

The week Kuehl spoke to a standing-room-only house at Clean, major economic news came out: the decline of gross domestic product (GDP) and the Federal government raising interest rates.

And the question of whether or not the economy is heading into a recession.

“One of the things I try to cau tion people is to not pay a whole lot of attention to the media because frequently the informa tion is somewhat incomplete,” Kuehl shares.

“For example, the whole con versation about two consecu tive quarters of negative growth equals a recession, it doesn’t—it is one of the things that the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) looks at when they’re try ing to decide if there is a recession.

“First off, they can’t do it until after you’ve been in it for half a year, so they are looking backward. So, they won’t tell us if there’s been a recession until sometime toward the end of this year.

“But when they look at the things that create recession, (the GDP) is one of 26 variables that

they look at. So, there are 25 other things that they’re looking at.”

Kuehl says there are current factors that contradict the assess ment that the economy is in a recession, such as employment.

“Generally, when you’re heading into a recession, people start laying people off,” he points out. “The unemployment rate is still histori cally low. It’s around 3.2% nation ally, and that’s not consistent with an imminent recession.”

Current interest rates offer the same counterargument to reces sion, Kuehl says.

“Interest rates have gone up, and they’ve gone up twice in a row at the rate of three-quarters of a point, but they are still 2.25, which is certainly a lot higher, but the last 10 years has been the anomaly,” he says.

“Prior to that, this would have been considered low interest rates if you go back to 2007, 2008 and certainly the decade before that. The rates were 3.5 or 4.5, 5%. It’s still half what they were, not that it isn’t having an impact.”

When it comes to the drop in GDP, Kuehl says much of that has to do with exports. Exports fell dra matically, and they make up about 15-20% of the national GDP.

“Why did exports go down? The dollar is incredibly strong. It is as strong as it has been in decades,” he shares. “It’s at parity with the Euro. It hasn’t been at parity with the Euro since the year the Euro was invented. So, we’re at a situation now where if you’re trying to sell overseas, it’s tough.

“The dollar is very strong, on the other hand, if you’re import ing. Everything coming from the rest of the world is now suddenly cheaper. So, yes, exports are down. Is it because the demand is neces sarily down? No, it’s just that it became more expensive.”

Consumer confidence numbers are down, but Kuehl doesn’t like the consumer confidence survey.

He points out that little things, including the day of the week, can influence consumer confidence.

Kuehl looks at what is called the purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which is based on what purchasing managers are buying.

“It is just what it is,” he says. “They’re either buying more, buy ing less or buying the same. If the numbers are over 50, it indicates expansion. If the numbers are under 50, it indicates contraction.

“The very latest PMI is 52.3. It’s down from what it was, it was 53.6, but it’s still positive. So, you’re looking at numbers that are still suggesting that there’s growth capacity.”

Kuehl also says that utilization and industrial production num bers are up.

“Not that they’re up to the point of people partying in the street,” he says, “and they’re down from what they may have been last year, but 2021 was an anom aly. That was a year in which we grew at 6%. And that goes back to the mistakes made in 2020.”

He points out that reactions to the pandemic were, for the most part, made as if it would be short-term, but it wasn’t. The money placed into the economy ended up being saved because consumers had nowhere to spend it because of shutdowns.

“The beginning of ’21 we thought we had a vaccine,” says Kuehl. “Then came Delta and then came Omicron, and we slow down again. But we ended up blow ing through $5 trillion in excess savings in the first six months of 2021. So that goosed the economy.

“And so, as we went into this year, we almost naturally have to come down from that excess

activity last year. So, black swans in abundance.”

Kuehl says that the economy is returning to normal GDP growth—2.5% instead of 6%.

“So, even though it’s coming down, it’s not coming down pre cipitously at this stage,” he points out. “The predictions for next year are still 2.5 to 3% GDP growth.”

Inflation is also supposed to moderate, according to Kuehl. Inflation is being driven by oil prices and the supply chain.

“The weird thing is that either one of those could end literally overnight,” he says. “If for some reason we decided to reduce the sanctions on Russia enough that they could start selling their oil again, there is no oil crisis.

“The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer. We account for about 15.7% of all the crude oil glob ally. Russia is number two at about 13%. Saudi Arabia is number three at about 12. So the three of us are the biggest oil producers. And as a result, what we decide to do makes a great deal of difference along with what OPEC decides to do.”

If oil prices drop, inflation drops, says Kuehl. If the supply chain out of China improves, inflation improves.

“Unemployment is probably not going to change much,” he shares. “We have 11 million jobs still avail able. We have maybe 6 million peo ple capable of taking them.

“You are desperately trying to find workers and it gets harder and harder. Minimum wage goes up. Demand goes up. It’s hard.”

When it comes to interest rates, Kuehl says there will likely not be a lot more rate activity.

“It’s up to 2.25-2.5%, and the goal is maybe around 3.5, and they probably won’t change any thing until later in the fall.

“So if the inflation is coming out

of oil and gas, if it’s coming out of supply chain, you can mess with the interest rates until you’re blue in the face, and it doesn’t do any good.”

Still, the Federal Reserve does not think that the economy is heading for a recession, Kuehl points out, and a lot of analysts don’t because too many factors still point toward growth.

“Definitely a downturn, defi nitely slower than we’ve seen in the last couple of years, at least the last year, but not actually tipping into recession,” he says. “And even if we do, this country never actu ally has a 100% recession.

“We get sector recessions. One part of the economy does badly. Another part does poorly or bet ter or really good.

“We’re still seeing a lot of growth in construction, which is a big part of the economy. New home sales data has begun to decline, but only on the single-family—multifamily is still growing. It’s still growing at about a 10% rate.”

One factor that Kuehl sees as reassuring is that 90% of the people who were doing business in China are actively looking for someplace else to produce.

“A lot of that will be elsewhere in Asia,” he shares. “But they’re also moving back to the U.S. There’s been $1 trillion worth of reshoring already this year, and probably another trillion by the end of the year.”

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK?

Kuehl’s presentation covered many factors and details and events that will or could affect the economy, but what most want to know is what, as best can be deter mined, is going to happen.

Armada has an industrial pro duction index that was designed by a retired lieutenant colonel who used to be in the artillery, in which accuracy is essential.

“So we’re definitely seeing we’ve reached the peak,” shares Kuehl. “We’re now in a decline, but by the second quarter of next year, it turns and it starts to go back up again.

“And a lot of the peak were companies buying machines try ing to respond to the supply-chain crisis. They bought them and now they’re sort of integrating them into the system, and they don’t start buying them again until sec ond quarter of next year.

“So, this is a short-term dip and it’s still going to be a little lower than it was at its peak, a little bit lower than it was even going into 2020, but heading in the right direction. So that’s encouraging.

“I’m kind of leaning toward things getting more positive after probably another quarter or so of not great news, but then it starts to turn. We’ll spend a lot of time looking at retail this year because that generally is what drives the last quarter of the year.”

Chris Kuehl, Ph.D., managing partner and co-founder of Armada Corporate Intelligence, shares about economic expectations during The Clean Show in Atlanta. (Photo: Dave Davis)

You can pretty much save every thing if you keep that one phi losophy in mind.

Electric motors—there are a few methods you can use to save your motors. The most depend able method is to dismantle them and have them baked over night at your local motor repair shop. They do not need to be rewound, just baked.

I would suggest this method if your local shop can work them in. If you cannot get this accom plished, having a fan blow on the windings for a day does the trick just as well.

The fastest way to save an elec trical motor is to put very low voltage on the motor that will allow it to dry out without short ing out. I do not know about any of your facilities, but we are cer tainly not equipped to perform this type of drying.

No matter what method you use, you will need to change the bearings. Water has amazing abilities to clean out sealed bear ings. You may get the motor to run with old bearings, but it will not be for long.

Electronic boards—you would think that boards would just automatically be gone at the first sign of water, but they are tough. You do need to remove them from their slots or any electrical connections, clean the connec tions with contact cleaner and thoroughly blow them out. That lint that we all fight every day will get wet and attach itself in a way that will short the boards out.

Cleaning all components while they are dry will save them and make them dependable going forward.

Gas regulator—any natural gas regulator that was under water will need to be replaced. If your natural gas provider knows you have been flooded, they will ensure you do this before they turn your gas back on.

You will want to change them if you are forced to or not; they will no longer work correctly going forward so they will cost you more money in gas usage than the replacement cost is.

Your ironer chest must be cleaned as soon as possible. If you wait more than a week to start cleaning them, then you can only remove the rolls and clean the chests manually. Water will pit up the chests making them hard to run linen. Removing the rolls and buffing the chests is the only solution.

If you plan on storing the ironer versus starting it right back up, you will want to apply a small amount of oil to the chests to stop them from rusting again. I prefer linseed oil since it is easy

YOUR IRONER CHEST MUST BE CLEANED AS SOON AS POS SIBLE. IF YOU WAIT MORE THAN A WEEK TO START CLEANING THEM, THEN YOU CAN ONLY REMOVE THE ROLLS AND CLEAN THE CHESTS MANUALLY. WATER WILL PIT UP THE CHESTS MAKING THEM HARD TO RUN LINEN. REMOVING THE ROLLS AND BUFFING THE CHESTS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.

to remove when you are ready to run your ironer again.

Water will make it into your air system. If you simply just turn the air back on you will flood all your valves and air

solenoids with water. Isolate your machines as much as possible to clear the water out.

The longer you wait to get them going the higher probability it will be that they will rust up.

Replace as many of these as pos sible; you can dismantle them and clean them up and save them.

Post flooding will make you want to pick your battles on what to rebuild versus replace; pneumatic parts usually fall into the replace category.

Finally, losing a facility is dev astating to everyone involved, especially employees. There was a large section of employees that had no intention of ever leaving the job they were performing. No matter the pay grade of the

employee, their life has been turned upside down.

If you are forced to close the facility you should work with the unemployment office to try and find jobs for these displaced employees. Our employees are our responsibility until they find a new position with a new com pany.

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

EXPOdetergo International ready for October event

MILAN, Italy — EXPOdetergo International, an international exhibition dedicated to machines, services and products for laun dry, ironing and textile cleaning, will take place Oct. 21-24 at Fiera Milano, Rho, in Halls 1 and 3.

The 2022 edition of EXPOdetergo International comes to the market at a key moment, organizers say, adding that this is the first international event in Europe for the industry after the pandemic, a period that while boosting the sector’s role as an essential service and con tribution to wellbeing has signifi cantly altered the existing balance between supply and demand.

Sustainability, digitization and sanitization are the three key words around which organizers say the event has been arranged.

With more than 200 companies already participating, organizers say EXPOdetergo International 2022 will provide a comprehen sive view of the vast selection of products available on the market today in terms of technologies, products and services for textile

maintenance.

The selection will include dry and water-based washing machines; ironing machines; pro fessional detergents; management systems and 4.0 solutions; com plete and automated lines; and textiles (bedding and table linen), with fine fabrics and linens for rental for hotels, spas and restau rants.

“The market’s enthusiastic adherence testifies to the vitality of a sector that makes an impor tant contribution to common well-being, thanks to the guar antee of hygiene offered when we wear our clothes, but also when we go to a restaurant or stay at a hotel,” says Paolo Pizzocaro, Fiera Milano, exhibition director of the event.

“At the same time, the numbers we are declaring today confirm the credibility of an event like EXPOdetergo International, rec ognized globally as an event not to be missed. The world comes here to see what’s new in the sec tor because it is here that the mar ket can do business and network.”

“The large number of com panies that have already formal ized participation is undoubt edly extremely significant,” adds Marco Sancassani, president of EXPOdetergo International.

“Such a massive participa tion … is in fact a sign of the great vitality of this sector, of its resistance and the desire to get back into the game, which I am sure will find full fruition in an unprecedented edition of the exhibition.”

Organizers say that focused exclusively on new and highly innovative products, the result of investments in R&D in recent years, EXPOdetergo International is the place where the excellence of the sector will be and, as always, the event will allow numerous machines to be seen in operation.

Organizers share that the loca tion is closest to the underground and easy to reach from the city, but it is also accessible by train and from the main airports in Lombardy.

For more information, visit www.expodetergo.com

TRSA’s Maintenance Management Institute, Marketing & Sales Summit taking place in October

MMI returns after two-year hiatus; 5th annual Marketing & Sales Summit to feature member-suggested topics

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — October is the month to learn more about maintenance and marketing/sales with TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility ser vices.

The association’s 29th Annual Maintenance Management Institute (MMI) takes place Oct. 12-14 in Illinois while the 5th Annual Marketing & Sales Summit happens Oct. 25-26 in Florida.

MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Following a two-year hiatus, TRSA’s 29th Annual Maintenance Management Institute returns Oct. 12-14 at the Embassy Suites O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois, with new speakers, a new location, but the same quality standard that ensures the MMI remains the industry’s longest-running and most-recognized maintenance management and technology development program, according to the association.

At MMI, TRSA says attendees will network and learn with the linen, uniform and facility services industry’s top engineers, mainte nance, plant and general managers.

The association says this year’s MMI combines general sessions and breakouts with peer inter

action to enhance attendees’ technical knowledge, along with exploration of management and leadership styles.

Kicking off this year’s MMI will be Steve Rowell, a seasoned key note speaker and training con sultant who has presented to over 1 million people in his career. As a chain management consul tant, Rowell has more than 20 years of success spanning diverse industries and sectors, including healthcare, tech nology, senior care, manufacturing and more.

Attendees will benefit from a firsthand look during the plant tour and debrief, where they can discuss busi ness philosophies with plant leader ship, and discover technological inno vations that can impact their operations, the association says.

Sessions led by professionals within the linen, uniform and facility services industry will cover the topics listed below:

• General Guidance for Properly Disinfecting Your Plant

• Energy Management and

Performance Strategies

• Results Oriented Reliability and Maintenance Management: Maintaining and Extending the Life of Your Equipment

• Hire them before they’re gone: Accelerating Your Hiring Process

• General Plant Safety: Lock Out/Tag Out Roof Safety and Fall Protection

chure, agenda, and registration instructions), visit www.trsa.org/ mmi

MARKETING & SALES SUMMIT

TRSA will host its 5th Annual Marketing & Sales Summit Oct. 25-26 at The Embassy Suites U.S.F. and Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.

TRSA shares that its members expressed opinions through a recent survey that the summit should focus on several key topics, such as what is working in digital marketing and how a com pany can benefit, and how they can develop consis tent messaging between sales, ser vice, and market ing departments.

a full-service digital market ing company, Perlman will share insights, experience and current trends of what is working in the digital marketing B2B space and how companies can benefit.

TRSA adds that attendees will be inspired during a variety of keynote presentations and panel discussions scheduled throughout the summit. Sessions include: Developing a Marketing Strategy with Proven ROI

• Bridging the Gap Between Marketing: Sales & Service Marketing & Sales Panel

• Digital Marketing

Masterclass

Opportunities for attendees to network and discuss business strategies with colleagues both old and new are included in the agen da, according to the association.

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Developing a Defensible Capital Budget

Individuals who hold the TRSA Certified Professional Laundry Manager (CPLM) designation can receive up to 18 credit hours toward recertification by attend ing MMI educational sessions and plant tours.

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Acting on those recommen dations, TRSA has developed an agenda offering an interactive workshop, dynamic presentations and an informative panel discus sion.

Corey Perlman will be this year’s keynote speaker. As a digital marketing specialist, author and founder of Impact Social Media,

In addition, the summit will offer “Best of the Best” breakout sessions during breaks, with each break highlighting selected mar keting and sales successes submit ted by fellow attendees.

Attendees will have the chance to score the successful ideas and at the end will collectively select a winner who will take home a $250 Amazon Gift Card.

Registration is open, and further information is available at trsa.org/ marketingsummit

Organizers say event comes at key moment as first international textile care event in Europe after pandemic

EXPOdetergo International 2022 will take place Oct. 21-24 at Fiera Milano, Rho, Italy, in Halls 1 and 3. (Photo: EXPOdetergo International)

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Minissian posthumously awarded TRSA Maglin/Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — TRSA, the association for linen, uniform and facility services, reports that Kevin Minissian, former president and CEO of Norchem Corp., has been posthumously chosen to receive the TRSA Maglin/Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award recognizes exceptional lifetime contributions by a supplier partner to improve the association and industry.

After immigrating to the United States from Armenia at the age of 19, Minissian set out to make a difference in his life and the lives of others.

With a background in electronic instrumentation, Minissian continued his education in California and gradu ated from Cal State University with a degree in biochemistry.

His deep passion for sustainability and proactively using technology to reduce waste across the board, remain key elements of Norchem’s mission today.

Minissian believed in the importance of a strong lob bying organization and according to him, TRSA fulfills an important role in representing the industry’s issues on a national scale and creating awareness surrounding the environmental and technology concerns he was most pas sionate about.

“Kevin Minissian was an Armenian immigrant with a dream of achieving success in his adopted country, the United States,” says TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci.

“He dedicated himself to helping laundry operators enhance sustainability and efficiency through a range of laundry-chemical and water/energy-saving solutions that he developed over many years with his team at Norchem Corp.

“Kevin was long active in TRSA as a supplier partner as well. He assisted with committees, participated in vari

ous technical programs and contributed articles to Textile Services magazine. While his career ended tragically last year, his enduring legacy has earned him this recognition.”

TRSA says that for more than 30 years, Minissian con sistently supported and promoted the association’s value to the industry, as evidenced by his participation on a variety of the association’s committees and strong support of the laundering industry’s initiatives on both the local and national level.

He actively participated on TRSA’s Environmental, Sustainability, Hospitality, F&B, Healthcare and Government Relations committees, and he served on the TRSA Supplier Partner Council Executive Committee and as a board member of TRSA’s Supplier Partner Council.

Minissian’s career contributions to the industry and Norchem, the company he founded in 1978, were tragically cut short in a shooting incident on Nov. 23, 2021.

The Maglin/Biggie Award is named for the late Rudolph A. “Rudy” Maglin, a chemical supplier who finished his career with Dober Group (Spindle Technologies), Woodridge, Ill.; and James Biggie, the launderer-turnedgarment-identification specialist for Penn Emblem Co., Philadelphia.

Since 1987, Lifetime Achievement Awards have been given to 27 individuals from associate member companies.

Alliant Systems unveils new logo, branding, website

IRVING, Texas — Alliant Systems, a provider of busi ness management systems for textile rental companies, recently unveiled a new company logo and brand.

The company also shared its new website and opened registration for its conference in October.

The new Alliant logo honors the previous version but better reflects the company’s focus on developing business management systems for textile rental operators and a commitment to helping those operators manage and grow their business through the use of technology.

“It was time for a refresh and we’re excited about not only the new logo but we’ve also added a completely new,

modern, and mobile-friendly website to go with our new brand,” says CEO Mayron Herrera.

“The new site will help us to better service and commu nicate with our customers and others in the industry, too.”

“We enjoyed the design process and fully developed the new logo, branding guidelines and website with internal resources,” notes Eric Smith, director of sales and market ing.

“We believe the new website is more representative of where we are headed as a company and also provides a glimpse of some of the new capabilities we have as an organization.”

At the same time, Alliant Systems opened registration for its annual Alliant Conference, Oct. 26-28, in downtown Fort Worth at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel.

The company says its conference is typically one of the largest gatherings of textile rental operators annually.

This year’s event will focus heavily on networking and topics of interest to Alliant customers, such as cus tomer service, cybersecurity, payment technologies and providing an update on new developments from Alliant Systems.

Jeff Toister is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. He is a LinkedIn Learning superstar, best-selling author and authority on customer service.

R.W. Martin Company partners with ABG Systems

KENT, Ohio — R.W. Martin Company, based here, reports it is now an authorized distributor to the U.S. market for ABG Systems, a provider of automated textile management systems utilizing RFID (radio-frequency identification).

ABG Systems, based in Milan, Italy, provides customized technologies for automated textile distribution, monitor ing, and tracking across a variety of industries, including healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing.

Using RFID technology, ABG’s Medical Scrub Management System provides comprehensive life-cycle scrub management.

ABG’s RFID-based solutions enhance infection control, increase efficiency and reduce costs through the accurate and precise management of textile inventories.

R.W. Martin says the partnership with ABG enables the U.S. market to benefit from of state-of-the-art technology and more than five decades of proven experience in textile industry solutions.

September

13-15 TRSA

109th Annual Conference and Exchange

Nashville, Tenn.

Info: 703-519-0029

15 Association for Linen Management

Webinar: Linen Utilization by the Numbers Richmond, Ky.

Info: 859-624-0177

21 American Laundry News

Podcast: The Laundry Brand Chicago, Ill.

Info: 312-361-1700

28-30 TXCA & CLE

Texcare Asia & China

Laundry Expo

Ningbo, China

Info: +86-021-6160-1155

29 TRSA

Harassment Interactive Virtual Workshop Alexandria, Va.

Info: 703-519-0029

October

12-14TRSA

29th Annual Maintenance Management Institute (MMI) Rosemont, Ill.

Info: 703-519-0029

20 Association for Linen Management Webinar: Employee Motivation and Performance Incentives

21-24

Richmond, Ky.

Info: 859-624-0177

EXPOdetergo International

EXPOdetergo International 2022 Milan, Italy

Info: +39 02 39314120

25-26 TRSA

5th Annual Marketing & Sales Summit Tampa, Fla. Info: 703-519-0029

Reino Linen Service expands in Michigan

GIBSONBURG, Ohio — Reino Linen Service, based here, reports that it has acquired Textile Systems Inc. in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“It’s exciting to grow the company and bring our laun dry expertise and passion for this business to southwest Michigan healthcare customers,” says Dan Darr, owner and president of Reino Linen Service.

“Healthcare laundry is about more than just delivering flat sheets and washcloths. It’s about serving our commu nities, delivering value-added services and being the part ner of choice for dependable healthcare linen solutions.”

This acquisition marks the second expansion into Michigan for the company, widening its service area foot print to include Southwest Michigan and the surrounding region.

The commercial laundry operation servicing the health care industry in Ohio and Michigan says the addition of the third laundry plant increases its annual processing capacity to more than 120 million pounds.

Reino Linen Service says will continue to operate the laundry facility and plans to offer employment opportuni ties to the current associates.

Minissian