Crown (FL) Acquires Laundry Plus

Crown Linen recently announced the completion of its purchase of Laundry Plus, Bradenton, FL, thus extending Crown’s service area to include all of Florida’s hospitality hubs.

“Laundry Plus is an outstanding addition to our portfolio,” said Crown Linen Managing Partner Pablo Lucchesi. “They are our fifth laundry, giving us complete coverage of the state of Florida’s major tourist areas. With this acquisition, we have now more than doubled our number of facilities in just one year.

“Having facilities close to our customers is key, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer superior products and services to a new set of clients in West Central Florida.”

Based in Miami, Crown has operations there, as well as in Orlando, Fort Myers and Haines City. Laundry Plus’ service area includes Bradenton, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Tampa. Rick Rone, owner of Laundry Plus, said that the company is “excited about the future as a part of the Crown Linen team. We could not have found a better partner, due to their position on ecology and providing the ultimate quality and service at the best value. The Laundry Plus ideologies coincide extremely well with those of Crown Linen and it makes for a great acquisition.”

The purchase was finalized on Sept. 15. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Founded in August 1989, Laundry Plus has served the Florida Gulf Coast region. Its customers include some of the most respected and well-known hotels in the region.

For more than 10 years, Crown Linen has covered the hospitality industry in Central and South Florida. Crown is hailed as a full-service, environmentally friendly linen laundry partner for some of the most upscale and demanding hotels, resorts and spas in the state.