Century Linen & Uniform recently announced the majority acquisition investment by family-office-based investor Falcon Affiliates. The current Century Linen CEO and third-generation family owner, Dick Smith, will remain a significant minority shareholder of the company, according to a news release. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The recent merger that formed UNX-Christeyns and was finalized on July 1 will have an immediate impact when The Clean Show is held July 30-Aug. 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Sea-lion America will host a ceremony in its Clean Show booth (No. 1712) on Sunday, July 31, at 9 a.m. EDT. The ceremony will announce the build out of Sea-lion’s pilot laundry project in North America, according to a news release.
The LAVACascade drying system makes its trade show debut alongside the LAVAPress ULTRA 597S 60-bar extraction press in the LAVATEC booth (No. 528) at The Clean Show, slated for July 30-Aug. 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, according to a news release.
JENSEN plans to showcase smart technologies and new material-handling solutions at its booth (No. 506) at the Clean Show. The company’s investments in laundry robotics, artificial intelligence and Big Data confirm its vision to automate all processes in the laundry, according to a news release.
At Clean ’22, Girbau North America (GNA) will showcase the company’s product line for commercial, industrial, vended, textile care and multi-housing laundry equipment and solutions, according to President Mike Floyd.
Emerald Textiles, San Diego, recently announced $15 million in capital projects that are underway with technology advancements and improvements across the company’s 12 commercial healthcare linen and laundry processing facilities, according to a news release.
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be an opportunity for a Virginia health system to not only address supply chain issues, but also to improve its environmental footprint, according to a news release.
The Laundry List recently announced Gerald Snider as the company’s new vice president of engineering & technology. With almost 30 years of experience in the laundry industry, Snider brings an ideal and unique combination of skill sets to support the company and bring added value to its customers, according to a news release.
Ellis Corp., Itasca, IL, recently announced that the company hired Scott Voss to serve as its director of technical engineering for Ellis and Ludell Mfg., according to a news release.
