In 2009, in the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in American history, two longtime healthcare launderers found themselves out of the industry they loved and looking for a way back in. After putting in more than 20 years of service each at Nixon Uniform Service and Medical Wear, New Castle, DE, and ImageFirst, Radnor, PA, by 2007 both Mark Sussman and Joe Mastin had moved on to Linens of the Week (LOTW), Washington, DC. The two men were going to be in charge of growing the primarily F&B laundry company’s medical division.
 
When LOTW ...