ImageFIRST Acquires Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen

ImageFIRST recently announced the acquisition of Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen, headquartered in Portland, ME, with a service center in Portsmouth, NH. This acquisition marks ImageFIRST’s first facility in the state of Maine and its ninth in the New England region. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a news release.

Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen was originally established in 1944 and provides hospitality linen and uniform services in Northern New England. This acquisition does not include Pratt Abbott Retail’s dry-cleaning and home delivery. New and existing ImageFIRST customers and Pratt Abbott Uniform & Linen customers in this area will be served by these facilities, creating greater processing capacities and job opportunities in the region. Existing leadership and employees will be retained as part of the transaction.

“As we continue to explore opportunities nationally, we recognized the exceptional medical facilities in Maine were missing a linen provider of the same caliber,” said Jim Cashman, president and CEO of ImageFIRST. “By merging the expertise of our new partner with the industry-leading expertise from ImageFIRST, we will be able to bring a superior level of service to even more healthcare facilities in Northern New England.”

This latest acquisition in Maine serves as a key step in ImageFIRST’s geographic expansion, providing the linen specialists with greater opportunities to insource processing and enhance service capabilities nationally. This strengthened national coverage also supports ImageFIRST’s National Accounts Division as it seeks to expand its offerings to more multiregional accounts.

After this acquisition, ImageFIRST will have an extensive medical linen service footprint throughout New England with nine total locations in the region, while also enhancing the company’s hospitality linen service capabilities.