Lapauw and Montanari Announce Partnership

Lapauw International N.V., Kortrijk, Belgium, recently revealed at the EXPOdetergo International trade show in Milan that the company has signed a long-term agreement with Montanari for the production and distribution of linen transport systems, according to a news release.

Founded in Modena, Italy, in the early 1950s, Montanari (www.montanariengineering.com) quickly identified its core business in the laundry sector, and more specifically in supplying industrial laundries with linen transport systems. For many decades, Montanari has delivered high-quality logistic systems and solutions such as linen sorting systems, overhead bag systems, conveyor belts, full supervision software systems, and more.

“We are extremely happy to announce this exciting partnership,” said Philippe D’heygere, president of Lapauw. “Montanari has an amazing track record: they have installations in over 600 laundries around the world, have installed over 600,000 km (372,823 miles) of overhead storage rails and over 150 km (93 miles) of conveyor belts. More than one-million tons of linen is moved daily on their systems!”

Steven Renders, CEO of Lapauw, added that, “For Lapauw, the partnership with Montanari is the logical next step after the acquisition of Transferon last year. Lapauw can now – more than ever – serve as the single point of contact for customers all over the world that want to invest in full laundry solutions.”

Speaking of the agreement, Claudio Montanari, CEO of Montanari, said that, “The partnership with Lapauw is a great step forward for Montanari. We have a long history and a very good reputation, but our main focus has always been on the South European market. Signing an exclusive partnership with Lapauw for Northern Europe and the other continents, gives us the chance to build products for industrial laundries all around the world. The discussions with the Lapauw management have gone very smoothly as we share the same philosophy of producing high-quality and reliable products, offering a low total cost of ownership.”