OSHKOSH, Wis. –Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015. Established in 1995 as the North American subsidiary of Girbau S.A. (Girbau), headquartered in Vic, Spain, Continental provides laundry equipment and systems to vended, on-premise and industrial laundries in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Today, Continental generates a significant share of …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ecolab introduces the Restora™ program for healthcare laundries. The program uses a patent-pending formula to remove medical adhesives from linen during the wash process. With the Restora program, healthcare laundries can reclaim linen that would have previously been discarded due to adhesive stains, helping to extend linen life and reduce replacement …
RIPON, Wis. – UniMac, a provider of on-premises laundry (OPL) equipment, unveiled its UY softmount washer-extractor series, available in 20- to 275-pound capacities. With a freestanding design for easy installation, the new machines help OPLs of all sizes reduce costs and maximize throughput. “We are pleased to offer on-premises laundries another innovative product design that is …
EAST BERLIN, Conn. — Inverter with single motor drive technology is a tremendous advance in machine speed control. This motor design has significantly fewer parts than a conventional multiple-motor set-up with single-speed motors, clutches and gearboxes, while delivering more speed selections and greater energy efficiency. Coupled with the programmability of the HMi/PLC, EDRO’s washer-extractors are …
OSHKOSH, Wis.—Girbau Group and Lavatec Laundry Technology GmbH (Lavatec) recently entered a collaboration agreement that allows both companies to take advantage of the manufacturing capabilities and products of their counterpart. Together, Girbau Group and Lavatec boast the greatest market breadth of any industrial laundry supplier; multiple staffs, locations and distributorships to support sales and service; …
Kortrijk, Belgium – Lapauw International N.V. announced the opening of Lapauw USA, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary providing sales, service, parts and, in the future, machinery manufacturing and assembly to serve the commercial and industrial laundry industries throughout North America. In making the announcement, Lapauw CEO Steven Renders also announced the appointment of industry veterans …
ASHTABULA, Ohio — Regulated medical waste carts from Meese Orbitron Dunne Co. (MOD), meet U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for transporting hospital linens and other textiles that may be contaminated with the Ebola virus…