Continental Girbau Inc. recently welcomed Sergi Obiols, of Vic, Spain, as sales and product engineer. In his new role, Obiols provides technical sales support for Girbau Industrial (GI) laundry equipment projects throughout North America. Most recently, Obiols was part of the industrial design team at Girbau Global Laundry Solutions (Girbau), in Vic. “Our goal of …
OSHKOSH, Wis.—Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently partnered with Hills Commercial Laundry, in Anchorage, Ala., to provide on-premise laundry equipment throughout Alaska. As a result, the company will represent Continental’s complete line of on-premise washer-extractors, drying tumblers and ironers. Hills Commercial Laundry carefully examines commercial and on-premise laundry operations to provide laundry solutions that boost productivity …
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) and its Florida distributors, Laundry Pro of Florida, in Lakeland, Fla., and The Laundry Shop, in Pembroke Pines, Fla., have initiated disaster assistance for Hurricane Irma business victims. This includes special commercial laundry equipment financing and rental programs, as well as quick equipment and parts replacement. Irma’s damages are …
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) and its Houston distributor, Skyline Equipment Inc., have initiated disaster assistance for Hurricane Harvey business victims. The disaster relief initiative includes special commercial laundry equipment financing and rental programs, as well as quick equipment and parts replacement, according to Continental President Mike Floyd. “Working together, Continental and Skyline …
Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently welcomed Eric Novak, as customer care associate. In his new role, Novak interfaces with Continental’s customer care department to process and maintain in-house orders and shipping dates; handle warranty administration and claims processing; and assist customers and distributors with product shipping and delivery information. “Eric comes to Continental with impressive …
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently recognized Darling’s Sales & Service Co. (Darling’s) with its 2016 On-Premise Laundry Distributor of the Year award, an honor that distinguishes distributors for outstanding performance in the on-premise laundry market; Fowler Equipment Co. (Fowler) with the Distributor of the Year award for outstanding sales and support in both …
Lavatec Laundry Technology Inc. was recently awarded Continental Girbau Inc.’s 2016 Business Partner of the Year award. The honor recognizes Lavatec’s superior business results while working in partnership with Continental and its customers. Lavatec President Mark Thrasher accepted the award at Clean ’17, in Las Vegas. “On behalf of Lavatec, we are honored to accept …
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) employees recently contributed to a Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) project near the company’s headquarters, in Oshkosh, Wis. Two Continental teams donned hard hats and tool belts in an effort to build an ADA compliant twindominum to accommodate two special needs families, according to Christine Skupus, director of finance administration. …
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.— Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently welcomed Jason McAninch, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to the CG West team. In his new role as commercial laundry sales specialist, McAninch manages commercial vended and on-premise laundry sales and marketing efforts for CG West. “We are really pleased to have Jason join our team, …
OSHKOSH, Wis.—Continental Girbau Inc.’s parent company, Girbau, recently announced the signing of a joint-venture agreement with Chinese company Shenguang. The two laundry equipment manufacturing companies signed the agreement May 18, in Shanghai. As a result of the joint venture, Girbau will control the new company and plans to inaugurate a new production center in July …