Michael McGruder is the new Project Manager at LAVATEC. Based in Cincinnati, he has over 30 years of design, manufacturing, project engineering and project management experience. He is responsible for project planning and equipment installation and reports to Eric Mueller, LAVATEC’s Vice President of Engineering, according to a news release. McGruder began his career as …
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Thad Southwick has joined LAVATEC as an Application and Support Engineer. A commercial laundry industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, he is based in Cincinnati and reports to President Mark Thrasher. Since getting his start in the business with G.A. Braun in 1989, he has served in several capacities involving sales, facility design …
The old axiom that everything is bigger in Texas is alive and well. The state’s population is among the fastest growing in the U.S., and well-run businesses like Triple D Uniform & Linen Service are responding to the challenge. A local staple in Houston for over 50 years, they recently expanded service to markets in …
LAVATEC announced that Jim Shaw has been added to the executive team as Vice President and National Accounts Sales Manager. Well known throughout the commercial laundry industry, he is based in Cincinnati and reports to President Mark Thrasher. Success has followed Shaw during his 40 years in the industry. In the last 10 years as …
In the business world, medical community or the sports and entertainment industry, experience is often the harbinger for success. For Vinny Samuel, his 40 years in the engineering field and the commercial laundry business is paying off. With the recent addition of more LAVATEC equipment, he’s forecasting a banner year for JVK Operations with a …
Marco Garcia is the newest Service technician at LAVATEC. Based in Las Vegas, he has over 25 years of mechanical and technical experience working with industrial machinery. Joining LAVATEC marks his return to the laundry world following a 10-year absence. After serving as an aircraft mechanic in the Honduran Air Force, Garcia moved to the …
The LAVACascade continuous drying system provides commercial and industrial laundry operators with a new way to make their facilities more energy efficient and profitable. The impressive, three-tiered system is designed to recover and re-use waste heat for a more efficient drying method. By doing so, it achieves: · Energy savings of 50% compared to a …
LAVATEC unveiled new energy efficient equipment at The Clean Show in Atlanta, and the response from attendees during and after the show has been overwhelmingly positive, according to a news release. Company President Mark Thrasher says reactions to the LAVACascade drying system were highly favorable, and interest in the massive LAVAPress ULTRA 597S 60-bar extraction …
Leaders from Emerald Textiles™ stand next to a similar LAVATEC tunnel washer they purchased prior to the recent Clean Show in Atlanta. From left to right is Emerald’s vice president of sales, Robert Hines and CEO Andy Kratky, with LAVATEC’s President Mark Thrasher, and western regional sales manager, Jim Slatcher. Installation of Emerald’s new LT100, …
