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, …
Commercial and Industrial laundry operators looking for answers to their energy and efficiency needs will find them with new equipment solutions in the LAVATEC booth (#528) at The Clean Show. The revolutionary LAVACascade drying system makes its tradeshow debut alongside the massive LAVAPress ULTRA 597S 60-bar extraction press. “It will be good to see everyone …
Marathon runners train their bodies relentlessly, running hundreds of miles to prepare themselves for a race. They do it to build endurance so they can overcome any conditions, stave off fatigue and finish with a strong sprint to the finish line. That scenario is similar to the situation where LAVATEC recently installed new equipment at …
Emerald Textiles announces $15MM in capital projects that are underway with technology advancements and improvements across Emerald’s twelve commercial healthcare linen and laundry processing facilities, according to a news release. Emerald has invested nearly $50 million in capital since 2017 through new equipment, innovation, re-tooling of facilities, and the building of a brand new, high-tech …
Jack Wilson, a 24-year veteran of the commercial laundry industry, is the new Midwest Regional Sales Manager for LAVATEC Laundry Technology, Inc. Based in Atlanta, he reports to President and CEO Mark Thrasher. Wilson’s hiring is the latest step in LAVATEC’s continuing quest to better service its customers. Wilson began his career with Loomis Brothers …