GULF BREEZE, Fla. — Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co. (CLEC) has completed its purchase of fellow distributor Texas Laundry Service Co., the company reports.
“Texas Laundry was a perfect fit for our company as we expand throughout the Gulf Coast,” says Craig Dakauskas, president of CLEC. “This acquisition is part of the ‘CLEC Effect,’ where we seize opportunities to increase our coverage footprint and then use our combined talents and synergies to grow the business.”
Texas Laundry Service Co. distributes Speed Queen on-premises and coin laundry equipment throughout the south Texas market. The company has offices in Pasadena, Corpus Christi, San Antonio and La Feria.
According to CLEC, plans call for the organization to maintain two offices: CLEC East, in Gulf Breeze, and CLEC West in the Houston area. Texas Laundry President Linda Moore will stay on in the interim to assist with the transition. With the acquisition, the company grows to about 50 employees.
“As a company, we could not be happier about expanding our territory and representing Speed Queen in the south Texas market,” Dakauskas says. “We expect to focus on growing coin and OPL sales in the market.”
In addition to Texas Laundry Service Co., CLEC has purchased Delta Laundry Equipment, based in Greenwood, Miss., and Lafayette, La.-based Ebner Equipment in the last several years.
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