BALTIMORE — Up To Date Laundry Inc. celebrated its 70-year anniversary of service to the Baltimore community and the Mid-Atlantic region at the end of September, the company reports.
Up To Date Laundry launched its business in Baltimore in 1946, servicing ships arriving at the Baltimore Harbor from New York and Virginia, as well as the retail clientele of the local community. In 1956, it began servicing Franklin Square Hospital, which was the beginning of its venture into the healthcare industry, according to the company.
In 1994, Nancy Stair-Carter assumed leadership of the company after the death of her father, William Stair Sr.
“We are very proud of our 70 years of accomplishment at Up To Date Laundry. My father was always on the leading edge of advancing the laundry industry—it was his passion,” says Stair-Carter.
Up To Date Laundry says it operates a fully redundant laundry processing facility with a complete disaster recovery plan that includes a power generator to operate the entire plant, an on-site fuel distribution system to service delivery trucks for weeks, and a fully stocked warehouse that can supply products to its customers at a moment’s notice.
The laundry says it recycles 90% of all waste and has multiple environmental initiatives throughout its facility.
“Our focus is to partner with our customers to maximize their linen utilization by implementing customized programs that will be costeffective and enhance patient satisfaction,” says Mark Carter, president.
In 2011, it launched the non-acute healthcare division, and in 2015, with a big demand for industry experts to support hospital laundry operations, it launched UTD Consulting, the company says.
Up To Date Laundry is located in a certified Enterprise Zone and has more than 400 full-time and temporary employees.
“We are positioning the company to double in capacity over the next five years and begin our journey for the next 70 years,” says Stair- Carter.
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