OSHKOSH, Wis. — Laundry Plus, a commercial laundry in Bradenton, Fla., recently received Continental Girbau Inc.’s 2014 Business Partner of the Year award.
According to Continental, during the past four years, Laundry Plus has invested in Continental and Girbau Industrial (GI) branded laundry solutions, while assisting and nurturing new Continental and GI investors.
“The evolution and partnership we have formed with Laundry Plus has been a key component in introducing and growing the Girbau Industrial brand in the North American marketplace,” says Continental President Mike Floyd. “We are excited about continuing to team with Laundry Plus to bring a higher-quality product to the South Florida hospitality marketplace."
“It has been a true partnership, with both partners relying on each other to meet projected goals and both accomplishing what we set out to do,” says Laundry Plus owner Rick Rone. “We often hear the expression, ‘I have your back.’ Continental and Girbau Industrial have covered our back time after time with engineering (both hardware and software), service and parts. Thanks for believing in us when others wouldn’t.”
Since 2011, Laundry Plus has invested in two 12-module TBS-50 Continuous Batch Washing Systems; two ironing lines, including feeders, ironers, folders and stackers; multiple open-pocket E-Series soft-mount washer-extractors; and 10 250-pound-capacity ST-100 Dryers, among other equipment.
Most recently, Continental assisted Laundry Plus in consolidating two operations into a single, large industrial laundry. In doing so, both partners realized terrific gains, according to Joel Jorgensen, Continental vice president of sales and customer services.
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