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October 19, 2011
Madonna Inn Makes Room for Mission Linen Supply

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply has been awarded a contract by the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, Calif., to be the sole provider of uniforms, linens, mats and mops for the Inn’s guestrooms, steak house and coffee shop.

The Madonna Inn is situated on approximately 2,200 acres and has been one of California’s landmark attractions since it opened 50 years ago, Mission Linen says. In addition to the main inn, the property incorporates a wine cellar, bakery, coffee shop, dining room, gift shops, a full-service resort day spa, pool and fitness room, several banquet rooms, and the largest convention center on the Central Coast.

Mission Linen’s Morro Bay and Santa Maria facilities will service the inn, spa, steak house and coffee shop.

The fact that both are family-owned businesses played an important part in the Inn’s decision to select Mission Linen, says Mat Tornquist, Madonna Inn special projects manager.

“We were impressed with Mission Linen’s ability to manage the various needs of our resort,” Tornquist says. “The fact that they are local and had two processing plants nearby was another contributing factor. In the end, though, we felt that our two companies share a similar outlook, and that’s what ultimately gave us the comfort we were looking for.”

September 19, 2011
American Dryer Corp. Promotes Bazzinotti; Kannegiesser USA Hires Rakow Jr.

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Following three years of ownership by Stonebridge Partners, American Dryer Corp. (ADC) has named Joe Bazzinotti its new president and CEO, the company says. Bazzinotti has brought four years of positive change to ADC while playing a number of vital roles, including vice president of operations, chief operating officer and president.

“We have gained a tremendous amount of respect for Joe and his exceptionally capable management team,” says David Schopp, a partner in Stonebridge Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. “We believe that ADC is well positioned to take full advantage of the rebounding economy and look forward to renewed growth in the business.”

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Don Rakow Jr. has joined the staff of Kannegiesser USA as project engineer, the company says.

He comes to Kannegiesser with more than 10 years of project engineering experience.

His background ranges from performing single machine installations to total plant design and machinery installation. His projects have taken him around the world to locations in South America and Asia, which will serve him well with the company’s German manufacturing and North American installations, Kannegiesser says.

Rakow Jr. has a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is also a registered professional engineer.

May 23, 2011
Speed Queen Relaunches Brand with New Marketing Campaign

RIPON, Wis. — Having served the commercial laundry industry for more than 100 years, Speed Queen is among the best-known equipment brands in the business.

But the Alliance Laundry Systems company has decided that it is time to refresh and revitalize its iconic brand, says William Bittner, Speed Queen Commercial’s North American sales manager, who visited the American Laundry News offices Thursday to announce the relaunch.

June 9, 2010
HSHS Shared Laundry Services Consolidates Laundry for 10 Hospitals

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — HSHS Shared Laundry Services has been up and running for more than six months and by early 2011 will be responsible for supplying the laundry services for 10 hospitals in Central and Southern Illinois.

The new facility on the northeast side of Illinois’ capital occupies a former tanning supply warehouse. Its location just off I-55 offers easy highway access to any of the hospital customers within its roughly 120-mile service area.

May 14, 2010
Central Dakota Hospital Laundry Upgrades

BISMARCK, N.D. — Central Dakota Hospital Laundry (CDHL) Manager Greg Lorenz was faced with a challenging question. When should he replace an efficient tunnel system that has been working well for many years? Lorenz got his answer when the financing that was available became too good to pass up.

With financing in place and approval from its board, CDHL looked to The Minnesota Chemical Co. for a new Milnor tunnel washer. The local distributor sold the original tunnel system back in 1992.

December 20, 2007
Tingue, Brown & Co. Appoints David Tingue President/CEO

SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — The board of directors for Tingue, Brown & Co. has named David M. Tingue president and chief executive officer. His father, William J. Tingue, who became president in September 1986 and had been CEO since July 1992, made the announcement.

William Tingue retired to the position of nonexecutive chairman upon David Tingue assuming the corporate reins.

December 6, 2007
Two Workers Die While Trying to Clean Tank

LINDEN, N.J. — The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating how two workers died here Saturday while cleaning an industrial-sized tank at a commercial drycleaner.

The victims — Victor M. Diaz Jr., 42, of Hillside, N.J., and Carlos Diaz, 41, of Paterson, N.J. — were found in the empty 20,000-gallon steel tank at North East Linen Co., formerly known as Morey La Rue Laundry & Dry Cleaning. Autopsies determined that toxic fumes had asphyxiated them.

January 4, 2007
Dexter Hires Hietpas to Head Sales, Promotes Mack in Engineering

FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Dexter Laundry recently hired Kevin Hietpas, formerly with Alliance Laundry Systems, as its director of sales and marketing, and promoted Robert Mack to director of engineering.

Hietpas’ business career has consisted of increasingly responsible roles in marketing administration, distributor sales, product management and sales management, Dexter says.