Linen supplier CLEAN has announced that they have been acquired by Alsco, one of the world’s largest textile rental and laundry companies.
Clean Linen Services Ltd, which trades as CLEAN, was founded in 1886 as Maidenhead District Laundry Company. Employing 1,400 employees and servicing more than 5,500 customers across England.
Alsco was founded in 1889, and has been a family-owned company for four generations, employs over 18,000 people, and services more than 350,000 customers in 13 countries as well as operating 170 laundry plants worldwide. The acquisition of CLEAN will expand its footprint to England with seven strategic locations across the country.
Jason Miller, CEO of CLEAN, said: “Joining the Alsco family is great news for our customers and for all the employees and business partners who have worked so hard over the years to make CLEAN what it is today. Like CLEAN they are a long-established family company with whom we share the same values and the cultural synergies between the two organisations are excellent. My management team and I are incredibly excited about the future and look forward to working with the team at Alsco.”
Kevin and Robert Steiner, co-CEOs of Alsco, said: “Last week CLEAN and Alsco became one company. We look forward to working with CLEAN, assisting their progress and enjoying a great future together. Together, we will be much stronger than either CLEAN or Alsco would be alone.”
