Oshkosh Fire Dept. Invests in Continental Girbau Gear Washers
The Oshkosh Fire Dept., in Oshkosh Wis., takes the health of their firefighters seriously. That’s why, in 2023, the department completed the installation of Continental Girbau turnout gear washers in…
McPherson College Invests in Sanitizing Sports Laundry System
McPherson College, in McPherson, Kan., recently upgraded an athletic laundry dedicated to its baseball, volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s basketball programs. The result is a laundry solution that drastically…
Whistler Laundry Starts Small – Automates With Growth
By embracing a stepped approach to laundry automation, Whistler Laundry Inc., in Whistler, B.C., increased production 90 percent in just under four years. Starting from scratch, the commercial laundry startup…
Carrollton Fire – Taking Action Against Dirty Gear
Cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters and dirty gear is a known contributor — exposing wearers, and those they serve, to carcinogenic chemicals, particulates, toxins and biohazards….
The Evolution of Seaside Linen – And the Impact of GI Automation
As a college student, Craig Myatt spent the summers working as a bartender in a touristy North Carolina beach community. That’s when he noticed a need for clean linens within…
Jaeger Family Continually Improves Laundries
Multi-store owner Art Jaeger arguably leads the industry in vended laundry firsts: He was the first to own a high-speed laundry, the first to offer ozone sanitization as a vended…
Blue Heron Linens – Automation Doubles Throughput, Cuts Labor in Half
Blue Heron Linens, in Savannah, Ga., a premier provider of commercial laundry services to the hospitality market, recently invested in Girbau Industrial (GI) ironing and folding solutions. Now with doubled…
Sports Laundry & Sanitization
Even before a pandemic took the world by storm, athletic programs concerned themselves with fighting and reducing the spread of potentially deadly pathogens, including HIV, Hepatitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus…
KOA Installs On-premise Laundries
“We want to be at the top end of outdoor hospitality,” said Jill Currier, director of accommodations for Kampgrounds of America’s (KOA) Company-Owned Properties (COPs). Of the 500 KOA campgrounds…
Rural Kansas Hospital Develops Sanitizing Laundry
After outsourcing laundry for years, Pratt Regional Medical Center (PRMC), in Pratt, Kan., developed its own off-site laundry capable of processing and sanitizing more than 1,000 laundry pounds per day….