OSHKOSH, Wis. — Commercial laundry equipment manufacturer Continental Girbau recently named Fowler Equipment Co., Bloomfield, N.J., as its 2015 Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year.
Simultaneously, Coronet Equipment, Edmonton, Alberta, received the Canadian Distributor of the Year award for outstanding sales and distribution in vended and on-premise laundry markets, and Taylor Houseman, Pittsburg, Calif., was named the New Distributor of the Year for excellence in all market segments.
Fowler is among the largest vended, on-premise and multi-housing laundry equipment distributors in the Mid-Atlantic region, Continental says. This is the second consecutive year the company has been recognized as Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year.
The full-service company offers technical service and parts, as well as expert assistance with vended, multi-housing and on-premise laundry development. It specializes in vended laundry site analysis, design, construction, training and marketing.
“The Fowler team is really remarkable in its commitment to developing lifelong relationships with customers and business partners,” says Joel Jorgensen, Continental vice president of sales and customer services. “They work very closely with investors to develop highly efficient, successful and profitable vended laundries.”
Coronet is a full-service distributorship handling Continental vended and on-premise laundry equipment distribution in Saskatchewan and the Northern Canadian territories. Dedicated to unrivaled service, Coronet assists in vended laundry site selection, financing, equipment, store layout and management.
“For the second consecutive year, Coronet has earned this prestigious award – continuing many years of high performance,” says Jorgensen. “The team at Coronet has been around and in laundries for a very long time. They effectively work with investors and laundry owners to develop successful and profitable vended laundries. They’re known throughout their territory for providing excellent and responsive service.”
Taylor Houseman, one of the largest commercial laundry and drycleaning equipment distributors serving northern California and the Central Valley, is a full-service company that handles virtually any application, including the multi-housing, vended, on-premise and industrial laundry markets.
“Taylor Houseman exceeded our expectations on all fronts, especially when it came to developing new vended laundries and Express Laundry Centers®,” says Jorgensen. “We partnered with them in 2015 and they are already accomplishing great things.”
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