Type Private Motto People You Can Count On | Founded 1889 | |
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Industry Service industries / hospitality / healthcare / automotive / manufacturing Key people Bill Evans, President and CEO
Bruce Steiner, Co-Chairman
Gary Van Ness, Co-Chairman
Dan Lagermeier, CFO
Andrew Steiner, VP of Customer Operations
John Sutherland, SVP of US Operations
Naiem Nairouz, SVP of Canadian Operations
Brian Keegan, SVP of Plant Operations
Curt Gray, SVP and CAO Products Rental work apparel, hospitality service products, direct purchase apparel and accessories, facilities services products, flame resistant apparel, protective accessories, controlled environment products Website www.ameripride.com
Affiliated companies Canadian Linen and Uniform Service and Quebec Linge Headquarters Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States | ||
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AmeriPride Services is a uniform rental and linen supply company in North America. Operating more than 115 production facilities and service centers throughout the United States and Canada, AmeriPride provides linen, uniforms, floor mats, restroom products and facilities services to nearly 150,000 customers every week. The organization supplies local, regional and national companies in industries, including automotive, manufacturing, service, hospitality, food processing, technology and research, and pharmaceutical.
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- History
- Timeline
- Innovative technology
- References
Founded in 1889 by George and Frank Steiner, the privately held company is still owned and managed by the Steiner family. Company information can be found online at www.ameripride.com.
History
As a young man, George Steiner worked as a towel delivery boy for Johnson's towel route in Lincoln, Nebraska. When Johnson lost his contract to have his towels laundered by inmates at the state penitentiary in 1889, he offered to sell to George his towel route for $50.80- half down, half later. He purchased the towel business and as his business grew, George turned for help to his younger brother who he made an equal partner. Together they made deliveries from a green and white hand cart they pushed through the city streets. It wasn't long before the hand cart was upgraded to a horse-drawn wagon. George named his business Lincoln Towel and Apron Supply Company and later became known as American Linen. Business continued to grow and the Lincoln business expanded to Salt Lake City, UT and Minneapolis, Minnesota in the late 1800s and Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1920s establishing the Canadian Linen Supply Company. Today the American Linen Supply Company is known as AmeriPride and serves over 150,000 customers daily.
Timeline
Innovative technology
AmeriPride uses the Superior Apparel Management (SAM) system which uses radio frequency chip technology (RFID) to monitor and control garment service. The SAM system tracks each garment in service to ensure maximum garment accuracy, accurate inventory control and improvement in the speed and response time to clients. This technology is able to provide the clients with a computerized inventory, processing equipment, route efficiency systems and accurate accounting.