Alsco Uniforms continues eastern expansion, buys Pennsylvania company

Alsco Uniforms, a Salt Lake City-based provider of uniform and linen laundry services, is continuing its growth strategy by building its presence in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets with the acquisition of MacIntosh Services. Alsco, a fifth-generation, family-owned company, assumes ownership of MacIntosh’s Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, plant and offices, along with its fleet that will be rebranded as Alsco Uniforms in the coming months.

“Through this acquisition, Alsco Uniforms will showcase its high-quality products and laundry services to the industrial, health care and hospitality industries in a new market,” Alsco said in announcing the purchase.

“We’re excited that the employees and customers of MacIntosh Linen & Uniform are joining Alsco Uniforms,” said Bob Steiner, CEO of Alsco. “As a 135-year-old, fifth-generation, family-owned company, we appreciate the foundational relationships MacIntosh has made in the communities they serve. We plan to build on their successes and continue creating the best possible experience for both MacIntosh employees and their customers. Together, we’ll both maintain and enhance the high standards and exceptional service they’re used to.”

“Myself and fellow employees of MacIntosh are looking forward to becoming a part of Alsco Uniforms,” said James Rodgers Jr., president of MacIntosh. “We believe that our customer relationships will be strengthened by this acquisition as Alsco Uniforms brings with it a history of customer service excellence.”

Jim Kearns, chief operating officer at Alsco, said, “Like our recent acquisition of Churchill Linen, this acquisition of MacIntosh Services puts us in a strong position to service customers in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas. Along with strategic acquisitions, we will continue to invest in expanding our sales and service teams across North America to support our growth plans.”

Alsco Uniforms now has more than 80 processing facilities and 200 locations in North America supplying uniforms, linens, floor mats, mops, first aid and restroom supplies. It serves the health care, automotive, industrial and hospitality industries with its 16,000 employees and 350,000 customers.

MacIntosh was established in 1919 by W. Bruce MacIntosh Sr. as Mary MacIntosh, a retail laundry operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 1989, James J. Rodgers Sr. became president and CEO, and in 1994, he acquired the company from the MacIntosh family and renamed it MacIntosh Linen and Uniform Services.