, /PRNewswire/ — Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales (SLES), a leading provider of commercial laundry solutions, today announced its completion of a strategic partnership with two distinguished companies in the commercial laundry sector: Universal Laundry Machinery (ULM), Michigan’s largest and oldest distributor of commercial laundry equipment, and Michigan Laundry Machinery Service Inc. (MLM), a trusted provider of commercial and industrial laundry services for over 30 years.
This partnership underscores SLES’s commitment to scaling its industry-leading service-based programs. By combining ULM’s legacy of over one hundred years of experience in commercial laundry equipment distribution with MLM’s three decades of service excellence, the merged separate entity will provide customers a fully integrated distribution experience comprised of best in class technical expertise, product solutions, and comprehensive machine service. Ryan Hubbard, owner of Universal Laundry Machinery and Steve Hantz, owner of Michigan Laundry Machinery Service Inc. will continue to lead the combined organization.
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