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Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in commercial laundry equipment, closed today on purchase of the distribution assets of PWS, Inc., the largest distributor of Speed Queen equipment and replacement parts in North America. The company announced its agreement to purchase the assets just five days ago.  “The teams at Alliance Laundry Systems and PWS did a fantastic job moving swiftly to finalize this deal and we [...]

Chicago location will showcase the global leader’s franchise model Speed Queen, the global leader in laundromat equipment, announces the construction of its Chicago flagship store supporting its Speed Queen Laundromat franchise model. The store, located at 6808 West Grand Ave. on Chicago’s northwest side, will open in Spring and offers 12,250 square feet of space, [...]

When we say community is a major part of who Alliance Laundry Systems is, we mean it. Few global companies the size of Alliance maintain a presence in the small town in which they were born. Yet here we are, more than 110 years into our history and we still call little Ripon, Wisconsin, population [...]

Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in commercial laundry equipment manufacturing, introduces another in its list of innovations – a new generation of washers featuring touchscreen controls and full connectivity options for select Primus and IPSO models. Not only does the touchscreen control platform offer exceptional versatility for vended laundry customers, but it also helps [...]

At Alliance Laundry Systems, “Leading Performance” isn’t just a tagline. For more than 110 years, we have made laundry our singular focus. We innovate with purpose and test with a cool impartiality to ensure that every product we put into production is up to our ultimate reliability pedigree. Leading performance is truly embodied by each [...]

Profitable Speed Queen Laundromats Leverage Technology to Raise the Customer Experience to New Heights [Ripon, Wisconsin, Nov.12, 2019] Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in commercial laundry equipment, announced that its subsidiary, Speed Queen Laundry Franchise LLC is now offering Speed Queen-branded laundromat franchises in nearly all of the United States. The Speed Queen Laundromat [...]

For the second-straight year, Speed Queen brought home high honors in Australia. ProductReview.com.au awarded it the best model in the top load washer category. Seventy-four percent of customers gave the Speed Queen top load washer for the home the highest rating of “Excellent.” Among the things consumers had to say, included: “Problem solved – Machine [...]

Alliance Laundry Systems (Alliance), the leading global commercial laundry equipment provider, was recognized at the tenth annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Alliance’s Customer One® program was honored as a 2016 Stevie Award recipient for its achievements and recent enhancements that improve the customer experience and help their customers’ businesses succeed. Scott Chiavetta, Alliance’s Vice President of [...]

[Ripon, Wisconsin, June 19, 2019] Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in commercial laundry equipment, has reached an agreement to purchase the distribution assets of Dallas-based Commercial Equipment Co. (CEC). The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in July. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, CEC has a rich history of servicing the Central [...]

[Ripon, Wisconsin, February 1, 2019] Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in commercial laundry equipment, has reached an agreement to purchase Commercial & Coin Laundry Equipment Co. (CLEC). The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in early March. Headquartered in Gulf Breeze, Fla., CLEC recently expanded into the Texas market and stands as [...]

Ripon, Wis., October 18, 2018- Huebsch®, your smart laundry partner, introduced its cutting-edge network and payment technology – Huebsch Command™ – to help vended laundry owners make smarter business decisions. The technology is now available to order for vend models with the Galaxy 600 control. “The vended laundry business has changed and owners need a [...]

Ripon, Wis. October 18, 2018 - Speed Queen®, the global leader in commercial laundry, launched next-generation systems that will bring unmatched convenience to multi-housing residents on laundry day. Speed Queen Insights and the Speed Queen app are built on a foundation that doing laundry doesn’t have to be a dreaded task. “With Speed Queen Insights and the Speed [...]

In addressing the need for greater warehouse capacity, Alliance Laundry Systems opened its new 193,000-square-foot global distribution center in June. The new facility features 108 trailer parking spots and 30 dock doors. Logistics supervisors have more visibility to everything going on, via the technology/cameras that were added. The warehouse is wider but less deep, so [...]

Thursday, June 23rd, Alliance Laundry Systems celebrated, with 300 highly honoured guests, the official opening of the STAR (Science, Technology & Research) Center in Pribor, Czech Republic. At the same time, the spotlight was put on 25 years of activity in Czech Republic, as Primus - one of the leading brands of Alliance Laundry Systems [...]

RIPON, Wis. – (May 11, 2016) –Alliance Laundry Systems (Alliance), the leading global commercial laundry equipment provider, announced that a proposed $62.6 million expansion to its Ripon campus has been formally approved by the company’s Board of Directors. Investment incentives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Fond du Lac County through the Fond du Lac [...]

SHANGHAI, China – (April 26, 2016) –Alliance Laundry Systems, the leading global commercial laundry equipment provider, today reaffirmed its commitment to China with the opening of a new 1,000sqm facility in Shanghai. The new laundry academy and showroom are bringing the latest innovations to customers, distributors and partners in the nation. Rick Pyle, President Alliance [...]

Alliance Laundry Systems (“the Company” or “Alliance”), the leading, global designer and manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment, announced today that BDT Capital Partners, LLC, (“BDT”) through its investment funds, has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the Company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“Teachers’”).  Teachers’ is expected to retain a minority interest in the [...]