Fowler Equipment Co. in Bloomfield, N.J., recently received Continental Girbau Inc.‘s 2015 Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year Award, an honor that distinguishes distributors for outstanding performance in the vended laundry market.
In addition, Coronet Equipment in Edmonton, Alberta, received the Canadian Distributor of the Year Award for outstanding sales and distribution in both the vended and on-premises laundry markets, while Taylor Houseman in Pittsburg, Calif., was presented the New Distributor of the Year Award for excellence in all market segments.
Fowler is among the largest vended, on-premises and multi-housing laundry equipment distributors in the Mid-Atlantic region. This is the second consecutive year the company has been recognized as the Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year, according to Joel Jorgensen, Continental vice president of sales and customer services.
“Fowler is a consistently high performer and valued partner of Continental,” he said.
The full-service company offers technical service and parts, as well as expert assistance with vended, multi-housing and on-premises laundry development.
“The Fowler team is really remarkable in its commitment to developing lifelong relationships with customers and business partners.” Jorgensen added. “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-premises laundry equipment distribution in Saskatchewan and the northern Canadian territories. The company assists in self-service 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,” Jorgensen noted. “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, was honored with Continental’s New Distributor of the Year Award. The full-service company handles virtually any application, including the multi-housing, vended, on-premises 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,” Jorgensen said. “We partnered with them in 2015, and they are already accomplishing great things.”
