Martin-Ray Named Speed Queen Distributor of the Year

Speed Queen recently awarded its highest distributor honor – the 2016 Distributor of the Year – to Martin-Ray Laundry Systems in a ceremony held June 5 at Top Golf in Las Vegas during Clean 2017.Since 2011, the Denver-based distributor has produced “significant and steady growth in the vended laundry segment of its business,” according to Speed Queen. In fact, in 2016, the company increased vended laundry sales 155 percent compared to the previous year.” Co-owners Jim Hohnstein and Bill Mann are constantly dissecting their company to see what is needed to grow their market share,” said Jim Rosenthal, North American sales manager for Speed Queen. “Martin-Ray is a shining example of how reinvesting in your business and building a knowledgeable team pays dividends.” Rosenthal added that Martin-Ray has reconfigured its warehouse with new racking; relocated its New Mexico facility; and upgraded its showroom, which is set up to look like an actual laundromat, complete with signage, furniture, laundry carts, detergent vending machines and bill changers.With locations in Denver and Albuquerque, Martin-Ray has been providing laundry equipment sales and service throughout Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, as well as the western portions of Texas and Nebraska, since 1988.” Bill, myself and the whole Martin-Ray team are so proud to win this honor,” Hohnstein said. “Each of us believes fully that the Speed Queen products we sell to the vended laundry industry truly are the best on the market. Bar none.” Mann echoed Hohnstein’s comments: “2016 was a monumental year for our Speed Queen sales, and a reflection of investments made, quality of the products, and the dedication of the Martin-Ray staff.”