Jan Vleugels

Primus was founded in 1911 as a manufacturer of household washing and dishwashing machines in Belgium. Only in 1970 did the company's focus shift to commercial laundry equipment. Primus is today one of the leading commercial laundry machine manufacturers in Europe with a strong presence in North America, Asia and the Middle East. The Group produces commercial laundry machines for, among others, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, laundromats, multi-housing laundrettes and commercial laundries. Primus covers the whole spectrum of laundry equipment including high-spinning freestanding washers, rigid mounted washers, hygienic barrier washers, tumble-dryers and ironers. Through its network of distributors, the Group equips three types of end-users: coin operated laundry ('COIN'), on-premise laundry ('OPL') and commercial laundry. Primus also sells to industrial laundries, larger on-premise laundries and dry-cleaners.

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC engages in the invention, design, production, and marketing of solutions for commercial laundries. It manufactures products under the brand names such as Speed Queen, UniMac, Primus, Huebsch, and IPSO. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Ripon, WI.