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Oshkosh, Wis. — Wis.-- Girbau North America (GNA) recently welcomed Melissa Kuhn as digital marketing manager. Kuhn, of Stockbridge, Wis., brings more than 9 years of marketing and digital marketing experience to the company. In her new role, she plans and executes GNA's digital marketing and advertising strategies and social media campaigns. Read More

Oshkosh, Wis. — Wis.--Girbau North America (GNA) recently recognized several distributors for outstanding sales and service in 2020. Fowler Laundry Solutions (Fowler), in Union, N.J., received the Vended Laundry and Multi-Housing Distributor of the Year awards; Sunshine Sales, in Glendale, Ariz., earned the On-Premise Laundry Distributor of the Year award; Lavanett, in St. Laurent, Quebec, received the Canadian Distributor of the Year award; and Laundry Systems of Tennessee (Laundry Systems), in Sevierville, Tenn., earned the Girbau Industrial Distributor of the Year Award. Read More

Oshkosh, Wis. — Wis.--Continental Girbau® (Continental) recently introduced a ProfitPlus® Control upgrade kit for vended Continental washer-extractors manufactured after 2009. In addition to “extra” cycle options including Extra Wash and Extra Spin, it showcases a new “Extra Sanitize” option that allows storeowners to easily add functionality for sanitization of laundry loads, and to monetize that cycle selection. In doing so, whenever a customer selects the “Sanitize” option, an owner-specified cost is added to overall vend price. This market-unique upgrade kit will immediately grow store revenue and help ensure customer/staff safety during a time when it’s needed most, according to Continental Girbau Vice President of Sales Joel Jorgensen. Read More

Oshkosh, Wis. — Tyler Willman, of Oshkosh, Wis., recently joined Girbau North America (GNA) as regional sales manager in training. In this training role, he is immersed in all aspects of GNA's internal departments, including shipping and receiving, parts, technical services, customer care, lead fulfillment and sales. His responsibilities include daily interface with end-user lead inquiries, distributer lead fulfillment and service request follow-up, among many others. This position ultimately leads into a regional sales manager role. Read More

Oshkosh, Wis. — Girbau North America (GNA) recently developed and released the Covid-19 Disinfection Monitoring Package (DMP), a module that works in concert with Sapphire laundry management software to monitor and verify disinfection of washed textiles. Read More