Berendsen
- To the American television producer and screenwriter Daniel Berendsen see.
- To the German CDU politician, see Fritz Berendsen.
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- Iain Ferguson ( Chairman )
- Peter Ventress (CEO)
The Berendsen plc (formerly The Davis Service Group Plc ) is a group based in London, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange ( BRSN ) and is represented in the benchmark index FTSE 250. The turnover in 2010 was £ 986.1 million ( 2009: £ 970.9 million).
Berendsen employs approximately 7,000 people, is one of the leading textile service companies in Europe and the market leader in the textile supply of health care. The group operates in Europe 132 industrial laundries (as of December 31, 2010 ).
Major competitors are ALSCO, Boco, LaRose and MEWA.
The organizational structure of Berendsen Group is divided into the Division:
- Great Britain and Ireland: The Sunlight Service Group / Spring Grove Services (Ireland ) Limited
- Rest of Europe: Sophus Berendsen Group
In Scandinavia, Berendsen is the leading textile service companies. In the Netherlands, Berendsen is a leader in workwear rental and industrial cleaning cloths. The branch in Poland is active in the areas of workwear rental and mat service. In Sweden and Estonia Berendsen Sourcing AB has production facilities for their own professional clothing collections and protective equipment.
History
Godfrey Davis launched in 1920 an automobile trade, his company soon became a major owner and lessor. In 1959 he went with his company on the London Stock Exchange. In 1987, Davis for £ 8 million, the Sunlight Services, a leading laundry company that was founded in 1900. Previously, he had in 1981 sold his automobile rental. 1991 Godfrey Davis sold three of its four auto dealers and changed the name to Davis Service Group.
In 1996 it came to the corporate takeover of Spring Grove Services of the Granada Group. This alternative approach also leading laundry companies operated on the Irish and German market after it, among other things on the site Meßkirch 1991, the company Haussler, the "Hotel laundering" was strong in the area, took over. 2010, this area was closed.
Sophus Berendsen 2002, founded in 1854, A / S followed headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The purchase price was £ 426 million The large laundry Berendsen Textile rental companies Permaclean ( Dusseldorf ) and Saniwo textile had taken over in 2007 (Worms ). This was previously offered textile service in "Health care " expanded to include " clothing industry ".
With effect from 4 January 2011 The Davis Service Group Plc was renamed The Berendsen plc.
Germany
The Berendsen Group employs around 2,600 staff in Germany. The company is divided into the business areas " Health" with headquarters Berendsen GmbH in luck town in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig- Holstein and " industry" with the headquarters of the Berendsen Textil Service GmbH in Glindemann in Stormarn in Schleswig -Holstein. Berendsen is one of Germany's leading textile service provider in the hospital area. At the country level are the two business " health care" and " industry" is divided into six practice areas: Textile full supply for hospitals, full supply of textile and non - textile medical products, textile full care for the elderly and nursing homes, as well as Textile Services - Mietberufsbekleidungen, mats and washroom service, supply of machinery cleaning cloths.
Other countries
Berendsen Textil Service A / S in Denmark, in turn, the market leader.