Hospital linen service expands into Ohio, Michigan

ST. CHARLES - Healthcare Linen Services Group said Tuesday it has acquired Reino Linen Service, which has become its fifth regional subsidiary.

Founded in 1943, Reino is a leading health care linen solutions provider that has the capacity to process more than 150 million pounds of laundry annually for hospitals and health care facilities.

The acquisition expands HLSG's operations into the attractive Ohio and Michigan markets, and adds automated facilities that provide additional capacity to its existing footprint throughout the Midwest, the company said. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

St. Charles-based HLSG is a portfolio company of York Capital Management's private equity group.

Following this transaction, HLSG now operates 14 linen processing plants across five regional brands: Logan's Linens in Shelbyville, Kentucky; Logan's Uniform Rental, also in Shelbyville; Superior Health Linens, based in Cudahy, Wisconsin; Textile Care Services in Rochester, Minnesota; and now Reino based in Gibsonburg, Ohio. The company's process 250 million pounds of health care linen on an annual basis for over 500 customers in 14 states.

"Reino, our third acquisition in 2022 following the strategic investment from York Private Equity, has built a solid business and will add significant expertise in Ohio and Michigan," said Joe LaPorta, president and CEO of HLSG. "We look forward to maintaining Reino's rich legacy of providing exceptional service to customers and employees."