| Type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Service |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founder | K.P. Thorgaard |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Eikemo Thorgård (CEO), Kristian Peter Thorgaard (chairman) |
| Services | B-to-B laundry, textile rentale |
| Revenue | DKK 1.472 billion (2015)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,660[2] |
| Website |
Kivi-Tex is a services company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the holding company of the textile services company De Forenede Dampvaskerier (DFD) and Elite Miljø.
History
Truck at Sygehusvaskeriet in Vejle
De Forenede Dampvaskerier was founded by Kristian Peter Thorgaard when he Lunds Lunds Kitteldepot in 1958.[3] In 1961, he acquired another company, Kivi. The name of his company was changed to Kivi Kittel and later to Kivi-Tex.
Kivi-Tex acquired Danish service company Elite Miljø in 2004. In 2017, it acquired Swedish textile services company Textilia from Accent Equity.[4]
Operations
De Forenede Dampvaskerier operates 20 laundries in Scandinavia.[5]
References
- ↑ "Guld 1000 2016" (in Danish). Berlingske Business. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Kuvu-tex" (in Danish). Berlingske Business. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "53 Familien Eikemo Thorgaard: Omsætning rundede 1,5 mia. kr". Berlingske. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lavare Holding gets a new owner – Accent Equity divests to De Forenede Dampvaskerier". dfd.dk. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Dansk vaskerikonge i svensk gigantopkøb". finans.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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