Laundry equipment firm cleans up with a year of expansion and investment

Barnsley-based Wolf Laundry, which supplies commercial laundry and warewashing equipment across the UK, has delivered more revenue growth in its last financial year ending 31 December.

Turnover grew to £7.2m, up 64% from £4.4m the previous year. EBIT increased to £1.4m from £460,000 in 2020 and profits rose by 204%.

Wolf Laundry attributes the success to its strong supply chain partnerships with Schulthess, a Swiss washing technology group, and manufacturer of commercial and industrial dryers, American Dryer Corporation (ADC).

In addition, it has strengthened its workforce by taking on a further 13 members of staff, and extending the reach of its manufacturer trained engineers to cover the whole of the UK.

The company has ambitious plans for 2022 including amalgamating its Barnsley and Wakefield offices and investing in a new purpose-built office in Barnsley.

It also opened a 20,000 sq ft warehouse facility on 28 March. This has enabled Wolf Laundry to further expand its range of products including washing machines, tumble dryers and warewashing equipment.

To further support its growth, the firm is investing in marketing to dovetail with its sales strategy and has appointed Leeds-based independent creative design agency ACD&B.

Dan Riley, Wolf Laundry’s joint managing director, said: “Our investment in strengthening the team and focusing on establishing and harnessing strong supply chain partnerships with high quality, innovative manufacturers Schulthess and ADC, has resulted in a strong financial performance.

“This in turn was boosted by our loyal customer base who are at the heart of the business.

“To support our strategy, we have moved to new, larger premises to give us the space to expand our range, and we will make further big investments in 2022, training staff, and collaborating with ACD&B to evolve our brand and align our marketing efforts with the wider business.”