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million pounds annually. Atlas also operated
a special services facility for medical clinics
and a surgical linen pack room that includes
sterilization.
“From his law practice in Buffalo, New
York, John Giardino was behind that and
had been working with a number of local
hospitals in the Buffalo area. He
was asked to look for a develop-
ment solution to their problems
with aging in-house laundries
that were expensive to operate
and in need of significant capi-
tal improvement dollars,” says
Centerstone COO Ron Sea-
man, who joined the company
in 2008. Since their inception,
Centerstone has opened new
facilities in Austell, Georgia,
Winchester, Tennessee, and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is
soon poised to open a thirdNew
York State health-care facility in
Buffalo. “There has also been
significant organic growth with
additional volumes being incor-
porated into the existing facili-
ties,” says Seaman.
HEALTH-CARE FOCUS
While many laundry production facilities
produce work for various industries such as
healthcare, hospitality and uniform rental
businesses, Centerstone Linen Services has
a sole focus on health-care linen rental as its
primary business model. This primary focus