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.
| Company 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 | [1] |
History
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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.[citation needed]
Kivi-Tex acquired Danish service company Elite Miljø in 2004. In 2017, it acquired Swedish textile services company Textilia from Accent Equity.[4]
Operations
editDe Forenede Dampvaskerier operates 20 laundries in Scandinavia.[5]
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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