Linen King

What Linen King does

Linen King is a regional healthcare linen services provider founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, operating nine accredited processing facilities across the South Central United States, including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The company delivers outsourced laundry, linen management, and textile services to healthcare facilities (primary segment), long-term care/nursing homes, and ambulatory surgical centers. Its service portfolio includes core healthcare laundry, inventory management, healthcare scrubs, bed and bath linens, patient gowns and apparel, microfibers, and specialized long-term care linen programs, delivered through a direct B2B service model with regional route density.

The business is operationally integrated into hospital inventory, scrub distribution, and infection control workflows, and holds three sector-critical certifications: HLAC accreditation, TRSA Clean Green, and Hygienically Clean Healthcare. In 2022 Linen King merged with Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, and now operates as a subsidiary brand within a multi-region healthcare linen platform that has expanded into Iowa (March 2025) and acquired Texas Textile Services (May 2026). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is delivered via quote-based B2B contracts. Revenue is not disclosed; headcount is reported at 251-500 employees, consistent with a multi-site regional operator.

Name

Linen King

Legal name

Linen King

Website

https://thelinenking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Linen King is a regional healthcare linen services provider operating nine accredited facilities across the South Central US, delivering outsourced laundry, linen management, and textile services to hospitals, nursing homes, and surgical centers as a subsidiary of HLSG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Linen King provides healthcare-grade commercial laundry and linen management services to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and surgical centers. The company launders and manages bed and bath linens, patient gowns and apparel, healthcare scrubs, microfiber textiles, and nursing home linens, while also providing inventory tracking and account management through a customer portal. Operations are delivered through a network of nine HLAC-, TRSA Clean Green-, and Hygienically Clean-certified facilities across the South Central United States.

Product overview

Linen King is a healthcare linen services provider offering a unified portfolio of laundry and linen management services. The core offering is Healthcare Laundry, supported by specialized services including Linen Management (inventory tracking and control), Healthcare Scrubs (uniform cleaning), Long Term Care (nursing home linens), Microfibers (specialty textile cleaning), Bed & Bath Linens (sheets, towels), and Patient Gowns & Apparel. These services are delivered through a network of nine accredited facilities across the South Central US region, providing healthcare facilities with a comprehensive, single-source solution for all medical textile needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Laundry
• Linen Management
• Healthcare Scrubs
• Long Term Care Linen Services
• Microfibers Cleaning Service
• Bed & Bath Linens
• Patient Gowns & Apparel

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Unitex Textile Rental Services: Healthcare and industrial linen rental provider in the Northeastern US. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare linen processing, route-based delivery to hospitals, and certification-driven quality positioning.
• Economy Linen & Towel Service: Industrial and healthcare linen rental and laundry provider with regional Midwestern operations. Comparable to Linen King in commercial laundry processing, route delivery to healthcare and hospitality customers, and family/operator-led service positioning.
• Texas Textile Services: Healthcare linen and laundry provider serving Texas and surrounding states, recently acquired by HLSG. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare linen processing, HLAC certification, and regional Texas/South Central service footprint.
• Faultless Healthcare Linen: Regional healthcare linen and uniform rental company serving hospitals and medical facilities in the Midwestern US. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare linen processing, HLAC certification, and multi-state regional service model.
• Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG): Parent company of Linen King and other healthcare laundry brands, operating across the Midwestern, Southern, and South Central US. Directly comparable as a healthcare linen platform with HLAC-certified processing facilities and multi-vertical healthcare customer base.
• ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists: National healthcare linen rental and laundry services provider serving hospitals, surgery centers, and medical offices. Directly comparable to Linen King in healthcare-focused linen processing, HLAC certification, and route-based delivery model.
• Crown Health Care Laundry Services: Healthcare-focused commercial laundry provider primarily serving the Southeastern US. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare linen processing, certification standards, and multi-vertical hospital/long-term care customer mix.
• Angelica Textile Services: Long-standing healthcare and industrial linen services provider serving hospitals and healthcare facilities. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare linen rental, processing, and linen management programs for acute and post-acute care customers.
• HandCraft Linen Services: Healthcare and hospitality linen services provider serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US. Comparable to Linen King in healthcare-focused linen processing, HLAC-aligned quality standards, and multi-vertical acute/long-term care customer mix.

Emerging players

• Ecogreen Linen Services: Mid-sized healthcare and commercial linen provider with operations in multiple US regions. Comparable to Linen King in certified healthcare linen processing and route delivery, though typically smaller in scale and geographic coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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