R. R. Street & Co

What R. R. Street & Co does

R. R. Street & Co Inc (Street's) designs and manufactures proprietary cleaning chemistry products for the professional textile care and commercial cleaning industry. Founded in 1876 by Robert R. Street in Chicago, Illinois, the company supplies drycleaners, wetcleaners, and commercial laundry operations with solvents (perchloroethylene and high flash hydrocarbon), detergents, fabric finishes, specialty stain removal agents, and filtration systems. The firm operates an integrated portfolio of established brands including H2PRO (wetcleaning), FLEX (laundry and housekeeping, with a dedicated site at cleanwithflex.com), Puritan (cartridge filtration), ADCO/Laidlaw (drycleaning and warewash chemicals, operated as a subsidiary), GELATONE (fabric finish), and StreePro (spotting). Around 51-100 employees are reported, with primary contact in the 630 (Chicago western suburbs, including Naperville) area code; the firmographic record places the firm in Naperville while historical sources point to Chicago-area origins.

The product portfolio is organized around distinct cleaning methods rather than a single chemistry platform. The H2PRO line addresses water-based fabric care with detergents, an all-in-one detergent, fabric conditioner, degreaser, and color replenishment product. GELATONE is a water-soluble fabric finish engineered for wool, cotton, linen, ramie, silk, and rayon. Puritan Cartridge Filtration maintains solvent purity in drycleaning operations, and specialized spotting products (StreePro, Persec, DF-2000, Lift, HC Boost, Mulsolite, Pyratex LV, Spotless HC) cover perchloroethylene and hydrocarbon stain removal workflows. Supporting services include Street's Academy for free industry training and the multilingual On the Spot stain removal guide (English, Spanish, Korean). The product surface also extends to commercial laundry, housekeeping, and warewash via FLEX and ADCO/Laidlaw.

Street's commercializes through a B2B hybrid go-to-market combining direct field sales representatives with a dedicated distributor network serving professional drycleaners, wetcleaning operations, and commercial laundry/housekeeping accounts across North America. Customer segments are horizontal across these three use cases, with no disclosed enterprise anchor contracts and no disclosed revenue, funding, parent entity, or M&A activity in the supplied data. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the source flags multi-year contract billing cadence. Marketing is concentrated in content channels (Street's Academy, On the Spot, Feature Friday, Customer Bulletin, video hub) rather than paid acquisition, and customer testimonials point to operationally meaningful outcomes (e.g., a reported ~50% reduction in shirt reruns tied to a customized program from a field rep).

Name

R. R. Street & Co

Legal name

R.R. Street & Co. Inc.

Website

https://4streets.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

R. R. Street & Co designs and manufactures proprietary cleaning chemistry products—H2PRO wetcleaning, FLEX laundry, drycleaning solvents, and Puritan filtration—sold to commercial drycleaners, wetcleaners, and laundry operators across North America via direct sales and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Cleaning Chemicals

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Stain Removers & Pre-Treaters (CRAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Additives (Dryer Sheets, Anti-static, Ironing Aids) (CRADAKAE), Laundry Detergents (Powder, Liquid, Pods/Sheets) (CRAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Professional drycleaning chemicals
• Wetcleaning detergents
• Commercial laundry products
• Fabric care solutions
• Stain removal products

Headquarters

HQ city

Naperville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cleaning Chemical Products: Sale of proprietary cleaning chemistry products including drycleaning solvents, wetcleaning detergents, fabric finishes, stain removal products, and laundry/warewash chemicals to commercial cleaning operations. Products are sold through direct sales representatives and distributor networks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

R. R. Street & Co designs and manufactures proprietary cleaning chemistry products for the professional textile care industry. The company supplies commercial drycleaners, wetcleaners, laundries, and housekeeping operations with a complete line of cleaning applications including drycleaning solvents and detergents, the H2PRO wetcleaning line, GELATONE fabric finishes, FLEX laundry/housekeeping products, the Puritan cartridge filtration system, specialty stain removal products, and steam/boiler products, supported by technical service and the Street's Academy training program.

Product overview

R. R. Street & Co Inc (Street's) is a commercial cleaning solutions provider for the professional textile care industry with over 150 years of experience. The company offers a multi-product portfolio organized around distinct cleaning methods and brands: H2PRO® is the core wetcleaning line offering water-based fabric care with products including Detergent, High Performance Detergent, All-In-One Detergent, Fabric Conditioner, Degreaser, and Color Replenish. GELATONE® is a standalone fabric finish product for restoring crispness to various fabrics. FLEX® is a separate laundry and housekeeping product line. The Puritan Cartridge Filtration system supports drycleaning operations, while ADCO/Laidlaw represents additional drycleaning chemical brands. Street's also provides On the Spot™ as a stain removal guide resource and maintains Street's Academy for training. Core drycleaning products include solvents (PERC, hydrocarbon), specialty spotting products (StreePro, Persec, DF-2000, Lift, HC Boost), and steam/boiler products. The company serves drycleaning, wetcleaning, laundry, and housekeeping operations with customizable cleaning applications and dispensing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H2PRO: Professional wetcleaning product line including detergents, fabric finishes, and specialty products for water-based cleaning.
• On the Spot
• FLEX
• GELATONE
• StreePro
• DF-2000
• Persec
• Puritan
• ADCO/LAIDLAW

Products and services

• H2PRO Wetcleaning Line

Quantifiable outcome

• Lowered shirt reruns by approximately 50% through implementation of laundry program

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ADCO/LaidlawcoreOthersADCO/Laidlaw is operated as a subsidiary brand of R.R. Street & Co, representing a family of laundry and warewash cleaning products. The brand is co-marketed alongside Street's core drycleaning and wetcleaning products on the company website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kreussler & Co. GmbH: German specialty chemical manufacturer that formulates professional drycleaning solvents (e.g., Clipper) and wetcleaning detergents sold to commercial cleaners worldwide. Most direct head-to-head competitor in fabric care chemistry.
• Seitz GmbH: German producer of professional drycleaning detergents, spotting agents, and wetcleaning chemistry for the same PERC, hydrocarbon, and water-based cleaning methods Street's serves.
• Christeyns: Belgian specialty chemicals group with a dedicated professional laundry and textile-care division (formerly Christeyns Laundry Technology) competing directly with FLEX and H2PRO laundry/wetcleaning SKUs.

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global cleaning and sanitation chemicals major with a textile-care business that overlaps with Street's commercial laundry and housekeeping lines, but at much larger scale and across many adjacent categories.
• Diversey (Solenis): Commercial cleaning chemicals incumbent (acquired by Solenis) supplying laundry, housekeeping, and warewash chemistry to hospitality and institutional customers — overlapping with FLEX and Street's warewash portfolio.
• Procter & Gamble Professional: Professional division of a consumer-goods major offering laundry, dishware, and hard-surface cleaning chemistry to commercial accounts; partial overlap with FLEX and warewash lines.
• Spartan Chemical Company: US-based manufacturer of specialty cleaning chemicals for institutional and industrial customers, including laundry and housekeeping lines that overlap with Street's FLEX housekeeping business.
• Hillyard, Inc. Long-established US manufacturer and distributor of commercial cleaning products, including laundry chemistry and housekeeping supplies serving the same B2B facility customer base as Street's FLEX line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rr_streets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/r.r.-street-and-co.-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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