Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.

What Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc. does

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc. is a family-owned, third-generation commercial textile rental company founded in 1959 in Jessup, Pennsylvania, providing uniform rental, restaurant linen, medical linen, towel, facility supply, and mat/mop rental services to B2B customers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates from seven production and distribution facilities spanning Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC, anchored by an $18 million commercial laundry facility and a route-based delivery network with on-site account managers serving scheduled weekly pickups and deliveries.

Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-based weekly rental programs priced on usage, with transparent invoicing via a proprietary CIS Customer Portal and Level Billing smoothing. Customers range from SMB restaurants and independent operators to enterprise accounts including healthcare systems (UPMC, LG Health) and national brands (Chick-Fil-A, U-Haul), accessed both directly and through GPO and MEDtegrity national network contracts. Recent growth has been driven by five strategic acquisitions, most notably the 2026 purchase of Capital Uniform Services extending the New York footprint into the Hudson Valley and NYC metro.

Operational technology includes proprietary SmartScan RFID uniform tracking, VacuTrack electronic linen inventory, PowerTrans hygienic tunnel washing, ProductPlus and JenView inspection systems, MobileLink GPS-routed delivery, and the Mobics AI Scanner for computer-vision-based stain detection. The company holds TRSA Clean Green (first US recipient, 2012), TRSA Hygienically Clean Healthcare and Food Service certifications, HLAC accreditation, and is a MEDtegrity equity member — collectively forming a regulated, capital-intensive barrier to entry in healthcare linen. Leadership transitioned in early 2025 to PJ Dempsey (President) and Kristin Dempsey (Vice President), with a new Director of Digital Transformation role added to formalize technology-led operations.

Name

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.

Legal name

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.

Website

https://dempseyuniform.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply is a family-owned commercial textile rental company founded in 1959, providing uniform, restaurant linen, medical linen, and facility supply rental services to B2B customers across six states plus Washington DC via seven production facilities and route-based delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Uniform & Linen Rental

NAICS

Linen and Uniform Supply (81233), Industrial Launderers (812332), Linen Supply (812331)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Uniform Laundry (Corporate/Facilities) (HSAJAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Workwear & PPE Laundry (HSAJAEAD), Kitchen & Dining Linen Service (Tablecloths, Napkins, Aprons) (HSAJAMAG), Bed & Bath Linen Service (Sheets, Pillowcases, Bath Mats) (HSAJAMAH), Uniform & Linen Pickup/Delivery & Route Service (HSAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Uniform rental services
• Commercial linen supply
• Healthcare linen rental
• Restaurant linen service
• Textile rental management

Headquarters

HQ city

Jessup

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Uniform Rental Services: Weekly rental program where Dempsey purchases, stocks, launders, mends and replaces uniforms automatically. Service scheduled on same days each week with professional route person monitoring needs. Also offers lease programs for customers who prefer employees wash their own uniforms.
2. Restaurant Linen Services: Weekly rental of table linens, napkins, towels, aprons, and cleaning towels. Dempsey handles purchasing, stocking, laundering, mending and replacing automatically.
3. Medical Linen Services: Weekly rental and cleaning of healthcare linens, scrubs, patient apparel, and medical textiles. Route person trained in universal precautions monitors needs.
4. Towel Service: Weekly rental of towels including bed linens, terry towels for spas, gyms, and hotels. Automatic laundering and replacement.
5. Facility Supplies: Weekly delivery of paper products, soaps, sanitizers, air fresheners, disposable gloves, trash can liners, and first aid supplies with dispenser refills.
6. Mat & Mop Rentals: Weekly rental of entrance mats, anti-fatigue mats, message mats, wet/dust mops, and microfiber cleaning products with automatic exchange of clean for soiled items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply provides weekly uniform and linen rental services to commercial customers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company purchases, stocks, launders, mends, and replaces customer-owned and Dempsey-owned textiles via scheduled route delivery. Core offerings span six service lines: restaurant linens, industrial uniforms, medical/healthcare linens, towel and bed linen service, facility supplies, and mat/mop rentals.

Product overview

Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply operates as a multi-service textile rental company offering six integrated product lines: Restaurant Linen Service (table linens, napkins, cleaning towels, aprons), Uniform Rental Service (work shirts, pants, protective wear, food service attire, outdoor jackets), Medical Linen Service (scrubs, lab coats, patient apparel, healthcare linens), Towel Service Laundry (bath towels, bed linens), Facility Services (paper products, soaps, air fresheners, gloves, trash liners, first aid), and Mat/Mop Rentals (entrance mats, anti-fatigue mats, message mats, mops). The company supports these operations with proprietary technology systems including SmartScan RFID uniform tracking, VacuTrack linen tracking, Mobics AI stain detection, ProductPlus inspection, JenView touchscreens, CIS Customer Portal, MobileLink delivery, PalmPC route management, and Automatic Garment Sortation. Dempsey's $18 million commercial laundry facility processes all textile products with state-of-the-art systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Linen Service Weekly rental service providing table linens, napkins, cleaning towels, bed linens, terry towels, and aprons for restaurants with automatic purchasing, laundering, mending, and replacement. Targeted at fine dining, cafes, country clubs, quick service restaurants, catering operations, and food trucks.
• Uniform Rental Service Work apparel and industrial uniform rental program including shirts, pants, protective wear, scrubs, lab coats, food service attire, and outdoor jackets with laundry service. Targeted at industrial, manufacturing, automotive, food service, and other commercial customers.
• Medical Linen Service Healthcare linen and apparel rental including scrubs, warm-ups, lab coats, patient apparel, healthcare linens, and storage/hamper solutions processed in dual-accredited facilities. Targeted at hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, surgery centers, dental practices, and nursing homes requiring HLAC and TRSA Hygienically Clean processing.
• Towel Service Laundry Towel and bed linen rental service including microfiber towels, ribb towels, kitchen towels, bed linens, and terry towels with automatic laundering and replacement. Targeted at hotels, resorts, spas, gyms, country clubs, and other hospitality venues.
• Facility Services Facility supply products including paper products, soaps and sanitizers, air fresheners, disposable gloves, trash can liners, and first aid supplies with automatic restocking and dispenser refills. Targeted at commercial customers across all verticals.
• Mat and Mop Rentals Floor mat and mop rental service including entrance mats, anti-fatigue mats, message mats, and various mop types with automatic cleaning and replacement. Targeted at commercial and industrial facilities for floor safety, hygiene, and branding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Home laundering uses 2.8x more water and 2x more energy than industrial laundering
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MEDtegritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDempsey is an equity member of MEDtegrity, America's largest network of HLAC Accredited and Hygienically Clean laundry facilities. MEDtegrity provides medical centers across America with medical linen services meeting highest standards for quality and infection control. MEDtegrity contracts with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and large networks to provide national agreements serviced by locally-owned suppliers like Dempsey.
• CSC NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDempsey is a member of the CSC Network, the nation's largest alliance of independent laundries. This membership provides unsurpassed buying power and access to key benchmark metrics. Dempsey's PJ Dempsey serves on the Board of Directors of the CSC Network.
• Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDempsey's President PJ Dempsey serves on the Board of Directors for TRSA, the textile rental industry association. Dempsey was the first US company to achieve TRSA Clean Green certification and maintains TRSA Hygienically Clean certifications.
• RedKapcoreTechnology or IntegrationRedKap is the certified single source supplier for Dempsey uniforms. Well-known RedKap brand uniforms are processed in Dempsey's Certified Hygienically Clean laundry facility.
• MedlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationMedline is the supplier for healthcare products including scrubs, gowns, and sheets processed at Dempsey's healthcare-only laundry facility.
• PremiercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremier is one of the GPO members that MEDtegrity contracts with to help healthcare providers realize cost savings and workflow efficiencies.
• VizientcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVizient is a GPO member that MEDtegrity contracts with to help healthcare providers leverage collective buying power.
• HealthtrustcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthtrust is a GPO member that MEDtegrity contracts with for healthcare provider purchasing contracts.
• United Surgical Partners (USPI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUSPI is a healthcare network partner receiving medical linen services through MEDtegrity national contracts.
• AmsurgcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmsurg is a healthcare network partner receiving medical linen services through MEDtegrity national contracts.
• PPL Electric UtilitiesminorOthersPPL Electric Utilities has recognized Dempsey for environmentally-friendly practices in their service territory.
• Capital Uniform ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDempsey acquired Capital Uniform Services of Poughkeepsie, NY in 2024/2025. Capital Uniform was founded in 1979 by Dan and Elizabeth Morris. The Morris family members are staying on to represent Dempsey, providing continuity for existing customers while gaining access to Dempsey's operational strengths and resources.
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDtegrity is a vendor-member of MGMA, the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices.
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDtegrity maintains relationship with ASCA, the largest national association of ambulatory surgery centers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• MedPure Healthcare Linen: Medical linen rental specialist focused on healthcare and ambulatory surgery center accounts. Comparable to Dempsey's medical linen segment via shared HLAC/Hygienically Clean credentialing and route delivery model.

Direct peers

• Paris Companies: Mid-Atlantic uniform and linen supply company serving Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Direct geographic and product-line overlap with Dempsey, including restaurant, industrial, and healthcare segments.
• ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists: Healthcare-focused linen and uniform rental provider operating across the US. Closest comparability to Dempsey's medical linen business, including HLAC-aligned processing and ValueFIRST/Coast to Coast geographic coverage.
• Crown Health Care Laundry Services: Healthcare-specialty uniform and linen laundry provider serving hospitals and clinics in the Southeast. Comparable to Dempsey on HLAC-accredited medical linen processing and IDN contract servicing.
• Mission Linen Supply: Family-owned regional linen and uniform rental company serving hospitality, food service, and healthcare in the western US. Same business model, customer verticals, and route-based operating model as Dempsey.
• Prudential Overall Supply: Family-owned uniform rental and laundry services company with a comparable multi-decade history and similar size profile to Dempsey. Competes in the same restaurant, industrial, and healthcare segments through route-based distribution.
• Alsco Inc. Privately held, family-controlled uniform and linen rental company of comparable scale and history to Dempsey. Operates route-based service across multiple regions and serves the same restaurant, industrial, and healthcare end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Cintas Corporation: The largest North American uniform rental and services company. Direct competitor to Dempsey across uniform rental, restroom supplies, and first aid, with substantially broader geographic reach and enterprise sales coverage.
• UniFirst Corporation: Publicly traded uniform rental and laundering services provider with national footprint. Competes head-to-head with Dempsey in uniform rental for industrial and food-service customers, particularly across the Northeast.
• Vestis Corporation: Uniform and workplace services company spun off from Aramark in 2023. Direct overlap with Dempsey on uniform rental and linen supply, with substantially larger national installed base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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