Lavanderia Pacifico

What Lavanderia Pacifico does

Lavanderia Industriale Pacifico Srl is a privately held Italian industrial laundry company founded in 1972 in Pontecagnano Faiano (Salerno, Campania). It provides integrated linen rental, industrial laundering, and — through its healthcare division — textile sterilization and CE-marked surgical-kit and surgical-instrument sterilization services to four primary customer segments: hotels/B&Bs/agritourism/wellness centers, restaurants and catering operators, public and private healthcare facilities, and industrial workwear/PPE clients. Operations span two production plants totaling 8,000 square meters, a proprietary fleet of 30+ dedicated vehicles, two transit points, and a regional logistics platform in Pavona (Rome), enabling daily service across Campania, Lazio, Basilicata, Puglia, and Calabria at a throughput of approximately 7 million kilograms of laundry per year for a base of 1,000+ clients.

The company's technology stack centers on RFID UHF garment-level tracking, barcode/chip inventory management, a client-facing mobile app for real-time stock and consumption visibility, automated 24-hour vending machines deployed at healthcare sites, and an experimental bio-compatible washing system paired with biochemical wastewater treatment compliant with Italian Law 152/06. It carries a broad regulatory portfolio — including ISO 13485 medical-device QMS, CE marking under EU Directive 93/42/CEE for surgical kits, UNI EN 14065 RABC biocontamination control, ISO 9001/14001/20471, SA 8000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14064 carbon footprint and ISO TS 14046 water footprint certifications, and Made Green in Italy — that functions as a real barrier to entry in healthcare tenders.

Pacifico operates on a recurring subscription-based rental model (the Italian "lavanolo") with custom quote-based pricing and monthly billing; healthcare clients are served on managed-services contracts. It is a founding member of the STILE 24 consortium of technologically advanced industrial laundries and a member of Assosistema. The company has 200+ specialized employees, is founder/owner-operated with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and has no recorded funding rounds, M&A, or leadership transitions in the available data.

Name

Lavanderia Pacifico

Legal name

Lavanderia Industriale Pacifico Srl

Website

https://lavanderiapacifico.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lavanderia Pacifico is an Italian industrial laundry founded in 1972 that rents, launders, and sterilizes linens, workwear, and surgical instruments for hospitality, restaurant, healthcare, and PPE clients across Central-Southern Italy, using RFID tracking and a dedicated fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Laundry Services

NAICS

Industrial Launderers (812332)

akta.pro primary industry

Uniform & Linen Cleaning, Sanitization & Processing (Service-Included) (HSAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bed & Bath Linen Service (Sheets, Pillowcases, Bath Mats) (HSAJAMAH), Industrial Workwear & PPE Laundry (HSAJAEAD)

Keywords

• Industrial laundry services
• Linen rental services
• Healthcare textile sterilization
• Hospitality linen supply
• Workwear and PPE rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Pontecagnano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Linen and Tableware Rental (Noleggio Biancheria): Rental of bed linen, table linens, workwear, uniforms, and PPE to hospitality, restaurant, and catering businesses. Worn or stained items replaced at no additional cost. Includes pickup, washing, sanitization, and delivery.
2. Healthcare Laundry and Sterilization Services: Integrated services for public and private healthcare facilities: rental of shaped and flat linen, mattresses, surgical kits, surgical instruments. Includes pickup, disinfection, washing, packaging, delivery, and sterilization.
3. Third-Party Laundry (Lavaggio conto terzi): Washing services for companies owning their own linens and workwear, with pickup and delivery handled by Pacifico.
4. Surgical Instrument Rental and Sterilization: Rental of surgical instruments and management of client-owned instruments, including pickup, decontamination, washing, maintenance, kit assembly, sterilization, and delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lavanderia Pacifico is an industrial laundry company that rents, launders, sanitizes, and delivers linens, workwear, and surgical textiles to business customers on recurring contracts. Its portfolio spans bed and bath linens for hotels and wellness centers, table linens for restaurants and catering, workwear and PPE for industrial clients, and specialized laundry plus sterilization services (including surgical instrument sterilization) for public and private healthcare facilities. The offering is delivered through regular pickup and delivery with RFID-based traceability, replacing worn or stained items at no additional cost.

Product overview

Lavanderia Industriale Pacifico Srl is an industrial laundry company founded in 1972, offering integrated linen rental (lavanolo) and laundry services under a single unified offering. The product portfolio centers on the core Lavanolo (Noleggio Biancheria) service, subdivided into specialized divisions: Noleggio Biancheria Alberghiero (hotel/hospitality linens), Noleggio Tovagliati Ristorazione (restaurant/catering table linens), Lavanolo Abiti da Lavoro e DPI (workwear/PPE rental), and the Divisione Sanità (healthcare laundering and sterilization). Add-on modules include Gestione Distributori Automatici (automated vending), Gestione Guardaroba Sanitario (healthcare wardrobe management), and Personalizzazione Articoli (custom branding). All services are backed by RFID/barcode tracking, an internal app, and a nationwide distribution network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lavanolo (Noleggio Biancheria) Industrial laundry and linen rental service for businesses, providing hygienic, sanitized linens and textiles on a rental basis with pickup and delivery throughout Central-Southern Italy.
• Noleggio Biancheria Alberghiero Linen rental service dedicated to hotels and hospitality operators, covering bed linens (sheets, pillowcases, duvets), bathroom linens (towels, bathrobes), pool linens and SPA textiles for B&Bs, farmhouses, hotels and wellness centers.
• Noleggio Tovagliati Ristorazione Table linen rental and laundry service for restaurants, catering and banqueting operations, covering tablecloths, napkins, runners, kitchen linens (cloths, aprons) and staff uniforms.
• Lavanolo Abiti da Lavoro e DPI Integrated workwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rental and laundry service for industrial and service businesses, including inventory management via barcode/chip systems, automated vending distribution and third-party laundry with logistics.
• Divisione Sanità (Lavanolo e Sterilizzazione) Healthcare division providing textile laundering, sterilization of linens and surgical accessories, and surgical instrument sterilization services for public and private medical facilities, with RFID UHF tracking and app-based inventory management.
• Sterilizzazione Tessile e Strumentario Chirurgico Rental of sterile surgical linen and accessory kits, plus rental and sterilization of surgical instruments for operating rooms, including custom kit composition, decontamination, washing, maintenance and autoclave cycle documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ satisfied clients served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• STILE 24coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTILE 24 is a consortium company (società consortile) created by a group of technologically advanced industrial laundries specializing in rental and washing services dedicated to restaurant and hotel businesses. Pacifico participates as a founding member, enabling joint service delivery and marketing across a network of specialized industrial laundries serving the hospitality and catering sectors in Italy.
• AssosistemaminorOthersAssosistema is the Association of Integrated Industrial System of Textile and Medical Goods and Services. Pacifico is a member, benefiting from industry representation, networking, and alignment with industry standards and best practices in textile and medical services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Elis SA: Paris-listed European leader in flat linen, workwear, and hygiene/pest-control rental services. Comparable business model (rental + laundering), broader geography, and much larger scale make Elis the primary pan-European benchmark for industrial laundry economics.
• CWS International GmbH: Major European workwear, hygiene, and cleanroom rental provider (former Haniel division). Overlaps with Pacifico's workwear/PPE and hospitality linen rental offerings, with significantly broader geographic footprint and product portfolio.
• Rentokil Initial plc: UK-listed global hygiene and pest-control services group, with an Initial Workwear / textile rental business line. Comparable in rental-and-laundering economics and 24/7 service contracts, though it operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Johnson Service Group plc: UK-listed textile services provider operating in workwear rental, cleanroom, and hotel linen. Comparable on B2B linen rental economics and recurring revenue model; different geography but similar customer verticals (hospitality, healthcare, industrial).
• Bardusch: German family-owned industrial laundry and textile services group active across continental Europe. Directly comparable integrated flat linen, workwear, and cleanroom rental offering; useful benchmark for European operational efficiency and pricing.

Direct peers

• Servizi Italia S.p.A. Italian publicly listed industrial laundry and sterilization services company, serving hospitals, hospitality, and industrial customers across Italy — the closest scaled domestic comparable to Lavanderia Pacifico's integrated rental/laundering/sterilization model.

Others

• ISS A/S: Global facility services company with a meaningful textile/workwear rental offering alongside cleaning, catering, and property services. Comparable via workwear/PPE rental and integrated facility service contracts; serves as a benchmark for cross-vertical B2B bundling.
• STILE 24: Italian consortium of technologically advanced industrial laundries focused on hospitality and catering rental/laundering — Pacifico is a founding member. Comparable as a network peer (shared service standards, joint marketing), not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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