Universal Linen Service
Lonnie Thurman has an extensive career in customer relations and route management, currently serving as the Customer Relations Manager at Universal Linen since June 1972. In this role, Lonnie focuses on accounts receivable, contract negotiation, and service operations, including route sales and daily route check-ins. Prior experience includes positions as Route Manager at G K Services from 2002 to 2004 and Newspaper Records Specialist at The Louisville Times from 1970 to 1972. Lonnie's educational background includes attendance at Ahrens Trade High School from 1967 to 1970 and various schools from 1957 to 1970, culminating in a well-rounded foundation for a successful career.
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Universal Linen Service
Fourth Generation: Universal CEO Tom Austin's wife Lisa is the great-granddaughter of Peter Spalding, who founded Spalding Laundry in 1896. Lisa's father, Bill Tate, left Spalding to start Universal in 1979. We have been providing quality linen services in Louisville Kentucky for over 100 years. Universal, formerly Universal Linen Service is an independently-owned and operated textile service provider, has completed the renovation and expansion of a new 50,000 sq. ft. facility on its property located at 1807 Commerce Road, south of downtown Louisville. Adding new laundry equipment, remodeling the building, and improving technology systems totaling $5 million, Universal’s state-of-the-art facility is able to process linen, garments, and floor care products faster and more efficiently in a more environmentally sensitive manner. Housed in a renovated 1924 facility, that was placed on the National Historic Register in 1989 and remodeled in 2007 to accommodate the new equipment, Universal’s new facility allows the company to sort, wash, dry, iron and fold linens for its customers in the food and beverage, healthcare, lodging, and uniform industries. Also with the capability to clean floor mats and launder and press apparel and uniforms, Universal’s new plant is completely driven by technology and automation, increasing efficiency and turnaround time.