Hercules Corp. Receives Maytag ‘Energy Advantage’ Award

By PlanetLaundry staff | Apr 14, 2010

Hercules Corp., based in Hicksville, N.Y., was recently rewarded for its exceptional promotion and advocacy of energy and water efficiency with the Maytag Commercial Laundry Energy Advantage Award. This honor was presented during Maytag’s 52nd annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

“Hercules’ dedication to supplying environmentally conscious products to the multi-housing industry is unrivaled,” said Craig Kirchner, global director of Maytag Commercial Laundry. “They are a great example to laundry distributors.”

“This award exemplifies our mission to help customers reduce cost and increase efficiency,” said Andrew May, president and CEO of Hercules. “This proves we have made great strides in our commitment to environmental responsibility, and we are proud to have our efforts recognized.”

Founded in 1959, Hercules is a leading provider of outsourced laundry equipment and services to multi-housing residence buildings in the New York tri-state area. The company has been a Maytag brand distributor for more than 30 years.

In addition to receiving this year’s Energy Advantage Award, Hercules is a past recipient of the Maytag Multiple-Housing Excellence Award and the Maytag Red Carpet Service Excellence Award.

Andrew May was on hand to receive the award, along with Andy Tegan, vice president of product sales, Paul Finkelstein, vice president of operations, Mark Eisler, vice president of sales, Christine Franke, product sales associate, and Steve Beckerman, service manager