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Business View Magazine
80 Business View – October
Healthcare
E. Morgan’s wife, tasked Morgan with the direction
of a laundering business he had established in St.
Louis. Morgan deployed horse and buggy teams to
collect and deliver laundry it cleaned for the railroad
enterprise of Wagner Palace Car Company. Spoor
later became a manager at Wagner while Morgan
continued to operate the laundry. By 1889, Wagner
merged with the Pullman Company and the laundry
business was boosted in the process.
After transitioning to a new home office in Chicago
in the 1920s, it became known as Morgan Linen
and Laundry Services, until principals simply settled
for Morgan Services. Kendrick’s son, Alden Kendrick
Morgan, ran the organization and was followed by
his son, John Alden Morgan, whose leadership saw
the enterprise transition into new areas of expertise.
In fact, John Alden Morgan’s grandson, Alden Senior,
now serves as managing director.
Simmons said much of Morgan’s success stems
from its flexibility and speed in responding to market
changes. It provided laundry services for U.S.
troops during the World War II era and also began
its transition away from railroad services into the
hospitality industry, where restaurants and hotels
V
enus Group is proud to be one of the
many suppliers to provide Morgan
Services with their textile needs. Our
company is a privately owned minority company
that provides textiles to thousands of customers
in Institution and Hospitality as well as Retail
market segments. We were started in 1972
and have grown because of outstanding quality,
competitive pricing and a dedication to providing
excellent service.
Venus is an importer, distributor and a
manufacturer. Our manufacturing facility located
in Southern California, provides our customers
with quick turnaround of special tablecloths,
sheets, aprons and uniforms. Most custom
orders are finished in 5-7 working days providing
our customers with their products, much sooner
than our competitors who must manufacture off
shore.
At our company owned vertical mill in India,
our “Farm to Finish” concept is truly unique.
Venus controls the quality of its products from
the bio-engineering of the cotton seed to the
development of the finished product. Our seed
sharing program with the local farmers ensures
Venus of a quality crop. We supply the cotton
seeds and educate the farmers on the proper
nutrients and then purchase the cotton product
back at a fair market price. Add our rainwater
harvesting, water treatment programs and
natural resource usage to generate power, shows
that Venus Group is committed to Responsible
Manufacturing. We also partner with another mill
in China where our sheets are produced.
VENUS Group – International Supplier to Morgan Services
