Christeyns is a privately-owned chemical manufacturer with significant focus on the professional laundry market offering a full package of product, equipment and technical service to professional laundries across Europe. The group manufactures 50,000 tons p.a. at three locations (Bradford, Gent and Nantes), employs 350 people and had sales of € 65 million last year. Since 1990 the company has been transformed from a local Belgium business into a modern, professionally managed operation still privately owned by an entrepreneur