The Netherlands/ Germany: Thermopatch, the heat seal and marking specialist, has signed up Schibensky Apparatebau and its nationwide partners to provide its technical service throughout Germany.

The partnership became effective from July 1. Thermopatch has seen a rapid growth in sales over the past five years and now serves customers in a diverse range of industries including fashion, drycleaning, nursing homes, industrial and hospital laundries.

The company wanted to ensure that it could provide strong technical support on a local basis to all these sectors Schibensky has been selling and servicing commercial laundry machines including, flatwork ironers and steam boiler plants for nearly 20 years. So its business complements that of the Dutch company.

The two companies are now working to link their sales and service departments.