Hercules Corporation Receives the Maytag(R) Commercial Laundry Energy Advantage(TM) Award

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Corporation, of Hicksville, N.Y., was recently rewarded for their exceptional promotion and advocacy of energy and water efficiency with the Maytag® Commercial Laundry Energy Advantage Award. The award was presented during the Maytag® Commercial Laundry 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.

For more information about Hercules, visit hercnet.com or call 800-526-5760.

About Maytag® Commercial Laundry

Maytag® Commercial Laundry offers a full range of commercial washers and dryers to the coin, multi-housing and on-premises markets through a nationwide network of independent commercial laundry distributors. Maytag brand is dedicated to energy-efficient solutions, with a focus on producing innovative and dependable products for the commercial laundry market.

Known for its rich and long-standing heritage, Maytag brand celebrated 100 years in the laundry business in October 2007. In 2008, the brand celebrated another milestone, the unprecedented 50-year anniversary of its entry in the commercial laundry business.

F.L. Maytag entered the laundry business with one goal in mind: to build quality appliances from durable and long-lasting materials. His ideal holds true today under the leadership of Whirlpool Corporation, which acquired Maytag brand and Maytag® Commercial Laundry in March 2006.

For more information, call 800-662-3587 or visit maytagcommerciallaundry.com.

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