SITEX Corporation

SITEX Corporation was founded in 1961 and is a provider of uniform and linen services, mats, mops, custom apparel, promotional items, screen-printing, embroidery, first aid, and restroom hygiene services in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Illinois.[1] SITEX is under the management of Wes and Jon Sights marking the third generation of Sight family members to operate in the laundry industry.[2]

SITEX Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryService
Founded1961 as Industrial Uniform Services, Incorporated
1995 as SITEX
HeadquartersHenderson, Kentucky, U.S.
Key people
James Sights, Founder; Gladys Sights, Founder; Wes Sights, President and CEO; Jon Sights, Executive Vice President; Hugh Hennessy, CFO
Number of employees
1000[1]
Websitesitex-corp.com

Impact on Kentucky

Jon Sights is the former chair of the Western Kentucky Regional Industrial Development since its inception in 1998.[3] In October 2014, U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield and state Representative Suzanne Miles used SITEX's location in Kentucky as one of their stops while on their bus tour around Kentucky.[4][5]

History

James and Gladys Sights of Henderson, Kentucky founded SITEX Corporation on January 1, 1961, known then as Industrial Uniform Services, Incorporated.[1] With Rental Uniform, Inc. the organization reached into Southwest Kentucky, West Tennessee, Southeast Missouri, and Southern Illinois. During that same period, the Sights family established the operating name Sani-Clean Linen & Uniform Service as a "doing-business-as" (DBA)[6] for Industrial Uniform Service to reflect their expanded offerings.[7]

In August 1995, the Sights family decided to change the business and official name to SITEX Corporation, with "SITEX" being short for Sights Textiles.[8][9] In 2003, SITEX worked with J.E. Shekell to build a 72,000 square foot laundry facility in Henderson, Kentucky.[10] Hart's Rental Uniform Services, LLC became part of SITEX in December 2008.[11]

References
  1. "SITEX Corporation". Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. "Bloomberg Company Snapshot". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "Local receives statewide economic award". Evansville Courier & Press. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. "Sen. Mitch McConnell, right, addresses the small crowd of Republican supporters at Sitex Corporation in Henderson, Ky". Yahoo News. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. Boyett, Frank (24 October 2014). "McConnell, Whitfield make joint appearance in Henderson". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. "SITEX Corporation". Kentucky.gov. Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. "Jasper Engines & Transmissions" (PDF). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  8. Haslam, Jon (12 December 2015). "Imagemaking Professionals". Evansville Living.
  9. Hurd, Mary Ann. "Certificate of Assumed Name". Kentucky Secretary of State. Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  10. "J.E. Shekell". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  11. "Sitex acquires Lexington uniform and textile rental business". Evansville Courier & Press. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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