SITEX Corporation

SITEX Corporation
Private
Industry Service
Founded 1961 as Industrial Uniform Services, Incorporated
1995 as SITEX
Headquarters Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.
Key people
 James Sights, Founder; Gladys Sights, Founder; Wes Sights, President and CEO; Jon Sights, Executive Vice President
Number of employees
 1000[1]
Website sitex-corp.com

SITEX Corporation was founded in 1961 and is a provider of uniform and linen services, mats, mops, custom apparel, promotional items, screen-printing, embroidery, 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]

Impact on Kentucky

Jon Sights is the 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][6] 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)[7] for Industrial Uniform Service to reflect their expanded offerings.[8]

In August 1995, the Sights family decided to change the business and official name to SITEX Corporation, with "SITEX" being short for Sights Textiles.[9][10] In 2003, SITEX worked with J.E. Shekell to build a 72,000 square foot laundry facility in Henderson, Kentucky.[11] Hart's Rental Uniform Services, LLC became part of SITEX in December 2008.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Jasper Engines & Transmissions". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "SITEX Corporation". Kentucky.gov. Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jasper Engines & Transmissions" (PDF). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Haslam, Jon (12 December 2015). "Imagemaking Professionals". Evansville Living.
  10. ↑ Hurd, Mary Ann. "Certificate of Assumed Name". Kentucky Secretary of State. Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "J.E. Shekell". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sitex acquires Lexington uniform and textile rental business". Evansville Courier & Press. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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