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| 1970 International growth |
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In 1970, the International Division's sales exceeded $30 million and it served more than 40 world markets. The division established a European satellite headquarters office in Brussels to guide efforts in 15 countries, and added new operations in Spain, Switzerland and the Dominican Republic. In 1977, International set up area headquarters in Latin America and Hawaii. By the end of the decade, it conducted business in more than 50 countries. |
| 1973 EL's 50th anniversary |
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As EL celebrated its 50th anniversary, the company achieved its 39th consecutive year of growth in sales and earnings. The year also brought a flurry of acquisitions, including that of Raburn Products Inc., a Wheeling, Ill.-based manufacturer of transport carts and dish racks for institutional warewashing. |
| 1975 New laundry services |
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Growing use of new, no-iron, permanent press fabrics for table linens, bed linens and uniforms created another market opportunity for the Institutional Division. By the mid-1970s, EL was manufacturing and selling laundry equipment, detergents and dispensing systems through its new Econ Systems Division. |
| 1979 Reaching $400 million in sales |
| EL defied prevailing economic gloom to surpass $400 million in sales in 1979, the 45th consecutive year of sales increases. |
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