Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply is a regional uniform and linen rental provider operating across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with plant operations in the Scranton area and territory coverage extending into Baltimore, Washington D.C., and the New York metro. The company competes directly with national players including Cintas, UniFirst, and Aramark, and grows through both organic territory expansion and strategic acquisitions of independent operators.
Mark Lewis, Director of Business Development, owns the company’s growth strategy across new and existing markets. The New York metro had historically been the company’s most difficult territory, with multiple failed sales rep tenures and inconsistent results before Salaria was engaged.
Before partnering with Salaria, Dempsey had cycled through multiple sales reps in New York, plus one inherited from a prior acquisition. The territory was draining management attention without producing predictable growth. Mark described the situation directly:
“New York as a whole had been a sore point for me with reps. I went through several reps and finally decided to start a new strategy.”
Three structural problems were driving the underperformance:
Salaria deployed a dedicated outbound SDR program built around three operating principles: removing cold calling from the rep’s workload, calling tightly defined zip code lists rather than blanket territory, and refining messaging in continuous coordination with Dempsey’s leadership.
Operating Model
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Weekly recurring revenue directly attributed to Salaria | $5,732 per week |
| Pipeline currently in motion | $3,000 per week |
| Largest single conversion | $2,300 per week |
| Comparison to direct sales hire | Equivalent to a full year of rep production |
| New York region momentum | $15,000 to $16,000 per week in growth |
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