On-demand laundry and dry cleaning app Laundrapp has acquired competitor Washbox for an undisclosed sum.
The combined businesses will continue to offer a comprehensive range of products and services to customers across London, Birmingham and Edinburgh with new cities launching soon as the service looks to continue its aggressive growth since launching five months ago.
Ed Relf, CEO and co-founder of Laundrapp, said: “In just five months we’ve cleaned over quarter of million items and today Laundrapp cleans an item every 10 seconds!
“This is unprecedented growth for this on-demand laundry and dry cleaning industry and the acquisition of Washbox fuels our desire to disrupt the entire laundry and dry cleaning industry and pioneer the wider digital on-demand economy.”
Danny Vaughton, CEO of Washbox, added: “We’re thrilled to be part of the Laundrapp family and to be acquired by such a groundbreaking business.
“It’s obviously a tough decision however Laundrapp is a worthy leader in this emerging market and we’re thrilled to have played a part in its journey.”
Washbox, which launched in 2014 as part of the Ignite startup accelerator, was one of the first laundry and dry cleaning app services to hit the market in the UK.