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- Johnson Service Group PLC provides textile rental and related laundry services throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through two primary divisions: Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HORECA), which includes Johnsons Hotel Linen serving high-volume linen needs for group and independent large hotels; Johnsons Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Linen offering premium linen to restaurants, hospitality and corporate event customers; Johnsons Luxury Linen encompassing Empire Linen Services, acquired in September 2024, and Regency Laundry, acquired in February 2023, providing bespoke linen to luxury four- and five-star hotels; and Johnsons Ireland, comprising Johnsons Celtic Linen and Johnsons Belfast, catering to hospitality and healthcare sectors; and Workwear, consisting of Johnsons Workwear delivering workwear rental, protective wear, workplace hygiene and laundry services across industrial, healthcare and corporate sectors. Founded in 1953 and headquartered at Johnson House, Abbots Park, Monks Way, Preston Brook, Cheshire, WA7 3GH, England, the company targets hospitality, healthcare, industrial and corporate customers with a focus on operational efficiency, sustainability initiatives under The Johnsons Way framework and high-quality service delivery. Recent developments include the completion of a GBP 30 million share buyback programme with GBP 16.8 million utilised in the first half of 2025, the launch of a new GBP 25 million share buyback to March 2026 bringing total buybacks since 2022 above GBP 90 million, expansion of its revolving credit facility to GBP 135 million in July 2025 via a GBP 15 million accordion option, opening of a new energy-efficient laundry site in Crawley in March 2025, significant capital investments in sites such as Wexford, Naas, Corsham, Pwllheli and Edinburgh to boost capacity and reduce energy use, relocation of Enfield depot to South Mimms and Lancaster operations to Manchester, an increased interim dividend of 1.6 pence per share payable November 2025, and first-half 2025 revenue growth of 5.5% to GBP 257.5 million with adjusted operating profit up 13.9% to GBP 28.7 million.