Wagg’s Imperial Laundry was founded by Newton Kirby Wagg in Midland Ontario on January 1st 1902.

In the early years the company relied on horse and buggy to collect and carry everything from tablecloths and bedding to clothes and curtains to its facility for cleaning and pressing. Many of the merchant ships and passenger vessels that docked in Midland also relied on Wagg’s for their laundry needs.

Dry cleaning was added as a new service during the Depression in the 30’s. Despite the hard economic times, Newton Wagg and his son Murray expanded the company’s operations across the region, opening new plants in Barrie, Orillia and Gravenhurst during the 40’ and 50’s.

Murray continued to lead the company’s fortunes into the 1960’s when the advent of Laundromats and modern household appliances were transforming the traditional laundry market. Wagg’s opened the first Laundromat in Canada in Barrie, Ontario.

Murray’s son Bill made his own mark when he took over the family business in the 1960’s with the introduction of linen rental and mat rentals–services that Wagg’s continues to offer today. Washroom services such as soap supply were new at that time also.

Under the current stewardship of Bill’s son Kirby – and with a fifth generation (Kirby’s son Billy) of Wagg's already involved in the business – the company is poised for a second century of quality service to clients across Central Ontario.

Now headquartered in a modern facility in Orillia’s Progress Park, Wagg’s LTD. continues to deliver customer service and satisfaction at the highest of levels.