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Once upon a time (actually it was 1960), two entrepreneurs named Bob Sokolski and Hal Conarro started a coin-operated laundry business. They called it “Whirley Wash,” after the motion the machines made as they cleaned. Success soon followed.

It wasn’t long before Bob and Hal decided to parlay their good fortune into another arena: car washes. “Sparkle Car Washes,” a chain of coin-operated sites, was soon born. The two founders even went so far as to design their own equipment, which they began supplying to hundreds of other car washes.

Looking for a fresh challenge, Bob and Hal turned their attention to plastics. Over the next nearly four decades, their new venture, Whirley Industries, took the plastic promotional drinkware world by storm, becoming the #1 company of its kind in the country!

Keeping the Whirley legacy alive these days is tough work—but we love it. In today’s “been there, done that” culture, keeping the interest of the consumer requires as much artistic vision as it does marketing savvy. So we added DrinkWorks!, an industry innovator, to our winning team.

When Whirley-DrinkWorks! was formed, you could practically see the creative sparks flying. Tradition met cutting-edge. And awesome met amazing! Now, as one company, we’re better prepared than ever to meet your needs and exceed your customers’ wildest expectations!