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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27

                                KIRBY CORPORATION

                   2000 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

     1. Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to advance the interests of Kirby
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), by providing an additional
incentive to attract and retain qualified and competent directors, upon whose
efforts and judgment the success of the Company is largely dependent, through
the encouragement of stock ownership in the Company by such persons.

     2. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:

     (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:

          (i) Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the beneficial
     owner, directly or indirectly, of voting securities representing thirty
     percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
     outstanding voting securities or, if a person is the beneficial owner,
     directly or indirectly, of voting securities representing thirty percent
     (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding
     voting securities as of the date the particular Option is granted, such
     person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of additional
     voting securities representing ten percent (10%) or more of the combined
     voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities;

          (ii) During any period of twelve (12) months, individuals who at the
     beginning of such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to
     constitute a majority of the Directors unless the election, or the
     nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of each new Director
     was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Directors then still
     in office who were Directors at the beginning of the period;

          (iii) The stockholders of the Company approve (A) any consolidation or
     merger of the Company or any Subsidiary that results in the holders of the
     Company's voting securities immediately prior to the consolidation or
     merger having (directly or indirectly) less than a majority ownership
     interest in the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity
     immediately after the consolidation or merger, (B) any sale, lease,
     exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
     transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
     (C) any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

          (iv) The stockholders of the Company accept a share exchange, with the
     result that stockholders of the Company immediately before such share
     exchange do not own, immediately following such share exchange, at least a
     majority of the voting securities of

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     the entity resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same
     proportion as their ownership of the voting securities outstanding
     immediately before such share exchange; or

          (v) Any tender or exchange offer is made to acquire thirty percent
     (30%) or more of the voting securities of the Company, other than an offer
     made by the Company, and shares are acquired pursuant to that offer.

For purposes of this definition, the term "voting securities" means equity
securities, or securities that are convertible or exchangeable into equity
securities, that have the right to vote generally in the election of Directors.

     (c) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee, if any, appointed by the
Board.

     (d) "Compensation Plan" means the written plan or program in effect from
time to time, as approved by the Board, which sets forth the compensation to be
paid to Eligible Directors.

     (e) "Date of Grant" means the date on which an Option is granted to an
Eligible Director.

     (f) "Director" means a member of the Board.

     (g) "Eligible Director" means a Director who is not an employee of the
Company or a Subsidiary.

     (h) "Fair Market Value" of a Share means the mean of the high and low sales
price on the New York Stock Exchange on the day of reference as quoted in any
newspaper of general circulation or, if the Shares shall not have been traded on
such exchange on such date, the mean of the high and low sales price on such
exchange on the next day prior thereto on which the Shares were so traded, as
quoted in any newspaper of general circulation. If the Shares are not listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value on the date of
reference shall be determined by any fair and reasonable means prescribed by the
Committee.

     (i) "Nonincentive Stock Option" means an option that is not an incentive
stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

     (j) "Option" means any option granted under this Plan.

     (k) "Optionee" means a person to whom a stock option is granted under this
Plan or any successor to the rights of such person under this Plan by reason of
the death of such person.

     (l) "Payment Date" means the last day of a calendar quarter.

     (m) "Plan" means this 2000 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan for Kirby
Corporation.

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     (n) "Share" means a share of the common stock, par value ten cents ($0.10)
per share, of the Company.

     (o) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in any
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the
granting of the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation
in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.

     3. Total Shares. The maximum number of Shares to be issued pursuant to
Options under this Plan shall be THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (300,000) Shares from
Shares held in the Company's treasury. If any Option granted under the Plan
shall terminate, expire or be cancelled or surrendered as to any Shares, new
Options may thereafter be granted covering such Shares.

     4. Automatic Grant of Options. Options shall automatically be granted to
Eligible Directors as provided in Sections 5, 6 and 7. All Options shall be
Nonincentive Stock Options. Each Option shall be evidenced by an option
agreement containing such terms deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee
that are not inconsistent with the Plan or any applicable law. Neither the Plan
nor any Option shall confer upon any person any right to continue to serve as a
Director.

     5. Automatic One-Time Grant. Each Eligible Director shall automatically be
granted an Option for FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) Shares on the date of such Eligible
Director's first election as a Director.

     6. Automatic Annual Grants. Immediately after each annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company, each Eligible Director shall automatically be
granted an Option for THREE THOUSAND (3,000) Shares.

     7. Election to Receive Options. If the Compensation Plan permits Eligible
Directors to elect to receive an Option in lieu of all or part of Director fees
otherwise payable in cash, each Eligible Director who has properly and timely
made such election as provided in the Compensation Plan shall automatically be
granted an Option for a number of Shares equal to (i) the amount of the fee such
Eligible Director elects to receive in the form of an Option divided by (ii) the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant multiplied by (iii) 3, with
the result rounded to the nearest whole Share.

     8. Option Price. The option price per Share for any Option shall be the
Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant.

     9. Date of Grant.

     (a) The Date of Grant of an Option granted under Section 5 shall be the
date of the Eligible Director's first election as a Director.

     (b) The Date of Grant of an Option granted under Section 6 shall be the
date of the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.

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     (c) The Date of Grant of an Option granted under Section 7 shall be the
date by which the Eligible Director must make an election pursuant to the
Compensation Plan to receive the Option in lieu of cash fees.

     10. Vesting.

     (a) An Option granted under Section 5 shall be exercisable on or after the
Date of Grant.

     (b) An Option granted under Section 6 shall become exercisable six months
after the Date of Grant.

     (c) An Option granted under Section 7 shall become exercisable on the
Payment Date(s) following the Date of Grant as provided in this Section 10(c).
The number of Shares as to which an Option granted under Section 7 will become
exercisable on each Payment Date after the Date of Grant shall equal the number
of Shares subject to the Option divided by the number of Payment Dates occurring
after the Date of Grant and before the first anniversary of the most recent
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.

     (d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 10, (i) an Option
shall only become exercisable as provided in this Section 10 if the Optionee is
a Director at the time the Option would otherwise become exercisable and (ii)
upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Options outstanding at the time
of the Change in Control shall become immediately exercisable.

     11. Term of Options. The portion of an Option that is exercisable shall
automatically and without notice terminate upon the earlier of (a) one (1) year
after the Optionee ceases to be a Director for any reason or (b) ten (10) years
after the Date of Grant of the Option. The portion of an Option that is not
exercisable shall automatically and without notice terminate at the time the
Optionee ceases to be a Director for any reason.

     12. Exercise of Options. Any Option may be exercised in whole or in part to
the extent exercisable in accordance with Section 10. An Option shall be deemed
exercised when (i) the Company has received written notice of such exercise in
accordance with the terms of the Option and (ii) full payment of the aggregate
option price of the Shares as to which the Option is exercised has been made.
Unless further limited by the Committee in any Option, the option price of any
Shares purchased shall be paid solely in cash, by certified or cashier's check,
by money order, by personal check or with Shares owned by the Optionee for at
least six months, or by a combination of the foregoing. If the option price is
paid in whole or in part with Shares, the value of the Shares surrendered shall
be their Fair Market Value on the date received by the Company.

     13. Adjustment of Shares.

     (a) If at any time while the Plan is in effect or unexercised Options are
outstanding, there shall be any increase or decrease in the number of issued and
outstanding Shares through

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the declaration of a stock dividend or through any recapitalization resulting in
a stock split, combination or exchange of Shares, then and in such event:

          (i) appropriate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number of
     Shares then subject to being optioned under the Plan, and the numbers of
     Options to be granted under Sections 5, 6 and 7, so that the same
     proportion of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares shall continue to
     be subject to being so optioned, and

          (ii) appropriate adjustment shall be made in the number of Shares and
     the exercise price per Share thereof then subject to any outstanding
     Option, so that the same proportion of the Company's issued and outstanding
     Shares shall remain subject to purchase at the same aggregate exercise
     price.

     (b) In the event of a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the
Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity, the Board or the
Committee may provide for any or all of the following alternatives: (i) for
Options to become immediately exercisable, (ii) for exercisable Options to be
cancelled immediately prior to such transaction, (iii) for the assumption by the
surviving entity of the Plan and the Options, with appropriate adjustments in
the number and kind of shares and exercise prices or (iv) for payment in cash or
stock in lieu of and in complete satisfaction of Options.

     (c) Any fractional shares resulting from any adjustment under this Section
13 shall be disregarded and each Option shall cover only the number of full
shares resulting from such adjustment.

     (d) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the issuance by the
Company of shares of its capital stock of any class, or securities convertible
into shares of capital stock of any class, either in connection with direct sale
or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon
conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares
or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number of or exercise price of Shares then subject
to outstanding Options granted under the Plan.

     (e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the existence of
outstanding Options granted under the Plan shall not affect in any manner the
right or power of the Company to make, authorize or consummate (i) any or all
adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the
Company's capital structure or its business; (ii) any merger or consolidation of
the Company; (iii) any issue by the Company of debt securities, or preferred or
preference stock that would rank above the Shares subject to outstanding
Options; (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (v) any sale,
transfer or assignment of all or any part of the assets or business of the
Company; or (vi) any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar
character or otherwise.

     14. Transferability of Options. Each Option shall provide that such Option
shall not be transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution and that so long as an Optionee lives, only such
Optionee or his guardian or legal representative shall have the right to
exercise such Option.

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     15. Issuance of Shares. No person shall be, or have any of the rights or
privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any of the Shares
subject to any Option unless and until certificates representing such Shares
shall have been issued and delivered to such person. As a condition of any
transfer of the certificate for Shares, the Committee may obtain such agreements
or undertakings, if any, as it may deem necessary or advisable to assure
compliance with any provision of the Plan, any agreement or any law or
regulation including, but not limited to, the following:

     (a) a representation, warranty or agreement by the Optionee to the Company,
at the time any Option is exercised, that the Optionee is acquiring the Shares
for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the
distribution of any such Shares; and

     (b) a representation, warranty or agreement to be bound by any legends that
are, in the opinion of the Committee, necessary or appropriate to comply with
the provisions of any securities law deemed by the Committee to be applicable to
the issuance of the Shares and are endorsed upon the Share certificates.

     16. Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the provisions of
the Plan, to adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it
may deem advisable, to decide conclusively all questions arising with respect to
the Plan and to make all other determinations and take all other actions
necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions and
acts of the Committee shall be final and binding upon all affected Optionees. If
there is no Committee, the Board shall administer the Plan and in such case all
references to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Board.

     17. Amendment. The Board may amend or modify the Plan in any respect at any
time.

     18. Duration and Termination. The Plan shall be of unlimited duration. The
Board may suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time. Such action
shall not impair any of the rights of any holder of any Option outstanding on
the date of the Plan's suspension, discontinuance or termination without the
holder's written consent.

     19. Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of September 26, 2000.

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD: September 26, 2000

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.56
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                                SUPPLY AGREEMENT
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This Supply Agreement (hereinafter the "Agreement") is made and entered into by
and among Coinmach Corporation (hereinafter "Coinmach"), Super Laundry Equipment
Corporation (hereinafter "Super Laundry"), (Coinmach and Super Laundry
collectively being referred to herein as "Buyer"), and Alliance Laundry Systems
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter "Seller").

                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS, Buyer is in the business of providing vended and non-vended
laundry equipment services for multi-family housing units, owning and operating
their own coin laundries, and is also a distributor of coin laundry and
on-premise laundry equipment and turnkey laundromat stores; and

         WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to assure itself of an ongoing business
relationship with Seller, which is beneficial to Buyer in terms of assuring that
Buyer has access in sufficient quantities to the Seller's latest products and
technology in the Buyer's business, and other complementary benefits; and

         WHEREAS, Buyer previously entered into a Supply Agreement with Seller,
dated as of May 1, 1998 (the "Existing Supply Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller now desire to enter into this Agreement,
pursuant to which Buyer will purchase certain of its requirements of the
Products (as defined in Exhibit B) from Seller, in replacement of the Existing
Supply Agreement, in order to extend the term of the relationship between Buyer
and Seller, to put into effect, as of the date of this Agreement, the current
pricing structure as reflected on Exhibit A attached hereto, and to include
certain existing affiliates of Coinmach Corporation directly as Buyer under this
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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1. Requirements Contract. For the term hereof (as defined in Section 11), so
long as Seller is a manufacturer of the Products defined in Section 2 herein and
so long as Buyer leases and/or operates premises on which one or more
coin-operated or card-operated washing machines and/or dryers are located;
and/or is an authorized distributor for Seller's Products in one or more
territories, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from
Seller, Buyer's requirements of Products on the terms and conditions contained
herein. In the event Buyer wishes to lease Products, Buyer further agrees to
specify to the lessor that such Products must be purchased from Seller.

2. Definition of Products.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  the parties  agree
that the  following  are the defined  "Products" referenced in this Agreement;

   (a)  All coin-operated or card-operated washing machines and front load
washers;

   (b)  All coin-operated or card-operated dryers, stacked dryers, and tumbler
dryers; and

   (c) All new replacement and new repair parts for any and all of Seller's
coin-operated or card-operated washing machines, dryers, frontload washers,
stacked dryers and tumbler dryers owned by, leased to or serviced by Buyer.

3. Price.  The prices to be charged Buyer will be ** OMITTED PURSUANT TO
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**

All prices are stated on an FOB shipping point basis, except Seller will prepay
freight on orders of 42 or more units of Seller's washers and dryers (21 or more
for stacked dryers) for shipments within the continental United States and, for
shipments into Mexico, will prepay freight to a destination point selected by
Buyer on the U.S. - Mexican border. For shipments of home style products to
Appliance Warehouse, Seller will prepay freight on shipments of 12 units or
more.

The current prices to be charged Buyer for replacement and repair parts are
those set forth in Seller's published parts price lists, stated as either a net
price or a suggested list price; however, if such price is listed as a suggested
list price, Buyer shall be charged suggested list price less a **OMITTED
PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST** discount.

Seller reserves the right to select the carrier and shipping point for Products.
Payment terms shall be ninety (90) days from date of invoice; provided, however,
that Seller retains the right to adjust payment terms in the event that Buyer
fails to maintain its timeliness of payment in all material respects.

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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4. Rights with Respect to Future Prices. Seller shall have the right to change
the prices charged Buyer for Products, except for home style washer and
"Special" models, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice. The percentage
increases in prices by Seller shall not exceed the percentage price increases
which are implemented with respect to Seller's other customers as documented by
Seller's published manufacturer's list prices. ** OMITTED PURSUANT TO
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**

5. Competitive Product. In consideration of Seller's agreement to provide
significant discount pricing, Buyer agrees to purchase at least **OMITTED
PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST** of its needed Products from Seller
during the term of the Agreement. In addition, if Seller is unable to deliver
Products which Buyer has ordered within ten (10) days of the date such Products
would be shipped in the ordinary course of Seller's business, Buyer has the
right to instead purchase a like number of pieces of equipment of comparable
grade and quality from any other person; provided that any such failures to
deliver Products within 45 days from the date such Products were ordered shall
be deemed to be a Default hereunder. In the event Buyer requires certain items
of laundry equipment with respect to which none of the Products manufactured by
Seller substantially conform to the specifications of such equipment as required
by Buyer, then, notwithstanding the provisions contained in the first sentence
of this Section 5, Buyer shall be free to purchase such equipment from any other
person.

In the event, Buyer receives a proposal from a customer specifying certain
equipment other than Seller's and after a good faith effort to convince the
customer to purchase Buyers equipment customer demands other equipment, such
equipment will be excluded from the **OMITTED PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUEST** requirement.

6. Technical Support. Seller will commit resources to work directly with Buyer
on projects mutually beneficial to both parties, including but not limited to
audit control, electronic display, card-actuated washers and dryers and stacked
frontload washer/dryer combinations. This is required by Buyer to ensure timely
response to competitive new product developments and to allow Buyer to be more
competitive by offering more efficient customer friendly laundry equipment
services.

7. Forecasting and Logistics. Three business days prior to the beginning of each
month, the Buyer shall provide Seller a rolling 90 day forecast of monthly
requirements for each of the product categories, as defined in Section 2 (a) of
the Seller's route business except that the first 30 days of the forecast shall
be by model. Quantities provided in the forecast will not be binding on Buyer
but only serve to evidence the good faith estimate of future requirements.

Buyer and Seller will work cooperatively and use their good faith efforts to
optimize order processing and distribution logistics using the following
guidelines:

   (a)  The locations listed below will order in full truckload quantities:

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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                        Cranbury, NJ                   Glendale, CA

                        Dallas, TX

                        Houston, TX

                        Roslyn, NY

                        West Nassau, NY

   (b) Intermodel shipments (truckloads on trains) will be made to these
locations with the associated estimated transit time:

                        Location                             Transit Time

                        Dallas, TX                           3-4 days

                        Glendale, CA                         5-6 days

                        Houston, TX                          3-4 days

                        West Nassau, NY                      3-4 days

   (c) Buyer must order in increments of 6 for topload washers, electric dryers,
and gas dryers and in increments of 3 for stacked dryers -gas and stacked dryers
- electric.

8. Product Reliability. Buyer will share, with Seller, service history and
product reliability data which is readily available to Buyer concerning the
performance of Seller's products.

9. Warranty. All Products sold to Buyer shall be sold to Buyer with Seller's
standard commercial limited parts warranties, unless otherwise specified by
Seller and mutually agreed to in writing by Buyer in advance of any sales;
except, however, the Speed Queen branded Washers, Dryers and Stack Dryers
shipped by Seller to Buyer on or after January 27, 1997 shall be sold to Buyer
without warranty, provided, however, that Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any
cost of material incurred by Buyer which is attributable to Seller's verified
"Epidemic Failure" of component parts. As well as any labor allowances offered
by Seller to any other customers for the same "Epidemic Failure". An "Epidemic
Failure" of a component part occurs when there is in excess of a 10% failure
rate for the preceding twelve (12) months for that component. Buyer reserves the
right to purchase the Speed Queen branded Washers, Dryers and Stack Dryers with
Seller's standard commercial limited parts warranties by paying the extra amount
specified in Exhibit B upon sixty (60) days written notice. If the Buyer chooses
to buy with warranty during the term of this Agreement, then the Buyer may not
make another election to buy without warranty during the remainder of the
Agreement.

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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10. Default and Arbitration. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of
Default under this Agreement;

     (a) Default in the payment when due of any amount owed to either Party by
the other under this Agreement, if such failure continues for a period of thirty
(30) days after payment was due;

     (b) Default in the obligation to obtain all Products from Seller in the
manner set forth in Sections 1, 2 and 5, if such failure continues for a period
of thirty (30) days after notice by Seller of such default; and

     (c) Default in any of Seller's obligations to Buyer hereunder.

Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default hereunder, Seller,
in the case of an Event of Default under clause A or 13 of this Section 9, and
Buyer, in the case of an Event of Default under clause A or C of this Section 9,
shall have the non-exclusive right to commence appropriate proceedings in any
state court located in New York, New York, or in the federal courts for the
Southern District of New York, Buyer hereby agreeing that it irrevocably submits
to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives, to the fullest extent such party
may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance
of any such action or proceeding. The foregoing notwithstanding, if there is a
dispute arising out of any of the other terms of this Agreement, such dispute
shall be immediately submitted to arbitration in New York, New York, by a
retired judge provided by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service in
accordance of the commercial rules then in effect of the American Arbitration
Association, and any award of such arbitration shall be final and binding upon
the parties.

11.  Term

(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall be **OMITTED PURSUANT TO
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**, commencing on the date hereof and ending on
**OMITTED PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**.

     (b) Buyer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the
occurrence of a "Change of Control" (as hereafter defined) affecting Buyer and
the giving of written notice to Seller specifying a termination date of not less
than 120 days following the later of the date upon which such "Change of
Control" occurred or the date of such notice. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the earliest of the
following events: (i) upon the sale, transfer or other disposition, on a
cumulative basis subsequent to the date of this Agreement, of equity securities
in a party representing interests sufficient to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons responsible for the management or governance of Buyer
or of Coinmach Laundry Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("CLC"), the sole
shareholder of Buyer; (ii) upon any other occurrence after the date of this
Agreement resulting in the ability of any person or group of persons not
presently in control of Buyer or CLC to, directly or indirectly, exercise actual
control over the direction and

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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management of Buyer or CLC; or (iii) the sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of Buyer; provided, however, that no Change
of Control hereunder shall be deemed to have occurred following the sale or
issuance by Buyer or CLC of any class of equity securities if such securities
are sold in a transaction pursuant to a registration statement which has been
declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,

12. Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice required hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or
delivered upon (a) deposit in the United States certified or registered mails,
with proper postage prepaid, (b) deposit with a reputable overnight courier with
all charges prepaid, or (c) delivery, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of
which must be properly addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

         If to Seller at:  Attn.: Chief Executive Officer
                           Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
                           Shepard Street
                           P. 0. Box 990
                           Ripon, WI 54971-0990

         with a copy to:   Attn.: Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
                           Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
                           Shepard Street
                           P. 0. Box 990
                           Ripon, WI 54971-0990

         If to Buyer at:   Coinmach Corporation
                           521 East Morehead St., Suite 590
                           Charlotte, N.C. 28202
                           Attn.: Stephen R. Kerrigan

         with a copy to:   Mayer, Brown & Platt
                           1675 Broadway
                           New York, New York 10019-5820
                           Attn.: Ronald S. Brody, Esq.

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

13. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York,

14. Successors and Assigns. - This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, legal
representatives, and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned, transferred or
otherwise conveyed by Seller without Buyer's prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned, or unduly delayed.

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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15. Counterparts Clause; Telecopy Execution. This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of this Agreement by telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as delivery of
a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an
executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile shall also deliver a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, but the failure to deliver a
manually executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and
binding effect of this Agreement.

16. Future Acquisitions. Buyer may, in the future, acquire other route
businesses from independent operators and operate such either under a new
wholly-owned subsidiary (if, for example, such acquisition is structured as a
stock purchase with the acquired corporation not thereafter being merged into
one of the entities comprising Buyer) or under one of Buyer's existing operating
entities (if, for example, such acquisition is structured as an asset
purchase). In the event that Buyer consummates any such future acquisitions,
Buyer or its applicable subsidiary shall remain entitled to the same benefits
hereunder as if such person were a party, as an additional "Buyer," to this
Agreement, and in the event any such acquisition results in a new wholly-owned
or controlled subsidiary of Buyer, Buyer shall cause such new subsidiary to
execute an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Seller, adopting the
terms of this Agreement as a "Buyer" hereunder and agreeing to be bound by all
the terms and provisions hereof, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
require Buyer or any such new subsidiary to take any action that is prohibited
by, or would otherwise result in a default under or breach of, any agreement or
instrument to which Buyer or such new subsidiary is a party and, provided
further that, until such time as any such new subsidiary has adopted this
Agreement, Buyer shall cause such new subsidiary to abide and be bound by the
terms hereof in the same manner as if such new subsidiary were a party hereto.
However, in the event Buyer's new subsidiary is already a party to a
non-cancelable supply agreement (exclusive of a supply agreement which was
entered into by such new subsidiary in contemplation of Buyer's acquisition or
formation of such new subsidiary), Buyer is not bound to cause such new
subsidiary to execute an agreement adopting the terms of this Agreement or to
abide and be bound by the terms hereof in any manner. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, Buyer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the
cancellation or termination of any provision preventing a new subsidiary from
becoming a party to this Agreement, provided that Buyer shall not be obligated
to expend funds or take any other action adverse to Buyer's interests in order
to obtain such cancellation or termination, and further provided that upon the
expiration of any such restrictive provision, Buyer shall cause such new
subsidiary to join in and become a party to this Agreement.

17. Incorporation of Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are
by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as
fully set forth herein.

18. Section Headings. Section headings contained in this Agreement are for
convenience and reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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19. Severability. If for any reason whatsoever, any one or more of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be inoperative,
unenforceable or invalid as applied to any particular case or in all cases,
such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering such provision invalid
in any other case or of rendering any of the other provisions of this Agreement
inoperative, unenforceable or invalid.

20. Confidentiality. Each of Buyer and Seller shall maintain, and shall cause
each of their respective employees and officers to maintain, the confidentiality
of this Agreement and of all other confidential proprietary information
concerning the parties hereto and their respective businesses which is obtained
by either party in connection with the negotiation and performance of the
transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, that each of Buyer and
Seller, and their respective officers and employees, may disclose information
concerning this Agreement or any other such non-public information to their
respective external accountants and attorneys, or as may be required by any
applicable law (including, without limitation, the reporting obligations of
either Buyer or Seller under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission), or by any order of any judicial or administrative
proceeding. In addition, each of Buyer and Seller may disclose any such
non-public information (i) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction,
request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or
proceeding (whether or not having the force or effect of law), or (ii) to (a)
any person providing financing to either such party hereto, (b) any rating
agency or comparable body in connection with any financing provided to either
party hereto, or (c) any prospective or actual successor or assignee of either
party hereto, provided that each such person to whom disclosure is made pursuant
to this clause (ii) is informed of the confidential nature of such information
in a manner consistent with the practice of the party making such disclosure
when such party is making disclosure of its own confidential or proprietary
information to persons of a similar nature. The foregoing notwithstanding, each
of Buyer and Seller agree that they shall use the information contained in this
Agreement, and any other confidential proprietary information which they obtain
concerning the other party, only for the purpose of performing their duties and
obligations under this Agreement, and that they shall not use or exploit such
information for their own benefit, or for the benefit of any other person,
without the other party's prior written consent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer and Seller shall be responsible for any
breach of this confidentiality provision by any of their respective
representatives, agents, advisors or providers of financing. With respect to any
information to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law, legal process or by any
order of any judicial, regulatory or administrative proceeding, the disclosing
party will promptly notify the non-disclosing party thereof and cooperate with
the non-disclosing party to the extent legally permissible if such
non-disclosing party should seek to obtain an order or other reliable assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded designated portions of the
confidential information.

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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21. Complete Agreement. This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to
herein and other documents of even date herewith (i) embody the complete
agreement and understanding among the parties, and (ii) supersede and preempt
any prior agreements (including the Existing Supply Agreement), summaries of
terms and conditions, understandings, or representations by or among the
parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in
any way. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless set forth
by written instrument and executed by the parties hereto.

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** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.

BUYER:                                    SELLER:

COINMACH CORPORATION,                     ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC,
a Delaware corporation                    a Delaware limited liability company

By:  /s/ STEPHEN R. KERRIGAN              By:  /s/ JEFFREY J. BROTHERS
     ------------------------------            ------------------------------
     Title: CEO                                Title: Senior VP Sales and
                                                      Marketing

SUPER LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT CORPORATION,
a New York corporation

By:  /s/ STEPHEN R. KERRIGAN
     ------------------------------
     Title: CEO

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                                    EXHIBIT A

             **OMITTED PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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                                    Exhibit B

             **OMITTED PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

             **OMITTED PURSUANT TO CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST**

** Multiple asterisks throughout this Agreement indicate that the portion of
this document so marked has been omitted as a confidential portion of this
document and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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