The company was originally in the textile dye house and it was called C.A Lindström & Son.

[1] In the 1960s, Lindström actively marketed its textile rental services to companies as a potential source of future earnings.

[1] However, demand for consumer laundry services plummeted in the early 1970s due to the popularity of home washing machines.

In response, Lindström shifted its focus to cleaning services and bought Laite-Siivous Oy in 1975.

The company also pursued an aggressive international expansion strategy,[2] starting in Estonia in 1992 and expanding to several European countries.

In 2006 Lindström launched its Asian operations in Suzhou, China and in 2007 the company established a subsidiary in India.