by Bob Nieman | Apr 27, 2017 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Decorated War Hero Reinvents Himself as a Successful Multi-Laundry Owner It takes more than one unscrupulous shopping mall owner to rattle Bill Pederson. With more than 100 combat missions flown as a U.S. Air Force flight medic, there’s not much that civilian life –...
by Bob Nieman | Apr 27, 2017 | Feature 3, Feature 1, Feature 2, Featured Articles
The Laundry Industry’s Largest Trade Show and Convention to Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary in Las Vegas In 1977, six professional associations got together to host a collaborative convention and trade show for the textile care industries. This inaugural event, which...
by Mike Leake | Apr 27, 2017 | Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Featured Articles
Here Are Some Simple Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Tumblers Running Smoothly… and Profitably Lint. It barely has any weight to it. Who would have thought something so seemingly innocent could be so potentially destructive? However, if left unchecked, lint can cause a...
by Stephen Bean | Apr 27, 2017 | The Business Mind
Five Research Findings That Can Jumpstart Your Marketing Strategy As small-business owners, you most likely write your own advertising. And, if you have no formal training or experience in copywriting, I’m willing to wager that you use what is referred to as a...
by Jeff Gardner | Apr 27, 2017 | The Laundry Doctor
How to Build Key Efficiencies into Your Full-Service Laundry Business In last month’s column, I wrote about the keys to partnering with your local drycleaner, which will be one of the educational topics discussed at Clean 2017 in Las Vegas. This month, I’d like to...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Apr 26, 2017 | Industry News
Aaxon Laundry Systems, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is celebrating a special anniversary this year for Senior Vice President Edward Smith, who has been with the company for 22 years. Prior to joining Aaxon, Smith operated his own successful distributorship, which...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Apr 20, 2017 | Industry News
Dexter Laundry recently recognized Western State Design for outstanding sales. The California-based distributor received the 2016 #1 in Dexter Sales Worldwide Award, marking the 10th consecutive year that WSD has led Dexter distributors in sales. The award was...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Apr 18, 2017 | Industry News
Huebsch has named Teddy Galloway the latest recipient of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award. Since buying his first store in 2002, Galloway has not slowed down in building a stable of 10 locations in south West Virginia and east Tennessee. “Teddy is a prime example...
by Richard Cruz | Apr 17, 2017 | Industry News
Successful Free Laundry Day Creates Smiles and Goodwill On Thursday, April 13, 2017, the LaundryCares Foundation coordinated a large Free Laundry Day at Dirty Laundry Express in Irvington, NJ. This community event gained increased momentum as the time approached,...
by Ken Barrett | Apr 12, 2017 | Viewpoint
The Dollar Coin issue is always a hot topic so I thought I would talk with one of the pioneers (maybe THE Pioneer) of dollar coins in Laundromats Larry Adamski , owner of Muskegon Laundromat in Muskegon, Michigan. Larry has over 45 years experience as a Laundromat...