by Bob Nieman | Jun 26, 2017 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Ross Dodds and Russel Pinkard Wash on Western Los Angeles, Calif.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Dodds and Pinkard were involved in the business of wholesale and liquidation sales.Store OpeningDodds and Pinkard purchased the laundromat in December 2014....
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 21, 2017 | Industry News
Continental Girbau Inc.’s parent company – Girbau, based in Vic, Spain – has signed a joint-venture agreement with Shenguang of China. The two laundry equipment manufacturing companies signed the agreement on May 18 in Shanghai. As a result of the...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 21, 2017 | Industry News
Maytag Commercial Laundry recently held its 58th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, welcoming 218 attendees from 22 countries to the three-day event. One of the meeting’s highlights was the Fred Maytag Awards Dinner, where the company saluted its leading distributors....
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 21, 2017 | Industry News
EnviroStar Inc., a distributor of commercial laundry and drycleaning equipment based in Miami, has announced its acquisition of Martin-Ray Laundry Systems Inc., a distributor of vended, commercial and industrial laundry equipment, as well as a provider of laundry...
by Richard Cruz | Jun 19, 2017 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
With the increasing popularity of laundry owners offering Wi-Fi access to their customers, securing your network and marketing this now-common store amenity are critical for today’s operators. As a result, Thomas Reamer, a systems engineer for Chicago-based IT...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 15, 2017 | Industry News
The Clean Show, which was held June 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, celebrated its 40th anniversary this year – and 12,563 attendees joined the party. In addition, the show’s exhibit floor was sold out at 227,006 net square feet, representing the largest...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 15, 2017 | Industry News
Huebsch presented Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales, Inc. with the manufacturer’s highest honor – the 2016 Distributor of the Year – at a ceremony held June 5 at the Foundation Room inside the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas....
by Richard Cruz | Jun 12, 2017 | Industry News
The Coin Laundry Association held a festive dinner party at The Clean Show on June 6, 2017. In attendance were CLA members including laundry owners, prospective laundry investors, distributors, CLA staff and manufacturers, as well as partners of the organization and...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 7, 2017 | Industry News
At a press conference held by the Clean Executive Committee at the Las Vegas Convention Center on the third day of Clean 2017, CEC Chair Mary Scalco released some impressive numbers regarding the first two days of this year’s show. Scalco said she was...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 6, 2017 | Industry News
The Coin Laundry Association and the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute kicked off Day Two of Clean 2017 in Las Vegas with the first joint educational presentation by two of the show’s sponsoring organizations in the 40-year history of the event. As CLA...