by Bob Nieman | Feb 17, 2016 | Industry News
Long-Time Distributor to Serve Vended, OPL Customers in Northern Ohio IPSO recently added Belenky Inc., based in Akron, Ohio, to its distributor network. The company will now offer IPSO’s complete line of vended and on-premises laundry equipment to customers in...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 11, 2016 | Industry News
Edward Coon to Serve Oregon Multi-Family Laundry Market WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, based in El Segundo, Calif., has named Edward Coon as its new district sales manager for Oregon. From the Portland branch office, Coon will be responsible for expanding sales...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 11, 2016 | Industry News
The National Small Business Association has released its 2015 Year-End Economic Report, which shows mixed results among small business. Small-business owners expressed a less positive outlook on the overall economy; however, 75 percent are confident in their own...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 11, 2016 | Industry News
When R&B Wire Products (then known as RB Company) was founded in 1946, the self-service laundry industry was still in its infancy. World War II had just ended, and the ingenuity of product design and development had shifted from the war effort to more practical...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 5, 2016 | Industry News
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems recently announced that it has partnered with Harold’s Commercial Laundry, a distributor of vended and commercial laundry equipment based in Anchorage, Alaska. This new partnership will enhance the breadth of services available...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 3, 2016 | Industry News
New York Company Brings On-Demand Laundry Services to Busy South Florida Market WashClub, an on-demand laundry and drycleaning service headquartered in New York City, recently opened its newest branch in Miami. WashClub Miami is owned and operated by Dave Carlson....
by Bob Nieman | Feb 3, 2016 | Industry News
Proctor & Gamble Brand Now Offers App-Based Delivery Service in Select Chicago Markets Cincinnati-based consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has begun testing a new on-demand, app-based laundry and drycleaning delivery service in select Chicago markets. This...
by Wally Makowsky | Jan 27, 2016 | Wash With Wally
We’ve owned our small laundry in northern Minnesota for just over a year now. Recently, I noticed a slight musty odor in our store, so I crawled into our laundry wash pit to clean it out. Not only did I find a bucket full of dirt, sand, hair and lint (along with...
by Brian Wallace | Jan 27, 2016 | Viewpoint
“The customer is always right.” – Marshall Field When I cite the quote above about the customer always being right, you might be quick to caution “you haven’t been to my laundromat!”Well, I see this well-worn adage as aspirational,...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Industry Experts Discuss Their ‘Formulas’ for Increasing the Value of Your Laundry Business The valuation process of a self-service laundry is an art, not a science. Therefore, when it comes to boosting a store’s value, absolute formulas won’t...