by Bob Nieman | Dec 16, 2015 | Industry News
Missouri-Based Distributorship Promotes Matthew Lamons Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., based in Fenton, Mo., has named Matthew Lamons its new sales and marketing manager. In this position, Lamons will be responsible for growing the company’s sales to self-service...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Dec 9, 2015 | Industry News
Northern California Store Owners Turn Out for Education-Packed Profit Symposium Taylor Houseman Inc.’s recent Profit Symposium attracted approximately 40 northern California laundry owners and investors, according to company owner Randy Houseman. During the...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 9, 2015 | Industry News
Brooklyn-Based Company Expands into Central Southern California Market WashClub recently launched its on-demand laundry service in Bakersfield, Calif. The city was chosen based on research indicating the community’s growing population, which includes many...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 8, 2015 | Industry News
‘Dirty for a Difference’ Sweepstakes Winners Announced Speed Queen recently concluded its 2015 national sponsorship of Mudderella, an outdoor five- to seven-mile obstacle course event designed for women. Speed Queen joined forces with Mudderella to promote its...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Dec 3, 2015 | Industry News
The U.S. Small Business Administration has reopened the filing period for survivors in all states affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The new filing deadline for physical damage and economic injury losses is December 1, 2016....
by Bob Nieman | Dec 3, 2015 | Industry News
New Technologies Boost Efficiency for Many of Today’s Home Appliances The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers recently released its 2014 Energy Efficiency and Consumption Trends report on major home appliances. The data, based on 2014 shipments of major...
by Bob Nieman | Dec 2, 2015 | Industry News
Laundry Facilities Management Firm Ranked with the Largest, Fastest-Growing Companies in the Market WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems has been ranked among the top 100 largest and fastest-growing companies in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Business Journal. WASH...
by Jeannie Taliaferro | Nov 25, 2015 | Viewpoint
Sometimes, it’s about being in the right place at the right time. I grew up in Foster City, Calif. And my favorite restaurant was in a local shopping center there, which was located adjacent to a rundown laundromat. In 1996, through the grapevine, I discovered...
by Craig Kirchner | Nov 25, 2015 | Viewpoint
The year is quickly coming to an end. The time seems to go faster and faster each year. As you reflect back on the goals you set out to accomplish this year, did you meet or exceed them? Did you do what you said you were going to do? It’s never too late to set...
by Wally Makowsky | Nov 24, 2015 | Wash With Wally
I bought a laundromat a few months ago, and I have been seeing the wash-dry-fold business decrease every month. I’ve taken my own clothes to my store to have them washed with our drop-off service, and the clothes came out smelling quite bad – to the point...