by Editor | 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...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2015 | Industry News
System Enhancement Designed to Better Service Customers, Distributors Across North America Laundrylux recently completed a major upgrade to its communications systems to support customer care and business growth in North America. The new system is designed to enhance...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2015 | Industry News
Procter & Gamble Announces New ‘Wind Farm’ for Fabric, Home Care Brands Procter & Gamble has announced plans to meet its electricity demands by using 100 percent wind power to produce its Fabric & Home Care brands, including Tide and Dawn. In...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Tips for Planning and Designing Your New Self-Service Laundry Business for Maximum Effectiveness and Customer Convenience [The following is an excerpt from the popular laundry business book, “Secrets of Buying and Owning Laundromats.” ] When planning and...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
A Primer for Today’s Self-Service Laundry Operator Hot water – along with total water usage (and the demand for both in the latest generation of washers) – is as much as 65 percent less than it was for most washers when I started in this business in 1979. With...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Recapping the Issues That Defined the Year – And Looking Ahead to 2016 In odd-numbered years, typically nothing that occurs in the self-service laundry industry can steal the spotlight from the Clean Show. And 2015 – with the industry’s trade show and convention...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles
Recapping the Issues That Defined the Year – And Looking Ahead to 2016 In odd-numbered years, typically nothing that occurs in the self-service laundry industry can steal the spotlight from the Clean Show. And 2015 – with the industry’s trade show and convention...