by Stephen Bean | Aug 26, 2015 | The Business Mind
Grab a Larger Share of Your Market Using Carefully Crafted Television Commercials During the last 15 years or so, I’ll wager that I’ve written, directed and/or appeared in about 50 television commercials to advertise my self-service laundry business – or...
by Jeff Gardner | Aug 26, 2015 | The Laundry Doctor
Coupon Discount Offers Are the Wrong Way to Try to Build Your Wash-Dry-Fold Business I don’t know how many times I’ve been bombarded by salespeople representing Groupon or some other online coupon service, trying to cut into my wash-dry-fold revenue. In...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 25, 2015 | Industry News
Commercial Lender Hires Industry Veteran Anthony Regan Commercial lender Eastern Funding, LLC has named Anthony Regan its new vice president of sales and marketing. Regan will be responsible for company-wide sales and marketing across Eastern’s coin laundry,...
by Brian Grell | Aug 21, 2015 | Viewpoint
When putting together your self-service laundry business, the lease is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. Here are some of the most common – and dangerous – pitfalls to avoid when hammering out your next laundry lease: • Failure to secure exculpation of...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 19, 2015 | Industry News
Company Provides Washer and Dryer, Along with Clothing from Mudderella Speed Queen recently helped empower women and worked to end domestic abuse through a fundraising competition surrounding Mudderella’s Capital Region event, as well as a donation of clothing...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 19, 2015 | Industry News
Manufacturer Adds Industry Veteran Tim Seitz to Its PLUS Division Laundrylux has named industry veteran Tim Seitz the new business development manager of the company’s PLUS division for on-premises laundry. Seitz’s laundry industry expertise spans nearly...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Aug 13, 2015 | Industry News
Laundrylux Appoints Long-Time Distributor to Represent Both Brands in Georgia and Alabama Laundrylux has announced that Davis Commercial Laundry Solutions is now an authorized Electrolux and Wascomat distributor for Georgia and Alabama. Based in Marietta, Ga., Davis...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 11, 2015 | Industry News
CLA, Eastern Funding, LaundryCares and Laundry Depot Team Up to Provide Free Laundry Services to Those in Need On Aug. 31, Laundry Depot in Bay Shore, N.Y., will offer a free laundry event, sponsored by Eastern Funding, the Coin Laundry Association and the...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Aug 7, 2015 | Industry News
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Firestone Financial Corp. Firestone is now known as Firestone Financial, LLC and is operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Bank. “This partnership brings together two organizations with...
by Bob Nieman | Aug 7, 2015 | Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems has announced that BDT Capital Partners, LLC, through its investment funds, has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Teachers’ is expected to retain a minority interest in the...