by Bob Nieman | Jun 23, 2015 | Industry News
Laundry Owners Warehouse, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., recently expanded its facility to accommodate an inventory of more than 10,000 new and used parts. “Our new showroom and warehouse represent our commitment to providing store owners coast-to-coast...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Industry News
New Legislation Repeals Sales Tax on Coin Laundry Service Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill – sponsored by the Iowa Self-Service Laundry Association – which repeals the sales tax on self-service laundries in that state. Before the passage of this...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 16, 2015 | Industry News
Record Numbers Attend Southern California Educational Event Continental Girbau West, based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently hosted its third annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium. The event – which drew more than 100 laundry owners and investors...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 10, 2015 | Industry News
Company Reaches Out to Midwest Store Owners Impacted by Recent Flooding Laundrylux has announced a disaster recovery program that will be offered to self-service laundry owners affected by the devastating floods over the past few weeks. This program includes no...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 9, 2015 | Industry News
Trade Association Commits to Raising Awareness of the Importance of Talking and Reading with Young Children At the fifth Clinton Global Initiative America meeting, Too Small to Fail – a joint initiative of the Clinton Foundation and Next Generation, which aims to help...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 9, 2015 | Industry News
Fowler, Coronet Honored for Outstanding Sales and Service Continental Girbau has named Fowler Equipment Co. and Coronet Equipment its 2014 Distributors of the Year. Fowler, based in Bloomfield, N.J., received the manufacturer’s Vended Laundry Distributor of the...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 5, 2015 | Press Release
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – June 5, 2015 – A bill sponsored by the Iowa Self-Service Laundry Association to repeal the existing sales tax on coin-operated laundry passed unanimously on June 3, 2015 in the Iowa Senate and is now on its way to Gov. Terry...
by Bob Nieman | Jun 5, 2015 | Industry News
ISSLA-Sponsored Bill Sails Through Both Houses of State Legislature A bill sponsored by the Iowa Self-Service Laundry Association to repeal the existing sales tax on coin-operated laundry recently passed unanimously in the Iowa Senate and is now on its way to Gov....
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Jun 4, 2015 | Industry News
More Than 200 Attend Midwestern Product Expos and Service Schools Great Lakes Commercial Sales, Inc. welcomed more than 200 laundry owners and potential investors to its annual product expos, which were held throughout the Midwest during April and May. The events...
by Bob Nieman | May 31, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Ed & Rachael Ellis 1 Clean Laundry Saint Cloud, Fla.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…The Ellises owned a property management company, which specialized in short-term vacation rentals.Store OpeningThe couple’s first laundromat opened in December 2009....