CG West to Host Vended Laundry Profit Symposium
Continental Girbau West will host its 3rd annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on May 13-14 at the company’s headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This event – which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days – will focus on growing...Wash with Wally: Offsetting High Water Costs
Also, Identifying Stains, Replacing Water Heaters and More… I own two self-service laundries, and the utility costs are killing me. To save money, I’m thinking about decreasing the water levels and perhaps eliminating one of the rinses on my washers. Is...Building Relationships
Here are Three Ways to Develop a Rapport with Business Owners Who Can Help Grow Your Commercial Accounts Service Once you’ve decided to commit to breaking into the commercial accounts segment of the laundry business, the most important factor to realize this...Are You Making Your Customers Work Too Hard?
Like all businesses, self-service laundries succeed or fail for a myriad of reasons. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to interview scores of laundry owners – and, when I do, I always ask them why they think they either have succeeded or perhaps not...Is a Wash-Dry-Fold Service Right for Your Store?
Previously Published Nov 21, 2013 Two years prior to opening Beverly’s Laundromat in Los Angeles, I visited more than 400 laundries throughout the U.S. and Canada to assess how I could exceed customer expectations in a very competitive market. With pen and...Continental Creative Services Reaches Milestone
Continental Creative Services, a subsidiary of Continental Girbau, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2015. CCS is a marketing communications company that provides marketing, advertising and public relations services to Continental distributors and their...CG West to Host Spring Service Schools
During March and April, Continental Girbau West will hold several vended and on-premise laundry service schools at its headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. These service schools are free. The schedule is: • March 21 (9 a.m. to noon): The EH020 Service School will...Electrolux Selected for UN Global Compact 100 Index
For the second consecutive year, Electrolux has been included as a constituent in the Global Compact 100, a stock index composed of companies that have signed the United Nations Global Compact. The GC 100 is composed of a representative group of companies with...CG West Announces New Vice President
Tod Sorensen has been named vice president of Continental Girbau West, a Continental Girbau subsidiary distributorship based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Sorensen – a laundry industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience related to distribution; management;...
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