The Future of Water

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – Apr 24, 2014 Water covers approximately 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. However, less than 1 percent of that is available for human use – such as agricultural, domestic, commercial, industrial and environmental needs. To make matters...

Taking a New Route

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – May 28, 2014 Each year, billions of dollars go through apartment laundry rooms, which provide basically the same service your laundromat offers. And, although the target demographics for self-service laundries and apartment laundry rooms are...

The New Normal?

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally – Sep 16, 2014 Technically, the Great Recession lasted from December 2007 to June 2009. That’s what the economists and history books will tell you. However, some laundry professionals might have a slightly different timeline. It began with the...

Where Are They Now?

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – Mar 28, 2014 Nearly every month since its inception, this magazine has provided readers with enlightening, behind-the-scenes glimpses at self-service laundry businesses across the United States. From new investors to veteran operators, sole...

An Ounce of Prevention

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – March issue/2012 How to Keep Your IPSO Washer-Extractors Running Efficiently Your car always seems to run better when it’s clean. The same holds true for your IPSO washer-extractors. A clean, well-maintained machine shows your customers...

Teamwork (Part 2)

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – Jul 23, 2014 [This is the second of a two-part series on ways to build a successful team of laundry attendants.] We recently reached out to a number of self-service laundry owners and asked them to briefly outline their team management...

Teamwork (Part 2)

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

Originally posted – Jul 23, 2014 [This is the second of a two-part series on ways to build a successful team of laundry attendants.] We recently reached out to a number of self-service laundry owners and asked them to briefly outline their team management...

CLA Member of the Year

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3

An Interview with Chicago Multi-Store Owner Paul HansenPaul Hansen is a third-generation laundry owner who owns six vended laundries in Chicago. He also currently serves as the president of the Illinois Coin Laundry Association.This past June, at the Clean Show in Las...