Wash with Wally: Selecting the Perfect Laundry Site
I’m interested in building a new laundromat. I have two locations, but I feel that I have time to handle a third store as well. My first two laundries were built by the previous owners, so I’m not very familiar with the due diligence process of knowing how to properly...
HappyNest Expands Into Boston Area
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in Boston, through its new partner, Boston Laundry, Inc. The 9,000-square-foot facility in Malden, Mass., serves residents and businesses in cities and towns throughout Essex, Middlesex and Suffolk...Setomatic-SpyderWash Names West Coast Account Manager
Setomatic Systems-SpyderWash has named Ryan West its new West Coast account manager. West began his career in the laundry industry 10 year ago, as a laundromat owner. Since then, he has held laundry equipment sales and laundromat brokerage positions at Elite Business...
Planet Laundry Podcast Episode 24: An Interview with Mike Kelly
Welcome to the PlanetLaundry Podcast – brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode, Coin Laundry Association Director of Membership and Education Danielle Bauer chats with Mike Kelly, director of distribution...
Embracing Change
I began my career in the commercial laundry industry in 1980 as a regional sales manager for one of the major equipment manufacturers. Since then, I’ve held various sales and management positions, owned a finance company focused on the laundromat industry, served as a...Statewide Laundry Unveils Enhanced Website
Statewide Laundry Equipment – a regional distributor serving Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia – has launched a redesigned website featuring a number of new user-friendly features. The company has remodeled its website to better...
Make Yourself Replaceable
Stop Working IN Your Laundromat Business One of the most common questions I receive when helping other laundromat owners is how to build a great team. Typically underpinned within this question is a bigger question, and it usually follows shortly thereafter – that...SuperSuds Adds Third HappyNest Territory
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in Richmond, Va., via its laundromat partner, SuperSuds. The Richmond-based facility is also serving Chester, Chesterfield, Henrico and Midlothian. Earlier this year, HappyNest expanded into Prince William...
‘Web’ Site Selection
Developing a Strong Online Community for Your Laundry Business We all know that finding just the right site for your laundromat can make all the difference in whether or not your new business is a success. And the same goes for your “digital site” – that is, your...
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