by Editor | Aug 19, 2020 | Industry News
Girbau North America recently added Tyler Willman to its staff as a regional sales manager in training. During his training, Willman will be immersed in all aspects of the company’s internal departments – including shipping and receiving, parts, technical services,...
by Editor | Aug 19, 2020 | Industry News
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest recently announced its further expansion into the Atlanta market. “We have seen early success in the Atlanta market, so this was the perfect time to bring in Miguel Beckles and his team to service the area north of...
by Editor | Aug 13, 2020 | Highlights, Industry News
ASAE has honored the Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation with a 2020 Summit Award, which is the highest recognition under The Power of A awards program. “On behalf of everyone at the Coin Laundry Association and the LaundryCares Foundation, I would like...
by Editor | Aug 13, 2020 | Highlights, Industry News
Aaxon Laundry Systems, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced that it will be visiting laundromats this fall by appointment. As an alternative to the company’s annual fall shows, Aaxon will go directly to the owners – visiting stores in Orlando in...
by Stephen Bean | Aug 6, 2020 | Highlights, The Business Mind
How to Stay Wired to Successfully Deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic Can I be completely honest with you? I certainly don’t in any way mean to minimize the very real human toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacted. However, I’m finding this whole coronavirus mess to be...
by Editor | Aug 5, 2020 | Industry News
The Coin Laundry Association has announced the release of its annual Industry Survey. Each year, the CLA commissions Readex Inc. – a nationally recognized independent research company – to conduct an industrywide survey of laundromat owners. The data, in essence,...
by PlanetLaundry | Aug 1, 2020 | Podcasts
This message is brought to you by PlanetLaundry, the magazine of the Coin Laundry Association. In this episode we will hear PlanetLaundry editor Bob Nieman interview laundromat owner Stephen Gramaglia, a professional in the laundry industry who has become a first-time...
by Editor | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
Laundry Industry Veteran Stephen Gramaglia Discusses His New Life as a First-Time Store Owner After more than 20 years of helping would-be laundromat owners finance their entrepreneurial dreams, Stephen Gramaglia has opened his own vended laundry business – CleanFresh...
by Editor | Jul 30, 2020 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3, Highlights
A Look at the Current Utilities Markets – And What Laundry Owners Are Doing to Control Costs Natural gas futures collapsed to a 25-year low below $1.50 per MMBtu in late June, due in part to an ongoing supply glut made worse by the coronavirus-induced drop off in...
by Wally Makowsky | Jul 30, 2020 | Highlights, Wash With Wally
My laundromat has two banks of washers – for a total of 16 machines – that feature ozone injection. I was wondering if ozone is effective at killing the COVID-19 virus. If so, I will definitely want to begin extensively promoting and advertising this feature of my...