by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Feb 26, 2014 An energy-efficient retrofit from T8 fluorescent lighting to state-of-the-art LED tubes at Holmen Coin Laundry in Holmen, Wis., will deliver savings on the owner’s electric bill of more than 60 percent. Owner Karl Maas...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Aug 08, 2012 When I was asked to share some tips and strategies about our green laundries, I went to work listing all of the cost justifications. I thought I might motivate existing laundry owners reading this article to call their local...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – May 27, 2014 [This is the first in a two-part series on fine-tuning the wash-dry-fold process.] Back in his 1970s heyday, actor Burt Reynolds once referred to marriage as “the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Apr 24, 2013 By definition, branding is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumer’s mind. Unfortunately, in the self-service laundry industry, this generally does not exist. It’s...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Feb 14, 2014 Written By: Cathy Johnson The multi-family laundry room may not be the first place you think of as being “high-tech.” However, new technology applications are transforming the laundry room experience for both...
by Bob Nieman | Jan 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3
Originally posted – Apr 04, 2012 Many of us – even the uninitiated – know the Boy Scout motto to “Be prepared.” However, few, if any, probably know the Scout slogan, “Do a good turn daily.” And, with the day-to-day grind of running an...