Coin-O-Matic parent company – Harry Miller Companies, located in Alsip, Ill. – is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021.
“I’m so grateful that my grandfather, uncle and dad decided to focus the family business on home and commercial laundry equipment over the last century,” said Harry Miller Companies President Matt Miller, who represents the third generation of the company. “Clean laundry never goes out of style, and I’m proud to have the finest staff to give our clients the best customer service in the marketplace. One hundred years is a long time, and some mornings I have to pinch myself knowing that we’ve positioned the Harry Miller family of companies ahead of market trends in order to offer our clients the finest laundry products and services.”
In 1921, Harry Miller established the family business by selling washers and dryers door-to-door from the back of his Ford Model T pickup truck throughout Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood and the surrounding communities. Surviving the Great Depression and World War II by making his own replacement parts and installing coin meters on wringer washers, Miller is recognized as one of the first creators of coin-operated laundry equipment.
In the late 1950s, Miller was joined in the business by his sons, Bill and Bob. The brothers focused their efforts on the period’s exploding coin-operated laundry equipment market, thus founding Coin-O-Matic Equipment Inc.
And, today, Harry Miller Companies is led by Harry’s grandson, Matt.
To chronicle this significant milestone, Harry Miller Companies underwent a rebranding process earlier this year, to better align the business with the changing needs and expectations of its customers. New logos, signage and marketing materials were all recently unveiled.
“For more than 100 years, customers have found that we listen well to understand their needs, work hard to exceed expectations, and are strongly committed to their long-term success,” Matt Miller said.
Coin-O-Matic is one of the oldest commercial laundry equipment dealers in the United States – serving laundromat, on-premises laundry and multi-housing laundry professionals throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.
