PlanetLaundry Podcast
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Business Bio: The Laundry Tub
Joseph Basile The Laundry Tub Lantana, Fla. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Basile is also a general contractor and property developer. Store Opening June 2015 Business Hours 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily Staff Three full-time attendants, working two shifts...
Up and Running
Store Owners Share Their Philosophies for Keeping Laundry Equipment in Service and Operating Smoothly [This is the first part in a series on equipment repairs and maintenance.] As a laundry owner, your customers pay your bills. And, more than anything else, it's your...
Pure and Simple
An Interview with Business Sustainability Expert Tim Greiner Tim Greiner is the co-founder and managing director of Pure Strategies, based in Gloucester, Mass., with a satellite office in Reston, Va. He has pioneered approaches to building environmental and social...
Headlines
Clean 2017 Among TSE’s ‘Fastest 50′
Clean 2017 has been named one of Trade Show Executive magazine's 50 Fastest-Growing Shows of 2017. The biennial Clean Show, held in Las Vegas last June, was included in all three categories of the publication's awards competition - net square feet of exhibit space,...
Huebsch Announces Store Owner of the Quarter
Huebsch has named Glen Sheeley the latest recipient of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award. The Sheeley family has been involved in the car wash business in Orange County, N.Y., for decades and had already owned two combination car wash/laundromats before deciding to...
CG West Rolls Out New Website
Continental Girbau West, based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., has launched a newly redesigned website - www.cg-west.com - which is focused on simple navigation and quality content, according to the company. "CG West serves Southern California with much more than...
Unchained!
Remove the Unrealistic Limits on Your Business and Professional Goals"Everything you want is just outside of your comfort zone." – Robert Allen, American authorNearly all of the hundreds of laundry owners I have consulted with over the years have expressed to me the...
Wash with Wally: Calculating Folding Space, Competing for Employees, More…
Is there some formula or rule of thumb that would guide me as far as how much folding space I should provide for my customers? According to most vended laundry industry data, three square feet of folding space for every dryer pocket in your facility is considered to...
Dexter Adds LaundryOne to Vended Laundry Distribution Network
Dexter Laundry recently announced that LaundryOne – a new commercial laundry distributor based in Columbus, Ohio – has been added to the manufacturer's Midwest distribution network for vended laundry equipment.The newly launched LaundryOne serves the vended,...
‘Innovation Is Not Just a Tagline’
Primus Brings More Than 100 Years of Success in Europe to the North American Commercial Laundry MarketFounded in 1911, Primus began its journey in Europe as a manufacturer of residential washing machines and household dishwashers.During the 1960s, the company realized...
Mastering the Art of the Possible
An Interview with State Tax Expert Joe Crosby Joe Crosby serves as the chief executive officer of MultiState Associates, the nation's leading state and local government relations services firm. He is involved in all aspects of the firm's efforts to help clients...
Managing Your Margins
How Laundry Owners Can Maximize Their Profits Despite Today's Ever-Changing Economic LandscapeSouthern California laundry owner Art Jaeger recently was scheduled to have state officials visit his laundries to conduct a workers' compensation classification audit.And,...
CG West to Host Vended Laundry Profit Symposium
Continental Girbau West will host its Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on April 7 at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This event - which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - is expected to draw laundry owners and prospective investors...
An “Excellence” [sic] Opportunity to Connect with Manufacturers
As you may know, the Coin Laundry Association's biennial conference, Excellence in Laundry, takes place May 16-17, 2018 in Naples, Fla., at the luxurious Naples Grande Beach Resort. While the fun, education, and camaraderie will appeal to all of the attendees, one...
CLEC Completes Purchase of Texas Laundry Service
Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co. has completed its purchase of Texas Laundry Service Co. This is the third acquisition for the Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based laundry equipment distributor. "Texas Laundry was a perfect fit for our company as we expand throughout the...
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This Month's Issue
- Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
- Women In Laundry: Lee Ann Geurts Loves a Challenge
- Store Profile: Kings Laundry Kicking it in Los Angeles
- Untapped Growth Opportunities
- And More…
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Industry News
GNA Partners with Commercial Laundries of West Florida
Girbau North America has partnered with Commercial Laundries of West Florida Inc., a full-service laundry equipment distributor in Tampa, Fla. As a result, Commercial Laundries now provides Continental Girbau vended laundry equipment and Express Laundry Center turnkey...
HappyNest Launches New Location in Houston
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded into the Houston market. “HappyNest has made great strides in launching partners east of the Mississippi, and we were ready to move west and Houston is a prime market for our service,” said HappyNest founder...
Early-Learning Advocates, Business Leaders to Convene at LaundryCares Literacy Summit
The LaundryCares Foundation and Too Small to Fail, the early childhood initiative of the Clinton Foundation, will kick off the 3rd annual LaundryCares Literacy Summit on September 15. This year’s virtual summit will take part in three sessions that will explore the...
CSC ServiceWorks Names New C-Level Executives
CSC ServiceWorks Inc. – a provider of commercial laundry solutions and air vending services, headquartered in Plainview, N.Y. – has announced that Lonny Warner has joined the organization’s executive leadership team as chief operating officer. In this position, Warner...
WaveMAX Laundry Expands Footprint in Phoenix Market
WaveMAX Laundry, headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., recently announced that it has signed agreements to bring two new locations to the Arizona cities of Scottsdale and Mesa by the first quarter of next year. In addition, the company – which has already opened three...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Take a Chance
Originally posted - Apr 12, 2013 "If we listened to our intellect, we'd never go into business because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." - Annie Dillard, American author and...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Saving with Solar
Originally posted - May 10, 2013 In addition to purchasing newer, more energy-efficient equipment, I'm considering using solar power to heat my water and help me conserve energy. What are your thoughts on this technology? I would definitely look into solar technology...
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