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It’s Not About You, Tom
An Interview with CLA Member of the Year Tom Rhodes At Clean 2015 in Atlanta this past spring, second-generation, multi-store owner Tom Rhodes was presented with the Coin Laundry Association's Member of the Year award. As a member of the CLA Board of the Directors, as...
It’s Not About You, Tom
An Interview with CLA Member of the Year Tom Rhodes At Clean 2015 in Atlanta this past spring, second-generation, multi-store owner Tom Rhodes was presented with the Coin Laundry Association's Member of the Year award. As a member of the CLA Board of the Directors, as...
Earlybird Laundromat
Curtis Berger Earlybird Laundromat Teaneck, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Curtis earned a CPA from Villanova University and worked in mortgage-backed securities in New York City until he decided to move to New Jersey and open a laundromat. Store...
Headlines
[Video] Watch a LaundryCares Foundation Free Laundry Day
If you haven't experienced a LaundryCares Foundation Free Laundry Day event, we strongly encourage you to join us for an upcoming date at a laundromat near you. These powerful events draw dozens of families in need who have expressed their appreciation for some relief...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Honors Jim Rogers
Statewide Laundry Equipment - with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami - is celebrating the 32-year laundry industry career of Jim Rogers, who currently serves as vice president of the company's central Florida offices. Rogers has been with Statewide for...
Aaxon Laundry Systems Announces Autumn Expo
Aaxon Laundry Systems, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has announced the return of its Aaxon Autumn Expo, which is scheduled for October 3 at the company's headquarters. This event will feature industry vendors, equipment repair demonstrations, special financing and...
Continental Employees Contribute to Local Habitat for Humanity Effort
Continental Girbau Inc. employees recently contributed to a Habitat for Humanity project near the company's headquarters in Oshkosh, Wis. Two Continental teams donned hard hats and tool belts in an effort to build an ADA-compliant twindominum to accommodate two...
Great Lakes’ Product Expos ‘Rock’ the Industry
Great Lakes Commercial Sales Inc., a division of WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, celebrated its 25th anniversary by "Rockin' the Industry" with more than 200 attendees at the company's annual product expos, which were held throughout the Midwest during April and...
Setomatic, SpyderWash Introduce New Product Features at Clean 2017
In the August print and digital versions of PlanetLaundry magazine, we inadvertently included incorrect copy under the "Setomatic/SpyderWash"listing. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused. Here is the correct product description:...
Hiring Good People
Here Are the Keys to Conducting an Effective Job Interview If you own or manage an attended laundry business, it's no secret that at some point in time you're definitely going to have to advertise for and interview prospective attendants. This task just comes with the...
Wash with Wally: Sanitizing Medical Laundry
I just landed a commercial account where I will be required to launder rags used to clean medical equipment. However, I'm unsure as to the specific water temperature needed to completely clean and sanitize these items. I heard somewhere that 140-degree water was...
Industry Showcase 17
The Latest Products and Technologies from the Laundry Industry's Top Companies California multi-store owner Brian Brunckhorst unofficially dubbed the 2017 edition of The Clean Show to be "The Year of Technology." And given the vast array of brand new high-tech...
Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Industry Experts Sound Off on the Most Common and Dangerous Pitfalls of a Laundry Lease – And How to Avoid Them [This is the second of a two-part series on obtaining the most favorable lease terms for your laundry business. Part One appeared in the July issue.] Once...
What’s the Big Deal about Branding?
In Today's Marketplace, Your Brand is Critical to the Success of Your Business. Here's How to Build a Strong One. If you've spent time reading this column lately, you've probably seen the word "brand" in some form at least a dozen times. The reason for that is...
Finding and Developing a Successful Laundry Site
Here’s a Step-by-Step Plan for New Investors It’s been said that a good location can make a bad laundry owner look good, while a poor location can make a good operator look bad. With this in mind, let’s go hunting for the next great laundry site! If you are just...
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This Month's Issue
- ‘I’d Like to Speak to the Manager’: On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers
- Business Management: Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration
- Company Close-Up: Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Owners Thrive for More Than 50 Years
- New Member Spotlight: How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry
- And More…
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Industry News
R&B Wire Products Names Channel Sales Manager
R&B Wire Products, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., has appointed Kelly Smith as the company’s channel sales manager. In his new position, Smith will be responsible for managing, growing and creating key accounts within R&B’s portfolio. Smith brings with...
GNA Promotes Kuffel to Senior Management Role
Girbau North America has promoted Pamela Kuffel to the position of director of strategic business efficiencies and solutions. In her new role, she is responsible for partnering with leadership to identify and execute solutions that drive business value and result in...
CLA Brings Together Laundry Professionals in the Southeast
Current and potential laundry owners, as well as industry distributors and manufacturers, gathered in Nashville, Tenn., on February 26 for the first-ever CLA Connect LIVE program in this area. The event featured speaker Joy Collins, digital marketing manager at...
SPYNR Names New Project Manager
SPYNR has appointed Trey Bowden its new project manager. Bowden, who joined the digital marketing firm late last year, is already helping manage client campaigns and projects, according to company owner and founder Dennis Diaz. Bowden brings to SPYNR more than 20...
Girbau North America Adds New Staffers
Girbau North America recently welcomed several new team members. They are: Jacob Bruneau, shipping and receiving specialist; Amy Bartol, consumer finance associate; Anjelynn Coyne, inside sales associate; Brett Lobajeski, GNA technical field support specialist; and...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
10 Years….10 Lessons
Originally posted - May 06, 2013 I've been in the laundry business for the last 28 years, both as a distributor and a coin laundry owner. And, along the way, I've kept lists of the things I've learned. Some people collect stamps or coins or baseball cards. However, I...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Powdered Detergent vs. Pods
Originally posted - Sep 23, 2014 We have a fairly large drop-off service at our laundry. Our customers have been happy with our consistency. For detergent, we use powdered Gain. Recently, Gain has come out with a pod-type product. We have contemplated switching to the...
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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