Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

Metrics That Matter

Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry The laundromat business is like most businesses in that you need to do a lot of things right to be successful. But how do you know if it’s working? According to successful owners, you just need to look at the...

Startup to Scale

How Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Businesses Thrive for More Than 50 Years For more than five decades, Western State Design has been a leading provider of turnkey laundry solutions across the vended, on-premises, and commercial/industrial markets....

Member Spotlight: Lab-Tested, Laundry-Approved

How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry In today’s business world, efficiency and quality are paramount – and the commercial laundry industry is no exception. Recognizing the need for superior cleaning solutions specifically tailored to laundromat operators,...

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Going ‘Undercover’

May 26, 2015

Forced to Take a Fresh Look at His Laundry Business, the Author Gained an Entirely New Perspective on His Overall Operation When is the last time you went "undercover?" No, I'm not suggesting you sneak into one of your competitor's laundries, pretending to be a...

Business Bio: Wash-n-Go

May 26, 2015

Dewayne Bohannon Wash-n-Go Columbia, S.C. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Dewayne has been in the self-storage industry for 25 years, and he is also in the coin-operated amusement business. Store Opening Wash-n-Go in Columbia opened two years ago. However,...

Business Bio: Laundry World, Falls Church, Va.

May 5, 2015

Blair and Charlie Johnson Laundry World Falls Church, Va. Before Getting Into the Laundry Business… Blair is a third-generation laundromat owner. In 1970, Blair's father, Charlie, and his father purchased their first two stores. Blair has been working in the laundry...

Headlines

Dexter Announces Organizational Changes

Dexter Laundry Inc. and its parent company, Dexter Apache Holdings Inc., recently announced the following organizational changes. Pat Albregts – the current chairman and CEO of Dexter Apache Holdings – will retire as CEO on February 28, 2017. Albregts, who...

CG West Announces Vended Laundry, OPL Service Schools

Continental Girbau West will hold a vended laundry service school on February 27 at the company’s headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This free educational session will run from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Open to Southern California self-service laundry...

HK Laundry Celebrates 50 Years in Business

This year marks HK Laundry Equipment’s 50th year of serving the commercial laundry industry. “Fifty years in business starts to become a legacy,” said HK President Karl Hinrichs. “HK was founded on April 1, 1967, by my father, Reed Hinrichs,...

LaundryCares Announces Free Laundry Day in Las Vegas

Once again, the Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation team is planning a fantastic Free Laundry Day event on the eve of The Clean Show. LaundryCares has marked Sunday, June 4, on its calendar for a Free Laundry Day at a local Las Vegas laundromat....

Why Should Self-Service Laundries Remain Exempt From Sales Tax

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is committed to ensuring that all self-service laundries remain exempt from sales tax based on several fundamental principles of tax policy: Sales Tax on Self-Service Laundry Hurts Working Families: Self-service laundries serve low...

LaundryCares to Host Free Laundry Day in Virginia

The Coin Laundry Association’s LaundryCares Foundation will host a free laundry day on March 15 at Laundry Land in Norfolk, Va. This event is scheduled to take place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. “Free laundry days are the highlight of what LaundryCares...

Cost-Less Parts Launches Enhanced Website

Cost-Less Parts has unveiled a new website – CostlessParts.com – designed to help store owners quickly order commercial laundry equipment parts and accessories, as well as the company’s growing list of machine-specific parts manuals for free...

CG West Adds to Support Staff

Continental Girbau West – headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – recently named Steve Mendoza parts and warehouse assistant, while also adding Michelle Podany to serve as the company’s office support coordinator. Mendoza, who is fluent in...

Laundry Owners Warehouse to Host Service School

Laundry Owners Warehouse will host a service school on March 8 at the company’s headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This event – to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – will not only educate laundry owners about Dexter Laundry’s latest...

Statewide Laundry Equipment Announces Investment Seminar, Road Show Lineup

Statewide Laundry Equipment, with offices throughout Florida, has announced its lineup of 2017 Investment Seminars and Road Shows. The Investment Seminars were developed to educate and inform those considering investing in the laundry business and who want to take the...

Aaxon Announces Service School Schedule for 2017

Aaxon Laundry Systems, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will offer its customers and the South Florida laundry owner community free laundry service schools on May 3, July 12 and August 16. The service schools – each to be held at the company’s headquarters...

The Buyer’s Journey

Last year, retail sales topped $655 billion during the months of November and December, and that number is expected to grow. The end-of-year rush to spend money on friends and family is always a good time for businesses, and even the neighborhood laundromat gets some...

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
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Industry News

CLA Launches Garment Care White Paper with Upcoming Webinar

The Coin Laundry Association will release a new white paper outlining proper garment care and stain removal for laundry professionals on October 16. “Garment Care and Stain Removal Basics for Laundry Owners” is part of the CLA’s Gold Book Research Series of resources...

CLA Connect LIVE Announces Upcoming Events

Register now to attend the following CLA Connect LIVE events planned for the next two weeks. These upcoming events are open to current and potential laundry owners, as well as distributors and manufacturers. CLA Connect LIVE – North Carolina October 2 in Raleigh, N.C....

PWS Adds Payment Systems Specialist

In a move to solidify its place as a complete, full-service commercial laundry distributor, PWS has hired long-time industry veteran Alfredo Duque of AMD Card Solutions. AMD specializes in the installation and service of payment systems in the vended laundry and...

California-Based Laundry Service Receives $10,000 Grant

Royal Quality Laundry, a full-service laundry company based in Malibu, Calif., has been awarded a $10,000 grant to help rebuild the business after last year’s wildfires devastated a good portion of L.A. County. “We lost about 80 percent of our business after the...

Spynr Offers Free Websites for Laundry Owners

Spynr, Inc. – a leading marketing company serving the vended laundry industry – has announced that its team will be building free websites for laundromat owners. “Everyone needs a website these days, but for some it’s still hard to justify the cost,” said Spynr...