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The Coin Laundry Association Announces 2015 Clean Show Lineup, Recognizes Sponsors
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – March 5, 2015 - The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is proud to be a part of this year's Clean Show. The association also recognized the 2015 signature sponsors who are making the CLA lineup of educational, networking and social receptions...
Southern Accent: A Preview of Clean 2015
Atlanta to Host the Laundry Industry's Largest Trade Show and Convention The last time the self-service laundry industry descended upon the city of Atlanta en masse, Ronald Reagan was president, Paul Newman won an Academy Award for his work in "The Color of Money" –...
Business Bio: Laundry City
John Pinnock Laundry City Baltimore, Md. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Pinnock was a consulting arborist, as well as involved in real estate investment. Store Opening November 15, 2014 Business Hours Laundry City is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week....
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The Power of Optimism
11 Strategic Steps for Developing a More Positive Outlook on Life and Business Permit me to set the stage for this article with a fascinating true story… The winters in Michigan can be frigid – and the winter of 1994 was no exception. As a result, Dale...
PWS Holds World Series Contest
Before the Major League Baseball playoffs began in early October, PWS, headquartered in South Gate, Calif., held a simple contest – choose the winner of the World Series and, if your pick is correct, get a refund on all parts ordered. The distributor received...
EnviroStar Completes Acquisition of Western State Design
EnviroStar Inc., headquartered in Miami, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of California-based laundry distributor Western State Design, LLC. With this deal, Western State Design and Steiner-Atlantic Corp....
Clean 2017 Exhibit Sales Top 200,000 Square Feet
After less than five months of exhibit space sales,Clean 2017 booth square footage has already surpassed the total square footage of the last four Clean Shows. Exhibit space sold reached 200,606 square feet on October 6 – with 307 exhibiting companies, including...
D&M Equipment Hosts Service Seminar
More than 50 laundry owners and operators recently attended D&M Equipment’s annual Dexter Laundry Service Seminar at the distributor’s headquarters in Chicago. The extensive educational sessions were conducted by Dexter Laundry’s Shane Palmer. In...
PWS Sales Events Break Attendance Records
All-time records were recently broken, with more than 800 laundry owners and potential investors attending PWS’ annual fall sales. The events took place in mid-September in Redwood City, Calif.; San Diego; and South Gate, Calif. Much of the excitement revolved...
Rinse Acquires Washio’s Assets
Nearly a month after on-demand laundry service Washio shut its doors, the company’s assets were purchased by Rinse, one of its main competitors.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.“It wasn’t a sign of Rinse winning and Washio losing,” said...
Laundrylux Announces Disaster Recovery Program in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
Laundrylux has announced a disaster recovery program that will be offered to self-service laundry owners impacted by the recent devastation and flooding along the southeastern portion of the U.S. caused by Hurricane Matthew. The program features no payments for 90...
Filling a Common Need
When His Family’s Laundry Chain Needed a POS System for Its Drop-Off Business, Brian Henderson Created One – Now He’s Built a Company Around That Solution It is a common scenario: an entrepreneurial individual solves a desperate need for his or her...
Aaxon Strengthens Marketing Team
Aaxon Laundry Systems, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has promoted Brittany Pettineo to director of marketing, while also adding Amber Perkins as the company’s new marketing coordinator. Pettineo, who joined Aaxon in June 2014, received a company recognition...
Whirlpool Announces New Commercial Laundry Management Team
Whirlpool Commercial Laundry has announced its recently restructured management team. “Enhancing our team’s talent is one of the many steps we are taking to deliver on our long-term vision, which includes continuous improvement projects that drive our...
WashClub Unveils Marketing Support for Laundry Owners
On-demand laundry service WashClub, based in New York City, recently launched WashClub Buzz, a promotional arm of WashClub that will provide laundry and drycleaning operators with marketing and advertising support. Through WashClub Buzz, store owners will have access...
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This Month's Issue
- The Power of Promotions: Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing
- Digital Marketing: Six Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
- Business Profile: Modern Design and a Strong Community Focus Define New Jersey’s Bubbles Are Us Laundromats
- Industry Education: CLA’s WDF Workshop Enjoys Record Attendance in Nashville
- And More…
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Aaxon Announces New VP of Multi-Housing Laundry
Aaxon Laundry Systems has named Mark Freesman its new vice president of multi-housing laundry. The industry veteran previously worked for Aaxon’s partner, Alliance Laundry Systems, and will help direct Aaxon’s investment and growth strategy in multi-housing projects –...
Firestone Financial EVP/COO Assumes Top Leadership Position
Firestone Financial, a subsidiary of Berkshire Bank, recently announced that Michael Smith – the company’s former executive vice president and chief operating officer – has assumed the company’s top leadership position. Long-time CEO David Cohen transitioned out of...
Continental Promotes Marinho to Girbau Industrial Technical Service Field Manager-North America
Continental Girbau Inc. recently promoted Alessander Marinho to Girbau Industrial technical service field manager-North America. In his new role, he is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the on-site project management and technical support services required...
Laundry Owners Warehouse Adds to Services Team
Laundry Owners Warehouse, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has named Robert Gonzalez its new foreman for growth and quality elevation in services. With more than 42 years of experience in delivering laundry equipment and supplies, Gonzalez is a perfect fit to spearhead...
LaundryCares Announces Free Laundry Day in New Orleans
On June 19 – the day prior to the start of Clean Show 2019 – the LaundryCares Foundation will hold a free laundry day in the show’s host city of New Orleans. This event, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will take place at two locations simultaneously within...
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Strategic Corporate Allies Program
Our Strategic Corporate Allies support CLA’s mission through advocacy, education, and innovation to strengthen the industry, advance our members’ businesses, and prepare the next generation of laundry professionals for the future.
Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at Brian@coinlaundry.org or call (630) 491-0499.
