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,...

Wash-Dry-Fold POS Launches New Feature

Wash-Dry-Fold POS® has announced its new Attendant Checklist Feature. According to Managing Partner Ian Gollahon, it is a simple but integrated tool that is so powerful, it’ll make you wonder how you ever ran your business without it. "You can monitor the checklist...

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Business Benchmarks

Mar 26, 2015

Store Owners Share the Economic Indicators and Metrics They Use to Gauge the Health of Their Laundry Operations As an entrepreneur, you likely fulfill several roles to keep your business running smoothly – and perhaps none is more crucial or daunting than that of...

A Low-Maintenance Investment in Your Business

Mar 26, 2015

Three Common Maintenance Issues – And How to Prevent Them Just one out-of-order machine can seem rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Right? Not so fast. In the long-term, downtime means lost revenue and frustrated customers. When easily prevented...

A Low-Maintenance Investment in Your Business

Mar 26, 2015

Three Common Maintenance Issues – And How to Prevent Them Just one out-of-order machine can seem rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Right? Not so fast. In the long-term, downtime means lost revenue and frustrated customers. When easily prevented...

Headlines

Business Bio: Marysville Laundry Station

Craig Wells Marysville Laundry Station Marysville, Wash.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…Craig used to work in a grocery store.Store OpeningJanuary 1, 2004Business Hours6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, with the last wash beginning at 9:00 p.m.StaffThree...

A Tale of Two Stores

The Midweek Laundromat Doldrums Drove Owner John MacKrell to Seek Out Additional Business, Leading to the Creation of SpringboardIt was another quiet Tuesday. And, if John MacKrell were in the business of selling dryer lint, he would have told you – after a busy...

Do What You Like Best – And Never Give Up

An Interview with Chicago Laundry Business Veteran John VassiliadesJohn Vassiliades, president and CEO of J. Vassiliades & Co., began his career in the self-service laundry and drycleaning business more than 40 years ago. During that time, he has owned multiple...

Growing Your Business by Serving Your Community

Seniors and Other Niche Market Segments May Be Perfect Opportunities to Build Your Wash-Dry-Fold Clientele In many ways, doing wash-dry-fold laundry for seniors in your community can almost be considered a public service commitment. At my store, I have about half a...

‘Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty’

And Five Other Useful Observations on Life and the Laundry Business As I have mentioned before, I am continually intrigued by what thoughtful, introspective and accomplished individuals from all avenues of life have to say. As a result, I continue to collect their...

Minimum Wage to Increase in 19 States on New Year’s Day

Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in 2017 with an increase in the minimum wage – with Massachusetts and the state of Washington implementing the highest new minimum wages in the country at $11 per hour. California will raise its wage...

Elite Business Investments Unveils Expansion, Rebranding

Elite Business Investments, headquartered in Valley Village, Calif., recently announced its expansion and rebranding. The company has introduced Elite Laundry Systems, a new sub-division of the business that’s focused specifically on serving the multi-family and...

Multi-Laundry Operator Named Huebsch Store Owner of the Quarter

Huebsch has named Mark Hickey the latest recipient of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award. Hickey owns and operates two successful Spin City laundromats, located in Millington, Tenn., and Horn Lake, Miss. “Mark Hickey is an accomplished laundromat owner and is...

Laundry Owners Warehouse Salutes ‘Golden Washboard’ Winners

Laundry Owners Warehouse, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., named the winners of its 3rd annual Golden Washboard Awards at the company’s recent open house event. These awards were created to recognize the achievements of self-service laundry operators for their...

WashClub Announces International Expansion

On-demand laundry and drycleaning service WashClub, based in Brooklyn, has announced that the company will be expanding internationally in 2017. “2016 has been an extraordinary year for WashClub, and we are looking forward to continuing our market expansion in...

Whirlpool Adds to Management Team

Whirlpool Commercial Laundry recently added Michelle Suhy and Chris Wright to its management team.“To succeed in this market, our entire organization has to not only be ambitious, but possess the aptitude to drive results and strengthen key customer...

Statewide Laundry Equipment Holds Investment Seminars

Statewide Laundry Equipment – with offices in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Hialeah, Fla. – held laundromat investment seminars this past October and November. These sessions covered various topics aimed at those looking to get started in the...

This Month's Issue

Metrics That Matter: Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry
Women In Laundry: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit
Company Close-Up: Company Founded to Help Small Businesses Shines
New Member Spotlight: How Robotics Could Change Laundromat Industry
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Industry News

RICHCLEAN Names New President

The Board of Directors of RICHCLEAN recently announced the promotion of Matthew Gilman to president of the company. Matthew succeeds his father, Barry Gilman, in this position. Barry held the leadership spot at the company since its inception in 1975. “Barry decided...

Chicago Suburb Honors Veteran Laundry Owner

The Chicago suburb of Berwyn recently recognized laundry owner Tom Benson and his family with their very own street. The former Highland Avenue, which runs alongside the west end of Benson’s World’s Largest Laundromat, henceforth will be known as Benson Drive. On...

Huebsch Honors Top Distributors

Huebsch recognized six of its distributors for excellence at the 2019 Clean Show in New Orleans. Those recipients are: Universal Laundry Machinery, Westland, Mich. ¬– Innovation and Investment Partner Award National Laundry Equipment, Nashville, Tenn. – Emerging Star...

Laundry Literacy Coalition Unveils Read, Play & Learn Kits

The Laundry Literacy Coalition – comprised of the LaundryCares Foundation and Too Small to Fail – has partnered with Lakeshore Learning and Scholastic to offer new Family Read, Play & Learn kits, developed specifically for vended laundries. The kits are uniquely...

Alliance Buys Former Crane Facility to Expand Production

Alliance Laundry Systems, headquartered in Ripon, Wis., recently closed on the purchase of the former Manitowoc Crane Company plant in Manitowoc, Wis. The more than 330,000-square-foot location will be used to help grow production at Alliance’s Ripon facility. In...