PayRange Acquires Laundry Operating System Turns

PayRange, a provider of mobile payment solutions for unattended retail, has acquired laundromat operating system Turns. The PayRange platform, now combined with Turns’ solution for full-service laundromats, provides single-store and multi-location laundry owners with...

Wash-Dry-Fold POS Reaches Company Milestone

Wash-Dry-Fold POS founder Brian Henderson deployed his company’s first three point-of-sale systems as a practical and affordable way to manage employees at Liberty Laundry, his family’s chain of laundromats in Broken Arrow, Okla. After nine years of product growth and...

Safety First, Last… Always

The Laundromat Owner’s Guide to Preventing Accidents, Protecting Your Business, and Controlling Your Insurance Costs As more and more entrepreneurs are discovering, running a laundromat can be a hugely rewarding business. But it also comes with its own set of risks...

Blueprint for Success

The Key Elements of a Laundromat Business Plan “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin About 30 years ago when I was considering starting my first business, I met with my wife’s boss, who was a business owner, to get some advice. The first...

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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....

A Laundry Life: Witness to the Birth of an Industry

An Interview with Long-Time Industry Veteran Lionel Bogut With more than 50 years in the industry, Lionel Bogut's list of industry credentials is an impressive one, and his experience has run the gamut from multi-store ownership to owning his own commercial...

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ALJCO Partners with R&B Wire Products

ALJCO/ALJ Electronics, based in El Segundo, Calif., has announced a new partnership with R&B Wire Products, Inc., to distribute the manufacturer’s wire, tubular, poly and vinyl bushel products designed for the self-service laundry and OPL...

Business Bio: BW Laundry Inc.

Boyd Woodard BW Laundry Inc. Magic Laundry, Lawndale, Calif Neighborhood Wash, Hawthorne, Calif. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Mr. Woodard was a senior manager of engineering at a multinational medical device company. Store Openings ML: September...

Business Bio: BW Laundry Inc.

Boyd Woodard BW Laundry Inc. Magic Laundry, Lawndale, Calif Neighborhood Wash, Hawthorne, Calif. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Mr. Woodard was a senior manager of engineering at a multinational medical device company. Store Openings ML: September...

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...

A Sunny Forecast

Quarterly Economic Report Indicates an Accelerated Growth Phase for the Self-Service Laundry Industry Florida multi-store owner Tom Rhodes doesn’t mind talking about the time he purchased a rundown laundromat for $25,000, with thoughts of rehabbing the business....

On the Bright Side

The Keys to Efficient and Impactful Laundry LightingIn the most recent Coin Laundry Association survey on laundromat customer behavior, two of the top three answers respondents gave as reasons why they would choose one self-service laundry over another are...

A Sunny Forecast

Quarterly Economic Report Indicates an Accelerated Growth Phase for the Self-Service Laundry Industry Florida multi-store owner Tom Rhodes doesn’t mind talking about the time he purchased a rundown laundromat for $25,000, with thoughts of rehabbing the business....

On the Bright Side

The Keys to Efficient and Impactful Laundry LightingIn the most recent Coin Laundry Association survey on laundromat customer behavior, two of the top three answers respondents gave as reasons why they would choose one self-service laundry over another are...

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...

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  • Safety First, Last… Always: The Laundromat Owner’s Guide to Preventing Accidents, Protecting Your Business, and Controlling Your Insurance Costs
  • Laundry 101: The Key Elements of a Laundromat Business Plan
  • Business Profile: Big Kahuna Ozone Laundry Offers Customers a Whimsical Touch of the Tropics
  • Women in Vended Laundry: Dexter Laundry’s Mackenzie Swanson Discusses Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Women Professionals
  • And More…

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Industry News

WASH Names New C-Level Executives

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently appointed two new C-suite executives to its management team. Arthur J. (AJ) Long has been named chief financial officer, and Andres de Armas has joined the company as its chief revenue...

Alliance Laundry Systems Acquires Commercial Equipment Company

Alliance Laundry Systems has reached an agreement to purchase the distribution assets of Commercial Equipment Company. The deal is expected to be finalized for closing in July. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, CEC has been serving laundry owners in central and...

Continental Girbau Changes Name to Girbau North America

Continental Girbau Inc. has changed its name to Girbau North America. Spearheaded by Girbau Global Laundry Solutions – the parent company of the North American subsidiary – the name change to Girbau North America provides a clearer representation of the company and...

Laundrylux Acquires Texas Coin and Commercial Laundry

Laundrylux recently announced its acquisition of Texas Coin and Commercial Laundry, which is based in Dallas and led by Mike and Kellie Blumberg. “Our partnership with Texas Coin and Commercial Laundry solidifies our position in the key Texas market,” said Laundrylux...

CLA Salutes Industry Leaders  

The Coin Laundry Association has announced the recipients of its 2019 Industry Awards. The winners were recognized at Clean 2019, at a special cocktail reception on Saturday, June 22, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. This year’s honorees are: The...

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