Fast Forward

Industry Insiders Review the Past Year – And Unveil the Key Factors That Likely Will Shape the Laundromat Business in 2025 As we prepare to turn the page on 2024, the laundromat industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation – driven by innovation, sustainability,...

Presso Teams Up with WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems

Presso recently announced a collaboration with WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC, a leading laundry route operator serving multifamily properties and hotels. The strategic collaboration will bring Presso equipment to WASH’s current customers at certain WASH Laundry...

CLA Hosts In-Person Event on How to Start a Laundromat

CLA, formerly the Coin Laundry Association, marked a successful debut for its first in-person “How to Start a Laundromat” workshop, which was held November 12 at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center in Oak Brook, Ill. The inaugural event...

The Power of Promotions

Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing Laundry owners are always seeking innovative ways to attract and retain customers. And one effective strategy is the use of promotions that not only drive traffic but also foster community engagement. By...

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Dealing with Flood Damage

Jan 30, 2015

Originally posted - Dec 05, 2012 First and foremost, to all of you who were impacted by Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath, please know that the thoughts and prayers of those of us here at Dexter Laundry are with you, your families and your communities. As many of you...

Maintaining Your Wireless Network

Jan 30, 2015

If You Haven't Revisited Your Network Since It Was Set Up, Now Is the Time If you're a laundry owner like me, you're accustomed to routine equipment maintenance, such as removing lint from the fronts of dryers or cleaning HVAC condenser coils. No big deal, right?...

Going Through Rebab

Jan 30, 2015

Originally posted - Oct issue/2012 Written By: Chris Aycock A New Multi-Store Owner Discusses How He's Breathed New Life into a Couple of Old, Closed-Down Laundromats Professionally, I'm a software engineer, not a coin laundry veteran. However, during the last three...

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D&M Equipment Holds Service School for Korean Operators

D&M Equipment Co., headquartered in Chicago, recently hosted a service school that focused strictly on Korean laundry owners in the area. The educational session was conducted by Dexter Laundry's Shane Palmer, along with local service technician Don Ha. More than...

CG West Strengthens Technical Support Staff

Continental Girbau West, based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently named Efrain Munoz as technical support and service manager, along with adding Hilario Valdovinos as service technician. "We are thrilled to have Efrain and Hilario as part of the CG West team," said...

Washio Shuts Down Operations

Washio – the on-demand laundry service that launched in 2013 to much fanfare – has announced it will shutter its services, effective immediately. In a letter posted to the company's website, Washio's founders announced that no new orders will go through the service,...

Wash with Wally: Cleaning a Wedding Gown, Offering Ironing Services, and More…

I own a laundromat in a small town without a drycleaner, and one of my customers recently brought in a white wedding gown for me to clean. It is made from a synthetic material, which I believe is polyester. How can I clean it? Before you do anything, be absolutely...

An Excellent Opportunity

Five years ago, the Coin Laundry Association launched its Excellence in Laundry Conference. This year marked the third biennial event, and plans are already in place for the 2018 event. Given that, I want to share a few of my own takeaways from this year's Excellence...

‘No Tears in the Writer, No Tears in the Reader’

Current Research into the Human Brain Has Begun to Explain How and Why Customers React to Marketing Messages in the Way They Do "As regarding advertising, you've got to say it in such a way that people will feel it in their gut, because if they don't feel it, nothing...

Wash with Wally: Preventing Dryer Fires, 3 Keys to a Successful Location, More…

I own a laundry located in a small strip center. I'm having a problem with the landlord, concerning vibration that my large washers create when they go into their spin cycles. My floor is made of flexicore concrete, and the floor and walls shake until the spin cycle...

Pierce Commercial Supports Louisiana Flood Relief Efforts

With recent flooding across Louisiana devastating thousands of residents and businesses throughout portions of the state, Pierce Commercial Laundry - based in Mandeville, La. - has announced that it will donate 5 percent of all sales to customers replacing...

Free Laundry Day Rocks Baltimore

More Than 16,000 Pounds of Clothes Washed During LaundryCares Event at Laundry City The Coin Laundry Association's LaundryCares Foundation – along with more than 60 volunteers from 13 states – hosted a free laundry day on July 28 in Baltimore. "The LaundryCares' free...

Laundry Does Matter

An Interview with Loving America Street Executive Director Samantha Sammis Loving America Street is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability and preservation within the Eastside neighborhood of Charleston, S.C., through community...

Business Bio: Beal’s Bubbles

Carol Beal and Hanna Christian Beal's Bubbles West Columbia and Sweeny, Texas Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Carol was a sales representative for Hanes Hosiery in Houston area. Store Openings The West Columbia store opened in January 2004, and the Sweeny...

Floor It!

Laundry Owners Explain What They Love (and Hate) About Their Stores' Flooring "We like to say that the floor covering is the canvas on which the rest of the store is painted." – Edward Korczak, former executive director, National Wood Flooring Association To be sure,...

This Month's Issue

Fast Forward: Industry Insiders Review the Past Year – And Unveil the Key Factors That Likely Will Shape the Laundromat Business in 2025
Business Profile: The Community-Driven Mission Behind Wash Bar Laundromats
Company Close-Up: Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales Sets the Standard for Industry Excellence and Innovation
Women in Vended Laundry: An Interview with Samantha Peters of Advanced Laundry Systems
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Industry News

Mountain Electronics Celebrates 20 Years of Serving the Laundry Industry

Mountain Electronics is celebrating its 20th year of repairing electronic circuit boards for the commercial laundry industry. Despite the company’s long and successful history, some fundamental business practices have remained the same through the years – including...

BCC Payments Names VP of Route Sales, Distributor Relations

BCC Payments, a provider of laundry payment systems, has hired Mark Sperry as vice president of route sales and distributor relations. Sperry has been brought on board to further empower the company’s customer relationships and to provide efficient solutions to their...

EVI Industries to Acquire Professional Laundry Systems, Affiliates

EVI Industries Inc., a commercial laundry distributor headquartered in Miami, recently announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Commercial Laundry Products Inc., Professional...

WASH Bolsters Midwest Operations

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently named Jaime Crawford its director of business development, Midwest sales. In addition, the company has hired Amanda Hedglen as its district sales manager in Detroit. “WASH is entering a...

CLA Brings Together Laundry Professionals in the Southeast

The Coin Laundry Association held CLA Connect LIVE events on April 30 in Marietta, Ga., and again on May 1 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where current and potential store owners, distributors and manufacturers gathered to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their...