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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...
Headlines
WASH Laundry Acquires Angel Coin Service
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has acquired Angel Coin Service, the route laundry division of Angel Appliances, which is based in North Hills, Calif. The acquisition strengthens WASH’s presence in the Southern California...
Card Industry Delays Continue to Slow Chip Card Transition
More than a year after card companies’ deadline for retailers to accept new chip-based credit cards, delays by the card industry have left thousands of new chip readers unused and consumers with far less improvement in security than what was sought by merchants,...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Hosts Laundry Improvement Expos
Statewide Laundry Equipment recently hosted three full days of laundry improvement expos, which boasted impressive turnouts each day. These events – held September 13-14 in Kissimmee, Fla., and September 21 in Hialeah, Fla. – featured educational seminars...
D&M Grows Parts Department
D&M Equipment has named Edwin Grande its new parts associate. Grande, who has been with the company for two years, will work closely with D&M Parts Manager Dan Welden to better serve the distributor’s parts customers, as well as to help grow this segment...
Wash with Wally: Vetting a Laundry Purchase, Eliminating Rinse Cycles and More…
The price of water in my area is ridiculously high and still rising. My washers are set to offer a pre-wash, a wash and three rinses. But I’m thinking of eliminating either the pre-wash or one of the rinse cycles. What do you think? My first thought would be to...
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....
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This Month's Issue
- ‘I’d Like to Speak to the Manager’: On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers
- Business Management: Generate Additional Income Through Greater Market Penetration
- Company Close-Up: Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Owners Thrive for More Than 50 Years
- New Member Spotlight: How Laundry Labs Plans to Change the Industry
- And More…
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Industry News
American Changer Purchases Assets of Triad Design Group
American Changer Corp. has finalized an asset purchase agreement with Triad Design Group Inc., a manufacturer of self-service money changers serving a variety of industries. Triad’s culture of providing high-quality products and services, as well as developing...
Caldwell & Gregory Announces Partnership with Equipment Marketers
Caldwell & Gregory – a provider of laundry service programs to the college market headquartered in Richmond, Va. – recently announced its partnership with Equipment Marketers, based in Cherry Hill, N.J. C&G, which has served the laundry market for nearly 30...
Laundrylux Acquires Direct Machinery Corp.
Laundrylux recently acquired Direct Machinery Corp., based in Hicksville, N.Y., and led by CEO Ron Hirsch. “Direct Machinery has represented Milnor and Chicago Dryer commercial laundry machinery with distinction for many years, serving diverse institutional customers...
Sales Tax Victory in Connecticut
Self-Service Laundry Retains Tax Exemption The recent $43.4 billion budget bill passed by the Connecticut General Assembly includes a number of changes to the Connecticut tax laws, including an expansion of the sales tax base to include new services. Fortunately,...
Fourth-Generation Drycleaner Opens First Vended Laundry
The owners of City Cleaners, based in Akron, Ohio, recently opened a 3,000-square-foot vended laundry adjacent to the family’s drycleaning business, which has been in operation for four generations. The brand new Laundromat City is fully attended and equipped with the...
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