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...

LaundroLab Celebrates National Laundry Day – April 15

LaundroLab to Offer Free Laundry, Resources Nationwide for National Laundry Day In celebration of National Laundry Day on April 15, 2025, LaundroLab—an innovative laundromat brand focused on reimagining the wash experience—is giving back to local communities by...

I’d Like to Speak to the Manager

On the Front Lines with Some of the Laundry Industry’s Leading Store Managers In an industry once dominated by unattended, self-service operations, the role of store managers in laundromats has never been more critical. As laundries evolve into full-service businesses...

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Tropical Laundry In Holly Hill, Florida

Jan 30, 2015

Owners: Chance and Janine Stone Laundry: Topical Laundry Location: Holly Hill, Florida Before Getting into the Laundry Business… The Stones previously owned a surf shop in the Florida panhandle. Currently, Chance also is a territory manager for a food...

Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold

Jan 30, 2015

Originally posted - Dec issue/2012 Wisconsin Laundry Owner Keeps Utility Costs Down with Programmable, Internet-Controlled Thermostats Keeping an eye on our utility costs has been important to me from the very beginning. It's no secret that utilities represent a huge...

Vend Pricing 101

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - Jul 02, 2012 Throughout the last five years, the market has changed drastically. Prior to the recession, commodity prices, especially natural gas, were at all-time highs. Many store owners had no choice but to raise vend prices, as well as lower...

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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...

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,...

The Magic Number

When Processing Natural Fibers, It's Critical That Temperatures Remain Below 80 Degrees Temperature is a key component within the overall cleaning process. And one of the most important temperature thresholds with regard to cleaning is 80 degrees. What's so important...

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies Donates to St. Jude

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, based in Johnstown, Colo., recently concluded an initiative to donate a percentage of its profits from equipment sales during May and June 2016 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Together with his family, owner Pete...

CG West to Host Service School

Continental Girbau West will host a free vended laundry service school from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 13 at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This session will cover basic service, routine maintenance, programming and troubleshooting of...

R&B Wire Products Enters Its Third Generation

R&B Wire Products, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., has announced that its third generation recently joined the family business – with Grant Rawlins coming on board exactly 50 years after his grandfather, Rea Rawlins, purchased the company, and 42 years after...

WASH Appoints Sales Manager for Denver Market

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, based in El Segundo, Calif., has named Marc Loscalzo its new district sales manager for the Denver region. "We're delighted that Marc has joined the WASH sales team," said Steve Jungclas, WASH's regional vice president of sales. "He...

R&B’s New Antimicrobial Carts Help Boost CLA Charity Auction

R&B Wire Products recently donated two of its new antimicrobial wire laundry carts to an auction, which was held to benefit the Coin Laundry Association's LaundryCares Foundation. The auction took place during the CLA's Excellence in Laundry Conference in Ojai,...

Whirlpool Battles Laundry Epidemic Impacting U.S. Families

For most people, having access to clean clothes is something they don't think twice about. But, for many youngsters across America, wearing clean clothes is a luxury, and not having them can be an impediment to attending school. Some students may feel insecure about...

Dexter University Hosts Service Academy

Dexter Laundry recently welcomed service technicians from around the world to its Dexter University – Service Academy. The Service Academy attendees included professionals who are responsible for providing installation, service, parts sales, and support for Dexter...

Continental Honors 2015 Distributors of the Year

Fowler Equipment Co. in Bloomfield, N.J., recently received Continental Girbau Inc.'s 2015 Vended Laundry Distributor of the Year Award, an honor that distinguishes distributors for outstanding performance in the vended laundry market. In addition, Coronet Equipment...

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
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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...

Clean ’19 Sells Out Exhibit Space

With less than one month until Clean 2019 kicks off at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, exhibit space is officially sold out. The textile care industry’s premier exhibition will be held June 20-23. The 2019 edition of this event follows in the...