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A Low-Maintenance Investment in Your Business
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
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...
Business Bio: Waters Express Laundry Center
Phillip and Lois Irwin Waters Express Laundry Center Tampa, Fla. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Phil Irwin is retired from the United States Air Force and is a former McDonald's franchisee, with three locations. Store Opening December 2013 Business Hours •...
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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...
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...
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....
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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This Month's Issue
- Tech on the Rise: How Operators Are Using Innovation to Run Smarter, Faster Laundromats: From AI phone systems to real-time data tracking, operators and suppliers share how technology is reshaping the modern laundry business and what’s coming next.
- Business Profile: Delivering a Superior
Laundry Experience - Member Spotlight: Rick Rome –
Innovating Laundry, One Customer at a Time - Guest Column: How AI Changed Google Reviews (What Laundromat Owners Need to Know)
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Industry News
Huebsch Honors Gulf States Laundry Machinery with Industry Benchmark Award
For the second consecutive year and fourth time overall, Huebsch has presented Gulf States Laundry Machinery Co., and its Houston and Atlanta branches, with the manufacturer’s highest honor – the 2018 Industry Benchmark Award (formerly known as the Distributor of the...
CLA Connect LIVE Hosts Midwest Events
Current and potential store owners, along with distributors and manufacturers, gathered in Beachwood, Ohio, on July 30 and in Bloomington, Minn., on July 31 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge at two recent CLA Connect LIVE events. The...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Adds Two New Road Show Stops
Statewide Laundry Equipment – with locations in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Smyrna, Ga. – has added two new stops in North Carolina and Georgia to the company’s series of Road Shows this October. In addition to two previously scheduled events in Florida,...
Aaxon Announces Upcoming Expo in Miami
Aaxon Laundry Systems will host the Future of Laundromats Tech Expo on September 18 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East in Miami. According to the company, this event will be “an immersive, day-long experience for laundromat owners to gain...
Maytag Hosts 60th Annual Meeting, Salutes Outstanding Customers
More than 200 individuals from 18 countries recently attended the 60th Maytag Commercial Laundry Annual Meeting and Awards Recognition at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. The event included a look at the company’s new multi-load washer, product insights and...
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