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...

Tide Laundromat Expands Footprint in Chicago

Tide Services, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, is expanding its Tide Laundromat footprint in Chicago with a new location in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood. The fourth Tide Laundromat in Chicago, this location is part of an expansion led by U.S. Laundry LLC,...

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From Average to Awesome

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - May 27, 2014 [This is the first in a two-part series on fine-tuning the wash-dry-fold process.] Back in his 1970s heyday, actor Burt Reynolds once referred to marriage as "the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done."...

Marketing a Rural Location

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - Sept issue/2012 Written By: Scott and Penny Williams Laundry Owners Share How They've Grown Their Business in a Small, Tourist Community Until recently, there was no laundromat in the town of Alton, N.H. If members of this 5,300-person community...

The Future of Laundry Is Here

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - Feb 14, 2014 Written By: Cathy Johnson The multi-family laundry room may not be the first place you think of as being "high-tech." However, new technology applications are transforming the laundry room experience for both residents and property...

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Business Bio: The Laundry Tub

Joseph Basile The Laundry Tub Lantana, Fla. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Basile is also a general contractor and property developer. Store Opening June 2015 Business Hours 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily Staff Three full-time attendants, working two shifts...

Building a Winning Team, Part 2

How to Quickly Track a New Hire's Progress and Likelihood of Success Right from the Beginning [This is the second of a three-part series on hiring and training laundry attendants.] Last month, in the first of our series on attendants, I noted that it was important to...

LaundryCares Foundation Hosting Free Laundry Day in Baltimore

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – June 29, 2016 - On July 28th, 2016 LaundryCares Foundation will host a Free Laundry Day in Baltimore, MD from 1PM until 5PM. The event will take place at Laundry City, located at 5200 Moravia Rd. Baltimore MD 21206. LaundryCares invites all to...

Continental Girbau Bolsters Headquarters Staff

Continental Girbau Inc. recently added four new members to its headquarters staff, based in Oshkosh, Wis. The company welcomed Kim Loderbauer as Continental Creative Services manager, Melissa Nygaard as Oshkosh Express Laundry Center manager, Brennan Pollnow as Girbau...

LaundryCares Foundation to Host Free Laundry Day in Baltimore

The LaundryCares Foundation will host a free laundry day on July 28 in Baltimore. This event – which is scheduled for 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. – will take place at the state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot Laundry City, located at 5200 Moravia Road. The upcoming free laundry...

Laundry Owners Warehouse Donates Dryer to Haitian Orphanage

Laundry Owners Warehouse recently donated a Dexter dryer to an orphanage in Haiti. The orphanage is part of the Global Vision Citadelle Ministries, which is a faith-based organization that provides for the needy and suffering within this economically and socially...

CLA Salutes Laundry Owners with Newly Established Awards

The Coin Laundry Association recently honored two industry-leading store owners with newly created awards, which were established to recognize the best of the self-service laundry industry and its operators - as well as to highlight two very positive directions in...

Super Laundry Holds Successful Open House

Super Laundry recently hosted its annual open house at the company's offices in King of Prussia, Pa., which is a suburb of Philadelphia. The show was well attended by area laundry owners, with some attendees coming from as far away as New York. A number of leading...

Dexter University Graduates Spring Sales Academy Class

Dexter Laundry recently announced the graduation of its spring Sales Academy class from the company's newly revamped Dexter University training program. The class was comprised of Dexter-authorized distributor sales representatives from around the world, totaling more...

Eastern Funding Names New Assistant Vice President

Company Also Adds to Operations Team as Business Expands Eastern Funding has promoted David Miles to assistant vice president. In his seven years with the company, Miles has held the positions of credit analyst, senior credit analyst and, most recently, credit team...

WASH Laundry Appoints Chicago-Area Sales Manager

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has appointed Byron Hatch its district sales manager for the greater Chicago area. "We're delighted to have Byron join WASH to manage the needs of our customers throughout the Chicago region," said...

In Working Order…..

During their initial investigation of the laundry business, many potential investors worry about the common myth of whether they are "mechanically inclined" enough to join this industry. The truth of the matter is that they should be much more concerned with whether...

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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Continental Transitions Novak to Inside Sales

Continental Girbau Inc. has transitioned Eric Novak to the position of inside sales associate. Since May 2016, he has served as a customer care associate. In his new role, Novak interfaces closely with Continental customers, distributors and staff; manages lead...

Continental Honors Three Staff Members for 15 Years of Service

Continental Girbau Inc. recently recognized three staff members for 15 years of service. They are Senior Technical Support Specialist Neal Gadzinski, Finance Services Manager & International Sales Manager Pam Kuffel and Customer Experience Specialist II Karen...

Continental Welcomes New Team Members

Continental Girbau Inc., based in Oshkosh, Wis., recently named Geanie Wilson as its new shipping receiving specialist, while Joanne Wilson has been appointed accounting assistant. Geanie Wilson assists with receiving and the fulfillment of equipment and parts orders,...

SAMCO Announces Change in Leadership

SAMCO recently announced that Adrienne Gibbs and Melissa Roberts have assumed management of the company’s day-to-day operations, with future plans of total ownership of the distributor. Gibbs, who has been with the company since 2000, started out answering the phones...

Imonex Debuts Animated Payment Video

Imonex, headquartered in Sealy, Texas, has taken a colorful approach to laundry payment marketing by employing an animated video to acquaint operators with dollar coin and token vends, as well as to kick-start the company’s YouTube channel. The professionally produced...