Longtime Laundromat Owner on 23 Years of Service, Challenges, Community Impact

For more than two decades, Lee Ann Geurts has been a steady force in her Brooklyn Park community in Minnesota, running three laundromats that have become known not just for clean clothes, but for connection, comfort, and care. What began as a business venture for her...

Green is Good Business

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses. “The...

Leveling the Playing Field

John Um wanted to make sure small business owners could get fair pricing and access to reliable suppliers without needing to have significant buying power. As a leader whose career spanned several major retail and e-commerce companies, he had seen firsthand how hard...

Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

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My Coin Laundry Success Story

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...

My Coin Laundry Success Story

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...

My Coin Laundry Success Story

Jan 29, 2015

Originally posted - July issue/2012 I have owned a small, unattended laundromat for four years. I am by no means an expert in the field. However, there are two bits of advice I might be able to give regarding what could potentially cause a business to fail, and...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

CG West Hosts 4th Profit Symposium

Continental Girbau West's recent Conference of Champions Profit Symposium – held at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – drew laundry owners and investors from throughout Southern California, according to CG West Vice President Tod Sorensen....

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Statewide Laundry Equipment Introduces Video Series

Statewide Laundry Equipment recently launched the first video in a series, which has been created to help educate potential laundry investors, along with current store owners. According to SLE, the company’s new “The Investors Talk Series” focuses on investors’...

Local Chamber of Commerce Honors Washin Coin Laundry

Alabama’s Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center recently recognized Washin Coin Laundry/Golden Springs Laundry Company with the organization’s 2019 Sustaining Small Business Award. This award is presented to a business that – through “extraordinary...

Laundry Solutions Named 2018 Speed Queen Distributor of the Year

Speed Queen recently awarded Laundry Solutions Company with the manufacturer’s highest distributor honor – the 2018 Distributor of the Year. This marks the third time in six years Laundry Solutions has won the award. Laundry Solutions Company, headquartered in...

Mulberrys Opens First Dallas Location

Laundry and drycleaning provider Mulberrys Garment Care – with stores in San Francisco’s Bay Area and Minnesota’s Twin Cities – has opened its first retail location in Dallas, in the city’s University Park neighborhood. The company has been providing service in Dallas...

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...