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Put Your Energy Costs in ‘Reverse’
Originally posted - Apr 11, 2014 Written By: Mustafa Oluwa If your business is located in an area where energy has been deregulated, identifying and locking in the lowest electricity and natural gas rates is, of course, the prudent thing to do. The benefits of energy...
Staying on Schedule
[ Originally posted - Apr 11, 2012 All dryers require regular attention to keep them operating at their peak performance level. Failure to address routine maintenance issues on dryers can significantly increase operating costs and, in the case of coin laundries, can...
Put Your Energy Costs in ‘Reverse’
Originally posted - Apr 11, 2014 Written By: Mustafa Oluwa If your business is located in an area where energy has been deregulated, identifying and locking in the lowest electricity and natural gas rates is, of course, the prudent thing to do. The benefits of energy...
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WASH Laundry Names Vice President of M&A, Business Development
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has named Miles Oh its new vice president of mergers & acquisitions and business development. Oh will lead WASH's growth efforts through strategic mergers and acquisition activity and expansion...
Integrity Laundry Solutions Hosts Successful Educational Event
Integrity Laundry Solutions, based in Walla Walla, Wash., recently hosted its first annual Profit Symposium. This educational event - which drew 28 self-service laundry owners and investors from throughout Washington and Oregon - provided presentations and methods for...
PWS Opens New South Gate Headquarters
PWS - The Laundry Company has opened its new headquarters in the Hollydale neighborhood of South Gate, Calif. The new office is located on a 60,000-square-foot lot, which is also home to the local county library. In addition to the complete restoration of an historic...
Chicago Laundry Industry Pioneer Don Tomasian Retires
Joe Frankian Takes the Helm at D&M Equipment Don Tomasian, the founder of Chicago-based D&M Equipment Co. and a 50-year veteran of the commercial laundry industry, has announced his retirement. Tomasian got his start in the industry as a service technician for...
Loomis Brothers Hires New Sales Rep
Loomis Brothers Equipment Co., based in Fenton, Mo., has named Drew Hoselton its new sales representative for the western Missouri and Kansas regions. Hoselton will be responsible for the vended laundry and OPL markets in those regions. "We are very excited to add...
Colorado Distributor to Donate Portion of May Profits to St. Jude
Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, headquartered in Johnstown, Colo., recently announced that it will donate 5 percent of the profits gleaned from its equipment sales during the month of May to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Company owner Pete...
Maytag Holds Annual Meeting, Honors Top Performers
Maytag Commercial Laundry recently hosted its 57th Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, Fla. The three-day event, which brought together more than 270 attendees from 23 countries, offered educational sessions filled with networking and training, and also provided an...
PWS Sales Events Break Attendance Records; Company Opens New Headquarters
After the dust had settled from PWS' recent spring sales events, all-time attendance records had fallen - with more than 750 attendees at California shows in Redwood City, San Diego and South Gate. Much of the excitement revolved around show specials, which were...
WashClub Brings On-Demand Services to Oklahoma City
On-demand laundry service provider WashClub has opened its newest branch in Oklahoma City. Owned and operated by Tom Wyche and his daughter Sara, WashClub Oklahoma City can be reached through the company's website – washclubokc.com – or via the WashClub mobile app....
CLA Adds New Keynote Speaker to Excellence in Laundry
[Sustainability Expert Tim Greiner Rounds Out Lineup for California Event The Coin Laundry Association has announced that a third keynote presentation has been added to the educational lineup for next month's Excellence in Laundry Conference, which will be held May...
Back to School
Strengthen Your Business by Earning Your Ph.D. in ‘Laundrology' I recently got the idea to add a new category to the long list of scientific "-ology" subjects that exist in our world today. I've decided to create a brand new discipline and call it "laundrology," which...
Wash with Wally: Calculating a Workable Retail Rent, Bidding on a Commercial Account and More…
My rent payment is killing me. Is there some type of calculation as to what percentage of gross the rent should be? Ideally, your rent should be between 15 percent and 25 percent of your gross volume. When you venture into that 25 percent range, have debt service on...
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Free Laundry Day to Benefit Miami Area
On Monday, March 25, 2019, My Sunny Laundry will simultaneously host a LaundryCares Free Laundry Day at its two locations in the Miami area from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. The two locations are: My Sunny Laundry, 16897 NW 67th Ave., Miami Lakes, Fla. 33015 My Sunny Laundry,...
TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies Named Electrolux Professional Laundry Distributor
Laundrylux has announced that TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies has joined the Electrolux Professional laundry distribution network. Founded in 1995 by Matthew Stephenson, TLC Tri-State has grown from one individual to a support team of more than 80 dedicated...
CLA Connect LIVE Travels East
Current and potential store owners, distributors and manufacturers gathered in North Bethesda, Md., on March 5 and in King of Prussia, Pa., on March 6 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge at the CLA Connect LIVE events. The Maryland event...
A Business Evolution
Over the Years, Spector Textile Products Has Shifted Its Focus – And Grown Its Operation A century ago, Lawrence, Mass., was a world center for textile manufacturing – featuring a great stone dam that fed an extensive system of canals to provide hydropower to the...
Statewide to Open New Georgia Facility
Statewide Laundry Equipment recently announced that it will open a new office in Smyrna, Ga. The new facility will feature sales and service teams, as well as a showroom, an equipment warehouse, and a fully stocked parts department. In addition, the company will host...
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