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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The Fruits of his Labor

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Jan issue/2012 Southern California Laundry Owner Opens Fourth Store Joe Thompson wasn't looking to expand his three-store laundromat chain in southern California when he came across a store for sale in Tustin. He was just helping out a friend who...

Not the Retiring Sort

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - Oct issue/2012 New Hampshire Couple Builds New Self-Service Laundry, Buys Existing Store Scott and Penny Williams first broke ground on Speedy Wash n' Go in Alton, N.H., last November. However, the couple's self-service laundry didn't open until...

Teamwork

Jan 26, 2015

Originally posted - Jun 25, 2014 [This is the first of a two-part series on ways to build a successful team of laundry attendants.] Perhaps it's easy for the uninitiated to underestimate the job that self-service laundry attendants perform. However, their duties...

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Continental Welcomes New Vended Laundry Distributor

Manufacturer Announces Partnership with Equipment Marketers Continental Girbau Inc. has partnered with a new vended laundry distributor – Equipment Marketers, based in Cherry Hill, N.J. The distributorship will represent the ExpressWash, ExpressDry, L-Series washer,...

Eastern Funding Names New COO

Financing Company Promotes Stephen Gramaglia Eastern Funding, LLC has promoted Stephen Gramaglia to the position of chief operating officer. Formerly the company's executive vice president, Gramaglia will oversee credit operations, along with a number of the company's...

ADC to Host Service School

Educational Sessions To Be Held June 2-4 at the Company's Offices in Fall River, Mass. American Dryer Corp. has announced a new free education initiative aimed at helping self-service laundry owners and OPL operators. To be held over three days in June, ADC's service...

CLA Salutes Laundry Industry Leaders

Trade Association Announces 2015 Award Winners The Coin Laundry Association's Awards Committee has announced the 2015 recipients of the CLA Industry Awards. The committee recognizes the top volunteers in the self-service laundry industry every two years. All awards...

CLA Salutes 2015 Award Winners

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – April 2, 2015 - The Coin Laundry Association's Awards Committee has announced the 2015 recipients of the CLA Industry Awards. The committee recognizes the top volunteers in the self-service laundry industry every two years. All awards honorees...

Continental Adds New Graphic and Web Designer

Ronell Hubanks Joins Wisconsin-Based Manufacturer Continental Girbau, Inc. has named Ronell Hubanks its new graphic and web designer. He brings to the company 15 years of graphic design, corporate branding, website design and social media marketing experience. In his...

Choosing a Lender?

Three Key Factors to Consider When Seeking Acquisition and Equity Financing Whether you're a new investor in the self-service laundry industry or a seasoned multi-store owner, there will come a time when you will need to invest – or reinvest – in your business....

Attend to Your Attendants

Understanding the Individual Nature of Your Employees Will Make You a More Successful Laundry Owner It is generally accepted that there are – give or take – approximately 30,000 self-service laundries operating within the United States. Therefore, it's likely safe to...

A Healthy Obsession

As it is with many, if not most, small-business owners, I'm almost obsessive when it comes to tracking the financial health of my business. From the beginning, I have insisted on collecting daily – first at one location, and now three. Fortunately, with two sons...

Wash with Wally: Sunscreen Stains

Also, Removing Scorch Marks from Dryer Drums and Tackling Tough Iodine Spots I recently had a wash-dry-fold customer bring in several shirts with a distinct rosy stain around the necklines and down the fronts. We've determined that the stains were caused by sunscreen....

WashClub Names Director of National Business Development

Industry Veteran Van Merrill Appointed to Spearhead Software Licensing Program WashClubTrak, a web-based laundry and drycleaning pickup and delivery service, recently hired industry veteran Van Merrill as its director of business development nationwide. At...

Business Benchmarks

Store Owners Share the Economic Indicators and Metrics They Use to Gauge the Health of Their Laundry Operations As an entrepreneur, you likely fulfill several roles to keep your business running smoothly – and perhaps none is more crucial or daunting than that of...

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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Industry News

CLEC Completes Purchase of Texas Laundry Service

Commercial and Coin Laundry Equipment Co. has completed its purchase of Texas Laundry Service Co. This is the third acquisition for the Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based laundry equipment distributor. "Texas Laundry was a perfect fit for our company as we expand throughout the...

Apartment Completions Hit 30-Year High in 2017, Vacancy Rate Increases

Apartment completions reached a 30-year high in 2017 and beat the 2016 level by 30 percent, according to a report in Multifamily Executive. Last year, 364,713 units were completed in the 150 largest U.S. metros, more than doubling the long-term average and growing the...

Industry Veteran Becomes a First-Time Store Owner

The new Pepper's Express Laundry Center recently opened for business in Mooresville, Ind. – with a familiar name in a not-so-familiar role.The 4,800-square-foot vended laundry is designed to enhance and quicken the laundry process, according to the owners Jim and...

Mulberrys Acquires Laundry Locker

Mulberrys Garment Care - providing service to the San Francisco, Dallas and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets - has acquired Laundry Locker, a San Francisco-based laundry and drycleaning company with more than 350 locker locations throughout the Bay Area. According to the...

Technology Topic Revealed for Excellence 2018 Keynote Speaker

At this year's 2018 Excellence in Laundry Conference in Naples, FL, attendees will receive education and training from world-class experts within their concentration area in business. One of this year's keynote speakers is R "Ray" Wang, the...