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2013: The Year in Review
Originally posted - Dec 09, 2013 In odd-numbered years, nothing that happens in the self-service laundry business can top the spectacle of The Clean Show. And 2013 – with the industry's trade show and convention in New Orleans – was no exception. "One of the major...
Turning Point
Originally posted - Jun 17, 2014 Erik Sparks has been a professional pilot for more than 20 years, having spent the last 18 of those years flying for a charter airline – Ryan International Airlines. Over the years, Sparks has flown a diverse list of operations. Those...
Upwardly Mobile
Originally posted - Oct 02, 2013 On average, adults spend more than two hours every day on their smartphones or using their tablets, according to research by Advertising Age. What's more, nine out of 10 mobile searches lead to an action, and more than 50 percent lead...
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A Laundry Life: Witness to the Birth of an Industry
An Interview with Long-Time Industry Veteran Lionel Bogut With more than 50 years in the industry, Lionel Bogut's list of industry credentials is an impressive one, and his experience has run the gamut from multi-store ownership to owning his own commercial...
Lionel Bogut
An Exclusive Chat with the Long-Time Laundry Industry Veteran With more than 50 years in the industry, Lionel Bogut's list of industry credentials is an impressive one, and his experience has run the gamut from multi-store ownership to owning his own commercial...
WashClub Announces Expansion
Company's Licensing Program Brings On-Demand Laundry Delivery to New Jersey, Pennsylvania WashClub, a tech-based laundry and drycleaning company with on-demand pickup and delivery, is rolling out services in both Mercer County, New Jersey, and Bucks County,...
CG West Schedules Summer Service Schools
During early summer, Continental Girbau West will hold vended and on-premise laundry service schools at its headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. • The EH020 Service School – which will be held May 30 (9 a.m. to noon) – will overview the 20-pound capacity...
Making Payroll Pay Off
A Payroll Service Can Help You Manage Your Laundry – And Save You a Bundle in the Process If you are a laundry owner like me and your laundry is attended, you are inevitably faced with the task of managing payroll for your employees. And options abound. These choices...
Garment Machinery President Named to Laundrydealer.com Board
Justin Oriel, president of Garment Machinery Co. in Needham, Mass., has been named to the Board of Directors for Laundrydealer.com. "Justin has been a big champion of our commercial laundry world and the technology behind it," said Laundrydealer.com President Ilan...
CG West to Host Vended Laundry Profit Symposium
Continental Girbau West will host its 3rd annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on May 13-14 at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This event - which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days - will focus on growing vended laundry profits...
Wash with Wally: Offsetting High Water Costs
Also, Identifying Stains, Replacing Water Heaters and More... I own two self-service laundries, and the utility costs are killing me. To save money, I'm thinking about decreasing the water levels and perhaps eliminating one of the rinses on my washers. Is this a good...
Building Relationships
Here are Three Ways to Develop a Rapport with Business Owners Who Can Help Grow Your Commercial Accounts Service Once you've decided to commit to breaking into the commercial accounts segment of the laundry business, the most important factor to realize this that you...
Are You Making Your Customers Work Too Hard?
Like all businesses, self-service laundries succeed or fail for a myriad of reasons. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to interview scores of laundry owners - and, when I do, I always ask them why they think they either have succeeded or perhaps not done so...
Is a Wash-Dry-Fold Service Right for Your Store?
Previously Published Nov 21, 2013 Two years prior to opening Beverly's Laundromat in Los Angeles, I visited more than 400 laundries throughout the U.S. and Canada to assess how I could exceed customer expectations in a very competitive market. With pen and survey in...
Continental Creative Services Reaches Milestone
Continental Creative Services, a subsidiary of Continental Girbau, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2015. CCS is a marketing communications company that provides marketing, advertising and public relations services to Continental distributors and their...
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This Month's Issue
- Get Clear to Keep it Clean: Find Focus to Maximize Your Marketing Efforts
- Women In Laundry: From the Washroom to the Boardroom
- Store Profile: Southern Suds Changing the Game
- Member Spotlight: Hutchinson Belt Drive Systems
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Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems Unveils New Brand Position
Alliance Laundry Systems has unveiled a new mission statement, logo and website. These enhancements position the company's premium brands - Speed Queen, UniMac, Huebsch, IPSO and Primus - as global industry leaders. The company's CEO, Michael Schoeb, described the...
Continental Names Sales and Product Engineer
Continental Girbau Inc. has named Sergi Obiols of Vic, Spain, as its new sales and product engineer. In this role, Obiols will provide technical sales support for Girbau Industrial laundry equipment projects throughout North America. Most recently, he was part of the...
Excellence ’18: ‘Renewed, Revitalized, Reimagined’
Excellence in Laundry Host Ups Its Game, As Conference Attendees Look To Do the Same Closed to guests since Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across southwest Florida last September, the Naples Grande Beach Resort – which will host the Coin Laundry Association's upcoming...
Laundry Pro Announces Annual Expo and Open House
Laundry Pro of Florida will hold its annual Vended Laundry Expo and Open House on February 28 in Lakeland, Fla. This year's theme is "Come Buy with Me"- a play on words borrowed from the Frank Sinatra classic, "Come Fly with Me." As a result, the aeronautically themed...
Springboard Celebrates First Year, Announces Upcoming Software Update
Springboard, a cloud-based software management platform for laundry owners, is celebrating its first year in business. Since the company's launch in January 2017, Springboard has licensed its software to more than 60 store owners in 23 states. "The feedback and growth...
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