Metrics That Matter 

Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry  The laundromat business is like most businesses in that you need to do a lot of things right to be successful. But how do you know if it’s working? According to successful owners, you just need to look at the...

Startup to Scale

How Western State Design Has Been Helping Laundry Businesses Thrive for More Than 50 Years   For more than five decades, Western State Design has been a leading provider of turnkey laundry solutions across the vended, on-premises, and commercial/industrial markets....

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...

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This Month's Issue

 

  • Metrics That Matter: Profit, Performance, and Planning in Vended Laundry
  • Women In Laundry: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit
  • Company Close-Up: Company Founded to Help Small Businesses Shines
  • New Member Spotlight: How Robotics Could Change Laundromat Industry
  • And More…

THE LATEST ON LAUNDROMATS

Industry News

Washio Shuts Down Operations

Washio – the on-demand laundry service that launched in 2013 to much fanfare – has announced it will shutter its services, effective immediately. In a letter posted to the company's website, Washio's founders announced that no new orders will go through the service,...

CG West Strengthens Technical Support Staff

Continental Girbau West, based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently named Efrain Munoz as technical support and service manager, along with adding Hilario Valdovinos as service technician. "We are thrilled to have Efrain and Hilario as part of the CG West team," said...

Pierce Commercial Supports Louisiana Flood Relief Efforts

With recent flooding across Louisiana devastating thousands of residents and businesses throughout portions of the state, Pierce Commercial Laundry - based in Mandeville, La. - has announced that it will donate 5 percent of all sales to customers replacing...

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies Donates to St. Jude

Commercial Laundry Systems of the Rockies, based in Johnstown, Colo., recently concluded an initiative to donate a percentage of its profits from equipment sales during May and June 2016 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Together with his family, owner Pete...

CG West to Host Service School

Continental Girbau West will host a free vended laundry service school from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 13 at the company's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. This session will cover basic service, routine maintenance, programming and troubleshooting of...

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Our Strategic Corporate Allies support CLA’s mission through advocacy, education, and innovation to strengthen the industry, advance our members’ businesses, and prepare the next generation of laundry professionals for the future.

Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.