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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The American Cleaning Institute Joins Forces with the Coin Laundry Association to Educate the Public about Laundry Safety

Partnership Aims to Boost Awareness around Laundry Safety and the Safe Use of Liquid Laundry Packets WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2014 – The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) has partnered with the Coin Laundry Association (CLA) to help keep children safe and...

Water Conservation in Self-Service Laundries

FACT SHEET: WATER CONSERVATION IN SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRIESTHE AVERAGE COIN LAUNDRY SAVES ITS COMMUNITY MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. Home washing machines typically consume 30 to 40 gallons of water per wash load, or 2.5 to 3.0 gallons per...

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