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CLA Member of the Year
An Interview with Colleen Unema of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. Colleen Unema is the owner of Brio Laundry in Bellingham, Wash. She’s also a nationally certified teacher, who taught the sciences for nearly 25 years – from the high school level to college classes....
Growing Your Full-Service Laundry Business
Nine Suggestions to Help Maximize WDF and Commercial Accounts Profits The real question isn’t whether or not you should grow the full-service side of your laundromat business. It’s why wouldn’t you? Harnessing the right technology and equipment, you can enter new...
The Perfect Business Partner, Part 2
Maximizing Your Laundromat’s Vending Operation [This is the second of a two-part feature article on how to build a profitable vending operation within your laundromat. You can read Part 1 here.] Leading laundromat owners discuss the vending operations at their...
Headlines
Alliance Kicks Off New Partnership with CLA
Alliance Laundry Systems recently kicked off its participation in the Coin Laundry Association’s Strategic Corporate Ally program by hosting CLA President and CEO Brian Wallace at its corporate office in Ripon, Wis. Wallace met with Alliance’s executive staff and...
Grant Rawlins Named President of R&B Wire Products
R&B Wire Products, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., has promoted Grant Rawlins to president. Rawlins, the third generation in his family to lead the company, has been with R&B since graduating from Pepperdine University in 2016. During his time at R&B,...
Building the Basics
Growing Your Self-Service Laundry Business in a Full-Service World These days, running the self-service portion of your laundromat business can feel a bit like swimming upstream – with the traditional laundromat model at times appearing, at best, quaint and perhaps...
Clean Show Scheduled for August 2025 in Orlando
Messe Frankfurt, which manages the Clean Show, has announced the upcoming dates for North America’s largest drycleaning, laundering, and textile-care exposition. The four-day event will next take place August 23-26, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in...
HappyNest Continues to Expand Service Footprint
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest announced that the company expanded its availability in 11 states during the fourth quarter of last year. HappyNest is now offering service in Minneapolis, Asheboro, Hendersonville, San Bernardino, Colorado Springs,...
PayRange Launches Contest for App Users
PayRange Inc. – a developer of a mobile payment app and a manufacturer of payment hardware for automated retail – has announced the launch of its #IHEARTPAYRANGE contest for users of the company’s app. This contest is intended to celebrate and thank PayRange’s more...
CCI, Wash-Dry-Fold POS Unveil Further Product Integration
Card Concepts Inc. recently announced a deeper integration of its LaundryCard and FasCard products with the Wash-Dry-Fold POS system. The update incorporates features previously only available at the CCI X-Changer/Kiosk, which are now also available at the...
Alliance Reorganizes North American Sales Team
Alliance Laundry Systems has announced the reorganization of its sales team in North America. To streamline operations and better serve customers, the team has been divided into three regions – Northeast, Central, and West Coast, which will include Latin America. The...
Who Are You Talking To?
Knowing Your Customers’ Wants, Needs and Desires Will Give You a Leg Up on the Competition – And Reveal Just How Special Your Laundry Services Really Are! Running a laundry business can be an exciting journey, as you try to lure various customers with different wants...
Curbside Laundries Offers Laundromat Tours
Curbside Laundries is now offering tours of its own Super Suds laundromat in Long Beach, Calif., to store owners who use the company’s software. Super Suds is a laundromat business owned by the founders of Curbside Laundries. The tour provides an opportunity for...
New Financing Service Focuses on Quick Approvals
Clean Laundry Funding has announced the launch of its new financing service for commercial laundry investors and distributors. The company said it plans to offer a fresh take on financing that delivers express approvals and hands-on customer support to help laundry...
Speed Queen Announces Spring Shows
Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution West Region (previously PWS) will host spring shows in March at its three California locations. The shows are geared toward current and prospective laundromat owners considering equipment replacement or expanding to new locations....
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This Month's Issue
- House of Laundromats: Real Estate Trends and What to Watch
- Member Spotlight: Bringing a Century of Expertise to the Evolving Laundromat Industry
- PlanetLaundry Podcast: Reimagining Community: How the Hub Laundromat Cafe is a Change Catalyst in Detroit
- Women In Vended Laundry: How Adrienne Hurrington Keeps the Wheels Turning as SAMCO
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Industry News
NJDOL Encourages Laundry Owners to Comply with State Labor Laws
To kick off 2024, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is sending the state’s laundromat owners a package of materials to help ensure they begin the new year in compliance with the state’s labor laws. The January mailing is part of an ongoing...
Speed Queen Laundry Opens in Louisiana
Speed Queen has continued the expansion of its laundromat franchise with the opening of a new location in Baton Rouge, La. The new 3,829-square-foot Speed Queen Laundry held its grand opening event on December 13, with the store’s first 100 customers receiving free...
Setomatic Names New President
Setomatic Systems Inc.-SpyderWash has promoted Gregg Schantz to president. Gregg, who is the third generation to enter the family business, has been with the company for more than a decade. During his tenure, he has worked in all aspects of the business and was vital...
ACI Unveils Spanish Language Version of ‘Packets Up!’ Website
The American Cleaning Institute has launched a Spanish version of its Packets Up! webpage. The Packets Up! initiative was developed to help reduce the number of unintended exposures to liquid laundry packets among children. The new webpage features a whiteboard video,...
Laundromax Opens First Texas Location
Laundry Capital – a Rego Park, N.Y., company consisting of the Laundromax and Clean Rite laundromat brands – has announced the grand opening of its first Laundromax location in Texas. With more than 80 laundromats in the United States, the newest Laundromax, located...
FROM YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Columns
The Laundry Doctor
Kaizen: Get Better at Getting Better
Improve Productivity by Embracing This Japanese PhilosophyYears ago, my good friend and fellow store owner Paul Pettefer and I began work on an employee manual. We wanted to create the best possible set of processes and procedures for our businesses and staff...
The Business Mind
Build a Site That Sells
The Keys to Designing an Emotionally Powerful – And, Ultimately, Successful – Website for Your Laundromat Many laundromat owners love to advertise. And several of these operators use their websites for that intended purpose. However, in my estimation, most of these...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Dealing with a Dryer Fire
I recently had a dryer fire at my laundromat. A customer had placed a mix of synthetic, nylon and cotton garments into one of my dryers at the “hot” setting for more than 45 minutes. There was no type of electrical issue with the dryer. In fact, the dryer worked...
Viewpoint
Working Together for a Stronger Industry
As my chairmanship on the Coin Laundry Association Board of Directors comes to a close, I want to reflect on both my personal growth and evolution… as well as that of the CLA. The CLA, which works to grow and better the vended laundry industry, is ever-changing to...
Digital Marketing
Investing in Online Real Estate
A Look at Some Digital Marketing Options to Help You Build Your Laundromat Business As someone who is in the vended laundry business (or is considering investing in a laundromat), you’re also somewhat – by default – in the commercial real estate business as well....
Strategic Corporate Allies Program
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.
