Tide Brings Relief to Kentucky Residents Impacted by Recent Tornadoes
Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry units, teamed with Matthew 25: Ministries, have been deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the tornado outbreak throughout Kentucky. The mobile laundry vehicles began serving impacted residents of Mayfield,...Laundromats Exempt from NYC Natural Gas Ban
The New York City Council recently voted to pass legislation banning the use of natural gas in most new construction, as a way to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, for now, laundromats have been exempted from this measure, which is...EVI to Acquire Consolidated Laundry Equipment, Central Equipment Co.
EVI Industries, Inc., headquartered in Miami, has announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire commercial laundry distributors Consolidated Laundry Equipment, Raleigh, N.C., and Central Equipment Co., Columbia, S.C. The addition of the companies –...
HappyNest Expands Availability in Northern California
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in San Jose, Calif., through the company’s new laundromat partner, NextGen Cleaners & Alterations. With that partnership, HappyNest is servicing residents and businesses throughout Santa Clara County,...
GE Provides Laundry Equipment to San Diego Zoo
GE Appliances recently announced that it has partnered with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, outfitting the zoo and its safari park with 31 commercial washers and dryers to help tackle their extensive laundering needs. Installed at various locations throughout the...
The Headlines That Shaped the Year in Laundry (Part 2)
The Four Most Prominent Story Lines Impacting Owners in 2021 [This is the second of a two-part feature article. You can read Part 1 here.] In addition to the labor crisis and the supply chain issue, here are two additional story lines we felt had the greatest impact...
Marketing Lessons from an Up-and-Down Year (Part 1)
Connecting with Customers During a Time When Connection Has Never Been More Challenging What a year! 2021 has been one for the record books, and it feels as though it flew by. Just like any other year, we’ve learned a lot about how audiences are responding to...
Whirlpool’s Care Counts Program Expands into South America
Whirlpool Corp. has announced that the brand’s Care Counts laundry program will expand into its first international market in 2022 – Colombia. The program, which launched in the U.S. in 2015, was created to remove a key barrier to school attendance – access to...
SLE Honors Orlando Consultant with Industry Service Award
Statewide Laundry Equipment recently honored Rusty Parks, an Orlando-based consultant for the company, with its highly coveted Industry Service Award for his exemplary dedication to customer service and industry improvement. A member of the SLE team servicing the...
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