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Making Connections
The Basics of Setting Up a Secure, Successful Wireless Network at Your Laundry Business[This is the first in a series of articles written to offer helpful suggestions about where to begin and how to better manage an existing or planned Wi-Fi network. Among the topics...
Face First into Facebook
Isn't It About Time You Started Promoting Your Business on the Largest Social Media Network on the Internet? Here's How…[This is the first in a series of articles on how to market your laundry business through Facebook.]So, you've decided to include Facebook as part...
Industry Showcase 17
The Latest Products and Technologies from the Laundry Industry's Top Companies California multi-store owner Brian Brunckhorst unofficially dubbed the 2017 edition of The Clean Show to be "The Year of Technology." And given the vast array of brand new high-tech...
Headlines
Huebsch Honors Top Distributors
Huebsch recognized six of its distributors for excellence at the 2019 Clean Show in New Orleans. Those recipients are: Universal Laundry Machinery, Westland, Mich. ¬– Innovation and Investment Partner Award National Laundry Equipment, Nashville, Tenn. – Emerging Star...
Laundry Literacy Coalition Unveils Read, Play & Learn Kits
The Laundry Literacy Coalition – comprised of the LaundryCares Foundation and Too Small to Fail – has partnered with Lakeshore Learning and Scholastic to offer new Family Read, Play & Learn kits, developed specifically for vended laundries. The kits are uniquely...
Alliance Buys Former Crane Facility to Expand Production
Alliance Laundry Systems, headquartered in Ripon, Wis., recently closed on the purchase of the former Manitowoc Crane Company plant in Manitowoc, Wis. The more than 330,000-square-foot location will be used to help grow production at Alliance’s Ripon facility. In...
Western State Design to Host Fall Service Seminars
Western State Design, headquartered in Hayward, Calif., will host free service seminars for vended laundry operators. Attendees will learn best practices for optimal operation and maintenance of Dexter Laundry equipment. The training sessions – scheduled for 9 a.m. to...
Textile-Care Industries Mourn David Cotter
Textile Care Allied Trades Association CEO David Cotter passed away on August 9 in Polk County, Fla. Since April 1993, Cotter, 64, served as the chief executive officer of TCATA, which is an international trade association representing the manufacturers and...
Making Your Advertising Stand Out
Being Intuitive, Innovative and Truthful Will Help Your Ads Cut Through All of Today’s Promotional Clutter The amount of advertising that bombards us these days is astronomical. All of us are constantly deluged with promotional messages – on our computers, on our...
WASH Partners with Hercules Corp.
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., has partnered with Hercules Corp., a third-generation laundry distributor, based in Hicksville, N.Y. According to WASH, the partnership will reinforce the company’s market presence throughout the...
Huebsch Honors Gulf States Laundry Machinery with Industry Benchmark Award
For the second consecutive year and fourth time overall, Huebsch has presented Gulf States Laundry Machinery Co., and its Houston and Atlanta branches, with the manufacturer’s highest honor – the 2018 Industry Benchmark Award (formerly known as the Distributor of the...
CLA Connect LIVE Hosts Midwest Events
Current and potential store owners, along with distributors and manufacturers, gathered in Beachwood, Ohio, on July 30 and in Bloomington, Minn., on July 31 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge at two recent CLA Connect LIVE events. The...
Diamonds in the Rough
What Makes a Laundry Ideal for a Successful Turnaround? There’s been a lot of talk about purchasing and retooling older, neglected laundromats. And, in recent years, it has proven to be a great strategy for many savvy laundry operators looking to grow their...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Adds Two New Road Show Stops
Statewide Laundry Equipment – with locations in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Smyrna, Ga. – has added two new stops in North Carolina and Georgia to the company’s series of Road Shows this October. In addition to two previously scheduled events in Florida,...
Aaxon Announces Upcoming Expo in Miami
Aaxon Laundry Systems will host the Future of Laundromats Tech Expo on September 18 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami Airport East in Miami. According to the company, this event will be “an immersive, day-long experience for laundromat owners to gain...
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This Month's Issue
- The Power of Promotions: Unleashing Creative Tactics to Keep Your Business Buzzing
- Digital Marketing: Six Strategies to Help Boost Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
- Business Profile: Modern Design and a Strong Community Focus Define New Jersey’s Bubbles Are Us Laundromats
- Industry Education: CLA’s WDF Workshop Enjoys Record Attendance in Nashville
- And More…
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Industry News
Health and Wellness Tips from CLA’s Health Insurance Provider
The Coin Laundry Association, in collaboration with LIG Solutions, offers various health insurance programs, including a new prescription drug benefit, for CLA members, as well as their families and employees. LIG wants you and your family to stay healthy this fall,...
CLA Releases 2021 Industry Survey
The Coin Laundry Association has announced the release of its annual Laundry Industry Survey. Each year, the CLA commissions Readex Inc. – a nationally recognized independent research company – to conduct an industrywide survey of laundromat owners. The data, in...
Tumble Fresh Coin Laundries Voted ‘Minnesota’s Best’
The Star Tribune recently announced that Tumble Fresh Coin Laundries has been voted “Minnesota’s Best Laundromat,” based on the newspaper's readers poll of top businesses throughout the state. “More than 75 other laundromats were nominated within this category,”...
HappyNest Extends Northwest Expansion
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest recently announced that its offerings are now available in Tacoma, Wash., through the company’s new laundromat partner, Legacy Laundry. Located in Puyallup, Legacy Laundry was established in 2012 and serves...
HappyNest Now Available in San Antonio
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest has expanded its availability into San Antonio, Texas, through the company’s new laundromat partner, High Spin Wash & Dry. “HappyNest has created a pickup-and-delivery service formula that works for its partners and...
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The Business Mind
What If Muhammad Ali Owned Your Laundry?
Adopting the Legendary Boxer's Personal Philosophy Can Turn You into a Champion of Business All of the buzz surrounding the recent high stakes Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao welterweight title fight got me thinking about boxing's heyday in the 1960s and '70s, as well...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Dress Shirts, Wedding Gowns and More…
We recently washed and dried a load of white dress shirts. When these shirts came out of the washer, they were bright white. However, after drying them, they had all turned yellow. We have never had this problem before. We have previously experienced yellow spots on...
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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 Brian@coinlaundry.org or call (630) 491-0499.
