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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...
Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Industry Experts Sound Off on the Most Common and Dangerous Pitfalls of a Laundry Lease – And How to Avoid Them [This is the second of a two-part series on obtaining the most favorable lease terms for your laundry business. Part One appeared in the July issue.] Once...
What’s the Big Deal about Branding?
In Today's Marketplace, Your Brand is Critical to the Success of Your Business. Here's How to Build a Strong One. If you've spent time reading this column lately, you've probably seen the word "brand" in some form at least a dozen times. The reason for that is...
Headlines
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...
Maytag Hosts 60th Annual Meeting, Salutes Outstanding Customers
More than 200 individuals from 18 countries recently attended the 60th Maytag Commercial Laundry Annual Meeting and Awards Recognition at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. The event included a look at the company’s new multi-load washer, product insights and...
Clean 2019: A Recap from New Orleans
Taking a Look Back at the Industry’s Trade Show and Convention Technology was center stage at this year’s Clean Show in New Orleans. “Technology is beginning to rapidly disrupt the vended laundry world,” noted Sharon Brinks, who owns The Laundry Station in Wichita,...
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This Month's Issue
- Fast Forward: Industry Insiders Review the Past Year – And Unveil the Key Factors That Likely Will Shape the Laundromat Business in 2025
- Business Profile: The Community-Driven Mission Behind Wash Bar Laundromats
- Company Close-Up: Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales Sets the Standard for Industry Excellence and Innovation
- Women in Vended Laundry: An Interview with Samantha Peters of Advanced Laundry Systems
- And More…
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Industry News
Mr Jeff Names Managing Director for U.S. Market
Mr Jeff, a laundry home delivery franchise, has named Peter Stern the company’s new managing director in the United States. With more than 20 years of experience in the laundromat industry, Stern will play a critical role in helping Mr Jeff reach its goal of becoming...
LaundryCares to Host 4th Annual Literacy Summit
The LaundryCares Foundation and the Laundry Literacy Coalition, including Too Small to Fail, have announced that the 4th annual LaundryCares Literacy Summit will be held September 21, 23 and 28. This free, three-day, virtual series will focus on bringing the...
Messe Frankfurt Cancels Texcare International 2021
Messe Frankfurt has announced the cancellation of Texcare International 2021, which was scheduled for November 27 through December 1, 2021, in Frankfurt, Germany. Growing uncertainty over the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic led a number of the laundry and...
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...
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Columns
The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
Listen Here…..
Developing Your Listening Skills Will Help to Make You a Much Better Laundry Owner Open any anatomy book (or just look in the mirror), and you will quickly see that members of the human species have two ears and one mouth. Perhaps the original designer had in mind, as...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Bleach, Irons, Yoga Blankets and More…
My wash-dry-fold and commercial laundry business is going very well, and my attendants are busy all day. However, I recently landed a contract with a security company to do their shirts. This client wants the shirts washed and ironed. Unfortunately, I've been having a...
Viewpoint
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Digital Marketing
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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.
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