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KeeWes Equipment Hosts Annual Laundry Show
Laundry owners and prospective investors are invited to join us at our annual laundry show, featuring: The latest in Speed Queen vended equipment Best prices of the year Special show financing rates Huge parts & soap discounts Equipment service demonstrations...
Clean 2017: A Recap from Las Vegas
Taking a Look Back at the Industry's Trade Show and Convention The Clean Show celebrated its 40th anniversary last month in Las Vegas – and more than 12,000 people joined the party. The biennial event was held June 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center – and 12,563...
Broadcasting Your Brand
A Look at the Various Tools Available to Get Out the Word About Your Laundry Business[This is the second of a two-part series on successfully branding a vended laundry business.]In my last article, I discussed the promises we make to our customers at Perfect Wash –...
Headlines
American Changer Purchases Assets of Triad Design Group
American Changer Corp. has finalized an asset purchase agreement with Triad Design Group Inc., a manufacturer of self-service money changers serving a variety of industries. Triad’s culture of providing high-quality products and services, as well as developing...
Caldwell & Gregory Announces Partnership with Equipment Marketers
Caldwell & Gregory – a provider of laundry service programs to the college market headquartered in Richmond, Va. – recently announced its partnership with Equipment Marketers, based in Cherry Hill, N.J. C&G, which has served the laundry market for nearly 30...
Laundrylux Acquires Direct Machinery Corp.
Laundrylux recently acquired Direct Machinery Corp., based in Hicksville, N.Y., and led by CEO Ron Hirsch. “Direct Machinery has represented Milnor and Chicago Dryer commercial laundry machinery with distinction for many years, serving diverse institutional customers...
The First Lady of Literacy in the Laundromat
An Interview with New York University’s Dr. Susan Neuman Dr. Susan B. Neuman is a professor of childhood and literacy development at New York University. Previously, she has been a professor at the University of Michigan and has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary...
Going Beyond ‘Average’
Here’s How to Separate Your Laundry Business from the Other Stores in Your Marketplace Of all the endeavors that people participate in, very few of their performances can realistically be described as “iconic.” That’s true in sports, business, professions, and tens of...
Sales Tax Victory in Connecticut
Self-Service Laundry Retains Tax Exemption The recent $43.4 billion budget bill passed by the Connecticut General Assembly includes a number of changes to the Connecticut tax laws, including an expansion of the sales tax base to include new services. Fortunately,...
Fourth-Generation Drycleaner Opens First Vended Laundry
The owners of City Cleaners, based in Akron, Ohio, recently opened a 3,000-square-foot vended laundry adjacent to the family’s drycleaning business, which has been in operation for four generations. The brand new Laundromat City is fully attended and equipped with the...
In the City
L.A. Laundry Owner Ronnie Morales Discusses Operating in a Dense, Urban Marketplace Ronnie Morales currently owns two Laundry 360 locations in Carson, Calif., which is located just outside of downtown Los Angeles. A former insurance agent for State Farm, Morales knew...
The ABCs of HVAC
How to Keep Your System Efficient – And Your Laundry Customers Comfortable For today’s laundromat customers, comfort is a key. And store owners who provide temperature-controlled interiors – especially during the brutal dog days of summer – have a definite leg up on...
Wash with Wally: Saving on Utilities, Adding Wash-Dry-Fold, More…
I own a small self-service laundry, and I’ve recently been considering adding to drop-off wash-dry-fold service to my business. Are those types of services profitable, or will I just be wasting my time and money? Yes, wash-dry-fold services can be extremely...
Imonex Launches New Website
Imonex – which recently marked four decades in the self-service pay arena – unveiled its new website to showcase the company’s expanding coin and token acceptor product line and to help guide laundry owners with innovative payment solutions. Visitors to imonex.com can...
WASH Names New C-Level Executives
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently appointed two new C-suite executives to its management team. Arthur J. (AJ) Long has been named chief financial officer, and Andres de Armas has joined the company as its chief revenue...
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Industry News
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...
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,”...
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The Business Mind
Dealing with Change (No Matter What Life Throws at You)
Change is Omnipresent, and It's Not Going Away - Embrace It! "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Dr. Viktor Frankl, noted Austrian psychiatrist Did you know that the word "change"is one of the most commonly used...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Hair Dye Stains
One of my commercial accounts is a hair salon. Can you tell me the best way to remove dark hair dye from the white towels my client brings to me? Hair dye can be a real problem because different manufacturers use different types of bases for dyes. Some use a metallic...
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