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Business Bio: Dirty Laundry Express
Kevin Adkins Dirty Laundry Express Irvington, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Kevin used to work for the U.S. Postal Service. Store Opening December 12, 2016 Business Hours 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. –...
Rough Waters Ahead
An Interview with the American Water Works Association’s Director of Communications Greg Kail Greg Kail is the director of communications for the American Water Works Association, where he oversees internal and public communications, public affairs, media relations...
Wanna Do Something Different for Christmas?
Laundry Owner Serves Holiday Dinner to Area Homeless“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Mahatma GandhiFor the last five years, we’ve done laundry for the homeless at our store every week.Here’s...
Headlines
Statewide to Open New Georgia Facility
Statewide Laundry Equipment recently announced that it will open a new office in Smyrna, Ga. The new facility will feature sales and service teams, as well as a showroom, an equipment warehouse, and a fully stocked parts department. In addition, the company will host...
Aaxon to Host Seminar for Laundry Investors
Aaxon Laundry Systems has announced that it will hold an investment seminar this May at the company’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Aaxon Consultant Frank P. D’Annunzio will lead this educational session, which will include insight into securing laundromat...
CLA Connect LIVE Turns a Triple Play in February
Current laundry owners and potential investors – along with distributors and manufacturers – gathered in Burbank, Calif., on February 20, in Seattle on February 21, and in Raleigh, N.C., on February 27 to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their business knowledge...
United Financial Adds Industry Veteran Kirk Stone
United Financial Corp., a nationwide leasing and equipment financing company based in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently announced that laundry industry veteran Kirk Stone has joined the company and will oversee its new Commercial Laundry Finance Division. Stone formerly...
Appeal to Your Laundry’s Diverse Demographic Mix
Provide a Colorful Palette of Services – And Smile All the Way to the Bank All vended laundries are different and cater to their own unique demographics. No two locations are the same. To maximize revenue generated from a specific demographic, it makes sense to appeal...
Money Talks
A Decade Removed from the Credit Crunch of the Great Recession, Here’s What It Takes to Secure Financing in Today’s Economy Growing your laundry business without outside funding can make you feel as though you’re trapped in a perpetual catch-22. You need to hire...
CLA Announces 2019 Board of Directors
Trade Group Adds Three Store Owners and a Distributor to Its Current Board Lineup For 2019, the Coin Laundry Association has added four new laundry professionals to two-year terms on its Board of Directors. These new directors include one distributor and three store...
Spread Your Wings – And Don’t Look Back
It May Be Time to Give Your Vended Laundry Operation a Reboot “There ain’t no future living in the past" – George “Sparky" Anderson, former Major League Baseball manager Human organisms come equipped with memories for a good reason. One is to retain things learned,...
W-D-F 2.0
What Does the Future Hold for the Wash-Dry-Fold Business? As I’ve been saying in this column for several years, the wash-dry-fold business continues to grow, morph and evolve into something new seemingly each time we look in a different direction. The future of...
Procter & Gamble Announces National Expansion of Tide Laundry Service
Procter & Gamble’s popular Tide brand is aggressively targeting today’s urban Millennial and Gen Z consumers, with the national expansion of its pickup-and-delivery laundry service. Tide plans to double its pickup locations to more than 2,000 by next year, after...
Free Laundry Day Scheduled for Durham, N.C.
On Saturday, February 23, The Wash House Laundromats will host a LaundryCares Free Laundry Day at its two locations in Durham, N.C., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two locations are: The Wash House, 2000 Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, N.C. The Wash House, 1839 Liberty St.,...
American Changer Acquires Rowe
American Changer Corp., headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has finalized an asset purchase agreement with Rowe Bill Changers, LLC, a manufacturer of self-serve money changers for the coin laundry industry, as well as the carwash, amusement and vending markets. The...
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- Digital Marketing: Make Your Laundromat a Place People Love
- Company Close-Up: The Vision Behind Masters Laundry Equipment
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Industry News
Alliance Laundry Systems to Acquire Washburn Machinery
Alliance Laundry Systems is acquiring the distribution assets of Washburn Machinery Inc. and is expected to close on the purchase later this year. Established in 1948, Washburn Machinery, Elk Grove Village, Ill., provides on-premises laundry solutions to a variety of...
General Booth Sales Now Open for Clean 2022
General booth sales are now open for the upcoming edition of the Clean Show, which is scheduled for July 30 – August 2, 2022, in Atlanta. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. With pre-sales already underway for all 2019 Clean Show exhibitors, the...
HappyNest Expands into Denver Market
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in the Denver area through the company’s new partner, Sunshine Cleaners & Laundromat, based in Arvada, Colo. “HappyNest is sweeping the country with our latest location in the Denver area,” said John...
GNA Honors 2020 Distributors of the Year
Girbau North America recently recognized several distributors for outstanding sales and service in 2020. Fowler Laundry Solutions, based in Union, N.J., received the Vended Laundry and Multi-Housing Distributor of the Year awards; Sunshine Sales, headquartered in...
Speed Queen Adds Alliance Laundry Equipment to Distributor Network
Speed Queen recently announced the addition of Alliance Laundry Equipment to its distributor network. Alliance Laundry Equipment will represent the Speed Queen brand throughout Utah and Colorado, as well as parts of Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. The company will take on...
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The Laundry Doctor
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The Business Mind
More Lessons from the Gift Shop
Originally posted - Feb 19, 2013 Several months ago, I wrote a column entitled, "Philosophers in the Gift Shop." In that column, I mentioned how every Sunday I work in the emergency department of a large metropolitan Detroit hospital. And, within this hospital, there...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: Removing Diesel Fuel Stains, Cleaning Table Clothes, More…
What special requirements are needed to launder items that have been stained by diesel fuel? If you’re trying to wash garments or fabrics that have been drenched with diesel fuel, my recommendation is to be very sure that the fuel has evaporated completely...
Viewpoint
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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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