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Can’t-Miss Education Opportunities at Clean 2017
Are you ready for the laundry industry’s premier event, The Clean Show? You may already have heard that, for the first time in 20 years, the exhibits have been sold out. This year’s event has in Las Vegas has already proven to be popular based on attendance numbers....

CLA’s COO, Michael Sokolowski, at the PlanetLaundry Booth
Chief Operating Office and veteran of the laundry business, Michael Sokolowski, will be present at the PlanetLaundry booth (Booth #811) at The Clean Show in Las Vegas on Monday, June 5, 2017 from 1-3 p.m. He will be available to answer any questions about getting into...
‘One Laundry at a Time’
Decorated War Hero Reinvents Himself as a Successful Multi-Laundry Owner It takes more than one unscrupulous shopping mall owner to rattle Bill Pederson. With more than 100 combat missions flown as a U.S. Air Force flight medic, there’s not much that civilian life –...
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The Perfect Complement?
Here’s How Linen Rental Can Be a Profitable Addition to Your Full-Service Laundry Business One of the easier and more profitable opportunities for vended laundry owners who service commercial accounts – which a number of operators, including myself, have ventured into...
BCC Payments Names VP of Route Sales, Distributor Relations
BCC Payments, a provider of laundry payment systems, has hired Mark Sperry as vice president of route sales and distributor relations. Sperry has been brought on board to further empower the company’s customer relationships and to provide efficient solutions to their...
EVI Industries to Acquire Professional Laundry Systems, Affiliates
EVI Industries Inc., a commercial laundry distributor headquartered in Miami, recently announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Commercial Laundry Products Inc., Professional...
WASH Bolsters Midwest Operations
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., recently named Jaime Crawford its director of business development, Midwest sales. In addition, the company has hired Amanda Hedglen as its district sales manager in Detroit. “WASH is entering a...
Clean ’19: The Big Show Visits The Big Easy
New Orleans to Host Laundry Industry’s Largest Trade Show and Convention The Crescent City, The Birthplace of Jazz, Mardi Gras City, The City That Care Forgot, America’s Most Interesting City, Hollywood South… and, of course, The Big Easy. New Orleans is referred to...
Are You a Good Role Model?
Success in the Workplace Leads to Success in the Marketplace Did you know that the strategies you use as a laundry owner in your workplace dictate employee performance and their specific behaviors toward your customers? This article is about you, the laundry owner,...
CLA Brings Together Laundry Professionals in the Southeast
The Coin Laundry Association held CLA Connect LIVE events on April 30 in Marietta, Ga., and again on May 1 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where current and potential store owners, distributors and manufacturers gathered to network, enjoy a nice meal and sharpen their...
Statewide Laundry Equipment Introduces Video Series
Statewide Laundry Equipment recently launched the first video in a series, which has been created to help educate potential laundry investors, along with current store owners. According to SLE, the company’s new “The Investors Talk Series” focuses on investors’...
Local Chamber of Commerce Honors Washin Coin Laundry
Alabama’s Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center recently recognized Washin Coin Laundry/Golden Springs Laundry Company with the organization’s 2019 Sustaining Small Business Award. This award is presented to a business that – through “extraordinary...
Laundry Solutions Named 2018 Speed Queen Distributor of the Year
Speed Queen recently awarded Laundry Solutions Company with the manufacturer’s highest distributor honor – the 2018 Distributor of the Year. This marks the third time in six years Laundry Solutions has won the award. Laundry Solutions Company, headquartered in...
Mulberrys Opens First Dallas Location
Laundry and drycleaning provider Mulberrys Garment Care – with stores in San Francisco’s Bay Area and Minnesota’s Twin Cities – has opened its first retail location in Dallas, in the city’s University Park neighborhood. The company has been providing service in Dallas...
Three Keys to a Thriving Laundry Business
Store Owners Who Focus on These Critical Aspects of Their Operations Will Dramatically Boost Their Odds of Long-Term Success You’ve opened a laundromat! Congratulations! As a small-business owner, you are among the 13.3 percent of people in the United States who own...
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This Month's Issue
- Green is Good Business: Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand
- Women In Laundry: Lee Ann Geurts Loves a Challenge
- Store Profile: Kings Laundry Kicking it in Los Angeles
- Untapped Growth Opportunities
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Industry News
U.S. Rollout of Mr Jeff Franchise Debuts in New York City
Mr Jeff – an international, tech-based laundry service franchise – opened its first U.S. flagship hub inside an existing Clean Rite Centers laundromat on August 8 in New York City. The franchise, now available in more than 30 countries, provides customers with...
CleanCloud Powers Olympics Laundry Service
For the last two weeks, CleanCloud – a POS and business management software provider to the laundry industry – has teamed up with Tokyo-based Wash & Fold laundry service to manage all of the cleaning for the athletes and delegates at this summer’s Tokyo Olympic...
Curbside Laundries Releases Pickup/Delivery App
Curbside Laundries – which provides wash-dry-fold POS and pickup-and-delivery solutions to more than 350 laundromats across the U.S. – has released a progressive web app, created to help simplify the scheduling of laundry pickups. This app will be made available to...
Aaxon Launches Redesigned Website
Aaxon Laundry Systems has unveiled a newly redesigned website to enhance its client experience online. In addition to its new look, the updated site is more user-friendly and can be accessed from all types of digital devices. Measures also have been taken to deliver a...
HappyNest Expands Reach in Ohio
Laundry pickup-and-delivery service HappyNest is now available in the Ohio cities of Kent and Akron, through its new laundromat partner, Laundry 101. In addition, Laundry 101 is providing HappyNest next-day pickup-and-delivery services to surrounding towns in Portage...
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The Business Mind
How to Build a Better Marketing Program
Tips and Tactics for Impactful, Cost-Effective Print and Television Promotional CampaignsI know more about your specific laundry than you may realize.That's only because – no matter what kind of laundry you operate and no matter who you are, where you're located or...
Wash With Wally
Wash with Wally: High Water Bills
I have three laundries, and my water bills are extremely high at one of the stores. What's the problem? What should I do? I would bet the problem is occurring at one of your older stores. And this problem could be one of two things - the dump valves or the pressure...
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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.
Interested in becoming a Strategic Corporate Ally of CLA? Contact President & CEO, Brian Wallace via email at [email protected] or call (630) 491-0499.