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Busting Through Production Threshold

How Wet Cleaning Technology Bolsters Production & Creates Opportunity New technologies allow wet cleaning to significantly boost throughput production — at a greater profit margin — when compared to traditional

Retooling for Flexibility, Performance & Customer Convenience

When your washers and dryers are aged out or inefficient, it’s time to retool for greater revenue and profit. While planning that equipment retool and comparing brands, ask yourself the

Value in Automated Folding

The most labor-intensive area of a laundry is the finishing side because it involves folding. The good news is that there are machinery options out there that can significantly reduce

Ways to Sanitize — How to Monetize

Spurred by the pandemic, vended laundries are looking to sanitize laundry loads in order to differentiate themselves from the competition, draw new customers, boost revenue and provide the cleanest, healthiest

The Keys to Sizing a Laundry

All industrial, commercial and on-premise laundries process different items, utilize different pieces of equipment, strive toward unique quality goals and operate at varying levels of efficiency. When it comes to

Boost Efficiency & Profits with ‘Makes Sense’ Programming

Most laundry owners don’t look extensively into washer programming. Perhaps they should. While many washer brands offer controls allowing for various levels of programmability, some laundry operators default to factory

The Cruel Reality of MRSA & Student-Athletes

Staph and MRSA outbreaks among student-athletes are a major concern for colleges and universities. Staph bacteria, and MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant strain of staph, have migrated from hospital settings, where they

The Value of a Good Distributor

As the owner of a dry cleaning business, you want to be as certain as possible that your money and efforts result in a successful, profitable outcome. As you look

A Laundry’s Most Impactful Machine

When it comes to taking the leap into automation, investing in one piece of equipment can significantly impact the business through saved labor hours and catapulted productivity. In this column,

Large-Capacity Washers — Choosing the Right One for Your Laundry

As a vended laundry owner, it’s important to have more than just one large washer-extractor with 80- to 130-pound capacity on your business floor. You need have an offering beyond
Reinventing Wonderwash Laundromat to Stand Apart

“I wasn’t looking to get into the laundry business,” said Eddie Quispe, owner of Wonderwash, a 4,000-square-foot, high-speed laundry in Bernalillo, N.M. Rather, Quispe fell into the business while searching for land to develop apartment complexes. He noticed a laundry

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Perfect Cleaners Wet Cleans for Greater Profit

Since the installation of new Poseidon Textile Care System Wet Cleaning Machines and Dryers, Perfect Cleaners, in Detroit, has tripled processing throughput, lowered utility costs, and realized an 8 percent increase in sales volume. Owner Gary Heflin, a dry cleaner

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Brightwater Laundry Ups Production – Captures New Business

Brightwater Laundry in Sevierville, Tenn., recently completed a massive automation project that positions the company to process up to 10 million pounds of customer-owned goods (COG) per year, according to Laundry Project Manager Matthew Shadle. The commercial laundry, which serves

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Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Renovate – Expand Laundry

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers — the High-Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers — recently expanded Fox Cities Stadium, in Appleton, Wis. That expansion resulted in new seating areas, elevated player amenities, a new three-story slide, an expanded concourse encircling

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Evolving an Existing Laundry to Serve the Vacation Rental Industry

Shortly after purchasing an existing laundry near Palm Springs, Calif., Keith and Jacqueline Reed made smart equipment tweaks to better serve the booming vacation rental market. “Our goal was to take our very nice laundry and increase its revenue and

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Distributor Blog | Selecting the Right Gear Dryer
Scott Vlahos is president of Advantage Equipment Inc., a full-service laundry solutions provider serving Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Over the course 21 years, Advantage Equipment has sold and installed turnout gear washers at more than 600 fire departments. In
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