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Growth & Expansion Potential – Restoration, Route & Wash/Dry/Fold

As a textile care business, there are ways to generate new revenue that don’t necessarily mean reinventing the wheel or investing in a bunch of new equipment. One of the

Ways to Sanitize, Validate and How to Monetize

Commercial laundries are looking to sanitize laundry loads in order to differentiate themselves from the competition, draw new customer accounts, boost revenue and provide the cleanest, healthiest environment possible. Read

The Profit Power of Incrementalism

In the vended laundry world, there are ways to boost profit and revenue simply by giving customers what they most want. In this column, I’ll detail tried-and-proven service additions that

Three Ways to Set Your Laundry Apart & Make More Money Without Added Labor

Not all laundry improvements need to be complicated or require more labor. Some, like those mentioned in this column, involve simple changes/additions to existing vended laundry equipment. Singly or comprehensively,

Equipment Flexibility Programmability & Performance Checklist

When hunting for new laundry equipment, be sure you fully investigate programmability and performance. Not all ironing systems, washers and dryers are created equal. Before you invest, determine how today’s

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
Rural Kansas Hospital Develops Sanitizing Laundry

After outsourcing laundry for years, Pratt Regional Medical Center (PRMC), in Pratt, Kan., developed its own off-site laundry capable of processing and sanitizing more than 1,000 laundry pounds per day. The $300,000 laundry investment — which proved considerably more efficient

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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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