August 7, 2024
“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…
July 30, 2024
Since the installation of new Poseidon TextileCare System Wet Cleaning Machines and Dryers,Perfect Cleaners, in Detroit, has tripled processing throughput,…
July 15, 2024
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers — the High-Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers — recently expanded Fox Cities Stadium, in…
July 8, 2024
Brightwater Laundry in Sevierville, Tenn., recently completed a massive automation project that positions the company to process up to 10…
June 19, 2024
Shortly after purchasing an existing laundry near Palm Springs, Calif., Keith and Jacqueline Reed made smart equipment tweaks to better…
June 18, 2024
Scott Vlahos is president of Advantage Equipment Inc., a full-service laundry solutions provider serving Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Over…
June 4, 2024
Jim Croyle and his wife, Theresa, recently opened a small, high-speed laundry next to their dry cleaning plant in Tallmadge,…
May 22, 2024
When and why should a laundry transition from open-pocket washers and dryers to an automated continuous batch washer system? In…
May 9, 2024
Not all multi-housing laundries are dingy and ill-equipped. Many of today’s apartment laundries offer modern machines in up to 40-pound…
April 25, 2024
Even before a pandemic took the world by storm, athletic programs concerned themselves with fighting and reducing the spread of…
March 30, 2022
Across the country, dry cleaning operations are facing pressure from landlords to become environmentally friendly. Oftentimes, this is because of misleading information based on the dry cleaning practices and machinery from 20 years ago. The truth of the matter is that today’s alternative solvents and machinery leave little impact on the environment and public health. Wet cleaning using water, or…
March 30, 2022
Having spent 30 years as a teacher and coach at both the high school and collegiate levels, Steve Leib understands the challenges facing athletic facilities. As a college football coach he has witnessed the struggles of processing athletic laundry and cleaning helmets and pads. As sales manager for Sports Laundry Systems, Leib shares his knowledge of equipment and athletic laundry/gear…
March 30, 2022
Even before Covid-19 took the world by storm, athletic programs concerned themselves with fighting and reducing the spread of potentially deadly pathogens, including HIV, Hepatitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a type of staph resistant to antibiotics. MRSA in particular has been a problem for years — plaguing locker rooms, infecting and ending the athletic careers of many student-athletes and…